Music Tenants: Blending Light, Dark, and ’80s Dreams by Tammy Moir “For the most part, one can be free to explore any aspect of life they want. A lack of judgment towards one’s aspirations, seems to be the status quo here,…
Music Review: ‘Nighttime Sunshine’ by Tenants is going to be the synth-pop and disco sensation of the summer by Cooper Marix-Evans The Portland natives Tenants have brought their new disco and synth-pop sound to your eagerly listening ears For a long time, Portland, Oregon, has been producing stellar musical talent, following…
Music Paul Nourigat savours life’s beauty on new album ‘Smiles That Pass By’ by Tom Disalvo “My songs speak to people who want to hear stories,” Paul Nourigat says of his resplendent album ‘Smiles That Pass By’ Paul Nourigat has traversed the broad sweep of Americana…
Music Scott Fisher unveils captivating indie-rock journey with ‘Once In A While’ by Happy Los Angeles-based, Portland, OR. bred guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist Scott Fisher takes us on a indie-rock tinged musical journey with his latest release, “Once In A While.” Indie-rock virtuoso Scott…
Music News Shaylee stirs a pot of emotions with third record ‘Short-Sighted Security’ by Lochie Schuster Shaylee’s third record, Short-Sighted Security, is a twelve track expression of self-growth that boasts exceptional precision. Power-pop multi-instrumentalist, Elle Archer makes her long-awaited return with Short-Sighted Security, an album that…
News Politics World Portland: Trump supporter shot dead in clash with BLM protesters by Jenae Madden Over the weekend, a fatal encounter between counter-protesters and BLM supporters in Portland left one man dead as political tensions in America continue to heighten. America is in a period…
Features News The Dandy Warhols – ‘Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia’: Why It Mattered by Kayla McNicoll In their first six years as a band, The Dandy Warhols quickly established themselves as outliers in the rock and roll scene. Tinkering with garage, psych-rock, electronica, glam, shoegaze, and classic…
News What’s going on in Portland? Military-style officers reportedly ‘kidnapping’ protestors in unmarked cars by Jayden Collins Ever since the death of George Floyd in May of this year, there have been protests raging in Portland. Yet now it seems the city has reached a new level…
News “No reform, no perform”: Portland strippers march for racial equality by Emily Elvish As part of the ongoing fight for justice, the PDX Stripper Strike have taken to the streets of Portland, campaigning for an end to discrimination in clubs across the city….
News Underage guitarist uses wireless gear to play set from venue carpark by Luke Saunders All of us know the feeling when we are on the edge of seventeen, dying to get to the over 18s gigs. Some of us even know what it feels…
News Artist imagines a desolate future by painting a world covered in dense graffiti by Happy While graffiti usually decorates urban landscapes Portland-based artist Josh Keyes has chosen to splash tags over the natural world, and even on satellites in space. His goal is to imagine a…
Music Introducing: Summer Cannibals by Riley Fitzgerald Intent on delivering unabashed riot grrrl rock Portland quartet Summer Cannibals return with Something New, the first single from the band’s sophomore album Show Us Your Mind. Under the guidance…
Music The Decemberists – What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World by Debbie Carr American indie rock band The Decemberists are storytellers: whimsical, historical, light-hearted but above all clever storytellers. With fourteen years of musical existence under their belt, the five-piece have honed the…
