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How Brent Knopf Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Songnew
Under the moniker Ramona Falls, Knopf has created an eclectic collection of avant-pop songs that, on the surface, sound similar to his work with Menomena.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
08-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mudhoney Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary With a Pub Crawlnew
While grunge died in the ’90s, Mudhoney lives on, adding subtle melodic elements to its arsenal but never gunning for a more commercially viable sound.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
02-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cajun Gems' Ben Whitesides Has a Long History of Bright Futuresnew
Amid false rumors of the Joggers' breakup, Whitesides recently began focusing on the Cajun Gems for the first time in years. Armed with a huge batch of songs, built from "days' worth of riffs and rifflettes" on his computer, Whitesides is now readying tracks for both the Joggers and the Cajun Gems.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
12-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blue Horns' Attention Span is Short; Its Songs are Even Shorternew
The band's self-titled debut, out this week, is full of catchy, throwback rock; at eight songs and just over 30 minutes, it's sequenced like the vintage LPs the band reveres.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
11-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Portland, Blue Horns
The Shaky Hands Want You to Reconsider 'Rock'new
The Shaky Hands happen to be Portland's best rock band, a reputation cemented with their jubilant new record Lunglight—a joint release between Holocene Music and Kill Rock Stars.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
If You Were Toussaint Perrault's Homegirl, You'd Be Home By Now, Girlnew
Perrault recorded the songs for his first-ever album using analog equipment, and he always knew he wanted to release it in the most pure way possible--on thick, black vinyl.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
07-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Indecision -- and Resulting Pop Genius -- of Dykeritz's Jordan Blumnew
Blum is the sonic architect behind local electro-pop group Dykeritz, which, after two years of limited activity, returns this summer with a fantastic new record called Rearrangerologyistics.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
07-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Point Juncture, WA Creates Weird Tapes Projectnew
Instead of releasing normal full-length records on cassette, what if they used tapes as a creative jump -- off for their friends' home experiments -- those that, otherwise, would never escape the bedroom?
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
05-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Emily Katz: Like Cat Power Before the Molenew
Katz -- named after Simon & Garfunkel's "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" -- fronts local folk ensemble Love Menu, a group built around her lyrical songwriting and stunningly rich voice.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
