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Musicfest NW – Day 4

David Harris October 6, 2009 0

Saturday- The fourth and final night of MFNW. We decided to start early, catching an inspired performance by hardcore heavies Fucked Up. The 300 lb Damian Abraham (Pink Eyes) spent more time in the

Friday- It would be difficult to follow the Dirty Three’s facemelting performance. I had been talking about it all day long to anyone who would listen, alternatively boring my friend from Seattle, my wife

Musicfest NW – Day 1 & 2

David Harris September 30, 2009 0

Each year, Portland is transformed. Its streets are filled with music fans scurrying from venue to venue, trying to catch the last, dying of chords of a whispered up-and-coming band before heading off to

Concert Review: The Dead Weather/Screaming Females

Brady Baker September 28, 2009 0

In the beginning there was Marissa Pasternoster. The five-foot nuthin’ lead Screaming Female stepped quietly under the spotlight and ripped into a stellar set with a voice two times too large for her stature.

PLAYLIST: Belle & Sebastian

Spectrum Culture Staff September 26, 2009 0

Earlier this month, Spectrum Culture debuted a new type of feature called PLAYLIST. The idea is simple enough: make a playlist (with mix tapes and CDs becoming so unfortunately passé) centered around one artist

Interview: Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips

David Harris September 24, 2009 0

Since everyone who has Twitter, Facebook, Firefox, Share, Digg, Reddit, etc already knows that the Flaming Lips were in Portland this week to film a music video featuring naked bike riders, there is no

Concert Review: M. Ward/Chain and the Gang

Neal Fersko September 21, 2009 0

Let it not be said that M. Ward’s palate doesn’t extend to the underground even as his star continually rises. The last time he stopped in Washington, D.C. he tapped The Vivian Girls as

Last Spin: Sting: The Dream of the Blue Turtles/ . . .Nothing like the Sun

Lukas Sherman September 20, 2009 0

Last Spin: Sting The Dream of the Blue Turtles/ . . .Nothing like the Sun 1985/1987 We all know that tastes change. Last Spin is a series in which our writers give a final

Concert Review: Black Francis

David Harris September 14, 2009 0

The most amazing thing about Black Francis (or Frank Black) is his voice. Look no further than the Pixies’ seminal classic Doolittle for proof. On songs like “Tame” that voice can range from a

Interview: Phil Elverum

Brady Baker September 13, 2009 0

For more than a decade, Phil Elverum has been toiling away in the small town of Anacortes, WA, quietly perfecting his craft. The exact nature of this craft, however, is up for debate. The