Music Midst national tour supporting the Dandy Warhols and pushing its own (lovely, louche) new album Human Destination, the Upsidedown frontman Jsun Atoms pulled over the van to take a few questions from Willamette Week about living the dream. [The interview was conducted on September 24 but is just ru...   More

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It's not just the song: an overwrought latter-day, hit-fiending Everclear cut dependent upon smothering production and dully repetitive riffage arousing AOR self-satisfaction. Not rock, exactly, though their generation mainlines the signifi...   More

Music Stories [PET SOUNDS] “In terms of being a champion of my own career, I haven’t even been able to think about that. I’m putting together little shows in different cities when I can.” Ka ...   More

Special Section [UNCOMFORTABLE SHOEGAZING] It’s tempting to imagine the expectations of the Musicfest-curious who idly join the lines of dedicated Mogwai followers. Most alt-fans have heard of the Scottish post ...   More

Special Section [SOUTHERN INVASION] In the 15 years since the Old 97s’ debut screeched out of Texas, a lot has changed, both inside the alt-country firmament and for the Old 97s themselves. Initially beloved fo ...   More

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DJ Gregarious And The Socio-politics of Dancing.

From the files of roving correspondent Jay Horton...



On the occasion of the eighth anniversary of Shut Up & Dance, we asked Jay Horton to post his (...   More

Music More than a bit strange that Devo divos the Punk Group and Kleveland’s longtime rawk heroine Stephanie Smith would choose to hold a joint release party for their new albums—the bands sound nothing alike and are notoriously prickly about other musicians—so WW asked the bands to interview one another.  As told to Jay Horton’s Pabst-drenched microcassette recorder the ...   More

Music Stories More than a bit strange that Devo divos the Punk Group and Kleveland’s longtime rawk heroine Stephanie Smith would choose to hold a joint release party for their new albums—the bands sound ...   More

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Music He's a five-tool player. Always has dirt on his uniform. The sort of guy you want around the clubhouse. Ever since his days with The Young Fresh Fellows, Scott McCaughey's enjoyed hall of fame status around the northwest, mixing local pursuits (seasonal Pogues cover band K.M.R.I.A.) wit...   More