Music Blog Archive: July 2008

Star-f-er closed out last Saturday's action at the PDX Pop Now! Fest with a set of sweaty summertime jams inside a packed Rotture. We've got the digital visuals...

Another busy week, as we look forward to shows from Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Conor Oberst, and Eef Barzelay, as well as Pickathon X. Come join the conversation...

Blind Pilot highlights Saturday night's PDX Pop Now! schedule and joins us for an in-studio session on tonight's In House. Plus, new music from the Avett Brothers, Calexico, The Hold Steady, Portland Cello Project, and more. Come join the conversation...

A dizzying week of live music of various stripes is in store, including performances from everyone from Emmylou Harris to Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings to Fleet Foxes, concluding with the 2008 PDX Pop Now! festival next weekend. Come join the conversation...

Aimee Mann was indie before indie was cool, setting off on her own Superego label almost a decade ago. She plays Portland tonight with openers Blind Pilot. Plus, music from Juliana Hatfield, Sam Roberts, Mirah, and more. Come join the conversation...

Stalwart Portland label HUSH celebrated a decade of music last weekend at the Aladdin Theater-- we've got the photographic evidence. Come and see...

The week starts with The Real Tuesday Weld's subdued apocalypse before performances from Wolf Parade, Abigail Washburn, The Jesus & Mary Chain, and Lackthereof, among others. Come join the conversation...

It's one of those weekends again, with a multitude of live musical opportunities including the Mississippi Street Fair, The Portland Cello Project, and the HUSH Records 10th Anniversary Showcase. Come on in...

Steeped in old sounds, armed with the romance of youth, Portland's Old Believers introduced their new "Eight Golden Greats" with a Thursday night performance at Berbati's Pan. Come and see...

We bid adieu to this year's Waterfront Blues Fest.... and say hello to a busy week featuring new efforts from Beck, RATATAT and Ron Sexsmith, and area performances from The Old Believers, Elvis Costello, We Are Scientists, and more. Come join the conversation...