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Spectral Tombs: Thursday, Jan. 19

If you’re going to be a nihilist, be an all-the-way nihilist.


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[METAL] Spectral Tombs don’t look much like they enjoy being interviewed.  Though three-fourths of the black-metal band—bassist-vocalist Chris Carter, guitarist-vocalist John Edwards an   More
 
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 ROBERT HAM

Behind the Buzz

Blouse is a real band.


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At the North Portland warehouse where Blouse rehearses and records—a local ad firm’s outpost occupied by commercial props and a half-pipe—singer-guitarist Charlie Hilton, bassist Patrick Ada   More
 
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG

David Ornette Cherry: Saturday, Jan. 14

What’s in a name? Well, in this case, quite a lot.


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[ADVENTURES IN JAZZ] As it has been on previous albums, the cover of David Ornette Cherry’s most recent solo disc, Eternal Monologue, shows the keyboardist’s last name in capital letters and color   More
 
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 ROBERT HAM

Album Review: Pete Krebs and His Portland Playboys

Early Sessions (ELKO)


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[WESTERN SWING AT DUSK] It’s good to hear Pete Krebs’ voice showcased again. The former Hazel singer-guitarist...   More
 
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 CASEY JARMAN

The Prince and the Queen

Liv Warfield has sung in front of 80,000 fans. She’s glad to be home.


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In 2006, there was no brighter shining light in Portland’s music scene than Liv Warfield. The R&B singer could bait audiences by laying smoky nu-soul vocal melodies over her band’s underst   More
 
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 CASEY JARMAN

The Rise of the Know

While the rest of Alberta Street grows up, the Know has become Portland’s mecca for punk and hard rock.


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The Know’s barroom half is a ramshackle container for cheap beer. Its restrooms appear to idolize CBGB’s storied stalls. The adjoining show space might as well be a basement. The club’s ro   More
 
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 CHRIS STAMM

Bear & Moose: Thursday, Jan. 5

Two’s company for this Portland rock duo.


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  [STRIPPED-DOWN ROCK] Contemporary Portland rock acts seem to fall into two distinct camps: Groups that pile as many bodies as possible on the stage to create a maelstrom of sound and impac   More
 
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 ROBERT HAM

Album Review: Bridgetown Sextet

New Old Fashioned (Self-Released)


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[THROWBACK JAZZ] The title of this spiffy new CD accurately describes the local retro-jazzers, who bring a relatively youthful exuberance to 15 concise takes on vintage pre-World War II hits by    More
 
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 BRETT CAMPBELL

You’re The Best—Around!

The WW music staff picks their best albums of 2011.


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Music Editor Casey Jarman’s top 15 local albums of the year. This was the year Portland came face-to-face with its blossoming, narrowly defined international reputation for “keeping it weir   More
 
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 CASEY JARMAN

Home for the Holidays

Staying in town this Christmas? Here are six shows for you.


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It can be a thankless job playing shows on the holidays: A lot of your potential audience is home with family, and those who brave the clubs are often massively drunk. So why do it? That’s what    More
 
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG, CASEY JARMAN
 

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