Bumbershoot preview: Portland Cello Project
No false advertising here. The Portland Cello Project is just what it says it is. PCP is a collective of (mostly) classically-trained cello players who…
Rest well, Jeff Hanson.
I just returned home from a friend's birthday party. (Happy Birthday, Flyn!) I hopped on my computer, so I could waste some time on the…
Tonight's recommended show: The Thermals at Neumos
The Thermals: a power trio of pop punk (or post-punk-pop. or whatever posty way you want to label them) players that gives more bang for…
Now We Can See
The fourth full length from the Thermals starts out with a swaggering rocker (including the classic away from the microphone scream) about shedding your human…
Lunglight
This Portland band pretty much had it in the bag by winning the Williamette Weekly "Best New Band" poll a couple years back. Their self-titled debut…
Imaginary Interview: Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern’s latest album, This is It and I am It and You are It and So is That and He is It and She…
Transformer – New Marnie Stern video
There are about four bazillion reasons why I love this video to the single "Transformer" from Marnie Stern's forthcoming 31-worded title album This Is It…
New Bloods breaking up {due to bad blood}?
A little birdie, from clear across the country in my homestate, chirped a little rumor that it heard into my ear: Portland's post-punk femme rocktrio…
Colin Meloy Sings Live
Sometimes it is hard to tell what to make of live albums. A majority of the time they are either (a) fans-only affairs or (b)…