“OBLIVION WITH BELLS”

UnderworldOblivion With Bells The new album by Underworld, Oblivion With Bells, hits stores- or free download sites, your choice- October 16, and wow, is it amazing. I’m still ... Continue Reading →

PARTIKEL

Partikel Goethe Institute, Sep 22 2007   Ostensibly a platform for cutting edge electronic musicians and their recent work, “Partikel,” held Saturday night the 22nd ... Continue Reading →

MIDLAKE

MidlakeThe Henry Fonda Theatre. Sept. 25, 2007 Normally, unless the people watching’s especially good, I hate showing up for a concert at the scheduled time only to find that ... Continue Reading →

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM & ARCADE FIRE

LCD Soundsystem & Arcade Fire The weather folks had been promising rain all week starting on Thursday night of September 20th, prompting concerns that LCD Soundsystem and The Arcade ... Continue Reading →

MUSICFEST NW

Musicfest NWSeptemer 6 – 9, 2007all over downtown Portland Once again "fests" are becoming popular. After the fiasco of Hellfest (lack or permits, look it up, sucked), ... Continue Reading →

DOWN – III – OVER THE UNDER

Down – IIIOver the Under(Warner) It's been 5 years since Down came out with their last album, and a lot has happened.  Loss, rebirth, redemption and strength seems ... Continue Reading →

THE PIPETTES – WE ARE THE PIPETTES

The PipettesWe Are the Pipettes(Cherry Tree / Interscope) Self proclaimed "Polka-dot Princesses" – The Pipettes – are making their way over to the US next month ... Continue Reading →

THE WILDBIRDS – GOLDEN DAZE

The WildbirdsGolden Daze(Universal Republic) Entertainment Today Sep CD Review Series   The cool thing about this group is their one-take, "leave it in, it's fine"-attitude ... Continue Reading →