This may be old news to some of yous, but I didn’t know punk rock’s god-mom, Patti Smith, had an affinity for local forefathers of twee and history-rock, the Decemberists. The Music Slut blog was letting fans of either artist download Smith’s cover version (a b-side from her latest album, Twelve), but that file has [...]

Beverly Hills…The Troubadour is a dope, small venue in LA with lots of history. The doorman at the venue saw Mike Tyson drive by during our sound check. Iron Mike asked him what time the show starts…uh oh!
This LA show was a big deal for us, because our luck in LA has always been [...]

“People still talk about our blacked-out [drunk] shows,” says Drunken Boat drummer David Wuttke of the band’s early days. At the foursome’s Northeast Portland home, he explains that fans will say, “That show was awesome!” and he’ll reply, “Are you kidding me? I puked on my snare drum.”
But now—three years after Wuttke and vocalist-guitarist Harrison [...]

[ALT-COUNTRY] Even in this sequel-happy world, true stories don’t often get a second chance at a happy ending. And singer-songwriter Gerald Collier’s hard-luck story is a tale as old as the music business itself: Boy meets band; boy and band make beautiful music; boy and band get signed; record label folds and band gets dropped; [...]

[PROG-GRUNGE] Everything that’s right about Postulate II, LKN’s fifth full-length, is embodied in one, singular track: “On the Ride.” It begins in an explosion and ends in daisies. In a compositional feat, it smoothly encompasses the two sides of Lauren K. Newman (who plays every instrument on LKN recordings).
“On the Ride” ignites in a thick [...]

I realize strangers don’t tend to enjoy other people’s inside jokes, but I just can’t help but include a short personal anecdote here: There is a long-running joke that my dog’s favorite song is Warren G’s “Regulate.” I don’t know why it’s her favorite; it just is. And I think it’s hilarious because I’m a [...]

I’ve been mulling over Daytime Volume’s The Day We Transposed for a few weeks now. After some initial confusion, I think I can finally say I really dig it. The album’s gentle, largely acoustic arrangements bring out my touchy-feely side (it doesn’t take out much), and while Jared Myers’ slight faux-British accent can be a [...]

Tonight was grandiose…the show was at the Belly Up tavern, right outside of San Diego. The venue is dope, and the patron was definitely free flowing all night. Our peoples dannu from the visionaries, Mr. Brady, and Orko the Sykotik alien blazed our guest list and helped celebrate our triumphant return to the ess dee.
Our [...]

[YOU MISSED THE SHOW. SORRY DUDE/DUDETTE] In case you’ve been living in a cave on the moon, I thought I’d drop the incredible lineup of tonight’s Portland Lounge Series at Towne Lounge one last time. Tonight’s show (9:30 pm, Towne Lounge, 21+, FREE!), which is recorded for podcasting here on LocalCut, features interview segments [...]

Wait. You didn’t know about this bit of r-a-d? Beyond writing his new-ish album, Hair Guitar, Copy’s been spending some serious quality time over the past year with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Remix time. The result is the just-out Bone Thugs-N-Harmony-N-Copy. You can’t really buy the thing in stores, but it comes free if you buy Hair [...]