Album Reviews Night of the Murder Ballad Oct. 22 at FezA cavalcade of Portland musicians delve into death.[POST-MORTEM POP] "To me, murder ballads are all about folk music," said Jen Bernard from the Fez's stage Sa ...   More

Album Reviews idle IdolAndrew kaffer (Marriage Records)Andrew Kaffer bites off a little more than he can creatively chew on his Marriage Records debut.[PRETTY (WEIRD) POP] Andrew Kaffer's Idle Idol is a pretty weir ...   More

Album Reviews menomena - Cough Coughing (Director: Jonnie Ross)After what seems like an eternity for Menomena fans (three years since the release of the band's debut, I Am the Fun Blame Monster!, whose name is an a ...   More

Album Reviews threesome For Singles ONLYJohn Weinland, "Your Big Best," from Your Big BestWhen John Adam Weinland Shearer sings, "Don't get me wrong/ I still don't care," you almost believe him. But sincere or not, ...   More

Album Reviews ALBATROSSThe Standard (Yep Roc Records)With a name like that, you know it's gonna be heavy.[DARK POP] It would be easy to call the Standard bandwagon-hoppers. Through the band's six-year lifespan, it ...   More

Album Reviews THE DANDY WARHOLS SEPT. 14 AT CBGBOn the eve of its destruction, New York's most famous club gets Dandied.[POP] Purple stage lights shone down on the Dandy Warhols' keyboardist Zia McCabe, standing al ...   More

Album Reviews Euromotion Friday, Sept. 16People from the future usher in "The Dawn of the Age of Dance."[ELECTRO-DANCE] "In the future, the church will be a dance floor," sings Euromotion vocalist Skeeter in "Dance ...   More

Album Reviews various artists bro zone (States Rights Records)Label combines indie ingenuity with a smorgasbord of influences to stunning effect.[ECLECTRONICA] Following last year's Own Zone, local label States Rig ...   More

Album Reviews NICK jaina Monday, Aug. 29Binary Dolls leadman argues that misery sought is still misery.[FOLK] "I've always willfully put myself into painful situations," says Nick Jaina, looking every bit the sad b ...   More

Album Reviews album reviewDevil's Music The Quags (Remote Listening Records)Dually characterized as a "good old-fashioned four-piece rock band," and "power pop" (two very different realms, in my mind), Portland's Q ...   More