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FALL INTO DARKNESS: AGALLOCH, ATRIARCH, SEDAN ( Branx , 320 SE 2nd) Portland's metal scene is mightier than ever, and the Fall into Darkness festival invites you to three skull-crushing days of local notables along with imports up and down the West Coast. Tonight is headlined by one of our most gorgeous and blackest, Agalloch. I cannot stress the importance of earplugs enough. MARJORIE SKINNER RICHMOND FONTAINE, IAN MOORE, MERCY GRAVES ( Star Theater [...]

Despite the inevitable drop in temperatures, this week's Fall Preview includes a concert schedule that promises to keep things hot n' heavy all season long. To accompany our selection... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .

Keeping up with Billy Corgan can be a bit of an exercise is patience and tolerance. His work as a solo artist, producer, and front man for multiple bands can get rather perplexing as one tries to figure out where his heart lies. And yet, it seems that Billy always returns to his roots, and that his heart rests, eventually, with his first band, Smashing Pumpkins . After a few conflated reboots, it's easy to simply dismiss the Pumpkins as simply a relic of the nineties, that never really [...]

• Smashing Pumpkins - Owata