The showroom at Portland’s Jack London Revue, with its dimly lit reddish hue and closely packed together table tops, has the vibe of an old-fashioned jazz club. It is a place where one might …
While Widowspeak have been mixing and matching various genres and styles in the past. From dreamy Americana and soulful country to psychedelia and indie rock, their knack for invoking a real …
photos by Neil Nourigat The line for Portland’s Wonder Ballroom was down the street and around the corner on a drizzly Sunday night in anticipation for The Marias show, but those who were …
Frances Forever opened up for Misterwives at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland on Friday, November 26th, but in many ways, they stole the show. Frances and their band played a couple of new …
There was no better place to be in Portland on a damp Monday evening in November than at the Doug Fir Lounge, when Squid, one of the more exciting post-punk bands took the stage (although …
Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett is back with another album, the delightful and compelling Things Take Time, Take Time (set to release on November 12th), her first since 2018’s …
The Velveteers pack a serious punch, and they brought their best shot on a rainy and damp Monday night in Portland. Those lucky enough to have caught their set at Mississippi Studios opening …
It feels like everybody is dying for a night out dancing. Tomorrow’s People, the debut solo record from Shire T (AKA Chris Davids, one half of renowned electronic duo Maribou State), arrives …
STRFKR has always been a group whose sound has been difficult to fully pin down. Calling it merely “indie rock” or “synth-pop” doesn’t feel like a properly full description. The group …
Nicolas Bougaieff’s The Upward Spiral (Mute) is such an amalgamation of sounds that it would be sort of pointless to even try categorize it, or put it into one singular genre. I guess I …