AltWeeklies Wire
Portland's Music Scene is Great, Unless You're Under 21new
Portland's MusicfestNW hosts 158 bands on 16 local stages -- but for anybody under legal drinking age those numbers dwindle to 40 and four, respectively.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman and Amy McCullough |
09-05-2007 |
Music
The Soda Pop Kids Prep for Upcoming Debutnew
Heavily mulleted in skintight denim, the Kids look like a cross between Motley Crue and the Ramones, but this is no hair band.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
08-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Teen Bop Dream, The Soda Pop Kids
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 |
Reviews
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
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 |
Reviews
Halleluwah Festival of Enthused Arts Returnsnew
This year it's at Holocene, for three days instead of two, but with one stage -- many of the old favorites are back, including White Rainbow, Valet, Evolutionary Jass Band.
Willamette Week |
Michael Byrne |
08-29-2007 |
Music
Preacher's Gay Son is 'Putting the Disco Back in Discomfort'new
Singer/songwriter Lynn earned a following after playing San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair, the world's biggest BDSM-lifestyle fair -- his song "Burning Your Glory" has been in Logo's rotation all summer.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
08-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Logan Lynn
Violinist Jun Iwasaki Leads Oregon Orchestranew
In his new position, 25-year-old Iwasaki discusses the pressures of leading an orchestra in real financial trouble.
Willamette Week |
Stephen Marc Beaudoin |
08-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jun Iwasaki
The Dimes: Intelligent & Often Whimsicalnew
On the band's full-length debut, the grim realities of the lyrics blend refreshingly with dreamlike guitars and an unabashedly poppy, radio-friendly sound.
Willamette Week |
Ap Kryza |
08-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Dimes, The Silent Generation
Renegade: 'Theater for ADD'new
Portland A/V mastermind makes geeky cool with rockin' weird theater.
Willamette Week |
Travis Ritter |
08-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Renegade
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 |
Reviews
Tags: Kurt Hagardorn, Ten Singles
Gingerbread Patriots Bring to Mind Children's Music & Grandaddynew
The Portland-via-Albuquerque space-poppers come together over Mexican food and "your mom" jokes.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
08-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gingerbread Patriots
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
Beck Meets Beethovennew
Buoy LaRue makes classical crossover sexy, and not too catchy.
Willamette Week |
Stephen Marc Beaudoin |
07-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Buoy LaRue
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 |
Reviews
