Records
Shackleton: The Drawbar Organ EPs/Music for the Quiet Hour
For the longest time I thought Sam Shackleton’s (now obvious) nom de electro-plume was actually a reference to early 20th...
May 26, 2012
Records
John Wesley Coleman: The Last Donkey Show
The first and final songs on John Wesley Coleman’s fourth album, The Last Donkey Show, begin with the same lines:...
May 26, 2012
Records
Ramona Falls: Prophet
When Brent Knopf is on, he’s on. None of his songs are perfect or close to it—they are, almost without...
May 26, 2012
Records
Hauschka / Hilary Hahn: Silfra
Volker Bertelmann’s rigid, formalist pieces are many things, most of them admirable and skillfully achieved, but they can rarely be...
May 26, 2012
Concerts
The Weeknd
It’s been two weeks since Portland’s stop on the Weeknd’s first-ever, sold-out tour. Two whole weeks and people still ask...
May 25, 2012
Tracks
Protect-U: "Motorbike"
It’s amazing what can happen through horseplay in the studio. Label boss Mike Petillo and his sidekick Aaron Leitko were...
May 24, 2012
Articles
Alternative Titles for the New Dan Boeckner / Britt Daniel Project
Way to miss a great chance to break into the children’s book market, guys.
May 24, 2012
Tracks
In Aeternam Vale: "Dust Under Brightness"
In my mind, there is absolutely nothing more truly punk in the whole universe than early homemade electronic music. The...
May 22, 2012