No surprises here: Tennis at the Wonder ballroom
by Rose Blanton Tennis started out as dreamy pop duo writing about their romantic sailing trip together. Their first album, Cape Dory, is still hard for them to escape. During the set Alaina …
by Rose Blanton Tennis started out as dreamy pop duo writing about their romantic sailing trip together. Their first album, Cape Dory, is still hard for them to escape. During the set Alaina …
by Rose Blanton Angel Olsen at McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom was my first show in Portland. The wooden floor has an odd amount of bounce and I suddenly have images of mid 20th century …
by Eric Evans Seems like people trip over themselves trying to categorize La Luz. Are they a surf band? Riot Grrrls? Are they—gasp!—Feminists? These categorizations fail to take into account …
by Eric Evans Purity Ring’s one Portland show this year has been sold out for months, and judging by online demand for tickets they could have booked an even larger theater. The group sits …
by Eric Evans In a summer season full of festivals vying for your time, what does it take to break through the static and differentiate an event? If you’re What The Festival, you specialize. …
by Eric Evans There’s a vibrant electronic music scene in Portland, large enough and broad enough in scope to merit release across multiple local labels. This scene produced and/or nurtured …
by Eric Evans It’s a blessing and a curse to know that when you play a show in Portland, a good chunk of the audience will be other musicians. They’re a supportive and positive bunch, these …