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On Their New Album, Sleater-Kinney Faces Political Turmoil and Intraband Uncertainty

"The Center Won’t Hold" begins to feel like an album that replaces the personal with the political, though it’s less a plea for change and more of a badge of suffering.

Shannon Gormley
5 days ago

CONCERT REVIEWS

Despite a 3D Glasses Gimmick, Flying Lotus’s Music Was Still the Most Futuristic Part of His Portland Show

Oh, and Thundercat showed up.

Jordan Montero
3 days ago

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Former Sleater-Kinney Drummer Janet Weiss Injured in Car Accident

Shannon Gormley
5 days ago

PROFILES

Spacey Local R&B Trio Kileo Agree on Everything, Except That They’re a Supergroup

Andrew Jankowski
3 days ago

ALBUM REVIEWS

On Their New Album, Sleater-Kinney Faces Political Turmoil and Intraband Uncertainty

Shannon Gormley
5 days ago

TOP 5

Five Recently Announced Concerts You Can Still Get Tickets To

Matthew Singer
May 9, 2018

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Spacey Local R&B Trio Kileo Agree on Everything, Except That They’re a Supergroup

Kileo is Abioto’s chance to focus solely on her vocals and frontwoman showmanship, while Talmadge and Fields craft music around her voice. Their local supergroup status might be the only thing they disagree on. Talmadge is reluctant to accept the title, while Abioto welcomes it. “I feel like we’re all super-talented,” she says. “It feels like we honor what we’re doing, we’ve got a handle on our instruments, and you know I got the vocals on lock.”

Andrew Jankowski August 16 at 5:30 PM

Despite a 3D Glasses Gimmick, Flying Lotus’s Music Was Still the Most Futuristic Part of His Portland Show

The set kicked off with a video of David Lynch performing his “Fire Is Coming” monologue to a group of children wearing dog suits. Then, Flying Lotus walked onstage, dressed in all black with his dreads hiding his face, and played an unrelenting stream of glitchy jibber jabber.

Jordan Montero August 16 at 5:24 PM

Watch Local Bands Perform in Willamette Week’s Office for the Second Edition of Our Morgue Sessions

To showcase the wide range of sounds coming out of this city, we created the Morgue Sessions, a series of intimate live sets from this year’s Best New Band finalists. Each set was filmed in our office’s morgue, the archive room where every WW issue goes to die.

Shannon Gormley August 16 at 4:24 PM

Man Found Dead at the Oregon Zoo Was Reported Missing After Attending a George Clinton Concert There With His Family

The man who was found dead at the Oregon Zoo on Monday was reported missing there two days earlier after attending a concert with his family.

Elise Herron August 15 at 11:19 AM

On Their New Album, Sleater-Kinney Faces Political Turmoil and Intraband Uncertainty

The Center Won’t Hold begins to feel like an album that replaces the personal with the political, though it’s less a plea for change and more of a badge of suffering. Maybe Tucker and Brownstein do really feel like obscene, broken bodies dragging themselves through an obscene, broken world. They’re hardly the only ones. But increasingly, it seems as though pain and torment have become synonymous with relevance and authenticity, which is not always accurate and often shitty

Shannon Gormley August 14 at 3:31 PM

Former Sleater-Kinney Drummer Janet Weiss Injured in Car Accident

Janet Weiss announced on social media that she was in a car crash last weekend which left her with a broken leg and collar bone. As a result, Quasi is postponing their upcoming tour until Weiss recovers.

Shannon Gormley August 14 at 11:52 AM

GuildWorks Releases Information About Workers Killed During Pickathon Breakdown Last Week

Brad Swet, 35, and Brandon Blackmore, 27, died Aug. 8 after a boom lift—a piece of equipment that is similar to a cherry picker—tipped over as they were helping remove the fabric tents that shade the festival’s main stage. GuildWorks has provided Pickathon with the tenting for several years.

Matthew Singer August 13 at 3:06 PM

Best New Band 2018

Our Best New Band poll shows Portland music has never been so diverse, stylistically and demographically, as it is right now.

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