Music  I'm already excited in advance to see what Manny Reyes has lined for Supernature, his dance party/electronic music celebration that goes down every month at Rotture. But when I saw on the December bill a collaborative effort between Charlie Salas-Humara (Sun Angle/Panther), E*Rock, and Marius Libman (a.k.a. Copy), I believe I gasped a little. What could these three beat-driven masterminds co...   More

Music You've heard it a dozen times over already: it's the season of giving. But, c'mon...look at the state of economic inequality in this country and tell me that you aren't at least considering buying one less present this year and trying to give back to those folks who need your help. Actually, if you can't tell me that, don't say anything at all. I'll just want to find you and mete out some justice ...   More

Music We're not the only ones here at Willamette Week keeping an eye on what's going on with Portlanders and Kickstarter. Our own Ruth Brown has started a similar column called Kickstart My Heart that will focus on the world of visual arts. Be sure to check it out. You know,...   More

Music The news may or may not have spread like a wildfire yet, but the fact of the matter is: Dirty Mittens is no more. It's some kind of shock to the musical system, considering the acclaim that the band has received over the last two years for their high energy live shows and the spark of their recently released album Heart of Town. Fear not, music fans, the band isn't really disappea...   More

Music For good or for ill, musicians, artists, filmmakers, and other creative types have turned to Kickstarter to help make their dreams become a reality. By now you should know the drill with the site and its model, but if not, I recommend hitting up the Kickstarte...   More

Music  Oh how far Starfucker have come in just two years. In that span of time, the band went from being Starfucker to PYRAMID to Pyramiddd and then back to Starfucker. The trio signed to a larger indie label (Polyvinyl) and had one of its songs used in a Pepto-Bismol commercial. Add on to it a few tours of the world and plenty of critical accolades, and you're left with one of the biggest bands th...   More

Music As is sometimes the case, right after we get a Video Round-Up stitched together and posted, someone drops another clip on us. I know, I know...it's not their fault. How were they to have known? But when it happens more than once—and it has happened a bunch�...   More

Music Stories [ART-ROCK REVIVAL] Buttoned up in a wool-lined jacket and working his way through a massive pork chop at Podnah’s Pit on Northeast Killingsworth Street, Luke Wyland exudes a mixture of relief an   More

Music In an era when many long-defunct bands are settling differences (or simply realizing how much money there is to be made) and reuniting for bigtime tours, music fans can at least rely on one thing: The Smiths are never going to get back together. The egos of the folks involved are still too big, the dismissal of the band's rhythm section by frontman Morrissey too painful, and the ink on those lawsu...   More

Music Now that you've hopefully read my profile on the return to the recorded world of art pop duo AU in this week's print edition, I felt it would be good to provide another wrinkle to the story here on Local Cut. As I said in the piece, the band's new album is coming out on one of Portland's best loca...   More