Music It's a long road from Portland to Brooklyn. But, for local songwriter Casey Neill, the path to Brooklyn Bridge—his new album—was far longer than geography would imply. It's been eight years, in fact, since Neill last released a collection of all-new material. And that nearly decadelong journey stre...   More

Music Stories It’s a long road from Portland to Brooklyn. But, for local songwriter Casey Neill, the path to Brooklyn Bridge—his new album—was far longer than geography would imply. It’s bee ...   More

Music So, I said in my WW preview of this show that "this here rag doesn't pay me enough to possibly come up with a pithier description" for this San Franciscan children's music group than the L.A. Times' "The Flaming Lips of the toddler set." Ironically, it is on this blog, for which WW pays me absolutely nothing t...   More

Music OK so, first things first: Ya know my WW show preview for Lily Allen? As in, the lead review of the whole music listings section this week? Well, just to clarify: it wasn't supposed to begin "When I first heard 'Smile,'" as it does. No, it was supposed to read, "At first, when I heard her ...   More

News Portland's blues harmonica giant, Paul deLay, who died unexpectedly March 7th, will be celebrated on Sunday, April Fools' Day with a concert at the Portland Art Museum's Kridel Grand Ballroom. Hosted by eleven former members of various incarnations of The Paul deLay Band, the bill features Duffy Bishop, Linda ...   More

Music Portland's blues harmonica giant, Paul deLay, who died unexpectedly March 7th, will be celebrated on Sunday, April Fools' Day with a concert at the Portland Art Museum's Kridel Grand Ballroom. Hosted by eleven former members of various incarnations of The Paul deLay Band, the bill features Duffy Bishop, Linda ...   More

Music Native Portland harmonica master Paul deLay died in the early hours of Wednesday morning, just a month or so past his 55th birthday, and just days after learning he had terminal leukemia. He'd battled health problems for years, but he must have counted his blessing...   More

Music [OFFBEAT TRIBUTE] To the accompaniment of a lone banjo player—whose shadow on the backdrop starts sprouting serpents—a clown dressed as what indie-folkie Holcombe Waller calls "this rattlesnake-charmer voodoo business guy" steps out. As viola and cello join in, said guy (who goes by Mihael Sagalovesky) then begins to sing a sly request laden with Southern gothic gloom: "Won't you lend ...   More

Music "Hello, Maine!" Joanna Newsom shouted mischievously, following her opening song Sunday night at the Aladdin. After everyone had a hearty chuckle, she made it clear that she knew she was really in Oregon. With most artists, such clarification would be gratuitous, but Newsom's so quirky that it was probably wise...   More

Music [PSYCH-FOLK] Besides leading alt-country's Old Joe Clarks through the late '90s, singer/guitarist Mike Coykendall has accomplished a helluva lot since moving here from 'Frisco in 1999. He's produced several albums for artists whose impact reaches far beyond Portland—such as M. Ward and Richmond Fontaine—and also released his own hushed, effects-laden solo debut, Hello Hello Hello   More