Poppet, Live 06/21/14
Poppet is the music of recording artist, Molly Raney. Performing live and solo at Portland’s Alhambra Theater on June 21st, 2014, Poppet offers two songs not yet appearing on any records out [Read On…]
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Güeros: Artfully Imperfect Depiction of Youth
No matter the context, the first feature from any director is always interesting. Sometimes their debut manages to be one of their best. Richard Linklater’s Slacker comes to mind as a feature that is [Read On…]
I Want to Be Like Carr
Sincere. Generous. Loyal. Hilarious. Empathetic. That was my friend David Carr. RIP. — Andrew Ross Sorkin (@andrewrsorkin) February 13, 2015 Andrew Ross Sorkin, a colleague of Carr’s at the New York Times, [Read On…]
Jesse Munro Johnson – Ep.25
Talking focus and a life of music with Jesse Munro Johnson, organizer of the world music label Boomarm Nation, composer of all music by Gulls. A thriving musician while also being a [Read On…]
Dancing Fingertips of Joëlle Léandre
Joëlle Léandre rips it. She leans in to the double bass with eyes sealed shut to block out all but tactile and audible information. It is self-imposed sensory deprivation because improvising is difficult—making [Read On…]
I Go To Look At A House
I go to look at a house to rent because it is Sunday my day off and I have to find a place by Tuesday my nine hour day so I go [Read On…]
21st Century Zeitgeist
Paul King and Walter Jaffe of White Bird Dance meet us at the stage of the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall once again to introduce Nederlands Dans Theater 2. It’s been over a [Read On…]
Artists Repertory
When You Can’t Hear Outside the Noise
For some reason, I keep confusing the name for “Slaves” when I am thinking about Tribes, the play currently running at Artists Repertory Theater in Southwest Portland. Supposing it was called “Slaves” [Read On…]
Political Prison of The Islamic State
The writer is beleaguered from studying The Islamic State and the whole geopolitical shit-show of Syria and Iraq. But I am blessed compared to those who once called the cities of Kobani, [Read On…]