The past month has been decently quiet for me as far as seeing live shows go. That is, until this week, when Portland was suddenly pounded with a variety of incredible shows. I sadly had to miss plenty, including Sugar Candy Mountain, Kikagaku Moyo, Salo Panto, Levitation Room and more. But gratefully, I was able [...]
In 2014, Joe Garwig made the decision to move from Youngstown, Ohio, to Portland, Ore. Though Garwig had love for his hometown, it didn't offer much as an aspiring musician. Soon after his move, his longtime friend Edwin Beach followed, and with just a drum machine, some samples and a guitar, they started the foundation [...]
The ever-so-talented James Blake is back with his fifth full-length record, "Friends That Break Your Heart." The album, which released earlier this month, is an emotional, elegant collection of ballads that refer to something that not many celebrities — or people — talk about — the heartbreak of losing a friendship. Blake released three singles [...]
Photo credit: Rose City Review. Neo-psychedelia, prominent synthesizers, fuzzy guitars, melodic strings, cozy campfire vibes and inter-dimensional aliens are just a few ways to describe !mindparade and the band's upcoming studio releases. What started as a musical project in 2011 for frontman and band mastermind Alex Arnold in Bloomington, Ind., has now morphed into the [...]
Lose Yr Mind, Portland's DIY psych and indie rock music festival, returned for its seventh year this past weekend. Touring and local bands rocked the stage, but one thing was for certain - everyone was grateful to have shows back. The long weekend kicked off with two live, free sets from Roselit Bone and Silver [...]
Well, the day finally came. 548+ days since I had been to a show. If you know me, that was a VERY long time for me. Back on March 13, 2020, I flew to San Francisco to see my favorite band, Tame Impala, play at the Chase Center. As soon as I landed, I got [...]
Ty Segall started posting subliminal videos on his Instagram just days before he surprised fans and dropped his latest album "Harmonizer" on August 3. "Harmonizer" is his latest solo album since 2019's "Pig Man Lives: Volume 1." It includes contributions from The Freedom Band, and vocal contributions and album art by his wife Denée Segall. [...]
What is Florence Shaw even talking about? No one can be too sure, except perhaps herself. But there's something about her monotone, very British talking voice that draws you in on Dry Cleaning's debut record, "New Long Leg." You wouldn't expect such a stagnant singer to front such a noisy band, but that is what [...]
Maybe I'm adding to my own misery or maybe I'm just seeking a connection, but I always find myself turning on my "sad songs" playlist whenever I'm feeling down. There's just something about knowing that there's someone else out there that is (or at one time was) going through similar emotions that makes you feel [...]
Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" was my first ever vinyl purchase. Before I even knew I would go on to inherit my mother's vintage record player, I knew I would eventually own one. While camping near Sisters, Ore., a few years ago, my parents and I stopped in the many antique shops in the small Central Oregon [...]
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