Music [SOUL] To a funk and soul man, Portland audiences could be a downer. After all, this is a city notorious for apathetic crowds—especially when it comes to dancing. But 39-year-old Barry Hampton, leader of funk-soul outfit the Triple Grip, doesn’t let it get him down. “If you get up and dance, tha...   More

Music Stories [SOUL] To a funk and soul man, Portland audiences could be a downer. After all, this is a city notorious for apathetic crowds—especially when it comes to dancing. But 39-year-old Barry Hampton, ...   More

Music But isn't Local Cut all about Portland musicians?, you might lament. Then why is former A-Frames member Lars Finberg's The Intelligence featured on this page?

Sure, The Intelligence is sonically astounding, meshing garage-punk explosions (just listen to the nasty pop of "Dating Cops"), brooding, ...   More

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Do you smell what Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is cookin'? It's pretty pungent. The former WWF star's newest vehicle, The Game Plan, is the Jersey Girl of sports movies—a Disney-produced piece of cinematic poo that stings the nose like a burnt, sugar-coated baby tu...   More

Featured Stories It’s a busy Monday night in smoky hipster lounge Beulahland. Conversation ripples through the cavernous bar, and eyes are drawn to a projection screen in the main room. The screen is a psychede ...   More

Music [SOMBER FOLK] In a city full of scenesters and self-aware rockers, it's refreshing to talk to a musician like Ben Meyercord. The frontman-founder of a three-piece sporting his surname, Meyercord is baby-faced behind his beard and twiddles his thumbs anxiously when discussing his somber, folkish music—a ...   More

Headout [somber folk] In a city full of scenesters and self-aware rockers, it’s refreshing to talk to a musician like Ben Meyercord. The frontman-founder of a three-piece sporting his surname, Meyercord ...   More

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I blame Judd Apatow for the existence of The Brothers Solomon, perhaps the shittest comedy I've seen in years.

Apatow has nothing to do with any aspect of this monumentally unfunny film. The man who brought us The 40 Year Old Virgin, Freaks and Geeks, Kno...   More

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With his sophomore film, The Devil's Rejects, rocker-turned-director Rob Zombie accomplished a number of unexpected tasks. The film was not only a cult hit, but the story of rogue killers cutting a swath of torture across Texas was also a smash with critics—a rarity for a film featuring a...   More

Music [INDIE POP] A bullet destroys a soldier's ability to sleep. A priest dies, leaving a bundle of unread confessions. A kid from New Jersey is sentenced to death. The Valentine's Day Massacre drenches Chicago in blood.

Heavy shit. But on the Dimes' full-length debut, The Silent Generation, the gri...   More