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Thursday, March 11th, 2010They play with people we like and at places we like and we like them…and some of the members are from home, but they are all here now and have been doin it all around the Portland house shows for a few years. Total Bros is Wiley and Ethan. Some other bands and or projects that Ethan is/has […]
Blood Beach
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010photograph by Robert Allen Weller
Interview: Blood Beach
I met with the members of a cool newly formed band who now call themselves Blood Beach, after they recently received a cease and desist letter from an organization who held the copyright to their previous name, Whale Warrior. The band has four members; Shayne Wright, Camella Weedon, Cody […]
New Art show Lists starting Friday 3/5
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Nationale 811 E. burnside suite 122
Midori Hirose presents an installation of new works on paper.
OPENING RECEPTION FIRST FRIDAY MARCH 5TH, 6 - 9 PM
ON VIEW MARCH 3RD - 28TH, 2010
Remember: that Nationale has moved ,around the back from Grass Hut.
GRASSHUT 811 E. burnside
Make It Or Brake It.
Runs march 5th -31st at grass hut
OPENING reception is march 5th […]
Boogie Creek Records presents….3/6 @ Backspace
Saturday, March 6th, 2010This is one of the many goings on this weekend in portland.The sun comes out and everybody wants to party. I do not know that much about the band Hullaballoon other than the fact that they are releasing a 45″record today.I am exited about the event mainly because a musical duo called Hey Lover are […]
Portland’s Velveteria closes its doors
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010This may or may not be old news to many of you, but Portland’s velvet painting museum has folded and its owners are moving back from whence they came… California! Caren Anderson and Carl Baldwin, the fifty-something owners and proprietors cited gloomy weather, lack of cultural diversity, and the tanked economy as reasons for […]
“Tonelism” this week in portland , featuring Dntel
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Dublab:Tonalism Headlining
This all-night ambient happening is crafted by Los Angeles-based web-radio station and creative collective dublab.com. It is an experience inspired by the 1960’s sound-art actions of Marion Zazeela, Lamonte Young, Terry Riley and Yoko Ono. With an array of DJ sets, live performances and visuals, dublab will create an experience for the senses. […]
The New Church: Hosannas
Friday, February 19th, 2010I recently met up with the band Hosannas, formerly know as Church, after a sound check at Mississippi Studios in North Portland. I have to say they were all very nice, friendly, and all and all very pleasant. I did most of my interview speaking with guitarist and vocalist Brandon, while the other guys were […]
Stag Bitten - 2/19 at ” Matriphoney “
Friday, February 19th, 2010T.G.I.F. everybody ! I know these guys play all the time, but they are Just that good. The band is Stag bitten ( friends of ours ) and the occasion is a fake matrimony of some sort. If you haven’t already , I suggest that you check’ em out at PC.PDX.com its always a bag of sweaty , […]
Breeze Block Gallery 3rd annual 100 Bones Show
Monday, February 8th, 2010Cutest Show Ever
Sunday, February 7th, 2010In celebration of Valentine’s Day the folks over at Holocene have assembled a line up befitting the holiday with sets by real life Portland couples. Entitled {{{ LOVEWAVE }}} : A Valentine’s Day Experience, The night will feature collaborative sets from:
Ana Rodriguez & Ethan Jayne (Magic Johnson/Total Bros)
Dan Wilson & Brighid Thomas (Sigmund […]
Fecal Face highlights local artist Meredith Dittmarr
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
The Local artist by the name of Meredith Dittmarr was recently interviewed in FECAL FACE. Meredith Dittmar creates clay type sculptures in very interesting displays, using premo polymer-clay and wire. She has a current show on N. Mississippi street here in Portland at a children’s store called Black Wagon, note that particular exhibit was meant for children and […]
Grass Hut store - Local artists APAK
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Apak are the husband and wife creative wonder duo of Aaron Piland and Ayumi Kajikawa Piland. They and some other great local artists have created a small store collaboratively “for fun.” The store is the Grass Hut on Burnside in that small row of boutiques and fancy stuff. Grass Hut shows art every first Friday of each month. […]
GLK DJ’s at Holocene Sunday
Friday, January 29th, 2010When you go to the bathroom, do you ever feel like you should wash your hands before you do your business? I mean, your hands are out there all day, getting dirty, when your genitals are safe in your pants and protected from the environment! Why not employ a wash-piss-wash strategy? Speaking of sequential […]
YACHT & The Straight Gaze
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010And so it’s confirmed! Yacht’s Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans have announced their new project Yacht & The Straight Gaze featuring recent additions Bobby Birdman, Reuben Snyder and Jeffrey Jerusalem. No Portland dates yet, but surely they have to play here!! Correction, Yacht & The Straight Gaze will be headlining a set at Holocene on […]
Rontoms’ 100th Free Show
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Rontoms is one of those bars that has absolutely no information on their website, sports only a small insignia on their building front, and basically leaves people completely reliant upon sites like pc-pdx for a weekly lineup for their free Sunday shows. The drinks may not be as cheap as other venues around town but […]
Things We Love
Monday, December 28th, 2009
The website Winter is The New Summer has definitely got it right. Why spend the coldest months tucked inside fighting boredom with all of the electronic possibilities when you can get out and spend time around real people and real good music. Each week the site hosts a rotating cast of local musicians offering […]
Portland Shows December 1st-13th
Sunday, November 29th, 2009So, we have been pretty broke here in Portland and in being so have missed out on some pretty rad shows lately. Fortunately for us there are some pretty great and more importantly cheap local shows going on in the month of December that we are pretty excited about. Here are just a few of […]
Tuesday November 10th
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Tonight at Powell’s downtown location renowned author Antonino D’Ambrosio will be speaking about his new novel, A Heartbeat and a Guitar, followed by an intimate performance of Johnny Cash songs by local folk musician Dick Weissman of the legendary trio The Journeymen. The event begins at 7:30 sharp - hope to see you there.
This Thursday
Monday, October 12th, 2009It will be wonderful, come see for yourself.
Alarm showcases the IPRC
Saturday, August 29th, 2009Issue number 35 of the Chicago based music publication Alarm Magazine is out now with a full feature of Portland’s Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) written by one of our long time contributors Charlie Swanson.
In addition to the outstanding writing and photography that usually fills the pages of Alarm magazine, they are now publishing in […]