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Chicano Batman

A little bit funky, a little bit groovy, and all-around just firme, it’s hard not to dance when you’ve got all this sunshine coming through your speakers. Chicano Batman comes to Portland’s Star Theater on Feb. 24.

“Saturday Night” by Tim Darcy

With his first solo record, Ought frontman Tim Darcy goes on a meditative and rootsy psych-pop journey. Read on for our review.

“Wildly Idle” by Hand Habits

Guitarist Meg Duffy (Mega Bog) has crafted a bedroom opus with her first Hand Habits album “Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void.”

Split Single

Once a punk prodigy, Jason Narducy’s latest musical evolution is as the frontman of Split Single. See them live on Feb. 21 at Doug Fir.

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Portland writer and broadcaster Jim Newman

In this month’s literary arts profile, we talk to Portland author Jim Newman about how his work as a television journalist on WCCO-TV and OPB informs his satirical novels.

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PWRHAUS

Who exactly is Tony? Pwrhaus bassist Max Stein sheds some light on the elusive mind behind one of Portland’s most secretively soulful bands. The band plays Holocene on Feb. 8.

Show Preview: Cate Le Bon AT Mississippi Studios

Cate Le Bon comes to Mississippi Studios on Jan. 18. She’s touring her fourth album, “Crab Day,” full of playful vocals and unpredictable guitar lines.

New Move

Portland’s New Move has opened up its self-titled album to reinterpretation from a slew of Portland artists, for release in late January. Read our interview with the band here.

“New Move II: Back In The Habit” by New Move

Portland’s New Move has opened up its self-titled album to reinterpretation from a slew of Portland artists, recasting each track with funk, hip-hop, soul and more. The new record will be released Jan. 26 at Mississippi Studios.

“Hang” by Foxygen

Foxygen’s new album sees the band taking an unexpected foray into symphonic orchestration. It’s certainly ambitious, but is it good?