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Willie Nelson: American Classic
Willie Nelson American Classic Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Blue Note Records On the surface, country music and jazz seem an unnatural mixture, like a bourbon and blue cheese cocktail, a peanut butter and pickle sandwich
Read More »Box Elders: Alice and Friends
Box Elders Alice and Friends Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Goner Records I’m a sucker for those Time-Life music collection infomercials. You know the ones: the jolly half-hours of TV where some moderately attractive woman who
Read More »Blitzen Trapper: Black River Killer EP
Blitzen Trapper Black River Killer EP Rating: 3.5/5.0 Label: Sub Pop It makes sense that Portland’s Blitzen Trapper toured last year with Seattle’s Fleet Foxes; for those of you far from the pines and
Read More »Band of Skulls: Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
Band of Skulls Baby Darling Doll Face Honey Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Shangri-La Timing, in music as in comedy, is everything. Had it been released in, say, 2003, UK trio Band of Skulls’ Baby Darling
Read More »Interview: Jason Webley
Jason Webley knows a thing or two about the rigors of touring. Though the Washington-based accordionist began as a street busker, his decade-long career has taken him from pole to pole, playing for crowds
Read More »Beeswax
Beeswax Dir: Andrew Bujalski Rating 3.0/5.0 Studio: Cinema Guild 100 Minutes Oh, dissatisfied, post-collegiate white youth. Will you ever tire of kinda’ sorta’ complaining about the aches and pains of your self-absorbed existence? Obviously,
Read More »Black and Green Olive Tapenade
As we grow old, our tastes change or develop. When I was younger, I went through a brisket and barley phase. That was all I ate. My parents pushed other foods, particularly eggs, but
Read More »Taxidermia
Taxidermia Dir: Gyorgy Palfi Rating: 4.0/5.0 Studio: Regent Releasing 91 Minutes Taxidermia is a great film- the work of a visionary and features wonderful performances, fantastic cinematography and a fascinating observation of the importance
Read More »Ramona Falls: intuit
Ramona Falls intuit Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Barsuk Records As one third of Portland’s indie-darlings Menomena, Brent Knopf has to deal with some expectations for his solo debut intuit. The stakes are especially high when
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Patrick Watson: Wooden Arms
Patrick Watson Wooden Arms Rating: 2.5/5.0 Label: Secret City Like many unique artists, Patrick Watson likely sees things far differently than the average person. His band’s music suggests the world is some sort of
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