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King Louie's Portland Homecoming Stirs Up Bittersweet Memories.new
Eight years ago, a stocky, irrepressible young man from Louisiana named Louie Bankston decided to move to Portland, lured by the promise of a new band—the hard-charging garage-blues outfit 10-4 Backdoor—and a full-time job at Oaks Amusement Park.
Willamette Week |
Robert Ham |
08-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 10-4 Backdoor, King Louie
Gossip Guitarist Wants the Best Club Night in Portland ... and the Worldnew
"The Gossip thing is pretty all-consuming," admits Nathan Howdeshell, known as Brace Paine when playing guitar with the soul-punk icons. "But there's always time to take pictures, do parties and make movies. I can't sit still for very long."
Willamette Week |
Nilina Mason-Campbell |
07-30-2008 |
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 Long, Strange Musical Trip of King Black Acid's Daniel Riddlenew
Technically speaking, KBA is more a persona that exists to channel Riddle's muse than a proper band--the musically experimental Mr. Hyde to Riddle's Dr. Jekyll. And like a mad scientist, Riddle's two KBA-fronted bands, the Starseed Transmission and Womb Star Orchestra, have crafted guitar-fueled, effects-heavy sonic free-for-alls.
Willamette Week |
David Walker |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meet Hush Records' Chad Crouch, Your "Full-service Label Guy"new
Back when Portland-born Crouch started Hush 10 years ago, things were a bit more, well, quiet on Portland's musical front.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
07-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
PIAPTK Releases Music Worth Its Weight in Vinylnew
Until two years ago, Matt Dixon was "just some dude in Olympia that wanted to put out a record series."
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
07-02-2008 |
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
Who is Portland's King of the Chrome, Spinnaface?new
Like Batman or Portland's own Famous Mysterious Actor, the emcee refuses to divulge the man behind the mask.
Willamette Week |
Sara Moskovitz |
07-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rollerball: Portland's Best-kept Secret for Far Too Longnew
These people are so humble, it doesn't occur to them that they ought to be lauded alongside local legends like Smegma, the Wipers and Yellow Swans. Musicians revere them.
Willamette Week |
Nathan Carson |
06-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blind Pilot Knows Your Story, Without Even Lookingnew
"The only way you get universal is by getting really, really specific, and avoiding universal cliches."
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
06-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Catchy Punk Antiheroes Red Dons Take It to the Streetsnew
Doug Burns, once frontman for punk band the Observers, and the rest of the Dons—bassist Hajji Husayn, drummer Richard Joachim and guitarist Andy Foote will be diving right into this aberrant world of co-ops and basements for a monthlong tour supporting their debut full-length, Death to Idealism.
Willamette Week |
Robert Ham |
05-28-2008 |
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
Jujuba Speaks a Universal Languagenew
Jujuba, a band that sometimes play three-hour shows, combines elements of Fela-spiked Afrobeat and Juju with traditional Ghanaian and Nigerian music.
Willamette Week |
Ap Kryza |
04-23-2008 |
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
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
