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Tag: Music

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Events this week…

  • Kat Leon
  • August 3, 2023

Art Thurs, August 3 Sneaker Week PDX: The Kick-Off Party Jupiter Hotel Portland 3 p.m. Prices vary An immersive conjunction of art, industry and sneaker culture   Fri, August 4 …

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Events This Week…

  • Kat Leon
  • July 27, 2023
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Events Calendar February 8-14, 2023

  • Milo Loza
  • February 8, 2023

  Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, Feb. 8 Cloud over the Wetlands Breeze & Branch 6 p.m. $45 Learn how to blend colors and complex methods to create depth in…

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Events Calendar Feb. 1–7, 2023

  • Milo Loza
  • February 1, 2023

  Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, Feb. 1 An Evening with Amor Towles Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $21–85 Author known for his best-selling novels A Gentleman in Moscow…

The 13-stringed koto instrument. Tanner Todd/PSU Vanguard
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Creative’s Spotlight: Mitsuki Dazai

  • Tanner Todd
  • June 1, 2022

Despite its minimalist, 13-stringed structure, the Japanese koto is a surprisingly versatile instrument in the hands of an expert like Mitsuki Dazai.   “This is a very simple structured musical…

Olivia Rodrigo. Courtesy of Flickr Creative commons
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Positivity culture is a psyop

  • Morgan Troper
  • June 1, 2021

When The Ramones released their first trio of highly influential records in the late ‘70s—their self-titled debut in 1976 and Leave Home and Rocket to Russia in 1977—the consensus was…

Pinkerton. Courtesy of Wikipedia
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Brainwashed by Pinkerton

  • Morgan Troper
  • April 27, 2021

In one of Saturday Night Live’s only moderately relevant and funny sketches from the past decade, two Weezer fans—played by Leslie Jones and Matt Damon—disrupt an otherwise civil dinner party…

Harmony Woods. Courtesy of Brooke Marsh
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The best music of 2021 so far

  • Morgan Troper
  • March 16, 2021

It goes without saying that COVID-19 rendered live performances and touring virtually impossible for musicians, but 2020 was nonetheless a banner year for breakout indie artists. Some artists of note…

Los Angeles artist Rence. Courtesy of Rebecca Hearn
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Pro tips

  • Juliana Bigelow
  • February 23, 2021

On February 12, musician Rence performed virtually and offered industry insight to Portland State students. The show and Q&A were hosted by KPSU, PSU’s free-form radio station, in conjunction with…

Singer-Songwriter Adrianne Lenker. Courtesy of Genesis Baez
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Peace offering

  • Zoe Vandal
  • November 3, 2020

With each song on songs and instrumentals—the couplet of newly released albums from Big Thief frontwoman Adrianne Lenker—the songwriter beautifully and carefully crafts a transparent body of music, rich in…

British-Filipino singer-songwriter Beabadoobee. Courtesy of Callum Harrison
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Nostalgia in reverse

  • Morgan Troper
  • October 20, 2020

In late 2017, Pitchfork ran a prescient feature on the unlikely resurgence of rap rock—aptly titled, “The Unlikely Resurgence of Rap Rock.” The piece’s premise is that rap rock—historically one…

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