Music Stories [TENDER NOISE-FOLK] Flipping through the influential XLR8R magazine’s recent all-Portland issue, it seems as if each page bears a face familiar to local music die-hards. But Benoît Pioular ...   More

Music There's a NW music documentary brewing, and it was all going down at Dekum Manor this past weekend. Kicking off in the early afternoon on Friday and going straight on through Saturday and Sunday, over 30 bands played the festival—specially curated for the purpose of filming and fun—...   More

Music This week another Spun Academy associate joins the Hang the DJ ranks in the form of Clint Kuper. More a DJ of private events than the city's club scene, Kuper DJs full-time under his given name and kindly fills us in on the details of such an arrangement. We ask about MySpace as a promotional tool...   More

Music And now, the time has come to say goodbye. On this final day of September, we close out the Computerization Cut of the Day series that has occupied each Tuesday for the past month. In a circular fashion, we end on the note of which this project began. While this is the last C...   More

Music Did you know Seaplane now has two locations on 23rd? I didn't until Friday night, when I ventured into NW to catch Love Menu and Horse Feathers performing in Seaplane's "Pop-up" location on 23rd and Lovejoy—just a bit further down the block from its flagship store. So why exactly were the ...   More

Music And they're off! Well, not just yet, but come mid-November, the Builders and the Butchers will embark on a just announced 20-date strong tour in support of Amanda Palmer. Yes, the Dresden Dolls' female half is taking off on a winter jaunt across the US to promote solo offering Who Killed Amanda...   More

Music Slightly evasive when it comes to the origin of his DJ name and unwilling to disclose his real name, DJ Monkeytek keeps a mysterious profile. Guess you'll just have to hunt him down behind the decks to find out his true identity. Luckily you'll find out some info, such as just where he spins (maybe t...   More

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Music Computerization is still chugging away at his LocalCut custom tracks. You can get your own one made via his site.

As we near the end of the month, our LocalCut Song Cycle too nears a close. Presented as a conversation between a 22 year ...   More

Music [Full disclosure: a handful of Nilina's photos appear in this issue, including E*Rock's contributor's portrait and the in the house show photo essay on page 40.]

Each year, XLR8R tackles a new city. They've previously been quite a bit more cosmopolitan and above the radar than this R...   More