I’m always on the lookout for an album I can obsess over. Discovering a binge-worthy album gets even better when I find a modern classic from a working band I…
What’s in a Symphony?
We’ve all heard a symphony before. There’s Beethoven’s famous Fifth with its notorious “dun dun dun duuuun.” Most of us at least know that one and maybe a few others,…
Ecstatic Rock: King Gizzard at Crystal Ballroom
As I sat in bed listening to the most recent King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album, Sketches of Brunswick East—a collaboration with Mild High Club released this August, KG’s…
Three Oh Sees previews: dancers, stoners, music nerds
Alright, so all y’all inveterate Oh Sees fans, you can skip this little article. You bought your tickets to the newly ‘Thee’-less, freshly Paul Quattrone–d, Orc-touring Oh Sees’ Sept. 25…
Portland (& PSU alum) Drag Queen Sugarpill talks queer youth upbringing, art, politics and Allie X
Portland State Alum, Sugarpill. Titles held by the 22-year-old Sugarpill include Rosebud XXXVIII, Power Word: Protest | Critical Mascara (T:BA) 2015, Miss Jr. Gay Portland Pride 2014–15, Drag-a-Thon: All Stars…
Solve for Why: Allie X’s Technology, Identity-Influenced Art Pop
It’s been three years since Beyoncé performed behind the word FEMINIST in larger-than-life lights. It’s been five years since 2011 was declared “the year of the woman” across entertainment media….
Corey Harper is post-Portlandia on the national stage
Corey Harper does not immediately strike me as a folk musician, but after speaking with him, I see where and why he deserves the classification and his early critical buzz….
420 Words with ‘Mistress of the Universe’ Patrick Buckmaster
Full Disclosure: The author of this piece is a current PR intern at Dante’s and the Star Theater and has been hired by Patrick Buckmaster three times to hang promotional posters. The…