Bar Reviews If you live in Southeast, there aren’t many options for watching Blazers games. And while a sports-minded bar like Blitz is nice, the noise and douchebag factor often make me wish I had just sta ...   More

Music Can't say I didn't see this one coming. This afternoon Menomena announced on its website that multi-instrumentalist Brent Knopf—founding member, skilled keyboard player, and the creator of the Deeler looping system used to create all ...   More

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Music Counting Down The 10 Best NYE Shows.

New Year’s Eve is always a letdown. Somewhere along the way the perfect plan hits a snag—the show you desperately want to see sells out, or you leave your wallet at the sushi restaurant after one too many sake bombs (this never happened to me, I swear). Instead of looking for perfection, maybe we should all lower our guard a bit and ...   More

Music New Year’s Eve is always a letdown. Somewhere along the way the perfect plan hits a snag—the show you desperately want to see sells out, or you leave your wallet at the sushi restaurant af ...   More

Music It’s no secret that And And And is one of our favorite new bands. The group has been everywhere the past 12 months, releasing two proper records, a handfull of EPs, singles, and an original song for our    More

Music It's no secret that And And And is one of our favorite new bands. The group has been everywhere the past 12 months, releasing two proper records, a handfull of EPs, singles, and an original song for our    More

Music Marrow Of The Spirit (Profound Lore)

[ART METAL] It’s easy for someone who grew up on a steady diet of indie rock, folk and pop music to snicker at black metal. Usually the scorn from the uninitiated isn’t because of the music’s dark undertones, pummeling riffage, or high-pitched, squalling guitar tones—it’s because they’re scared to like t...   More

Bar Reviews Too many bars in Portland struggle to find an identity. Often, a new spot can’t decide whether it wants to be a neighborhood watering hole or a weekend concert venue. Fortunately, The Saratoga ( ...   More

Music [ART METAL] It’s easy for someone who grew up on a steady diet of indie rock, folk and pop music to snicker at black metal. Usually the scorn from the uninitiated isn’t because of the musi ...   More