Music Blog: “Live review”

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Portland band The Upsidedown returned from a year-long hiatus with a set opening for Sleepy Sun Sunday night at Mississippi Studios.

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Live Review: DJ Shadow at Wonder Ballroom

Nikki Volpicelli on April 30, 2012 at 04:16 PM, last updated May 01, 2012 at 08:44 AM

Thursday's Soul'd Out Music Fest-closing show from DJ Shadow was like stepping into a Burning Man audience rehearsal.

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Live Review: The Magnetic Fields at the Roseland Theater

Jeremy Petersen on March 22, 2012 at 12:06 PM, last updated March 22, 2012 at 02:29 PM

The band led by Stephin Merritt took to the stage wearing layers at a chilly Roseland Wednesday night, playing a winning, catalog-spanning set to a packed house. Here's a review, and a Twitter perspective.

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Live Review: Dr. Dog at the Crystal Ballroom

Nikki Volpicelli on February 14, 2012 at 05:24 PM, last updated February 17, 2012 at 10:08 AM

A Philly native recounts her first Dr. Dog show away from home-- Monday night's Portland performance just a week after the release of the band's new Be the Void.

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Live Review: Sun Angle at Rontom's

Nikki Volpicelli on January 30, 2012 at 09:12 PM, last updated January 31, 2012 at 10:29 PM

The trio made up of local music veterans impressed with a debut EP late last year and did much the same at Rontom's Sunday night.

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Live Review: Austra at Holocene

Nikki Volpicelli on November 15, 2011 at 11:34 AM, last updated November 15, 2011 at 03:31 PM

The Canadian act with the hot debut out this year in Feel It Break brought its cathedral-sized sound to a sold out Holocene Monday night.

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Live Review: Beyond This Place at The Hollywood Theater

Alex Lewis on November 04, 2011 at 10:09 AM, last updated November 09, 2011 at 04:22 PM

Kaleo LaBelle's new documentary featuring a live soundtrack from Sufjan Stevens and Ray Raposa.

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Live Review: Black Star at the Roseland Theater

Ifanyi Bell on November 08, 2011 at 11:44 AM, last updated November 08, 2011 at 12:42 PM

Mos Def and Talib Kweli stepped on stage with Jay Rock filling in for DJ Hi-Tek this past Friday. How did Portland respond to a visit from the Statesmen of Hip-Hop?

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Live Review: Zola Jesus at Mississippi Studios, 10/6/11

Nikki Volpicelli on October 08, 2011 at 10:57 AM, last updated October 08, 2011 at 02:05 PM

Los Angeles-based Zola Jesus played a transporting set to a rapt audience Thursday night, much of it coming from her just-released Conatus.

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Live Review: Adele at Edgefield, 8-12-11

Molly Gard on August 16, 2011 at 08:16 PM, last updated August 17, 2011 at 12:18 AM

British superstar Adele brought her living room all the way from Tottenham to Troutdale for this phenomenal and intimate outdoor show. In between singing tracks off 19 and 21, the vocal powerhouse gave Oregon a taste of what it would be like to be Adele's best friend. (Spoiler: it would be really great)

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Live Review: Tu Fawning, Radiation City, Wild Ones at Doug Fir

Tygan Meyer on August 02, 2011 at 02:58 PM, last updated March 29, 2012 at 04:00 PM

A trifecta of local and notable bands played at the Doug Fir Lounge last weekend. Wild Ones, Radiation City and headliners Tu Fawning played magical back-to-back sets on Friday. Best of the summer? Danny Felts and Tygan Meyer report back.

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