Music [SINGER-SONGWRITER] “My buddies used to call me a sensitive singer-songwriter,” former Bella Fayes frontman Lael Alderman says, laughing. “And I didn’t wanna do that at all.” He’s referring to Of Birds, Devils and the Heart, his new release—and his fi...   More

Music Stories [SINGER-SONGWRITER] “My buddies used to call me a sensitive singer-songwriter,” former Bella Fayes frontman Lael Alderman says, laughing. “And I didn’t wanna do that at all.&rd ...   More

Music [COUNTRY] Caleb Klauder plays so often—and so often for free—that even longtime fans sometimes forget the extent of his résumé. The collegiate folk jams of Colobo packed houses through the late ’90s, and Klauder’s bluegrass ensemble soundtracked a Food Networ...   More

Music Stories [COUNTRY] Caleb Klauder plays so often—and so often for free—that even longtime fans sometimes forget the extent of his résumé. The collegiate folk jams of Colobo packed hous ...   More

Music “I do consider myself a Portlander!”

It's been a few years since Luther Russell—rootsy troubadour, former Freewheeler, beloved producer (Fernando, Richmond Fontaine)—left our fair city, but he hasn't forgotten about us: “I come back, I still have all these friends ...   More

Headout “I do consider myself a Portlander!” It’s been a few years since Luther Russell—rootsy troubadour, former Freewheeler, beloved producer (Fernando, Richmond Fontaine)—lef ...   More

Music “People were dressed up like Dragonball Z and Sailor Moon. It was like playing for a cartoon!” says Simon Young, bassist for self-styled Chinatown dance-rock troupe the Slants. He's talking about the band's recent gig playing at Kumoricon, an annual anime convention held in Vancouver, Wash.
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Music [PSEUDO-BRIT POP] At times resembling a freshman's Intro to British Guitar Rock sampler—Ash exuberance, Muse grandeur, Travis' sheer love of melodicism—the Young Immortals' debut, When History Meets Fiction, apes the dynamics and propulsive sing-along rush of its more obvious inspirations. But the...   More

Headout “People were dressed up like Dragonball Z and Sailor Moon. It was like playing for a cartoon!” says Simon Young, bassist for self-styled Chinatown dance-rock troupe the Slants. He’s ...   More

Headout [PSEUDO-BRIT POP] At times resembling a freshman’s Intro to British Guitar Rock sampler—Ash exuberance, Muse grandeur, Travis’ sheer love of melodicism—the Young Immortals&rsqu ...   More