Video: Horse Feathers "Where I'll Be"

MICHELE WYLEN, THEE MIKE B, DJ BLVD NIGHTS ( Someday Lounge , 125 NW 5th) Read our article on Michele Wylen . ALT-J, WILDCAT! WILDCAT! ( Star Theater , 13 NW 6th) With a Mercury Prize underneath their belt, Alt-J have risen above early buzz—and a truly unfortunate name—to become a force to be reckoned with. This, their first Portland show, is already sold out (their September date opening for Grouplove was cancelled), proving the British band's [...]

After a full week of frigid temperatures, it looks like things are going to warm up just in time for the weekend!  On top of the days of arctic temperatures, the nation avoided the scary possibility of being led for four years by Big-Bird-hating Mitt. So whether you're going out to celebrate four more years with Obama and Biden or simply just because it's the weekend and you're trying to have some fun, here are some of the best ways to do so in the city of brotherly love. [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Brian Danielson Justin Ringle has come nearly full-circle on Cynic's New Year , the new album from his indie-folk band Horse Feathers . Ringle started playing quiet, rootsy songs when he moved from Idaho to Portland, Ore., to give himself a break from the loud-all-the-time rock-band dynamic he had spent years navigating. "I kind of burned out on that dynamic," Ringle [...]

Soooooo...what are you purchasing today?  Are you purchasing today?  Are you aware it is Record Store Day?  No, you should look into it by visiting the website for info (I know readers of Slowcoustic know this, this is just a ploy to offer the RSD website to the uninitiated). I am feeling especially lazy today as it is the weekend and I plan on drinking beer in a pub with my lovely wifey while eating terribly unhealthy food and discussing what we are going to do with our [...]