Daniel Bromfield

Methods Body Creates Wordless Walls of Sound That Mirror the Relationship of the Duo Behind the Music

When John Niekrasz met Luke Wyland in 2007, a mutual friend introduced him: “Dark twin, meet your light twin.”

A Playlist for Your First Walk of Phase 1

It helps to remember that the world is beautiful place, and a nice walk is a great reminder of that. If you haven’t stepped outside in a while, throw on this playlist after putting on your mask—seriously, wear the goddamn mask—and enjoy an early summer stroll.

How to Get Into Funk

With the musical canon still the province of emotionally constipated white men, much of the great funk of the ’70s has been passed over by the pantheon. Funk is often reduced to a cliché, but it’s as complex and far ranging as any other genre.

Queer Portland Comics Artist Terry Blas Is Drawing His Life—and Some Wicked Pride Swords

Terry Blas is a man of many hyphenates. His Twitter profile describes him as a “Mexican-American-Ex-Mormon- Queer-Author-Illustrator.” But even that doesn’t cover all of it. Lately, he can add another credit to the list: swordsmith.

How to Get Into Dub Techno

It sounds like a fake name your mom might make up to describe something kids would be dancing to, but dub techno is the bees’ knees: miles-wide chords that feel like sinking your head into a nebula, stoned beats that drag you along with them for as long as you let them.

Holocene Gave Local Electronic Artists a Pack of Samples and 48 Hours to Make Songs for a Fundraising Compilation

Going In isn’t just a fundraising effort—it’s an elegy for live music in Portland. The songs are structured in a loose arc that simulates the trajectory of a night at the club.

Mo Troper’s New Album Trades Biting Commentary for Songs About Falling in Love and Eating Burritos

The first thing you notice about Mo Troper’s music is how catchy it is. The second is its vitriol.

Hawthorne Game Exchange Opens Monday with an Acoustic Rock Show

The new business now has an official opening date: Monday, December 9. And to celebrate, it’s throwing a show with several local artists.

Ben Harkins’ Deadpan Comedy Belies His Self-Described “Mystic Streak”

It might seem counterintuitive to get into comedy to get away from drunken people. But that’s exactly what Ben Harkins did.

CD Game Exchange, Portland’s Long-Running Music and Video Game Chain, Has Gone Out of Business

The Portland-based used music and video game franchise shut down its final two locations this week, including its original location on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and one in Gresham, with little warning.

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