Portland’s Benson Amps Announces It Will No Longer Make Ryan Adams’ Signature Amplifier Following Accusations of Sexual Misconduct Against the Musician On Wednesday, in an article in The New York Times, Adams was accused of emotional abuse and sexually inappropriate behavior by seven women, including his ex-wife, singer-actress Mandy Moore. Matthew Singer February 14 at 10:07 PM
At His Portland Show, A$AP Rocky Tried to Turn Spectacle into Substance During the opening run of Testing highlights, Rocky took out 30 seconds at the end of two songs to first pound some taiko-esque drums, then create a makeshift glitch remix by mashing buttons on an iPad hooked up to the sound system. Other props included three racing coupes suspended from the ceiling, two masked hype men, and above all, women’s underwear. Patrick Lyons February 13 at 4:21 PM
Check out the Lineup for End of the Rainbow, the New Festival Replacing Sasquatch at the Gorge Amphitheater This Summer So far, it seems like the festival’s scene will be a very different from Sasquatch’s, which leaned on dad rock heavy hitters at the end of its lifespan. Instead, End of the Rainbow’s lineup is mostly comprised of EDM DJs and viral Soundcloud rappers. Shannon Gormley February 13 at 3:27 PM
Indie-Punk Trio Cry Babe Isn’t Here to Fill Anyone’s Quota “Emotional” may not be the right word to describe their music, but uninhibited might be. Cry Babe isn’t afraid to use their songs to call out the concerns and unsavory experiences that come with living as a femme. Their lyrics center on everything from general loss to “faking orgasms for shitty dudes who don’t give a flying fuck if you get off or not,” according to Reinholz. Cervante Pope February 13 at 12:01 PM
Alex Cameron’s Portland Valentine’s Day Shows Will Be an Ideal Setting for the Down-and-Out Characters in His Songs Cameron and Molloy will play two sets at Doug Fir Lounge on Valentine’s Day. A made-up holiday allegedly about love but more to do with consumerism seems the perfect setting for the various down-and-out, often toxic characters who haunt Cameron’s songs. Over the course of two records—the icy, electronic Jumping the Shark and the deceptively jubilant, more rock-oriented Forced Witness—Cameron has introduced enough pestilent characters to populate a Donald Ray Pollock novel. Donovan Farley February 13 at 11:55 AM
The Lineup for This Year’s Soul’d Out Festival is Here For six days in April, Soul’d Out Music Festival fills venues across Portland with an eclectic mix of R&B, soul, funk and hip-hop. This week, the festival announced the lineup for its tenth iteration. This year’s headliners are recently reunited Golden Age rappers Eric B. and Rakim, blues legend Buddy Guy and smooth funk hitmakers Tower of Power. Shannon Gormley February 7
Ages and Ages Have Announced Their Next Album and Release a Dreamy New Single Ages and Ages have been teasing a new album for several months now, but this week, the Portland choral pop band made it official. Me You They We, the band’s fourth album and follow up to 2016’s Something to Ruin, will be out April 5 on Partisan Records. The announcement coincides with the release of a new song, “Just My Luck,” a dreamy, piano powered track about hopelessly grasping for meaning. Shannon Gormley February 1
A Guide to Portland Record Stores In Portland, every day is Record Store Day. This is a guide to all of them.
The 21 Best Songs About Portland In honor of MusicfestNW, which starts Friday the 21st, we are counting down the top 21 best songs ever written about Portland.
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