Do you like fun pop rock with thoughtful lyrics, an upbeat air and just a hint of bluegrass? Yes? Well then, you’re going to love the Ascetic Junkies’ newest album, “This Cage Has No Bottom.”
Cutesy tunes from the Ascetic Junkies
Bringing garage out of the desert
If you’ve heard of Monotonix, you know that their name is synonymous with rollicking, crazy live shows, raw sound and unbeatable energy.
“This Meets That” meets nothing at all
When listening to Black Mountain’s latest album “Wilderness Heart,” it’s important to get one thing very clear: This is not Pink Mountaintops.
The end of a rock era
It’s safe to say that anyone interested in Portland music has by now heard that the notorious punk/all-ages club Satyricon is closing its doors again.
Storm’s a brewin’
Within the local music scene, there have always been bands that musically define a generation.
Better than your morning cup of coffee
Morning Teleportation might look like your average band of Portlanders, but the minute the members open their mouths, you can tell they aren’t from around here.
Bands to watch
Deelay Ceelay
Oh the elusive Deelay Ceelay. For a while, the band was playing a lot of shows. Then it went on tour this summer with Starfucker (yeah, the group dropped the name PYRAMIDDD. Thank god.)
Champagne wishes and cocktail dreams
To say that Jeffrey Morgenthaler is an asset to the Portland bar scene would be an understatement. The current bar manager at renowned restaurant Clyde Common has been making a name for himself locally, nationally and internationally since mixing a good cocktail first sparked his interest.
Pleasing your lady and rejecting the internet
Talking with Ron Jeremy doesn’t go how you think it might. The porn superstar and cult figure is funny, polite and incredibly well spoken. Even when he talks about sex—a major topic of conversation for him—he does so in a lighthearted, humorous way.
Note from the (drunk) underground
Kelly O has made a name for herself in the Pacific Northwest shooting photos for Seattle’s The Stranger. Famous for her column “Drunk of the Week,” she currently has a show running at the IGLOO Art Gallery entitled Floater.
A well-oiled machine
Thanks to Ape Machine, classic rock isn’t dead yet. The local rockers are injecting heavy doses of old-school bluesiness and metal-tinged rock into the indie rock and electro-dominated local scene.