The Thermals at the WOW
The Thermals, a staple of the Portland indie rock scene, made their way to Eugene last night for some high energy pop-punk. The show opened with Eugene band The Blimp. Although I only caught a few of their songs, they seemed wacky and fun…like a pillow fight! Next, a former Eugenian and currently Portlandian band, [...]
Chilly Willy’s top 25 songs of 2010
This winter break, warm up with some hot jams from 2010. It is only my opinion that these were the best songs to come out in 2010, but I think we can all agree that they were the sassiest. The song titles are also links to listen to the songs! How lovely to experience the [...]
The Treacherous Three & Doug E. Fresh Can’t Afford a Merry Christmas
This is a clip from the movie Beat Street. Santa apparently has to pay out of pocket for gifting all the children of the world, bustin’ his ass in the process of transportin’ that shit. Doug E. Fresh beat boxes like a madman without his prescription. The others around him (The Treacherous Three) give him [...]
Curren$y Comes Through
Da Spitta came out in typical Curren$y fashion, rocking a matching throwback Knicks Jacket and snapback.
It’s going to be Nipsey Friday Night in Portland; Cost is 20$ Curren$y
Friday night at 8 p.m. Curren$y, Nipsey Hussle, and Dom Kennedy will be taking turns crushing the mic at the Roseland Theater in Portland, on the West Coast run of the Smokers Club Tour. For those of you who haven’t heard, Curren$y is one of the hottest current underground rappers, and just released Pilot Talk [...]
This is my mama’s shit…
I used to hear this through the walls in the hood when I was back on my pajama shit. Kanye West – The Joy (feat. Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield & Kid Cudi) by TheOGConnection DOWNLOAD Kanye and Jay-Z trade verses on this sultry, soulful Pete Rock joint. The track really stays true [...]
Dr. Dog to Rock WOW Hall this Halloween
Haven’t heard about the Dr. Dog show on Halloween? Shame, Shame on you!! Let’s get the basics down first. The WOW Hall is, in our opinion, the best sounding, badass venue in Eugene. On my first Halloween in Eugene, I caught Architecture in Helsinki at the WOW and still can’t stop talking about it. Pair [...]
Gogol Bordello This Sunday At McDonald Theatre
New York Gypsy Punks Gogol Bordello, fronted by real life gypsy Eugene Hütz, are playing at McDonald Theatre this Sunday with opening act Forro in the Dark. Gogol Bordello’s latest album, Trans-Continental Hustle was released this past April. Come out and seem them this Sunday, October 17th at McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette Street. Doors are [...]
Phantogram Speaks of Melting Pots, Dreams, and the Internet
Phantogram is a duo formed in 2007 by Joshua Carter and Sarah Barthel in Saratoga Springs, New York. Their music could be labeled ‘trip-hop/electronic/experimental.’ Their music could be described as yo yo yo meets ooh la la. They are playing at Misssissippi Studios in Portland, Wednesday the 13th at 9pm. I interviewed Josh over the [...]
The Walkmen + Helio Sequence @ WOW Hall Tonight
If you find yourself in Eugene tonight instead of engulfed in the throngs of hipsters with unfashionable, but enviable, status-symbol wristbands at Portland’s MusicFest Northwest, I suggest you walk your way down to the WOW Hall on the corner of 8th and Lincoln. You’ll be in for a treat if you do. The Walkmen, from [...]
MusicFest Northwest: Do Ya Know!?
Summer classes are over, but there are still three weeks of summer left. With that said, if you find yourself wondering how you’re gonna spend the rest of your week, you should know that Willamette Week’s MusicFest Northwest is going down, starting TOMORROW, September 8th, and running through September 12th in venues all around Portland. [...]
Beach House and Vampire Weekend at McDonald — Don’t Believe the Merc!
The Portland Mercury might be the dopest alt-weekly Oregon has to offer, but inaccuracies in 94/7 FM’s recent ads may have caused some confusion. Beach House and Vampire Weekend will indeed showcase their immense talents in the great state of Oregon at Eugene’s McDonald Theater on September 1st; one night after their ‘Only Oregon Show’ [...]
RCRD LBL Hooks It Up Fat
I usually unsubscribe from email lists as soon as I sign up. It’s hard enough to sift through all my bank statements and messages from my mom. The last thing I need is an inbox flooded with TicketsWest ads and OSPIRG petitions. There is one email list, however, that I don’t regret joining: the RCRD [...]
Sharon Jones: Godmother of Soul?
Sharon Jones, the middle-aged ex-prison guard with incredible soul-singing chops, is commonly dubbed “a female James Brown.” Hailing from Brown’s hometown, expounding upon the funky, soulful sound that Brown helped pioneer, the two doubtless share much in common. On Tuesday night, with the support of her eight-piece band, the Dap Kings, Jones proved to a [...]
Phantograms Never Die
Phantogram’s haunting, post-electronic dream pop oozes a certain amount of intoxication, and the epic performance by the New York duo at Eugene’s Willamette Valley Music Festival last Saturday was comparable to watching globules in a lava lamp. I pity any one who wasn’t in attendance. It really was a seductive—if not spellbinding—show. I recently had [...]
My Name is Nicky, but You Can Call Me Dre
Andre Nickatina, formerly known as Dre Dog, brought some Bay Area rap to WOW Hall on Friday April 16th. The after party was held at the strip club that Nickatina himself just opened in our very own Springfield. They announced this before Nickatina came out while throwing dollar bills out into the audience; it was [...]
Portugal. The Man Tonight @ WOW Hall
Portugal. The Man is playing WOW Hall tonight with Hello Electric. Doors open at 7:30, music starts at 8. The band shares the hometown of Wasilla, Alaska with Sarah Palin, but relocated to Portland, Oregon. (I wonder why…) They play bluesy, folk, indie rock that sometimes is a little psychedelic. Basically they got it all [...]
‘Spoon’ing tonight at McDonald Theater
Tonight, the McDonald Theater welcomes Austin, Texas based band SPOON, playing at 8:00pm with special guest Explode Into Colors. Spoon has been playing their indie hits since 1993, but really broke into the spotlight with their 2002 album Kill The Moonlight (which saw one of their songs gain popularity through the popular teen-drama “The O.C.”). [...]
Blue Scholars Tonight @ the WOW Hall
Blue Scholars are playing the WOW Hall tonight Friday, April 2 along with Macklemore with Ryan Lewis, Bambu, and DJ Phatrick. Doors open at 8 pm. The Blue Scholars are Geologic (Geo) on the mic and Sabizi on the beats. The Northwest hip-hop duo (originating in Seattle) is known for expressing their political beliefs through [...]
A Glimpse of the Eugene Music Scene
Because I am still in Eugene for spring break, I get the pleasure of discovering what our local musicians are producing and performing. Good Friday, The Horribalistics, Tullis, Drebin and a Vision in Gray who are all from around the area got to strut their stuff for a short set at WOW hall. I arrived [...]
Oddly Enough, ODDSAC in PDX March 29th
For most individuals at colleges under the Oregon University System umbrella, March 29th simply marks the beginning of spring-term classes. But more importantly, to those in the know, March 29th marks the long-awaited Portland debut of band Animal Collective and director Danny Perez’s visual album, ODDSAC, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. [...]
TOBACCO Hits Eugene’s WOW Hall This SUNDAY
Emerging from the sleepy backwoods of rural Pennsylvania, Black Moth Super Rainbow’s musical genius, Tobacco, has broken solo and ventured into a new urban terrain. Leaving behind a heaven of synthesizer daydreams and a host of angelic murmurs, the man behind the vocoder began to explore the gritty beat of the city. Starting off in [...]
Soulico: Israeli DJ Crew
After birthing legendary indie shredders Monotonix, Israel offers the world yet another musical gift: Soulico, a crew of four Tel-Aviv DJs with an impressive library of rare Middle Eastern folk and disco vinyl. Last October they put forth their debut album, Exotic on the Speaker, an energetic amalgam of hip-hop, [...]
