Music Listening to Portland-based rock band the Caps, I can’t help but get nostalgic. Their catchy guitar melodies and stripped-down instrumentation reminds me of mid-’60s surf pop rock—a genre my uncle would always play on his old, dust-covered turntable during family gatherings. I automatically think of grainy camera footage of my mom and dad waving next to a barbecue, smiling and enjoying the s...   More

Music Stories Born: March 11,  1970, in San Francisco. Sounds like: A nerve-racking conversation with a sketchy, well-dressed character in a dark strip club.  For fans of: Mac Dre, Rappin 4-Tay, Spice 1,    More

Music Portland-based hip-hop group TxE (pronounced “T and E”)—a trio made up of Living Proof MC Tope, Epp and up-and-coming producer G_Force (also known as Calvin Valentine)—is about to release its official debut album, We Get It In True. Today, FRSH SLCTS released a “day in the life of” video to promote it. In the 6-minu...   More

Music Stories Born: In 1976 in Cape Town, South Africa (before relocating to New York as a child) Sounds like: A female version of Talib Kweli or Masta Ace—but funnier than either of them.  For fans of: Litt   More

Music Two of Portland's finest MCs—hip-hop veteran Braille and fiery young talent Luck-One—both released albums today for free, vastly improving your Tuesday with a dose of intellectual-yet-bumpable hip-hop.

Check them both out below.


Braille - Native Lungs
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Music Let’s be real: June, weather wise, is not really a summer month in Portland. And, if we’re going to be completely honest, aside from a few days here and there, neither is July. The sun mostly only shines its big fat face in August and September, when it gets sick of everyone's whining and smolders the city with heat as if saying, “You asked for it! Good luck wearing your flannel now!” So...   More

Music Stories [HIP-HOP] When Portland’s Bryan “Braille” Winchester was 17, hip-hop seemed like a practical career path. With adult responsibilities on the way and no high-school diploma, Winchester’s bes   More

Bar Reviews What better beer company to open a brewery near PSU’s campus than Rogue, creator of the ingenious PSU IPA? Located beneath the student-packed halls of the Vue apartments and right next to the Sout   More

Music Stories [SPACE JAMS] When you spend time with David “Papi” Fimbres, two things quickly become apparent: First, the 31-year-old is extremely talented—he plays everything from drums to tuba as part of h   More

Featured Stories 1985 - Best Pizza Thrower Dave Hite is something of a hero among working-class eaters. Before the bespectacled young man from Spokane, best known as the dapper saxophone player for the Fabulous K-T   More