And And And has gotten a lot of press. From being one of Willamette Week’s Best New Bands in 2011, to gaining recognition in national indie mags like Paste — a lot has been said about the band. So instead of spending time rehashing a list of glowing Pitchfork-esque descriptives,… Read More →

Tiger House frontman Bill Scharmann is convinced he doesn’t look or sound a thing like Isaac Brock. And on one side of the coin he’s right. Unlike Modest Mouse, this genre-bending band is motivated by fetching melody and surf-rock riffs. They also have a mystical power many bands like MM can’t quite… Read More →

       Paper Brain believes in evolution. Progressing and continuously challenging themselves are what these dudes are all about. While many bands get comfortable and cling to familiar sound, Paper Brain steers clear of musical stagnation.        What makes Paper Brain such an impressive band is their ability to create emotional… Read More →

Beginning as just a glimmer in Ryan Lella’s eyes,  A Happy Death manages to create a vintage, flower-power homage while still pioneering their modern sound. If their EP makes you want to dance and break shit (…which it will), just wait until you see them live. Their psychedelic tunes drip… Read More →

As Pure Bathing Culture, made up of Brooklyn transplants Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman, continue to take the West and East Coast by storm with their EP, Ivory Coast, they took a chance to reflect on their Portland experience thus far, songwriting, and what’s on the horizon for the band…. Read More →

Born from fuzzy guitar riffs and impromptu basement shows, Boone Howard, Eric Ambrosius and Travis Leipzig of The We Shared Milk have made a name for themselves in the greater-Portland area. The name being something along the lines of “three badass dudes that sort of sound like the outcome of… Read More →

The self-proclaimed “first rapper to look like Michael Cera,” Emerson Lyon, or “Grease”, has the potential to overthrow the city. With witty rhymes and pitched up vocal samples, it’s almost hard NOT to dig his grooves. But Grease doesn’t rely solely on punchlines like some of his predecessors, there’s a… Read More →

What if, on a whim, you formally RSVP’d for a burlesque jamboree? What if, as you entered the brightly lit doorway, you came to find the attendees were aliens? What if they saw you, and just kept dancing?  What if, instead of doing something weird like that, you listened to… Read More →

It’s a dark and stormy night at Pendarvis Farm and Typhoon is fully immersed in the recording of their new album. After listening to a sample of what is yet to come (which sounds fantastic, by the way), I sat down with a handful of them (Kyle, Dave, Toby, Pieter,… Read More →

If you haven’t had a chance to see Radiation City, you should get out TONIGHT to Mississippi Studios, when they play with local faves, Deer or the Doe. If you need some motivation on this misty Thursday, here’s a little taste of what you’ll be missing: Imagine listening to music… Read More →