The National Sleep Well Beast album review
By Eli Frank “Sleep Well Beast,” the National’s seventh studio album and first since 2014’s “Trouble Will Find Me,” marks their twisted yet triumphant return. Unlike past …
Arts
Four flicks currently playing in Portland theaters
Atomic Blonde If you saw “John Wick” and “John Wick: Chapter 2” and thought, “it would be really cool if they made another one of these movies …
Lost in the “Fun House”: Bill Will’s Hoffman Gallery exhibit
By Chester Brogan When asked about what was motivating Bill Will while designing and producing the current exhibit at the Hoffman Gallery, curator Linda Tesner said: “He …
Ariel Pink’s new LP finds him sentimental, as gross as ever
Somehow, Ariel Pink is always getting compared to the late (and not so great) Frank Zappa. As one may or may not know, Zappa built his long-running …
How to Get Over: a fictional story about moving on
This is a work of fiction: all incidents described are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual persons or events is coincidental. Step …
mother! : oh wow!
Have you ever exited a theater, eyes adjusting to the bitter sunlight of the outside world, and wondered quietly to yourself, “what the hell did I just …
Japanese Breakfast return for seconds
Japanese Breakfast’s latest release, “Soft Sounds from Another Planet,” generates an abundance of relaxing vibes. It’s one of the most interesting albums of the summer. Japanese Breakfast …
PNW natives Fleet Foxes return to Portland, harmonies and man-buns still wholly intact
On the night of Sept. 17, a rare phenomena occurred: not one flannel-wearing, vinyl-buying hipster could be found in the city of Portland. They had all flocked …
Affordable Aesthetic
By Mackenzie Bath Whether it is our intention or not, what we wear makes a statement. It says something about who we are, where we’re from, and …
The pitfalls of the Districts’ “Popular Manipulation”
By Micael Lonergan Full disclosure: I am unapologetically sympathetic to The Districts. My investment in the Pennsylvania four-piece followed close behind the 2012 release of their second EP …
Pitchfork Music Festival, I love you, but you’re freaking me out
As a 20 year-old, there aren’t many contexts in which I feel entitled to speak authoritatively about the “old days.” This is undoubtedly for the best; even …