Music Blog: “Live review”
Portland band The Upsidedown returned from a year-long hiatus with a set opening for Sleepy Sun Sunday night at Mississippi Studios.
Thursday's Soul'd Out Music Fest-closing show from DJ Shadow was like stepping into a Burning Man audience rehearsal.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kaleo LaBelle's new documentary featuring a live soundtrack from Sufjan Stevens and Ray Raposa.
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?
Los Angeles-based Zola Jesus played a transporting set to a rapt audience Thursday night, much of it coming from her just-released Conatus.
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)
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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