AltWeeklies Wire
Old Time Relijun: Bad in that Good Waynew
It takes 90 seconds to dismiss Old Time Relijun’s new album, Catharsis in Crisis, as completely unlistenable, but listen again.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
09-26-2007 |
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Tractor Operator Gets Dark, Real Darknew
There's a shadow hanging over Bleeding Hearts and Severed Legs, as well -- and the thematic heaviness is mirrored by heavier sounds.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
09-26-2007 |
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Yellow Swans Depart from Realitynew
Yellow Swans has come a long way from the spastic electro-cartoon violence of 2004's Bring the Neon War Home, and At All Ends further cements the band's place at the forefront of Portland's thriving noise underground.
Willamette Week |
Erik Bader |
09-26-2007 |
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Tags: At All Ends, Yellow Swans
Joe McMurrian Quartet Finds Its Own Smoky Voicenew
The bluesman McMurrian has shown impressive growth as a songwriter; his words have become as musical as his guitar playing is lyrical.
Willamette Week |
Jeff Rosenberg |
08-29-2007 |
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Deer or the Doe Find Tension But No Releasenew
The Portland indie rockers create a solid debut with definite repeat-button-ready songs despite its often frustrating stricture.
Willamette Week |
Anika Sabin |
08-29-2007 |
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Kurt Hagardorn Makes Classic Effortlessnew
You'd be forgiven for mistaking Ten Singles for a broadcast block from a radio station called LITE FM, but Hagardorn smoothly incorporates the sounds of his throwback idols into something all his own.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
08-22-2007 |
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Tags: Kurt Hagardorn, Ten Singles
Hillstomp's Live-'n'-Stompin' Delta Bluesnew
After Two But Before Five glorifies the magic of after-hours.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
07-25-2007 |
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Phantom Lights Isn't Breaking New Ground & That's OKnew
Chordae Tendinae easily takes you back with a very specific brand of nostalgia -- think Heavens to Betsy.
Willamette Week |
Devan Cook |
07-25-2007 |
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Tags: Chordae Tendinae, Phantom Lights
Matt McCormick Gets Appropriately Atmosphericnew
The poetic visual beauty of the industrial and urban landscapes that the Portland filmmaker captures on film are as unlikely as the soundscapes he composes/documents on Very Stereo.
Willamette Week |
Michael Byrne |
06-21-2007 |
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Tags: Matt McCormick, Very Stereo
Side Project is Born Out of Good Times ... And Sounds Like Itnew
Decemberist Chris Funk strikes and gets wasted (in a good way).
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
05-31-2007 |
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LKN's Definitive Recording is Yet to Comenew
Lauren K. Newman's fifth release comes closest yet to capturing its creator, but there are still improvements to be made.
Willamette Week |
Jason Simms |
05-31-2007 |
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Tags: LKN, Postulate II
Thrash Band's Ode to Serial Killersnew
Despite the cringe-inspiring name, Clit Ripper is a talented band.
Willamette Week |
Jason Simms |
05-23-2007 |
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Tags: Clit Ripper, In Front of the Kids
Back to the Futurenew
Strategy moves ahead of his time thanks to his musical past.
Willamette Week |
Michael Byrne |
05-23-2007 |
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Tags: Future Rock, strategy
The Best Band in Town ... and the Worst?new
The Ones elicit love, hate and something in between.
Willamette Week |
Jason Simms |
05-02-2007 |
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Tags: The Ones
31Knots Gets Fancy on its Latestnew
But it doesn't lose the point.
Willamette Week |
Michael Byrne |
04-11-2007 |
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