Do you ever need a sonic wash to drown out the fear of tomorrow?
I do, and that is exactly what I got on May 10th at Polaris Hall in Portland, OR. The band, Just Mustard, flooded the art deco reminiscent...
As an avid music enthusiast, I try to catch every shoegaze performance. On April 20th, I was fortunate enough to see three shoegaze acts in one night. For those unfamiliar with the genre, shoegaze emerged...
On Mar. 17, Oregonians entered the small but cozy venue of Polaris Hall to grab a drink and gather around a warmly lit stage for an evening show. They were there to see indie artist Lillie West, known...
It's March 4th, the damp air of New York City hits my face as I exit the La Guardia airport. The hustle and bustle of suited individuals and tourist excitement runs all around me as I rush to my uber...
“I am NOT crashing out…”
It was probably my thirteenth time repeating the same phrase as I sat next to my friend on the music venue balcony of Revolution Hall. We were there to see Indigo De Souza,...
On a Monday evening on February 23rd, I sat in the rain outside of the Wonder Ballroom with the typical Portland affair of indie sleaze and alt riff raff. The cold rain and harsh wind provided the perfect...
In the bleak mid-winter of the Willamette Valley—which really isn’t very bleak at all—a dark Saturday night was filled with fiery, unrelenting luminance, from a truly dark origin. The source: Ukrainian...
Please Note: I will be referring to English translations of Japanese lyrics. They will not be perfect translations, but I will do my best to be as accurate to their Japanese meanings as possible.
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On Sunday, November 16th, Roseland Theater was graced for the second time (that weekend) by Portland legend Neko Case. A folk singer-songwriter artist who is known for whimsical lyricism and a voice...
Club music is dead.
That’s what Joey Valence of Joey Valence and Brae’s shirt said during their Portland stop of their upcoming Hyperyouth tour. Hyperyouth is JVB’s third studio album and is...
I was waiting for the bus, leaning against a tree with my skateboard propped up behind me. I’d turned on my headphones and pulled up Spotify on my phone, but I wasn’t queuing songs. Instead, I was...
On October 27th, at around 7:30 pm a line full of individuals dressed in dweeb internet rot clothing with tones of early 2000 indie sleaze wrapped around Holocene. The club-like music venue located in...
