live music
A couple of weeks back, amid the beginning of Tumblr’s fall-of-Twitter renaissance, Portland had an opportunity to embrace its Tumblr-soft-grunge teen self and see one of the cornerstone bands of that era, Echosmith at the Hawthorne theater. Like many of us, the band that brought us “Cool Kids” has grown up some, gotten softer and […]
One of the most revealing details I found out about my friend from high school was that their go to breakup song was (and maybe still is) “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls. That song and that album Dizzy Up the Girl dropped at the right time for longing teens in the alternative 90s milieu […]
In the first year of the pandemic I spent a lot of time listening to podcasts. Like, a LOT of time. I ran my Spotify Wrapped at the end of 2020 and on average I listened to roughly 8 hours of podcasts a day. It was my way of feeling productive during a time of […]
Solo acoustic set by Morgan Geer of the band Drunken Prayer. Interview by DJ Rachelle
In-Studio performance by RnB artist Blossom and Trap musician Neill Von Talley. Interviewed by DJ Rachelle. Click the triangle button next to “MixCloud” link below to listen.
In-studio performance by Lili St Anne with interview by DJ Rachelle
Thunder Cat performed along with opener Channel Tres on his “It Is What It Is” tour at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom this last Friday, December 3rd. Channel Tres When I entered the venue, I actually had no idea who the opener was! That quickly changed upon entering the venue, where I was immediately blown away by […]
This weekend, the Pacific Northwest’s annual festival of bluegrass, indie, funk, jam roack and more is back – in safe, socially distanced manner. The eighteen year-old festival, which usually takes place in North Plains, OR, will offer three nights eclectic live streamed shows mixing archived sets from previous years as well as new and live […]
All the latest in the best bands playing Portland soon – watch out for my pick of the week, Songs for Snow Plough Drivers, playing tonight at the No Fun, and keep your eyes peeled for my preview of Mattiel at Doug Fir next Tuesday. I’ll be on hiatus next week but back on February […]
Join me for some live tunes and the usual rambling
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