Brazilian musician Curumin's in town at the Doug Fir tomorrow night; he's one of my favorites out of Sao Paulo, particularly for his ability to meld older Brazilian forms with modern electronics, without making the marriage sound forced. Where: Doug...
The Seattle psychedelic rockers play the Doug Fir Lounge Friday night.
I'm slowly getting into dubstep -- the darkness of drum'n'bass with the spaciness of dub! -- and so here I am, sharing. Aren't I a giver? This isn't quite as aggressive as the genre can get, and there's less of...
Huzzah for democracy! Greg Kuehn "American Promise (feat. Elvis Kuehn)" (mp3) from "American Promise - Music from the Obama Campaign 2008" (Peligro Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album -- Luciana Lopez; lucianalopez@news.oregonian.co m...
Is anyone not worried about this horrible economy? No? Then let's all take a deep, cleansing breath and, I dunno, chant or something. Capitanata "La Predica Agli Uccelli" (mp3) from "Gregorian Chant and Sacred Music" (CapitanArt) Buy at iTunes Music...
Admittedly, I'm not a big fan of children's music; I find much of it cloying, annoying and dumb. But given the Portland weather this year, this track feels particularly appropriate, my personal feelings about the genre aside. Boowa & Kwala...
In Portland, a slew of local artists will be taking to various stages Jan. 20.
Y La Bamba started as Luz Elena Mendoza wanted a name under which to perform. As time passed, she hosted a Northeast Portland open mic and eventually brought other people into the project. The result is a quirky indie pop...
Quiet is the new dynamic of alternative music, and Loch Lomond embraces it.
Glasvegas, the latest darlings of the fickle British music press, proved woefully overhyped at the band's packed gig Monday night at the Doug Fir Lounge. The Glaswegian foursome sounded like an under-rehearsed college band, with lead singer James Allan...
Sorry for the delay in posting this review... Love was in the air at the Bitch magazine benefit show Friday at the Crystal. It wasn't just for Mirah, so sweet and delicate, but all around....
Oh, Jerry Herman, we miss you! Karen Morrow "It's Today" (mp3) from "Tap Your Troubles Away! - The Words And Music Of Jerry Herman" (LML Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album -- Luciana Lopez; lucianalopez@news.oregonian.co m...
Video game soundtracks are at least as important as movie soundtracks these days, so I'm including those in my arbitrarily-declared soundtrack week. This time I'm posting an electronic/experimental track from the Samorost2. No idea what the game is like, but...
Weather woes couldn't stop a river of good music at the Bluegrass Festival.
So I'm declaring this soundtrack week because I can, but also because I saw this soundtrack to "Fame" and couldn't resist. I mean, the track is called "Dance Class Boogie." No way I was passing up the chance to post...
One last PLUG hip-hop track (I'm seriously digging this label's aesthetic, a combination of jazzy samples, tight flows and laid-back wordplay). Niamaj "The Vibe" (mp3) from "The Vibe" (PLUG Label) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at...
Jere Cherryholmes was effusive in his praise of the Oregon Symphony, but it was clearly the band that bears his name that took center stage (figuratively and literally) Thursday night at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Cherryholmes, a family...
Bluegrass musicians put their fingers on the high-lonesome sound.
Fusing modern rock with punk, Americana and Celtic styles, the band is an assemblage of Portland's finest musicians, whose shows alternate between desolate ballads and raucous rave-ups. The folk collective led by singer-songwriter Casey Neill finds the Rats magically...
More PLUG hip-hop. This time it's a lovely, floating track -- Kero's got a fantastically smooth flow, and there's just enough sadness here to give it some bite. Kero One "In All The Wrong Places" (mp3) from "In All the...
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