Reviews

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Stiff Little Fingers

5/17/24 Revolution Hall…Portland, Oregon Stiff Little Fingers Through the turbulence and anger of 1970’s Belfast, the world was blessed with a punk band called Stiff Little Fingers. Their reunion tour recently stopped here in Portland, Oregon and I was lucky🍀 enough to cover it…

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Reviews

BrennanKane

Jacob Collier, May 25th at the Keller Auditorium

Jacob Collier has become an odd topic of discourse among the online music community as of late. Many feel his music feels “pretentious” and often feels too chaotic to be enjoyable, and an equal amount of people feel his music hits a spot…

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Blog Reviews

SuzyQ

Collie Buddz at the Wonder Ballroom 3-9-24

Collie Buddz Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon 3-9-24 When I heard that Collie Buddz was returning to Portland’s Wonder Ballroom, I knew for sure I wanted to be at that party. I had seen him at the same venue years ago, and it was…

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Reviews

BrennanKane

Song Review: “Stressed Out – Live”

Stressed Out by twenty one pilots off their 2015 album “Blurry Face” was one of the biggest hits of its release year. It was the number 2 song the month it was released, and was inescapable on every radio station. Now looking back,…

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Reviews

BrennanKane

Album Review: “BURN PYGMALION!!! A Better Guide to Romance”

BURN PYGMALION!!! A Better Guide to Romance, The Scary Jokes’ third album, is a brilliant dive into the emotional complications of romantic relationships told through a miasma of electronic indie sound. This album acts as a concept album, following an entertainment journalist named…

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Blog Reviews

DJ Beverly

Ladytron & Blakkat at Wonder Ballroom 05.11.23

I don’t know if I really need to extol the virtues of live music in a blog where I review live music, but I did see Ladytron perform with opener Blakkat at the Wonder Ballroom and I do think…

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Blog Reviews

Sofia Boone

Wednesday at Mississippi Studios 5/8/23

Asheville-based band Wednesday played to a sold-out Mississippi Studios on Monday in Portland, supported by Cryogeyser, just weeks after the release of their newest album Rat Saw God . The rainy weather did nothing to scare away the crowd nor the bands,…

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Blog Reviews

Victoria McIntire

The Home Team 4/29 – Show Review

The Home team, a Seattle based “heavy pop” band, played a sold out headlining show at Mission Theater on April 29th. This was the last stop on tour, and they brought along Broadside and Honey Revenge. Broadside, from Richmond VA, had made their…

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Blog Reviews

Elle Kilgore

CONCERT: LORD FRIDAY THE 13th & SKATING POLLY AT MANO OCULTA (5/6/2023)

Oklahoma City natives Kelli Drew Mayo (lead vocals and bass) and Peyton Mckenna Bighorse (guitar and back up vocals) came on the scene as Skating Polly with their debut Taking Over the World, recorded in their parent’s basement at the respective ages of…

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Blog Reviews

Flynn R

DRAMA @ The Roseland Theater [4/13/23]

DRAMA played an electrifying show at the Roseland Theater on the 13th. The band is currently touring, and their next stop is a spot at this year's Coachella festival. The night opened with a set from DJ Tasty T, who got the…

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