Not only did I get to see Lucero for the first time in fourteen years, I got to see my buddy Thom for the first time in just as long. And few bands are as perf... Read More...
The Cure’s Songs of a Lost World feels less like an album and more like an atmospheric soundtrack to films that only exist in Robert Smith’s mind. These songs ... Read More...
If you know GWAR (which you fucking should), you know a show with them isn’t for the faint of heart, and the Portland stop of the Stoned Age tour was no except... Read More...
The Copyrights are back with New Ghosts, a punchy, no-frills EP that delivers exactly what you'd expect—more of the same catchy, full-steam-ahead jams they've ... Read More...
Between cheap or even free recording software, home recording setups, and trying to keep up with the insane production on a lot of pop albums, it’s never been ... Read More...
Well, that was fucking delightful.
Heading in, I thought I had a fair handle on what to expect, having heard a handful of Ginger Root tracks. I had no clue.... Read More...
There’s something deeply satisfying about a summer evening in Bend, especially when it serves as the backdrop for a triple-threat concert featuring Ratboys... Read More...
In 20 years of reviewing albums, I thought I was pretty thoughtful in doing so. Then I listen to Hozier’s new EP with my four-year-old son. Here’s how the firs... Read More...
I still remember sitting in my friend’s room in 1994, listening to the new cassette he got of a band called Green Day. Dookie was unlike anything I had ever he... Read More...
Spooky Skiba and pals return with their latest release, "Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs," delivering more of the same: fierce drumming, relentless basslines, frenet... Read More...
At home, my toddler son refers to which record he wants to listen to by the overall color of the covers. “Blue music” is the Bluey soundtrack, “yellow tree... Read More...
From the moment you hit play, "Dethklok IV" grabs you by the face and doesn't let go until you've been thoroughly pulverized by an 11-track onslaught of riffs ... Read More...
Hayden Homes Amphitheater, with plentiful greenery and the tranquil Deschutes River running alongside, might seem like a weird place for one of the greatest al... Read More...
I have dreamed of taking my son to his first concert. Since he has been going absolutely BONKERS for the soundtrack to Weird: The Al Yankovic Story for months, my wife and I decided to test our luck and take young Oliver to see Middle Kids, Manchester Orchestra, and Jimmy Eat World at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater for his first show ever. ... Read More...
The Nectars
Sci-Fi Television
Spastic. Snotty. Sassy. The Nectar’s manage to revive a sense of nonchalant brattiness into a scene that’s seems hyperfocused ... Read More...
The Orb
No Sounds are Out of Bounds
Cooking Vinyl
The Orb’s been making weird bleeps and bloops to couple with trippy light shows for decades, and yet, wit... Read More...
