Portland (Oregon)

Intermission: Noise Pop Turns Down the Volume

Congress' New Marijuana Champions Introduce Legalization Bill

Like the changing of the seasons and the movement of the moon and sun, so too is the march of time marked by the annual show of members of Congress introducing marijuana legalization bills.These bills go nowhere -- there's no way to force a bill to be heard by a committee -- but since they were intr ... More >>

The Helio Sequence: Show Preview

Agalloch: Show Preview

Gardens & Villa on Vegetable Farming, the Bansuri Flute, and Playing the Phono Del Sol Festival

Gardens & Villa singer Chris Lynch, 27, keyboardist Adam Rasmussen, 29, and drummer Levi Hayden, 28, met at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. After four years together in a post-punk "noise collage" band, the the three went their separate ways. Lynch hitchhiked to Vancouver in 2007, and after a sta ... More >>

Laura Gibson Is Giving the World a "Swift Kick in the Arse"

It's Thursday morning and Laura Gibson has only a couple hours left before the tour starts. She's almost due to take off from Portland, her home, and drive to San Francisco, where her five-piece band will make their first stop. Before she heads out, there are songs to rehearse, a van to pack up an ... More >>

"Blue Like Jazz": Freshman Loses Religion, Finds Himself

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Show Preview

Negronis, Aged in Wood, at Zero Zero

Zero Zero's Joel Teitelbaum.​Barrel-Aged Negroni Party Where: Zero Zero, 826 Folsom (at Fourth St.), 348-8800 When: Mon., Mar. 21, 5:30-10 p.m. Cost: $6 per drink The rundown: Barrel-aging cocktails is a concept currently finding appeal in bars around the world, and for good reason. Just ... More >>

San Francisco Wants Homeless People to Shower and Groom

A shower will get you farther in life than a college degree​Most people who live on the streets or in Portland, Ore., don't take showers -- and it's unsavory. But how can anyone expect a homeless person to find a job that pays them enough to live in an apartment if they don't lather up routinely?S ... More >>

Horse Feathers: Show Preview

The Thermals' 'Personal Life' is subdued, but they won't stay down for long

Pet-Friendly Cities List Snubs San Francisco

​San Francisco manages to land on ever so many Top-10 lists; if ever a Top-10 list was assembled of cities that crack the most Top-10 lists, it's a good bet we'd make the Top-10. Now a website called Livability.com has sent along yet another list -- the Top 10 Pet-Friendly Cities. Astoundingly, th ... More >>

Menomena finally grows up

Target Protest Will Be a Double Whammy

​Remember how last week nobody knew whether to protest Target on August 14th or 15th? (Reminder: You were going to demonstrate against the chain's $150,000 donation to a political action committee that gave to a gay-hating Republican gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota.)Well, the guy behind t ... More >>

Behind the Beat with Low Limit of Lazer Sword

Lazer Sword's Low Limit (left) and Lando Kal​Bryant Rutledge has come a long way. He moved to San Francisco from his hometown of Portland, OR, took a position at electronic music rag XLR8R (where, I should note, I also contribute), and began work on his music career as a multi-talented DJ and prod ... More >>

Music for Emergencies

The Sound and the …

Meow, Wow: San Francisco Named a Top-10 Place to Own a Cat

Locals are overjoyed at San Francisco being named one of the nation's cat-friendliest citiesWhenever San Francisco cracks another Top-10 list, locals ought to have two reactions: 1. "That's great! I knew there was a reason I'm paying so much rent," and;2. "Who's putting this list out?" So when our c ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Oh Captain, My Captain

It's impossible to listen to the newest single from Portland, Ore. band Oh Captain, My Captain and not think of the Beach Boys. From the grand orchestration to the groovy harmonies, these dudes are sonic spittin' images of the Brothers Wilson & Co. At least that's the case with "Feet of Lead, Wi ... More >>

SF Weekly's Seven-Day Dish

Girls Rock! hits nerves of the teen psyche variety

Dengue Fever Plays Independent in April

You Kill Me

Following Untraceable's lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this massively dumb movie

Xiu Xiu To Release "New Women as Lovers Double LP" and 2008 Tour

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

San Francisco Symphony’s Opening Gala Gives an Indie Critic the Night Off

He Just Blew In

Manifesting dead-end destinies

Willy Vlautin attempts the great escape

LastNight: Menomena at the Independent Friday, June 8, 2007

Something Like a Menomena

Portland band boosts indie rock's eclecticism

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Viva Voce

Get Yr Blood Sucked Out (Barsuk Records)

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Framing Picture

Cold outside, hot inside

Hear This

Menomena exhibits its will-to-rock; the Doves fly back into town with their grandiose Britrock

Hear This

He looks like Rupert from Survivor but plays like Steve Vai on four hits of Windowpane

Letters to the Editor

Week of December 31, 2003

Mildred Fierce

The Crawfords' ticklish nativity

The Dandy Warhols

Welcome to the Monkey House

Boogie Time?

J. Boogie's Dubtronic Science succeeds as bedroom vibes, but lacks the political and musical edge of its soul, hip hop, and reggae roots

Let's Get hi/lo

Killing My Lobster's "high concept, low budget" film festival

The Poindexter Effect

Digging into the architect of Total Information Awareness unearths good news: Ordinary Americans value civil liberties

Letters to the Editor

Week of December 18, 2002

Dear Nora

We'll Have a Time (Magic Marker)

The Last Party

The members of San Francisco's Donner Party have moved on to other projects, but they couldn't resist the pull of one last hurrah

Riff Raff

Anti-depressants

Dish