Shows of the Week: The Smashing Pumpkins at Moda Center
Also: Patrick Wolf is throwing a Halloween party, and Greg Freeman is playing the Aladdin.
Shows of the Week: Portland Folk Stalwart Laura Veirs Plays Polaris
Also: Dystopian punks Machine Country are at The Six Below Midnight, and rapper Akai Solo plays Swan Dive with drummer-producer Bobbyy.
Portland Band How Strange It Is Takes on Everyday Evil and Infrastructural Decay
The shoegaze band releases its blistering second album, ‘There Is No Evil,’ at Show Bar on Oct. 22.
Gabriel Kahane’s Protests and Love Songs for the Oregon Symphony
“They don’t censor the artists they commission,” says the Portland composer.
Growing Pains Is Not a Teenage Band Anymore
One of Portland’s most promising young bands for years, Growing Pains hits its twenties with ‘Daniel Loves Mandy Forever.’
Shows of the Week: Prog Trio Danava Celebrates 20 Years
Also: Cheekface is at Hawthorne Theatre, and Ilyas Ahmed and Pete Swanson play a record store show at Musique Plastique.
Trivia: An Oregon Music Hall of Fame Who’s Who
This weekend sees a new batch of inductees. Do you know your local rock-’n’-roll heroes?
Shows of the Week: Hiss Golden Messenger’s Very Sociable Solo Tunes
Also: Ear, of the “laptop twee” contingent, is at The Den, and Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves bring their Coltrane tribute to Rev Hall.
Grouper Side Project Helen Is Back After 10 Years
‘Linda’s Head’ casts a new layer of lore around Liz Harris’ simultaneously intimate and anonymous catalog.
Shows of the Week: Geordie Greep Will Scare the Bejesus out of You
Also: Bolivian American sibling duo Los Thuthanaka plays the Wonder Ballroom, and Acid Mothers Temple is at Polaris Hall.









