Email Author Paige Richmond

2009 Stories by Paige Richmond

• PNB’s Nutcracker

  published December 9, 2009

  The most remarkable aspect of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are is that it captures perfectly a childlike perspective of the... More >>

• Friday Mile: He Said, She Said

  published November 11, 2009

  A month ago, Friday Mile stopped moving. Almost for good. Recording their new album, Good Luck Studio, had eaten up... More >>

• David Bazan: Prodigal Strum

  published November 4, 2009

  David Bazan doesn't fear hell anymore. He used to lose sleep over it, worrying about the fate of... More >>

• REVERB: Shenandoah Davis: Peaks and Valley

  published September 30, 2009

  Four years ago, Shenandoah Davis had decided against a professional music career. She'd spent the summer living in Portland,... More >>

• Goldfinch

  published September 23, 2009

  Goldfinch's live performances have a perfect, tranquil quality to them. It's like watching a well-oiled machine of melancholy, where harmonized... More >>

• Canon Canyon

  published September 2, 2009

  The angst that permeates Canon Canyon's music—that intense feeling of combined confusion and curiosity on songs like "Travelin'... More >>

• Telegraph Canyon

  published September 2, 2009

  If the Arcade Fire were a little more country and a little less Quebecois, the band would sound like fellow apocalyptic ensemble Telegraph Canyon.... More >>

• Woody Guthrie Tribute Night

  published July 15, 2009

  Any true Washingtonian knows that folksinger Woody Guthrie is an indelible part of state history. Nearly 70 years ago, Guthrie was recruited by... More >>

• The Metal Shakespeare Company

  published July 15, 2009

  It's easy to dismiss the Metal Shakespeare Company as one big joke. There's something inherently hilarious about four twentysomething-year-old... More >>

• Azure Ray

  published July 8, 2009

  The opening lyrics of "November," the title track of Azure Ray's 2002 EP, have been weirdly prophetic for the the dreamy, lyrical pop duo. "So I'm... More >>

• The Slackers

  published July 8, 2009

  Ska is one of those musical genres that hasn't changed much in the last two decades. Sure, there are variations within the genre itself. Some ska... More >>

• Cursive

  published June 17, 2009

  Listening to Cursive's newest release, Mama, I’m Swollen, it's hard to remember what the Omaha-based band sounded like a decade ago. Back... More >>

• Noah Gunderson

  published June 10, 2009

  If David Bazan had a long lost little brother — one who also played acoustic guitars and sometimes wondered about his relationship with God... More >>

• Portland Cello Project

  published June 10, 2009

  For the Portland Cello Project, collaboration is the name of the game. Over the past few years, the traveling troupe of Portland cellists have... More >>

• Friday Mile

  published May 27, 2009

  Friday Mile's "Lives of Strangers" is the sort of song that grows on you. The melodic track starts out a little sparse and slow, with only lead... More >>

• Thunderbird Motel

  published May 27, 2009

  Thunderbird Motel plays the kind of blues-inspired, rootsy rock that once monopolized your father's teenage record collection. If the band existed... More >>

• CD Review: Enigk Keeps Fans Waiting for Diary, Part 2

  published May 27, 2009

  Jeremy EnigkOK Bear (Lewis Hollow)Fans of emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate have never forgotten the... More >>

• Mount Eerie

  published May 27, 2009

  Phil Elverum has gone by any number of different aliases during his 10-plus years of making music. A few years ago, he even changed the spelling... More >>

• Jeremy Enigk

  published May 13, 2009

  In the past 15 years, Jeremy Enigk has presented himself as a handful of different musical personalities. First, there was the enigmatic frontman... More >>

• Sleepy Sun

  published April 29, 2009

  Everything you want to know about Sleepy Sun is revealed in the band’s name. The music is slow and lazy, with a tired — but not bored... More >>

• Telekinesis, Throw Me The Statue

  published April 15, 2009

  To see Telekinesis and both Throw Me the Statue in one night is to observe two entirely different but equally successful pop formulas. Michael... More >>

• Portugal.The Man

  published April 15, 2009

  Forget "Sarah. The Mayor"; The real thriller from Wasilla is Portugal. The Man. In the course of three years, this Alaska-based synth-noise four... More >>

• Toadies

  published April 15, 2009

  No, it's not your imagination: There is a 1990s musical revival happening in America, and there's no sign of it stopping. After two break-ups and... More >>

• Mates of State

  published April 15, 2009

  The music written and performed by Mates of States is a metaphor for the ideal marriage. Vocal are sung in harmony and the instrumentals are... More >>

• Chad VanGaalen

  published April 1, 2009

  If Chad VanGaalen is any indicator, then Canadians have excellent taste in music. VanGaalen — who is signed to Sub Pop in the United States... More >>