It seems fitting that the sun was shining the day Brainstory came to town, one of the first late spring days in Portland that carries with it the faint tune of summer. Brainstory is a sunny band, unequivocally Californian, and sprawling into all the nuances of that descriptor, taking up the lineages of jazz, rock, soul, and r&b, drawn cross-country and baked together under the light of a psychedelic star. As the sun set, they took the stage at Mississippi Studios to the pause menu theme from Goldeneye N64 before launching into an opening jam, and then into “Listen,” the third track from th ..read more

Land of Talk, the indie rock band hailing from Quebec, took center stage at Portland’s beloved Mission Theater on May 9th. The band started off the set with their song, “Your Beautiful Self,” captivating the audience with their electrifying yet calming stage presence. The crowd was swept up in lead singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell’s dynamic voice, soaking in every perfectly-tuned note. Powell showcased their exceptional vocal range, delivering each lyric with precision and passion. The group as whole has a magnetic presence, drawing the audience into the heart of every song. The bands ..read more

HELP: Ogre: All photos by KC Jonze The post HELP & Ogre at the High Water Mark; March 2nd, 2024 appeared first on Eleven PDX ..read more

From the opening bars of EATING OVER THE TRASH, the new self-produced album from Old Grape God, the pressure is mounting. If you’ve been counting, it’s the Portland rapper’s staggering 41st release, and that number is itself a testament to the truth of the project’s emotional core, which is learning how to balance the external pressures of life by exerting equal and opposite pressure back outwards. For Old Grape God, that outward pressure is the act of creation, a positive force which allows the artist to maintain an equilibrium with their environment. If all the talk of unseen pressures soun ..read more

Barna Howard live at the Lollipop Shoppe. All photos by Carissa Bedrosian Pereira The post Barna Howard at The Lollipop Shoppe; February 21, 2024 appeared first on Eleven PDX ..read more

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Where does a song come from? Is it birthed from within, or is it floating out there somewhere, waiting to be caught? The answer, as explored on ODDITIES VOL. 1, the new project from Saroon, is both and neither. The truth is more like: songs come from the intersection between the self and the world, and rather than thinking of songs as objects, we might instead consider them to be a process. To really understand ODDITIES, VOL. 1, it might help to look back at the birthplace of this collection of songs, namely Honest Jams, a songwriting podcast hosted by ayal (who releases music as Saroon) and ..read more

Machine Country plays The Six on February 9th, 2024 All photos by KC Jonze ..read more

YUVEES plays the Lollipop Shop on January 11th, 2024. All photos shot and edited by Carissa Bedrosian Pereira ..read more

YUVEES plays the Lollipop Shop on January 11th, 2024. All photos shot and edited by Carissa Bedrosian Pereira ..read more