Special Section WHO: Ryan Sollee, Paul Seely, Harvey Tumbleson, Alex Ellis and Ray Rude. WHAT: String- and percussion-laden gothic Americana.SOUNDS LIKE: A demon-possessed Southern Baptist preacher leading a requiem ...   More

Special Section WHO: Adam Shearer, Aaron “Rantz” Pomerantz, Rory Brown, Ian Lyles, Paul Christensen.WHAT: Lush-’n’-thoughtful folk rock.SOUNDS LIKE: After the Gold Rush-era Neil Young fronting ...   More

Music When I received this brand new track from Oh Captain, My Captain guitarist Josh Spacek, it came with a note saying the song, a recent demo sent to him by OCMC frontman Jesse Bettis, "kind of took [him] by surprise." And it's not hard to see why: The tunes on OCMC's self-titled '07 EP (...   More

Music I have a lot of faith in Colin Meloy. The Decemberists frontman is capable of many wondrous things: writing a pop song that casually employs the word “balustrade,” for one; convincingly delivering lines like “My name is Leslie Anne Levine” in tenor, for two. And, truth be told, he’s wri...   More

Here Comes Your Fan I have a lot of faith in Colin Meloy. The Decemberists frontman is capable of many wondrous things: writing a pop song that casually employs the word “balustrade,” for one; convincingly de ...   More

Music I gotta be honest—upon first few listens, I wasn't too sure about "Bird Beatz," one of two sneak-peak jams graciously offered via recent email by Please Step Out of the Vehicle frontman Travis Wiggins. "Bird Beatz" (to be featured on Wiggins' upcoming follow-up to last year's 4-Track So...   More

News If you've ever happened upon KMHD on a Sunday evening and found yourself immersed in an awesome mix of afrobeat, soul, modern jazz and downbeat electronic music, you've been at the whims of one DJ Santo. Though Santo's got his hands plenty full running local promotions company Spectre Entertai...   More

Music If you've ever happened upon KMHD on a Sunday evening and found yourself immersed in an awesome mix of afrobeat, soul, modern jazz and downbeat electronic music, you've been at the whims of one DJ Santo. Though Santo's got his hands plenty full running local promotions company Spectre Entertai...   More

Music The last time I checked in with Alan Singley (back in November for this edition of my weekly column), he was super-stoked about the direction his new songs were taking. Singley, whose known for high ener...   More

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Last Monday night, I found myself wandering under the Fremont Bridge's industrial east side. The block I was pacing—between North Albina Avenue and Tillamook Street, just off the MAX's yellow line—was as empty as a ghost town. Half expecting to see tumblew...   More