Music Been a while since we'd heard from Fernando Viciconte. Portland's premier roots rock singer/songwriter of the past decade disassembled his band shortly after the critically lauded release of 2006's Enter To Exit—he was named one of Magnet's Ten Artists To Watch that year—after contin...   More

Music [ROCKABILLY PUNK] “You gotta keep busy,” explains Paul Becker, guitarist for the Dry County Crooks. “You can’t play Portland every week, that’s for fucking sure—so you hit all these towns, half of them I’ve never even heard of before we play.” “McMinnville, of c...   More

Music Stories [ROCKABILLY PUNK] “You gotta keep busy,” explains Paul Becker, guitarist for the Dry County Crooks. “You can’t play Portland every week, that’s for fucking sure—so ...   More

Music After seven years touring the forgotten towns of the northwest, the Dry County Crooks found a proper label and enlisted the production talents of living legend Jeremy (Dharma Bums) Wilson for third album When Hearts Break. Not exactly a new direction, but their indiefied country-rock's...   More

Special Section WHO: Joe Haege, Corrina Repp, Liza Rietz and Toussaint Perrault.WHAT: Indie-goth tribal cabaret.SOUNDS LIKE: The Raveonettes trading pills amid a West Texas drum circle.YEAR FORMED: 2007MOST LIKELY TO ...   More

Music Our newest alt-country label, Stumptown Records, continues to expand their roster—recently bringing damaged Brooklyn troubadour Mishka Shubaly into the fold. His debut full-length, produced by Jay Braun (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Fiery Furnaces), arrives stocked with fitfully self-depr...   More

Featured Stories Lewi Longmire’s preferred list of his own recordings runs 42 albums—the complete discography (from acoustic to rock to Valvoline ad spots) would choke a Nano. Regarding live shows, it&rsqu ...   More

Music Banner night for the East End this Sunday. Birthday for Patrick of Pure Country Gold, belated bachelor party for Fireballs Of Freedom's Kelly "Gator" Gately and a welcome home benefit for David "Roach" Simmons of Fireballs, Starantula, Divining Rods, Thee Headliners, the Weaklings, Add-X ...   More

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However Amelia's Napster designation may read, the band's music has never been what you'd call “easy listening.” A homegrown trio borne upon disciplined songcraft and a drum-playing chanteuse, Amelia's sentiment-free chamber-roots music has won the hea...   More

Music Stories However Amelia’s Napster designation may read, the band’s music has never been what you’d call “easy listening.” A homegrown trio borne upon disciplined songcraft and a d ...   More