News A minor tragedy befell me last Friday. I discovered that, due to a pre-arranged out-of-town trip (girlfriend, birthday, you get the idea), I wouldn't be able to use a gift that seemed to have been handed to LocalCut directly from the heavens: A photo pass to see Bruce Springsteen at the Rose Garden. And instead of r...   More

News Holy shit! Spring is finally here! After the crazy weather patterns we've gotten the last few days, it's refreshing to wake up and see a shockingly blue sky. It's also the perfect time to spring some news on ya about The Dimes, a local indie-pop four piece who've been making s...   More

News Put this one into the "Portland: Indie Rock Mecca" file. A short but interesting profile in today's Sydney Morning Herald (that's Australia!) encapsulates Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock's personal story—albeit wit...   More

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Just back from Scandinavian tour supporting new old-Nashville album Dangerous Me's & Poisonous You's with ragtag crew of acoustic all-stars, Caleb Klauder (Colobo, Foghorn Stringband, self-titled – and Bobby Flay approved – bluegrass project) sat dow...   More

News As Portland's musician-studded masses know all too well, it can be hard to stand out in our ever-growing talent pool. Getting yourself listed in a local publication's calendar section isn't too rough, but having someone take the time to listen to your music and pen some words about itR...   More

News Point Juncture, WA, sent us a leak from the band's upcoming Heart To Elk album back in January, and it was rad. Remember that? Well, I was kicking it on the YouTube (what can I say, I love kittens!) the othe...   More

News It's that time again! This Sunday, LocalCut, Portland Radio Authority, Blackbird Presents, Pabst Blue Ribbon and yours truly are offering up a free, rad and acoustastic (TM) evening of conversation and music from Ben Meyercord of AristeiA, Anne Adams of Per Se and the great Laura Gibson.

I'm biased, o...   More

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Just back from Scandinavian tour supporting new old-Nashville album, Dangerous Me's & Poisonous You's with a ragtag crew of acoustic all-stars, Caleb Klauder (Colobo, Foghorn Stringband, self-titled—and Bobby Flay approved—bluegrass project) sat down w...   More

News It's been quite the year for the boys of Blitzen Trapper, who've gone from self-releasing their Best New Music'd album Wild Mountain Nation last summer to landing a record deal with Sea...   More

News No one does late like Nilina Mason-Campbell, so I had to wait for Jay Horton to post his SXSW homage, and then give it even a few more days still, before my tome of photos of PDX artists at SXSW ...   More