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Up In The Trees: Recapping Treefort 2015
Justin Chase - Apr 2, 2015
Four days of sights and sounds from Boise's preeminent introduction to the festival season. Photos by Emma Browne
A Synthpop Celebration at S1: Fringe Class, Gold Casio and DoublePlusGood
Bren Swogger - Mar 22, 2015
Pi Day 2015 saw the release of Fringe Class' new EP, 'Fringe Class Begins,' and a special performance alongside electropop friends. Photo by Sydnie Kobza
Lotus Brought Dance to the People at the Roseland
Patrick Harris - Feb 27, 2015
With every song its own unique musical journey, Portlanders reveled in the rainbow explosions, funky riffs and fluid jams provided by the veteran purveyors of livetronica jams.
Which Kurt Vile Came to Portland?
Robinson Eaton - Feb 11, 2015
Headlining night two of the Sabertooth Music Festival, would the man and his Violators bring slow, fuzzy, lo-fi ballads or beautiful, straight-up rock and roll? Or maybe a little bit of both?...
Hail Mary Mallon Light Up the Hawthorne Theatre
Ollie Collins - Feb 10, 2015
Collaborating under the name Hail Mary Mallon, the rap duo of Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic boasted New York City backgrounds with West Coast tendencies—and showed Portland that hip-hop is still fun....
Babes in Toyland
Robinson Eaton - Jan 27, 2015
How much sweat can $100 buy? RL Grime and Lunice make it rain at a sold-out Wonder Ballroom.
Tennis Brightens Up Winter
Ollie Collins - Jan 21, 2015
Sometimes when a band’s sound develops, they lose touch of their roots. This was not the case with Tennis at the Wonder Ballroom on January 16. Photos by Christina Bargel
Inspire Truth: NYE at the PAM
Patrick Harris - Jan 8, 2015
A one-of-a-kind New Year’s experience at the Portland Art Museum.
Last Night, I 'Stared At The Sun'
Robinson Eaton - Dec 12, 2014
While TV On The Radio brought an incredible helping of bass to the Crystal Ballroom for 94.7 FM KNRK's December to Remember series. Photos by Ronit Fahl
Deafheaven Shrieks at Metal-Studded Holocene Stop
Ryan J. Prado - Dec 7, 2014
At the heaviest edition yet of the Red Bull Sound Select series, a set from San Francisco's Deafheaven—alongside Seattle's Lesbian and Portland's Usnea—made you remember why you go to live shows...
The War On Drugs Warms Up A Frigid Evening
Chris Young - Dec 5, 2014
On Wednesday, December 3, the sedately intense psychedelic rockers from Philly kicked off the annual December to Remember concert series with Portland garage rockers Summer Cannibals. Photos by...
Hippies and Ukuleles For The Win: An Evening with Amanda Palmer in Portland
Andrea Janda - Nov 27, 2014
Joined by Storm Large, Erika Moen and friends on her 'The Art of Asking' book tour, Palmer's stop at the Wonder Ballroom featured book readings, musical performances and delicious discussion....
Top 5 of Treasure Island 2014
Chris Young - Oct 26, 2014
Counting down the top five of Treasure Island is not about ranking: It's about memorializing the last glorious weekend before the rains set in. That and two unparalleled days of music in the Bay....
Portland Underground Faithful 'Lose Their Minds' at Weekend Mini-Fest
Ryan J. Prado - Oct 21, 2014
Highlights of the professionally subversive two-day fest included And And And, Sun Angle, The Ghost Ease and Boise's Clarke and the Himselfs.
Brooklyn Pop in Portland
Ollie Collins - Oct 15, 2014
New York bands The Drums and Beverly provided the pre-rain soundtrack at Portland’s Star Theater on October 8.
