Seen and Heard

Music and film have been locked in a dance for years. Now Adelaide helps the two get it on.

Music Stories Before Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer introduced the world to the talkie in 1927, filmmakers relied on the musical score to communicate the mood. But even after onscreen characters were able to express ...   More

 

Wednesday, November 3, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF

THE STACK with Mr. Mumu

Armed to the teeth with every kind of beat, this Dirty DJ aims to please.

Music Stories Despite his imposing stature and famously barbed wit, Mr. Mumu is really a sensitive guy. Never one to leave a dance floor despondent, he has an undisputed gift for club clairvoyance. Since moving to ...   More

 

Wednesday, September 22, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF

PARTY FAVOR

Wet Confetti gives bombastic noise pop a good name.

Music Stories Judging a band by its name can be a dangerous, but fun, game. Let's try it on Wet Confetti. With a name like that, the Portland band could be a jam band. Or it could be a goth band. The trio has heard ...   More

 

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF

PDX Popped!

New indie pop festival blasts local fans with that Portland sound.

Music Stories It didn't take long for PDX Pop Fest to turn into a love fest. A few hours into the three-day, all-local music festival, Viva Voce's Anita Robinson gave voice to the positive vibes in the middle of th ...   More

 

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF

The Cure / Various Portland Artists

Album Reviews The CureThe CureGeffen/IMThere are only so many ways to describe the void of unrequited love, the bleakness of rain-soaked cement and the stupor of overwhelming gloom. Robert Smith has said them all. ...   More

 

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF

The Reckoning

Verdicts on new local music

Music Stories green circlesJigsaw/The Power 7-inch(Luminal Records)Stripped-down and serious, Green Circles are hitting their stride. With texture over volume and poise over facade, the new seven-inch fresh on toni ...   More

 

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF

Arena Stack

Greg Glover might have the hippest label in town, but his record collection is classic.

Music Stories At first glance, Greg Glover seems a pretty easy read. The thirtysomething co-owner of Arena Rock Recording Company has just moved to Portland from Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood--the capital of ...   More

 

Wednesday, April 14, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF

The RECKONING

Verdicts on new local music

Music Stories ModernstateHighwater MoonbootLucky MadisonLast week in this column some nitwit referred to Sam Schauer's solo project Modernstate as "downtempo pop." That nitwit was me, and I apologize if anyone boug ...   More

 

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF

THE STACK

Lucky Madison's Ryan Feigh takes chances with his music.

Music Stories When Ryan Feigh talks about music, he talks about exceptions. He'll describe a style or attitude in music that he doesn't like, then point out how the record he just put on refutes all of his misgivin ...   More

 

Wednesday, February 25, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF

Bucket Blues

Hillstomp brings that North Mississippi Blues sound around.

Music Stories "It's going to definitely end up as a murder-suicide," says Henry Kammerer of his relationship with Hillstomp drummer John Johnson. "We spend all day together as co-workers, and then we'll go to rehea ...   More

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 WW MUSIC STAFF