http://www.wweek.com/portland/articles.sec-1400-1-.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT+7 en hourly 1 http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17775-best_of_portland_2011_then_now_.html 1985 - Best Pizza Thrower Dave Hite is something of a hero among working-class eaters. Before the bespectacled young man from Spokane, best known as the dapper saxophone player for the Fabulous K-T]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17879-braille_friday_aug_26_portlands_braille_is_a_hip_hop_lifer.html [HIP-HOP] When Portland’s Bryan “Braille” Winchester was 17, hip-hop seemed like a practical career path. With adult responsibilities on the way and no high-school diploma, Winchester’s bes]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18682-youth_lagoon_saturday_jan_21_there%E2%80%99s_a_whole_lot_to_love_behind_youth_lagoon%E2%80%99s_wall_.html [BOISE BEDROOM POP] Boise native Trevor Powers is not scared of blending in with the crowd. At first listen, his debut album as Youth Lagoon, drenched in damping effect and reverb, sounds like a]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17658-top_four_american_songs_for_american_people__.html Toby Keith, “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” After 9/11, country badass Toby Keith warned the terrorists responsible that they would be punished for crossing “Mother Freedom” by getting]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17717-bazi_bierbrasserie_cheap_flight_.html Apparently, in Belgium, bar food is both delicious and served at ridiculously low prices. Can’t afford a plane ticket? No worries. Portland’s own Bazi Bierbrasserie (1522 SE 32nd Ave., 234-8888,]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17954-primer_andre_nickatina_.html Born: March 11,  1970, in San Francisco. Sounds like: A nerve-racking conversation with a sketchy, well-dressed character in a dark strip club.  For fans of: Mac Dre, Rappin 4-Tay, Spice 1, ]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17825-rogue_hall_i%E2%80%99ll_play_your_game_you_rogue_.html What better beer company to open a brewery near PSU’s campus than Rogue, creator of the ingenious PSU IPA? Located beneath the student-packed halls of the Vue apartments and right next to the Sout]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17767-paper_upper_cuts_thursday_july_28_david_%E2%80%9Cpapi%E2%80%9D_fimbres_is_a_big_sweaty_teddy_bear_ge.html [SPACE JAMS] When you spend time with David “Papi” Fimbres, two things quickly become apparent: First, the 31-year-old is extremely talented—he plays everything from drums to tuba as part of h]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18250-primer_immortal_technique_.html Born: Feb. 19, 1978, in Lima, Peru. His family moved to Harlem two years later to escape Peru’s internal conflict.  Sounds like: A political watchdog with a microphone. For fans of: Public En]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18560-primer_the_blind_boys_of_alabama_.html Formed: In 1939 in Talladega, Ala. Sounds like: The wind on a warm summer’s night in the rural deep South, circa 1940-something. For fans of: Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Blind Willie Johnson, Mahalia ]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19847-rap_class_wednesday_oct_31_portland_beatmaker_john_kammerle_wants_to_take_the_songs_stuck_in_his_hea.html [SAMPLE-BASED] To quote an overused hip-hop proverb, sampling is an art. For local beatmaker and DJ John Kammerle, aka Rap Class, it’s also a turn-on.  “I don’t want that to sound w]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18928-album_review_tope_until_the_next_time_we_meet_%28amigo_amiga%29.html [PO-HOP] When I first heard Portland rapper Tope five years ago as a member of Living Proof, I immediately fell in love with, above all else, how fun the music sounded. In an era when many Portl]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19516-album_review_cassow_future_classic_%28frsh_slcts%29.html [PO-HOP] Portland rapper Cassow (pronounced KAH-so, as in Picasso) has fast become known for his ability to rap thought-provoking lyrics, but it was one of his recent tweets that had a big effect ]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20245-kenny_fresh_%28frsh_slcts%29_how_to_blog_portland_hip_hop_and_occasionally_alienate_people.html A lot of people have heard of 25-year-old Portlander Kenny Fresh. Most don’t know why. The New Jersey transplant, creator of music blog FRSH SLCTS, has become a significant fixture in the Nort]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17928-primer_jean_grae_.html Born: In 1976 in Cape Town, South Africa (before relocating to New York as a child) Sounds like: A female version of Talib Kweli or Masta Ace—but funnier than either of them.  For fans of: Litt]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20397-album_review_myke_bogan_monkeys_on_the_beach_%28self_released%29.html [HIP-HOP] Myke Bogan is a sad-clown rapper. Almost all the material released by the twentysomething MC has filtered heartbreak and loneliness through the sound of an empty PBR can getting crushe]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19791-cadence_weapon_sunday_oct_28_how_a_cerebral_canadian_mc_evolved_from_an_introverted_philosopher_into.html [ECLECTIC HIP-HOP] Expectations are high for 26-year-old Canadian rapper Rollie Pemberton, also known as Cadence Weapon. He was a poet laureate for his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, so people e]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20540-album_review_serge_severe_boom_bap_bars_vol_1_%28focused_noise%29.html [HIP-HOP] Portland MC Serge Severe has always had an appreciation for the “golden age” of hip-hop. He released a tape of himself rapping over DJ Premier beats. He refers to  himself as ]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20103-primer_rjd2_.html Born: In 1976 in Eugene.  Sounds like: An extremely gifted beatmaker who has a love/hate relationship with his drum machine. For fans of: Cut Chemist, DJ Shadow, Elliott Smith. Latest release:]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20394-primer_joey_bada%24%24_.html Born: In 1995 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Sounds like: Your older brother’s favorite hip-hop cassette tape from the early ’90s.  For fans of: Nas, Gang Starr, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth. Late]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20155-primer_e_40_.html Born: In Vallejo, Calif., in 1967. Sounds like: A sugar-tongued gangster with a flair for the dramatic. For fans of: Too Short, Rappin’ 4-Tay, Spice 1, 3x Krazy. Latest release: History: Function]]>