Music Stories Born: In Savannah, Ga., in 1975. Sounds like: Listening to the coolest dude at the party shoot the shit as the DJ spins ’70s soul, ’80s boogie funk and the occasional modern electro-pop recor More
Primer: Big Boi
Music Stories Born: In Savannah, Ga., in 1975. Sounds like: Listening to the coolest dude at the party shoot the shit as the DJ spins ’70s soul, ’80s boogie funk and the occasional modern electro-pop recor More
Family Function
Meet the Salas-Humaras.
Music Stories Walter Salas-Humara and Charlie Salas-Humara have nothing in common. Well, except for the last name, of course. And Charlie’s dad, who happens to be Walter’s brother. In musical terms, More
Soriah: Sunday, May 5
Inside the golden throat of Portland.
Music Stories [TUVAN THROAT SINGING] One of the world’s best Tuvan throat singers lives in Portland. His name is Enrique Ugalde—though before explaining who he is, maybe it’s best to explain exactly what More
Soopah Eype: Friday, May 3
Don’t tell Judah Mobley what to rap about.
Music Stories [HIP-HOP HERESY] Early on Soopah Eype’s most recent mixtape, El Planeta de los Simios (that’s “Planet of the Apes” for those without access to Google Translate), the Portland rapper drops More
Shred the Light Fantastic
The adorable electrocution of Marnie Stern.
Music Stories In 2006, Ben Parrish of the Portland- and Olympia-based record label Kill Rock Stars received a demo from a 31-year-old New York singer-guitarist named Marnie Stern. At the time, the label was bei More
Kenji Bunch: Sunday, April 28
One of Portland’s brightest composers escapes from New York.
Music Stories [CLASSICAL] Like it is in everything else these days, Brooklyn is all the rage in classical music. It’s an old story, really: For a century at least, if you wanted to be at the forefront of co More
Primer: The Bad Plus
Music Stories Formed: In 2000 in Minneapolis. Sounds like: Classically trained piano meets indie-rock drums meets jazz bass. For fans of: Blondie, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Motian, Flaming Lips, Abba, Joshua R More
Culture Icons
Ten years of the Thermals
Music Stories Between the Exploding Hearts’ demise and Elliott Smith’s suicide, 2003 might have been a complete bummer for Portland music. Luckily, 2003 was also the year the Thermals released their debut More
Mic Check: Sparks
On sibling rivalries.
Music Stories For the first time in its 42-year, 22-album career, Sparks is playing Portland. The Mael brothers’ Two Hands, One Mouth tour—the hands being those of composer-lyricist Ron Mael, as deployed More
Safeway, Here He Comes
Portland’s “Godlike Genius”-in-Residence, Johnny Marr, goes back to the new house.
Music Stories Johnny Marr is that rarest of all creatures: He is living, and he is legend. After roaming the globe for a quarter century to briefly aid a dizzying litany of acts, his résumé reads like More
Top Articles from Music Stories
Everyone Loves Menomena... Except Menomena
Why doesn’t Portland’s best band get along? You’re The Best—Around!
The WW music staff picks their best albums of 2011. Rhythm And Booze
Drinking with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar. The Rise and Fall and Rise of Starfucker
State Of The Artistery
An important Portland all-ages venue says goodbye (and good luck). One Small Dubstep
What is the dance music subgenre dubstep, exactly? Depends on who’s dancing. Samurai Jazz
Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin gives experimental jazz its groove back. The Sound And The Fury
Kelli Schaefer takes a leap of faith. Just A Hobby
Fernando Viciconte tried to quit music. His friends wouldn’t let him. Ween: An Abbreviated History
Tracing the ascent of music’s most gleefully unclassifiable psychopaths.
Why doesn’t Portland’s best band get along? You’re The Best—Around!
The WW music staff picks their best albums of 2011. Rhythm And Booze
Drinking with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar. The Rise and Fall and Rise of Starfucker
State Of The Artistery
An important Portland all-ages venue says goodbye (and good luck). One Small Dubstep
What is the dance music subgenre dubstep, exactly? Depends on who’s dancing. Samurai Jazz
Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin gives experimental jazz its groove back. The Sound And The Fury
Kelli Schaefer takes a leap of faith. Just A Hobby
Fernando Viciconte tried to quit music. His friends wouldn’t let him. Ween: An Abbreviated History
Tracing the ascent of music’s most gleefully unclassifiable psychopaths.
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