AltWeeklies Wire
Former Team Dreschy Kaia Wilson Talks About Her Solo Albumnew
Wilson, legendary frontwoman of Team Dresch and the Butchies, launched her newest solo album four months ago, but the CD-release show has lingered till this week, and her upcoming tour is as part of Amy (Indigo Girls) Ray’s band.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
09-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Godmakesmonkeys, Kaia Wilson
VJ-turned-archivist Dan Woods Tapes Men That Make the Whole World Singnew
The Ponyrock zine founder as compiled the ultimate indie rockumentary with no background in journalism or filmmaking. Then again, the unaffiliated press shouldn't land a chat with James Murphy in the first place. Nor Sonic Youth. For Kraftwerk, the New York Times should doubt its chances.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
08-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Amelia Contemplates Its Accidental Adult Contempo Existencenew
However Amelia's Napster designation may read, the band's music has never been what you'd call "easy listening."
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
04-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
England Gets The Gossipnew
Beth Ditto's queer/weight activism should be applauded, but one worries that the singer's sudden celebrity rather ignores her day job.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
04-09-2008 |
Reviews
Little Beirut's Not Quite Popnew
It goes down easy enough -- infectious melodies, casually perfected structures, instantly memorable turns of phrase -- but pop demands singles.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: High Dive, Little Beirut
China Forbes Flounders Out of Pink Martininew
The platitudes of '78, Forbes' first solo effort since 1995's Love Handle, clumsily grapple with maturity.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
02-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: '78, China Forbes
Deal or No Deal?new
Mapping out the (momentary) fall of the Young Immortals.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
02-06-2008 |
Music
Tags: The Young Immortals
Helio Sequence's Synth-folk Floundersnew
It begins well enough but, weirdly, it's also stuffed with pick-happy country riffs that inevitably overwhelm.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
The Last Pogonew
Portland's old New-Wave champions Theatre of Sheep tend the flock.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
12-19-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Theatre of Sheep, concerts
YACHT and the Thermals Prove Goofiness and Age Know No Boundsnew
This must be a joke, right? A fire code-taunting publicity stunt, some hacker's Make-A-Wish or a trenchant satire of music industry 2.0? Homegrown pop-punk sensation the Thermals caps its annus mirabilis with a free concert at cafe/gamer haven Backspace?
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
12-05-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: The Thermals, concerts
Former Bella Fayes Frontman Lael Alderman Goes Solonew
Of Birds saunters through a number of genres -- New Wave, indie-pop, British-invasion balladry -- all of which are led by Alderman's confident, malleable vocals (equally capable of Britt Daniel falsetto, Pete Yorn warble or Julian Casablancas hesitant aggression).
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Luther Russell Returns with His First Solo Album in Six Yearsnew
Former Freewheeler creates tracks that veer from effortless, enlightened pop reminiscent of Elliott Smith to rootsier ambles, but they never sink beneath the weight of their tormented subjects.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Luther Russell, Repair
Hank III Schools Portland's Power of Countrynew
Guitarist-vocalist David Rives Curtright of twang-rock outfit Power of County shares what it's like to be "on a real tour" with Hank Williams III and alt-country writer Jim Goad.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
08-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Power of Country
Report from Lollapalooza: Fear, Loathing and Heat Prostrationnew
Sure, it's easy to make fun of the proto-frat boys and Trixies who keep music festivals afloat but some folks are here for the music.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
08-08-2007 |
Music
