18+ hour, 52+ min ago   (418+ words) A guy in a Ghostbusters suit milled around outside Portland’s Moda Center. Even though you could be forgiven for believing he was about to queue up to see Weezer play, the Venkman stand-in had just departed the Rose City Comic…...

18+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1640+ words) Spectrum Culture Back in 1990, it seemed like the Pixies were on the verge of a commercial breakthrough, but that never really happened. Instead, Bossanova offered a softer, glossier and more conventional take on the Pixies sound at just the point…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (588+ words) Nicola Miller’s Living Things: Spit! Spectrum Culture Miller, whose tone and phrasing blend the ragged slouch of Jackie McLean with the sharp, elegant tonal ambivalence of Ornette Coleman, appears to delight in the unpredictable and nonstandard, beginning with the makeup…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (507+ words) Spectrum Culture Some of the best albums have titles that tell you exactly what to expect. Braxton’s Splayed Werks isn’t “the best,” but its playful title hammers its purpose home: it’s a collection of assorted works, tinkered with between 2018 and…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1211+ words) Occupying the interzone between creativity, criticism and academic writing, J. Simpson idealistically believes that great art makes the world a better place. Specializing in the "dark," experimental, surreal and strange, he believes there's more to life than chasing profits. He is…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (483+ words) Spectrum Culture Executive producer P2J constructs the rhythmic architecture of What Are the Odds, threading UK garage, funky house and Afro House across a taut, 37-minute runtime. On “This City,” the arrangement leans into classic UKG 2-step swing, driven by punchy…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (750+ words) Spectrum Culture The musical movement matches the album’s lyrical approach. Strings unexpectedly lost his mother last year, and not only does the new album explicitly honor her, it also contains its fair share of grief, and some of Strings’ most…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (585+ words) Kevin Korber is a life-long New York City resident with a fondness for fine scotches and an unhealthy addiction to music, film, and pop culture in general. His work can be found in Elmore Magazine and Pop Matters. You can…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (390+ words) Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR 9/3/2026 However, the fans who turned out for the two-hour performance seemed to know the words to most of Estrada’s songs. And words are important to Estrada whose sophomore record – Vendrán Suaves Lluvias is full of poetic…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (580+ words) Revisit: David Byrne’s American Utopia Spectrum Culture Director Spike Lee made one of the great film adaptations of a Broadway musical, with thrilling rock songs and challenging thoughts about race, identity and the limitations of art. That movie is Passing…...