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ABBIE BARRETT & THE LAST DATE: THE TRIPLES: VOLUME II

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Abbie Barrett channels that sonic chip-on-your-shoulder beautifully, all while delivering a vocal performance that’d stand up against Jefferson Airplane’s priestess of the high chords, on the second volume of her triad (duh) of EPs, The Triples. Continue reading

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PREVIEW: HIT AND RUN

Dax Shephard’s shoot-‘em-up directorial debut Continue reading

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YEASAYER: FRAGRANT WORLD

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A slew of infectious songs that get you comfortably hooked on an electropop diet… Continue reading

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FOTOBOM: SLASH AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES

Anyone who’s ever picked up a magazine or watched TV or, y’know, opened their eyes would recognize those mirrored aviators and that top hat and LesPaul. SLASH CAME TO THE HoB! And Jess Hodge, whose probably been practicing Slash’s air guitar solos since she heard “November Rain” for the first time, was in the photo pit to capture every shred for this FOTOBOM. Continue reading

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FOTOBOM: THE GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD TOUR, PORTLAND

A couple of things about Michael Basu‘s latest FOTOBOM: He shot the whole damn thing on film, and the Dropkick Murphys shared the stage with Mumford & Sons. I KNOW. Flip through these and wish that you were there, just as we’re doing now. Continue reading

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NEWPORT FOLK, DAY 3: JACKSON BROWNE, HOORAY FOR BROWN BIRD, RAIN

Charles Bradley. tUnE-yArDs. Tallest Man On Earth. Conor Oberst. JACKSON F_CKING BROWNE. Yeah, we more or less played hopscotch, bouncing between the stages at the Newport Folk Festival like that. Here’s our wrap coverage of Newport Folk 2012. Photos: Mike Basu. Continue reading

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You know how Portland’s thing (besides Powell Books and Voodoo Donuts) is all about keeping it weird? Continue reading

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FOTOBOM: FIELD REPORT AT GREAT SCOTT

We’ve gushed about Chris Porterfield’s debut at SXSW, and caught up with him before his show last week at Great Scott. Caitlin Snyder was there and fell hook, line and sinker for the works of the incredible Milwaukee songsmith just like the rest of us. FOTOBOM with #feelingz. Continue reading

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FOTOBOM: THE HEAD AND THE HEART AT ROYALE

I am 200% convinced that if Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem were living breathing humans instead of Muppets, and living breathing humans who didn’t do a ton of drugs, that they’d be exactly like the Head and the Heart. Before hitting Newport Folk on Sunday afternoon, they blazed through town with a two-night bill at Royale. Caitlin Snyder snapped ‘em up. FOTOBOM! Continue reading

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NEWPORT FOLK FEST, DAY 2: O HAI MATT VASQUEZ, PATTY GRIFFIN UNPLUGGED (LOL), ETC.

Despite the fact that My Morning Jacket conjured up one hell of a downpour with some kind of melodic dark magic, the second day of the Newport Folk Festival doled out hearty portions of impromptu musical pairings, guitar O-faces and squashed rumors. This is the rundown of who we caught throughout our second day at Fort Adams. BOOM. Like a thunderclap.

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NEWPORT FOLK FEST, DAY 1: WILCO. (‘NUFF SAID.)

AHHHH JEFF TWEEDY BE CAREFUL THERE IS AN ARMY OF GHOSTS SWARMING BEHIND YOU #loljk. Newport Folk’s bringing about a bunch of surprises in 2012, and they started with Wilco last night. Read on and stay tuned for more #NewportFolk coverage. Continue reading