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Golden Retriever: Wednesday, Aug. 1

The Portland experimental duo goes big with help from a great label and some magic beans.


Music Stories
[EXPERIMENTAL DUO] The announcement of a new album by Golden Retriever was big news within the experimental music community, where the modular synth and bass clarinet duo is one of Portland’s mo   More
 
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 ROBERT HAM

Cut of the Day: Ben Mason - "Skin Warming Skin"

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 Ben Mason, a fine singer-songwriter from Australia, spent a while here last month hanging out with some friends and falling in love with the local music scene. So much so, that when he got back to his home in Melbourne, he decided to pay tribute to some of his favorite acts from Stumptown by recording a six-song EP Acapulco Volume 2&nb...   More
 
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 by ROBERT HAM

A Saint, a Clown and a Bad Seed

Punk pioneer Ed Kuepper on where he’s been and where he’s going.


Music Stories
Ed Kuepper has had one of the most admirable careers to come out of the ’70s punk scene, keeping one foot in the...   More
 
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 ROBERT HAM

Squarepusher: Tuesday, July 31

Tom Jenkinson rediscovers his roots while reinventing the light show.


Music Stories
[A/V CLUB] Having some sort of visual accompaniment—usually films playing behind the musicians or an elaborate light show—is the norm for electronic musicians. Deadmau5 has the colorful mous   More
 
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 ROBERT HAM

Pink Rose: Every Rose Has Its Thorn


Bar Reviews
“Did anyone talk to you yet?” asks the chestnut-haired bartender after I finally get her attention. No, no one did. Nor would any of the waitstaff address me for almost the entirety of my Sa   More
 
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 ROBERT HAM

Cut of the Day: Golden Retriever "Serene Velocity"

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 In spite of what the song title will have you believe, there's little that is serene about this track. Taken from the latest album by synth/bass clarinet duo Golden Retriever Occupies with the Unspoken (out this month on Thrill Jockey), the song is a honking, wobbly piece that revels in the interplay between Matt Carlson's siren-like tones and fluttering bits of melody and Jonathan Si...   More
 
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 by ROBERT HAM

Video Roundup: The Teach Me How To Brushy Edition

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We haven't done a video roundup in a little while, but when we saw this first video here...well, we couldn't pass up the chance to share it (and some other choice local clips) with the world at large. What we have here is a video put together by the Oregon Dental Association as a part of a public service campaign to get kids brushing their teeth. I'd still like to know how exactly they landed on t...   More
 
Friday, July 20, 2012 by ROBERT HAM

Neil Young Journeys

Getting lost on the human highway.


Movie Reviews & Stories
Director Jonathan Demme has always been fascinated by how music affects a person. Think of the members of Talking Heads beaming with pure joy as they performed in the 1984 concert film Stop Making   More
 
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 ROBERT HAM

Kickstarted: The Portland Sessions

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The project: The Portland SessionsWho's behind it? A stalwart collective of volunteer videographers, sound engineers, and code geeks who have been filming intimate performances by bands from all over the world. To date, they've captured Joe Henry, Elliott Brood, Deleted Scenes, and J...   More
 
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 by ROBERT HAM

Mike Scheidt: Friday, June 29

What scares the hell out of a doom-metal icon? Taking the stage solo with an acoustic guitar.


Music Stories
[SINGER-SONGWRITER] Mike Scheidt looks glassy-eyed and a little wobbly, desperate for his first coffee of the day, as he searches for a seat at the downtown Stumptown. Twelve hours ago, he stepp   More
 
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 ROBERT HAM
 

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