Subject: Portland (Oregon)

• Pink Martini at Scottsdale Civic Center Mall Amphitheater

  May 14, 2008

• Sage Advice

  Wipers front man Greg Sage on d.i.y., surviving the music biz, and life in the Valley

  August 29, 1996

• Qwestioned Ballots

  May 1, 1997

• Reconstructed Funk

  Tempe sextet Bionic Jive plays cosmic slop with a twist

  October 16, 1997

• Dandy Lions

  Novelty single aside, Portland's Dandy Warhols should have more than 15 minutes of fame awaiting them

  December 4, 1997

• Second Helpings

  November 18, 1999

• Monstrous

  Mother Nature's Slaves
  (Howler)

  September 7, 2006

• Untraceable: Big, dumb, and not much fun

  January 24, 2008

• Summer Guide 2008

  June 5, 2008

• Five Pacific Northwest Albums That Made a Difference in 2008

  Some of the more well-received albums of 2008 have come from the rainy, bike-loving confines of the Pacific Northwest - a trusty bastion for indie rock and insanely innovative pop. When bands from the two meccas of the Pacific Northwest - Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington - emerge onto the national scene, it is hard not to take notice of the region's widespread influence. Five albums, in particular, made all the difference in 2008, cementing the Pacific Northwest's legacy as a musical inn

  December 29, 2008

• Kinch Clinches SxSW Birth, Tour With Dear and the Headlights

  We've got a couple big pieces of news involving Kinch, who recorded what we said was the best album in Arizona last year. First comes news that they've been selected for SxSW, joining several other Phoenix bands at indie rock's biggest showcase. They've also got new tracks from their The Economic Chastisement EP posted here.Oh, and if all that weren't enough, we've learned from Psyko Steve that they'll be picked up for the the Dear And The Headlights tour Miniature Tigers dropped of to open for

  January 20, 2009

• Stand and Deliver

  Musician channels Erykah, Ella, and nobody else at the same time

  February 26, 2009

• Ghost to Falco

  February 26, 2009

• Starfucker

  October 2, 2008

• Shakin’, Not Stirred

  May 8, 2008

• Red Alert

  Sphere and loathing in Scottsdale

  January 17, 2008

• Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

  Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

  October 18, 2007

• You'll Laugh Dying

  October 11, 2007

• Escape from Alaska

  And into the 21st century

  July 26, 2007

• Clubhouse Rules

  Tearing it up in Tempe

  June 21, 2007

• Lying, Stealing, and Teasing

  Ask a stupid question, get a funny answer

  March 1, 2007

• Yellow Swans

  Clinical trial

  October 12, 2006

• Burning Down the House

  Accelerated entropy

  September 7, 2006

• Got SHoD?

  Name that doom

  August 31, 2006

• Show and Tell

  Thinking outside the boxy

  May 18, 2006

• Lightheaded

  Wrong Way
  (Tres Records)

  January 26, 2006

• M. Ward

  April 16, 2009

• Novel Tease

  October 21, 2004

• The Thermals

  May 13, 2004

• Barbecue Nations

  Aryanfest was hardly the badass event it billed itself. Shaved-headed men hugged each other like they were at a gay pride picnic.

  February 19, 2004

• Suicide Squeeze

  SuicideGirls.com is this punk-rock kid's wet dream come true

  January 8, 2004

• Cool Tips

  December 4, 2003

• Sorry, We're Closed

  Downtown businesses are struggling to stay afloat

  November 6, 2003

• XO, Elliott

  Elliott Smith, 1969-2003

  October 30, 2003

• Sex, Lives and Videotape

  Documentary shines light on life among the swing set

  August 29, 2002

• Shin Music

  Indie quartet emerges from a decade of obscurity to find itself the great pop hope

  April 18, 2002

• Vinyl Adventure

  A weekend tagalong with a top DJ offers insight into the rigors of a life spent spinning on the road

  January 11, 2001

• Back to Earth

  Elliott Smith's 'moment' has passed; now he's just making music

  October 12, 2000

• World Federation Poetry

  Beat-themed SlamNation documentary's a howl

  October 22, 1998

• THE SHANE OF IT ALL

  SHANE STANT WHACKED NANCY KERRIGAN'S LEG. HERE'S WHY HE THINKS HE'S A VICTIM

  June 15, 1994

• SONGS FOR A PUNK SAGENATIONAL NOISEMAKERS PAY TRIBUTE TO TEMPE'S GREG SAGE

  August 19, 1992

• Former Format Frontman's New Band, Fun, Starts Touring Tomorrow

  That Format-size hole in the heart of Phoenix music fans is about to get a little healing. Fun, the new NYC-based project by The Format's Nate Ruess, with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, will embark on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra tomorrow.Their first record isn't due until August, released this coming but the band is offering a free download of the Elton John-ish "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)" by joining the band's mailin

  April 20, 2009

• Anarbor Announces Massive Tour, Gets Song On "The Hills"

  Local kiddie dance-pop act Anarbor has announced a massive slate of tour dates with The Cab, The Secret Handshake, Forgive Durden and You Me and Everyone We Know, as well as a stint on Warped Tour.The Phoenix-based band has been touring pretty much non-stop since releasing Free Your Mind, their second EP for Hopeless Records, including playing the Take Action Tour with Cute is What We Aim For, Breathe Carolina, Meg & Dia and Every Avenue and a current tour with Forgive Durden and You Me and

  May 5, 2009

• The Thermals

  May 21, 2009

• Off the Beaten Pathos

  May 21, 2009

• The Thermals

  May 21, 2009

• Viva Voce Represent the Rose City in Phoenix

  Viva Voce: So Portland they named their record "Rose City."By all definitions, Viva Voce are a Portland band. They feature at least one member with a beard, and while no one was wearing flannel, it felt like they were one load of laundry away from reaching that point. It is easy to bunch together Portland music as being simple indie rock played by these aforementioned bearded fellows, yet Viva Voce -- bolstered by the brother/sister duo of Kevin and Anita Robinson -- transcend those quick labels

  June 17, 2009

• Loretta Lynn Plays the Classics at Celebrity

  Luke HolwerdaLoretta Lynn on the circular stage of Celebrity Theatre.It's been five years since Loretta Lynn's Grammy-winning collaboration with Jack White but it seemed even longer at last night's Celebrity Theatre show, where the Van Lear Rose era seemed long forgotten. Sure, a few curious hipsters made their way down to the show, but, for the most part it was a good ol' country crowd, appropriately appreciative of the chance to hear the legendary 74-year-old Kentucky native's older material

  June 18, 2009

• Dennis Oppenheim

  September 3, 2009

• The Thermals

  September 3, 2009