Music Portland's own DIY boy, Alex Arrowsmith, has taken on a full band by the name of Tiger House. With damn near 10 solo self-releases, it makes sense that Arrowsmith would want to share his musical (and production) talent with other musicians.

Rather than flexing his multi-instrumental mus...   More

Music This week's Cut of the Day was a tough choice. I knew I wanted to write about Lovers new album, We Are The West, but I had no idea what track to spotlight. Though the album is generally an electro-pop-folk collection, there are both tracks that are upbeat and highly pop-influenced, and others that...   More

Music Oh, Loch Lomond. Always showing so much love for our hometown! The lovely chamber-folk septet has set one more Portland show before embarking for a SXSW adventure in mid-March. The band recently announced a record release show on March 14 at the new Mississippi Studios for the 7-Inch vinyl rel...   More

Music I don't think the guys in Soft Tags accept the fact that they live in Portland, Oregon in the year 2009. In their minds, it is 1965 and they reside in New York City, partaking in the art scene Andy Warhol birthed, consuming massive amounts of LSD, recording psychedelic rock with Lou Reed and to...   More

Music “How much is the cover tonight?” asked the girl standing in front of me outside Doug Fir.

“Twelve bucks, but it's sold out,” replied the heavyset bouncer.

The girl laughed. “You're fucking with me.”

“I wish...   More

Bar Reviews As soon as you set foot into the converted house on Belmont Street, Duke greets you. Don’t be intimidated by his 180-pound stature; this monstrous English mastiff is nothing more than a big tedd ...   More

Music Laura Gibson wastes no time on “Spirited,” the first single off her upcoming (second) album, Beasts of Season. The song begins with a burst of cymbal sound, and then, with no warning, a bass drum is beat and ethereal oohs fill your ears, accompanied by acoustic guitar picking.

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Music I've gotta say, I'm a sucker for songs without choruses.

“Slink,” the first track off Portland outfit Bombs Into You's newly released EP, Metaphorically Yours [vol. 1], is one of those songs. The track begins with a catchy keyboard riff atop an oscillating synthesizer. Inc...   More

Music I have only been interning at WW for a week now and have already discovered the key to Casey and Michael's hearts: swag. These dudes love free shit (but really, who doesn't?).

This morning Michael got called to the front desk. As he descended the stairs, he felt like he ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories This small bar tucked away in an Old Town alley is usually swarming with hip kids yearning for the days of yesteryear when smoking in bars was still legal. Depending on the night, the crowd consists either of music fans decked out in tight, brightly colored clothes, ready to dance to whatever the DJ   More