Lonesome Shack, More Primitive (out now, Alive Naturalsound Records, lonesomeshack.com) Bar bands around the world are pounding out bouncy riffs…
Everyone is looking at their phones as Childish Gambino, the hip-hop moniker of Donald Glover, belts a stirring falsetto at…
Galen Disston of Pickwick, Tim Wilson of Ivan & Alyosha, Mychal Cohen of Campfire OK, and Ben Doerr of St….
Neutral Milk Hotel Friday, April 4 Four years before indie darlings Neutral Milk Hotel gained cult status with its breakthrough…
Kurt Cobain once said “teenage angst has paid off well, but now I’m bored and old.” Years later, James Murphy…
Against Me! Tuesday, March 25 Nearly two years after coming out as transgender, Against Me! founder Laura Jane Grace has…
Various artists, Suicide Squeeze Records Presents: Forever Singles (out now, Suicide Squeeze, suicidesqueeze.bigcartel.com) The 7˝ single format has a special…
Bill Patton, A New Kind of Man (out now, Versicolor Records, versicolor.limitedrun.com) On his debut record, the guitar man for…
Sun Kil Moon Friday, February 21 From the onset, Benji, the latest record from Mark Kozelek as Sun Kil Moon,…
A band of anthropomorphic Sasquatches jammed out to Death’s proto-punk scorcher “Freakin’ Out” on a projector screen Monday evening at…
Childbirth , It’s a Girl! (out now, Help Yourself Records, childbirth.bandcamp.com) Motherhood is totally punk rock. There’s agony, despair, blood,…
Various artists, Neon Dream (out now, Neon Sigh Records, neonsigh.bandcamp.com/album/neon-dream) When earlier this year My Bloody Valentine dropped its first…
Big Ass Boombox Friday, January 3-Saturday, January 4 In 2012, Portlanders and self-proclaimed local music geeks Arya Imig and Eirean…
The cover of Spanish for 100’s latest release has “est. 2002” written above the band’s name. It’s the perfect descriptor…
In July, Chance the Rapper made it on to the Billboard Top 100 chart, a big accomplishment for any young…
