Music Underexposed while active, Loch Berlin is now officially on “indefinite hiatus,” a status that history indicates means we shouldn't expect to hear from it ever again. (Are you there, Fugazi?!) What little documentation of the music exists, though, shows an impressive blend of pre...   More

Music Lauren K. Newman—the allegedly human organism constituting one-woman band LKN—opens up her Phratry EP with a spoof classroom address reminiscent of the narration from shredmeister-general Steve Vai's wah-wah opus extroadinaire “The Audience is Listening.” Appropriate, then, th...   More

Bar Reviews “You can be LL Cool J,” says Josh, the genial bartender at Hungry Tiger Too (207 SE 12th Ave., 238-4321) as he passes me an LL-illustrated ace of hearts after I give him my food order. Leg ...   More

Music The historically much-maligned genre of pop punk has been in fine form over the last few years, with a host of incredible albums being dropped on consistently outstanding labels Salinas, Don Giovanni, 1-2-3-4-Go!, and the über-reliable No Idea— at one point single-handedly respons...   More

Bar Reviews “So, you’ll be trying to draw in some of the Marathon crowd from across the street?” I ask Andrew Mechow, owner of newly opened Tequilas Muertos (1650 W Burnside St., 222-1507). &ldq ...   More

Music "Stadium-crust" is a silly term that may hold connotations distasteful to many punks, but it's hard to deny it's a tag which, musically at least, describes Portland hardcore stalwarts Tragedy down to a tee. On record the distinctive "D-beat," drum-led, minor-key sound is beefed up by a massive pr...   More

Music One of few disappointments I experienced upon moving to Portland a couple of years ago was discovering that the little gem of an indie band Desert City Soundtrack— whom I'd been extremely excited to learn happened to call Stumptown home—was apparently disbanded. One sol...   More

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"Underground Pop," from the brand new album The World Famous Sex Buffet, finds recent LocalCut tour diarist Moustache Martinez reflecting on the life in the rap underground and the "weird trip" since his early days of moving to Vancouver and "fronting my own label when nobody put me...   More

Music Local buzz-label Bladen County Records holds its MFNW showcase tonight at RonToms, featuring 12 of the label's bands and spanning three separate stages. Kicking off at 5 pm, the evening will also feature various vendor booths from a bevy of Portland's finest record labels, designers, photog...   More

Food Reviews & Stories Weekdays a friendly Armenian family-owned neighborhood bar attached to an enticing bakery and deli, this way-out Southeast joint earns its reputation as the craziest Eastern Bloc-accented night out in town strictly for its Friday and Saturday nights. Twice a week closing time is extended a mere eigh   More