New Music
Mic Capes’ “Concrete Dreams” mixtape is one of our 11 favorite Portland releases of 2016. The emcee’s sophomore effort “rewards attentive listeners with subtle, but pointed, wordplay and never lets up.”
The new EP from Portland’s Sinless conjures many comparisons to indie rock heavy-hitters.
Recorded back in August, watch Portland emcee Mic Capes perform a live song from the Rontoms stage.
Check out this melodic new track from Portland rock band Yardsss: Via Yardsss: “Another in the…
Listen to the premiere of “Concrete,” the new single from Focus! Focus! One piece of an ambitious album trilogy, it turns Elly Swope’s indie folk tastes into overdrive.
The Portland quartet Genders has burst back to life with the captivating and atmospheric new record “Phone Home.”
L.A. post-pop rockers Slow Hollows eat their own hearts out on their latest album, Romantic.
Elements of traditional Indian music mix well with psychedelic rock, electronic dance and just a touch of “Madchester” swagger on Elephant Stone’s fourth album “Ship of Fools.” They play Portland’s Bunk Bar on Nov. 7.
Alex Cameron opens for Thee Oh Sees on Nov. 27 at Revolution Hall. Get to know the burgeoning synth star’s precise blend of groove and understatement.
Jenny Hval sets her take-no-prisoners feminism and anti-capitalist lyrics to some of the most interesting, unstable soundscapes you’ll hear from contemporary songwriters. She’s at Holocene on Nov. 14.