On what will hopefully be a perfect, sunny weekend, the 13th annual PDX Pop Now! Festival will be held July 22–24 underneath the Hawthorne Bridge at Audiocinema (226 SE Madison…
Make like a scone and get with these hot jams
2015 has been jam-packed with stellar records from Title Fight, Viet Cong, Kendrick Lamar, Panda Bear and even the return of Sleater-Kinney. There are even more albums that have yet…
The Antlers deliver at Crystal Ballroom
On stage at the Crystal Ballroom, Peter Silberman of the Antlers called Portland a little slice of paradise. Before a backdrop of changing lights and with the natural beauty of…
‘I Love You, Honeybear’ wrestles with sincerity and cynicism
Who is Josh Tillman? The former Fleet Foxes drummers has released solo work under the name J. Tillman, creating soft folk-ballads about life and love. His last album as J….
KPSU co-presents The Antlers at Crystal Ballroom
Kicking off KPSU’s humongous 30 Shows in 30 Days event that will span the month of April, KPSU, Eleven Magazine and McMenamins will present the Brooklyn-based indie rockers the Antlers….
Superhighway & Fringe Class to play Parkway North
KPSU and Portland State Professional Sound will host Portland indie-pop group Superhighway and electro-dance band Fringe Class at Parkway North on Feb. 28. The concert will be held on the…
Post-punkers Viet Cong are an icy ode to order
Canadian post-punks Viet Cong take their music very seriously, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that there isn’t anything to enjoy in their 37-minute, self-titled debut LP. Beginning…
Belle & Sebastian broaden their horizons
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is Belle & Sebastian’s first album in almost five years, and it seems that a lot has changed in the band since Write About…
Bandcamp backlog
Bandcamp can sometimes be an intimidating place, full to the brim with promising new music just begging to be discovered. So where do you start? Here are some of the…
Steers and jeers
Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Full Metal Jacket is much more than just a war movie or an anti-war movie. Full Metal Jacket is a riveting, albeit disjointed at times, exploration of…
Video games in 2015: What to watch for
Winter breaks in the past have personally consisted of family I don’t actually want to see, copious amounts breakfast burritos and good ol’ fashioned video games. All that free time…