Local Features

Kulululu

It’s just before midnight and I’m riding my bike through Portland. It’s summer so it…

A Mirthful Amalgamation: Woolen Men’s Raf Spielman on the release of Lucky Box

I arrive in Northeast Portland and Raf [Spielman] invites me up to his second story…

Black Belt Eagle Scout

It’s the season of Cancer and I’m about to sit down with Katherine Paul, the…

“Mother of my Children” by Black Belt Eagle Scout

August is the best month of the year, not only because it’s my birthday month,…

“Desert Center” By Guantanamo Baywatch

Sweltering out their fourth full-length release in the dead of the summer heat, Guantanamo Baywatch…

Cool Schmool

I had the pleasure of sitting down with some of the ladies of Cool Schmool.…

Turtlenecked

For the past two years, twenty-one year old Lewis and Clark student Harrison Smith has…

Skull Diver

Portland trio Skull Diver discusses their earliest musical experiences, their new album “Chemical Tomb,” and their penchant for ornate live performances.

Little Star

We caught up with Dan Byers of Little Star and talked about the band’s new album, turning poems into lyrics, antidepressants and sitting in traffic. The Portland trio’s new self-titled album comes out April 14.

Daydream Machine

In this month’s local feature, Daydream Machine discusses their new record and the double-edged evolution of the Portland venue landscape in recent years.