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Emancipator: Friday, March 8
An electronic music festival mainstay escapes the stigma of jam.
Music Stories [DOWNTEMPO] Doug Appling, known in electronic music circles as Emancipator, has just been on what he calls a “little adventure.” He’s currently in Costa Rica, where he performed at the mus More
Tomahawk: Wednesday, Feb. 13
When weird goes pop.
Music Stories [PATTON POP] Kristen Mystirie Calderon, a club hostess and makeup artist from Los Angeles, does not like Tomahawk’s new single. “Tomahawk, your music made me wet—juicy even!” she wro More
Con Bro Chill: Saturday, Dec. 22
Are these guys serious? Very serious. Sort of.
Music Stories [GOOF POP] You know Con Bro Chill is readying for a video shoot when it looks like a rainbow exploded in the band’s garage. Neon-colored duct tape—a motif running through the five YouTube hits More
Also At Wonder Ballroom
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Wonder Ballroom 128 NE Russell St. Portland Map
Youth Lagoon, Majical Cloudz
[PSYCHEDELIC ROCK] Wondrous Bughouse, the latest release from Trevor Powers, aka Youth Lagoon, is a kooky mind job. Half the tracks sound like they were sprung from a bad acid trip, while the r ...
8 pm. | $13 advance, $15 day of show.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wonder Ballroom 128 NE Russell St. Portland Map
Ariel Pink, Purple Pilgrims
[SUPER-FREAK FOLK] A creature of cultish legend, Ariel Pink's cassette-strewn lo-fi career path appeared particularly ill-suited for a mainstream splash before a swi ...
8:30 pm | $15 advance, $17 day of show. | Age Classification: 21+
Friday, May 24, 2013
Wonder Ballroom 128 NE Russell St. Portland Map
Atlas Genius, the Postelles, the Colourist
[PROPULSIVE POP ROCK] Australia’s Atlas Genius makes the sort of music that goes well on iPod workout mixes, and you can be damn sure the band would have made its way onto a few cassette mixtapes ba ...
8 pm. | $11 advance, $12 day of show. | Age Classification: All ages
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Wonder Ballroom 128 NE Russell St. Portland Map
Father John Misty, Pure Bathing Culture
[SHAMANISTIC FOLK] The one-time Fleet Foxes drummer has forfeited the sad-sack Seattle scene for warmer climes and more daring musical territory. Josh Tillman, ...
9 pm. | $15 advance, $17 day of show. | Age Classification: 21+
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Wonder Ballroom 128 NE Russell St. Portland Map
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thenewno2
[BRANDO-SIZED PSYCH-ROCK] A few months after the release of 2010’s Beat the Devil’s Tattoo, guitarist Peter Hayes and bassist Robert Levon Been lost, for all intents and purposes, the third ...
8:30 pm. | $25. | Age Classification: 21+
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