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Patterson Hood Revisits His Pre-Drive-By Truckers Career With “Town Burned Down”
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Zaytoven’s Made a Career from Making Other Artists’ Careers. Now It’s His Turn.
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Metallica Gave a “Load” of Money to a Portland-Area Community College
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Patterson Hood Revisits His Pre-Drive-By Truckers Career With “Town Burned Down”
  • Donovan Farley
  • 6 days ago
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After It Was on Hold for Two Years, Bed is Finally Releasing Their Debut Album
  • Shannon Gormley
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Five Recently Announced Concerts You Can Still Get Tickets To
  • Matthew Singer
  • May 9
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Metallica’s Portland Show Was a Reminder of Why They’re Still the Biggest-Ticket Metal Band in the World
  • Patrick Lyons
  • December 7
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Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside are Temporarily Reuniting

In 2011, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside were Portland’s band of the moment. A year after they topped WW’s Best New Band Poll, the band released their debut album Dirty Radio. The album breathed life and badassery into nostalgic Americana, won the band the fawning attention of NPR and landed them a set on Letterman. Only two years later, the band called it quits with a two night stint at the Doug Fir.
Shannon Gormley   

Patterson Hood Revisits His Pre-Drive-By Truckers Career With “Town Burned Down”

After finishing a multi-year world tour behind American Band, the Drive-By Truckers’ most political and successful album to date, Hood oversaw the reissue of Town Burned Down, the sole record from Adam’s House Cat, Hood and fellow Drive-By Trucker Mike Cooley’s pre-DBT band. Released in September, the record stands as an intriguing glimpse into the embryonic stage of Hood and Cooley’s songwriting partnership—influences like the Replacements and R.E.M. shine through.
Donovan Farley   

After It Was on Hold for Two Years, Bed is Finally Releasing Their Debut Album

For two years, the release of Replay remained on hold. The Haagers continued to run their PR company, Breakup Records, had their first child and briefly relocated to Eugene. From the outside, it looked a little as if Bed had ridden a wave of hype right into the doldrums. It wasn’t until last spring that the duo released the lead single and title track off Replay, and it’s not until this week that the album will be released via Bug Hunt. Now that the album has finally materialized, the delay seems totally fitting. Replay trades delicate, ethereal lo-fi for a sound that’s as blurry-eyed as it is resolute.
Shannon Gormley   

Metallica’s Portland Show Was a Reminder of Why They’re Still the Biggest-Ticket Metal Band in the World

Unless you care deeply about everything Metallica’s released since their ‘80s heyday, it can be easy to get hung up on what’s lame about them in 2018. Their most recent albums are either attempts at alt-rock reinvention or clear “return to form” plays. They charge obscene amounts for tickets. Their setlist is fairly rigid. They invite comedian Jim Breuer (of Half Baked semi-fame) to host a slogging, hours-long “pre-show party” instead of giving a couple of young, hungry bands the opportunity to open for Metallica. Lars Ulrich is still a massive ham.
Patrick Lyons   
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