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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  |  Reviews

Buoy LaRue: Beck Meets Beethovennew

Making classical crossover sexy, and not too catchy.
Willamette Week  |  Stephen Marc Beaudoin  |  07-25-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Getting Circular With Portugal. The Mannew

The quartet's history is almost as circuitous as the reasoning behind the band's cryptic name.
Willamette Week  |  Brandon Seifert  |  07-18-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Rainy States' Positive Outlook Predicts Sunny Skiesnew

The band's rich, lilting rock tapestries ooze with teamwork.
Willamette Week  |  Amy McCullough  |  07-12-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Fist Fite: Portland's 'Next Big Thing'new

At a packed Seattle gig with Klaxons in April, the band's merch consisted of old, inside-out T-shirts drawn on with Sharpie markers -- and kids bought them before the band even played.
Willamette Week  |  Michael Byrne  |  07-12-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Rules of Winningnew

Morgan Grace gets idyllic, whether she means to or not.
Willamette Week  |  Amy McCullough  |  07-05-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Robot Ate Me, Saturday, July 7new

TRAM takes listeners on a long, strange trip through its creator's life.
Willamette Week  |  Brandon Seifert  |  07-05-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Lead Charmparticle on Growing Up and Career-appropriate Eyewearnew

Learning to play without longtime collaborator Adam Wayne has taught Pamela Rooney to be a true songwriter and confident full-time frontwoman.
Willamette Week  |  Casey Jarman  |  06-27-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Screen Shotsnew

While MTV withers, Portland's music-video directors are making the genre sing again.
Willamette Week  |  Michael Byrne  |  06-21-2007  |  Music

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  |  Reviews

Alaska to Portland: The Great Music Migration?new

Since 1996 (when 36 Crazyfists moved to PDX after a fruitless year in Seattle), Portland has become the primary destination for young Alaskan musicians.
Willamette Week  |  Brandon Seifert  |  06-21-2007  |  Music

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  |  Reviews

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  |  Reviews

Drunken Boat Sobers Upnew

The Portland band promises that only one or two members are blacked out at a time during shows these days.
Willamette Week  |  Jason Simms  |  05-31-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

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  |  Reviews

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