Live Video: A Red Fang Twofer!

Destroying the Wonder Ballroom and the Portland School of Rock!

Music Red Fang rules. They rule so hard, in fact, that just one live video won't cut it. Thanks to the folks at Generator, we're gifting you two clips of the Portland stoner metal heroes. The first, from this past Sunday, shows the band destroying a packed and feverish Wonder Ballroom crowd with "Crow...   More

 

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 by MATTHEW SINGER

Peer Reviews

Four Portland artists critique each other’s new albums.

Music Stories Everyone’s a critic—even artists, who are predisposed to hating critics. So, with several major Portland albums dropping Feb. 19, we let the artists do our jobs for us and take a shot at rev   More

 

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 MATTHEW SINGER

PDX Charts

Top selling albums and songs in Portland, Feb. 4-10

Music Every Tuesday, we list the top selling albums from local record stores Music Millennium, Jackpot Records and Everyday Music, and the top streamed tracks in Portland on Rhapsody, for the previous week. The week's in-store appearance guide in below.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013 by MATTHEW SINGER

Bimstagram, Feb. 8

Music Bim Ditson goes to more shows than you. Don't feel bad: He goes to more shows than just about anyone. And sometimes, he takes pictures with his cell phone. In this new column, we're letting Bim—whom you might know as the drummer for garage-pop misfits And And And—show you where he's been and who he's seen this week, and tell you where to go and who to see in the week ahea...   More

 

Friday, February 8, 2013 by MATTHEW SINGER

Black Hole Son

A conversation with Portland’s foremost Soundgarden expert.

Music Stories If music fandom is measured by the number of times people have seen their favorite band live, then Matt Reeder is a lousy Soundgarden fan. He owns 250 bootlegs, all the band’s official releases    More

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 MATTHEW SINGER

Kingdom Crumbs: Wednesday, Feb. 6

The future of hip-hop is living in Seattle. And no, it’s not Macklemore.

Music Stories [TOMORROW’S HIP-HOP] Like an increasing number of rappers these days, Tay Sean Brown of Seattle’s Kingdom Crumbs doesn’t listen to much hip-hop. Not as much as he used to, anyway. Growing up   More

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 MATTHEW SINGER

Thorne Lounge: Not My Son

Bar Reviews In theory, Thorne Lounge (4260 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 234-2423, thornelounge.com) is a rock-’n’-roll bar. Right now, though, the vibe is more adult contemporary. It’s open-mic night, and at the   More

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 MATTHEW SINGER

PDX Charts

Top selling albums and songs in Portland, Jan. 28-Feb. 3

Music Every Tuesday, we list the top selling albums from local record stores Music Millennium, Jackpot Records and Everyday Music, and the top streamed tracks in Portland on Rhapsody, for the previous week. The week's in-store appearance guide in below.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 by MATTHEW SINGER

Oh Hey, It's the 2013 Sasquatch Lineup

Mumford & Sons, Postal Service, Macklemore, someone with the last name Knowles and more scheduled to appear.

Music Well, there's no Phoenix or reunited Britpop legends, but at least there's no Red Hot Chili Peppers, either. The 2013 Sasquatch lineup is out and it's, well, a music festival circa 2013. Headliners include the reunited Postal Service; Seattle-bred indie-rap uber-success story Macklemore and Ryan Lewis; "retarded Irish folk singers" (   More

 

Monday, February 4, 2013 by MATTHEW SINGER

The Lost Year

In 2011, Ruban Nielson created Unknown Mortal Orchestra. It almost killed him.

Music Stories Ruban Nielson thought he was going to die.  Not in the metaphorical sense, either: In his first year touring with Unknown Mortal Orchestra, his blog-approved psych-pop group, the 32-year-ol   More

 

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 MATTHEW SINGER