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Portland Writer Lizzy Acker

Fearlessly unapologetic, Lizzy Acker sits across from me for a couple of cocktails at Church,…

Show Preview: The Lower 48 at the Doug Fir – Friday 12/19

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“My Favourite Faded Fantasy” by Damien Rice

After eight years of relative isolation from the public eye, Damien Rice has finally emerged…

Portland Poet and Curator Liz Mehl

Imagine sitting on a blanket at Holocene  or Mississippi Studios and hearing Modest Mouse cover…

Capital Cities

Apparently writing jingles for car commercials in LA wasn’t cutting it for Ryan Merchant and…

Portland Poet Stacey Tran

Simply put, Stacey Tran gets shit done. In five years, she has gone from a…

“You’re Dead!” by Flying Lotus

Is it too early make a nomination for Rap Album of the Year? Maybe, but…

Portland Writer Luke B. Goebel

His debut novel, Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours starts out with our narrator…

“PIANO PILLS” BY SEANCE CRASHER

The new album Piano Pills, from Portland band Seance Crasher, opens with “White Horse,” a dreamy…

Portland Writer Kevin Sampsell

Back in 1990, Kevin Sampsell started publishing books with Future Tense, an independent small press.…