The Halluci Nation – Live at the WOW Hall The Emperor·I first discovered The Halluci Nation while working as a PR nerd with the Yuhaaviatam Nation of San... Read More...Music·0 Comments·0·34 views
The Vandoliers – Life Behind Bars album review The Emperor·Somewhere between the last beer run and the final page of The Grapes of Wrath, there’s a bar... Read More...Music·0 Comments·0·102 views
The Cure – Mixes From the Lost World Album Review The Emperor·When I reviewed Songs of a Lost World, I wrote that it felt more like a series of... Read More...Music·0 Comments·0·543 views
Tune-Yards and Ringdown Live at WOW Hall The Emperor·WOW Hall might be the most Eugene venue of all time—and I mean that in the best way.... Read More...Music·0 Comments·0·62 views
An Interview with the Wailin’ Jennys The Emperor·I love the effing Wailin’ Jennys. Besides having a particularly pleasant pun as a band name, the core... Read More...News·0 Comments·0·70 views
Nekrogoblikon, Revocation, Ov Sulfur, and Brat live at Thunderbird Cafe The Emperor·Let’s get this out of the way: Thunderbird Café was an amazing introduction to the city of Pittsburgh.... Read More...Music·0 Comments·0·82 views
An Interview with Windser The Emperor·On the heels of his debut self-titled album release, Windser sat down with Racket to talk about everything... Read More...Interviews·0 Comments·0·49 views
Racket’s Teenage Poetry Corner – Volume 2 The Emperor·Look, sometimes life gets busy, and I end up with a backlog of albums to review. When times... Read More...Music·0 Comments·0·41 views
Windser – Self Titled Album review The Emperor·Windser’s self-titled debut is an emotional contradiction. It’s an album that somehow makes themes like abandonment and hope... Read More...Music·0 Comments·0·58 views
Diving Deep Into Wonder: The Portland Aquarium The Emperor·It’s not every day you get to speak to someone whose job title is “Public Joy Creator,” but... Read More...Culture·0 Comments·0·401 views
Where Did All the Rednecks Go? The Emperor·I grew up in a house that was basically a Jeff Foxworthy comedy show. Not a setup. Not... Read More...Articles·0 Comments·0·144 views
The Head and the Heart – Aperature album review The Emperor·Now, I love The Head and the Heart. Sure, they are campfire songs/granola/road trip vibes manifested into a... Read More...Music·1 Comment·0·1079 views
Red Baraat – Bhangra Rangeela album review The Emperor·Some albums are good. Bhangra Rangeela RULES. Red Baraat, a NYC-based South Asian brass party band, comes back... Read More...News·0 Comments·0·83 views
American Cosmic Revival, Vol. 1: Back At Home – A Tribute to the International Submarine Band – Album review The Emperor·People love to say that you get more conservative as you get older. In my experience? That’s been... Read More...News·0 Comments·0·47 views
Mark Fredson – Company Man – Album review The Emperor·Racket is no stranger to Mark Fredson, having interviewed him SIXTEEN years ago! His new record, The Company... Read More...Music·0 Comments·0·28 views
Kim Deal and Morgan Nagler Live at Revolution Hall The Emperor·On March 23, Portland’s Revolution Hall hosted a night that spanned both ends of the live spectrum—intimate minimalism... Read More...News·1 Comment·0·62 views
