Wheat Is Murder
Portland is a haven for those who want to eat gluten-free—and there's no reason to be mad about it. by Morgan Troper GLUTEN LITERALLY MEANS"glue" in Latin. Put simply, it's the group of proteins that...
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Ted Cruz Associates Gluten-Free With Culture of “Political...
by Morgan Troper In line with the very surreal nature of the upcoming presidential election, Republican candidate/village idiot Ted Cruz told voters in South Carolina on Tuesday that he wouldn’t...
View ArticleGods of Egypt Is So Bad It's Good Bad
This Film Features Gods! Egypt! And Also a Spaceship! by Morgan Troper GODS OF EGYPT is about as historically accurate as Disney's Aladdin. The Earth is flat, mortals and deities live side-by-side,...
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This week's all-ages shows. by Morgan Troper Sub Pop's 2016 Loser ScholarshipThe esteemed Sub Pop Records is offering a combined total of $15,000 in scholarship money for three eligible high school...
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This week's all-ages shows. by Morgan Troper SAT MAR 5Animal Collectivew/Ratking; Roseland, 8 NW 6thAnimal Collective has undeniably produced some of the best and most original pop music since the...
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Carly Rae Jepsen at Wonder Ballroom, Tues Mar 1
by Morgan Troper Corbin CorbinGenerally speaking, pop music is a young person’s game. The record business and its cache of producers and hitmakers are constantly on the prowl for incipient talent to...
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This week's all-ages shows. by Morgan Troper SAT MAR 12Dark/Lightw/the Lavender Flu, Public Eye; Black Water Bar, 835 NE BroadwayPortland punks Dark/Light released the "Dark/Light" single in 2014,...
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Hank Failing is Curating Voodoo Doughnut Recordings' Latest Compilation
by Morgan Troper FacebookYesterday Voodoo Doughnut Recordings announced that they will release a new compilation of local music overseen by local tastemaker and Old Town Music manager Hank...
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The Boss hits Portland this week. by Morgan Troper I HATED BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN until I learned how to drive—it just seemed like the "punk" thing to do. I was skeptical of the way he glorified "hard...
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Is a Mid-Aughts Time Capsule
by Morgan Troper While there’s never really been a “bad” Zelda game (unless you count this, and you shouldn't), 2006's The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is the closest the series has come to...
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Dreamdecay releases their F.R.A.N.K. cassingle. by Morgan Troper RECORD REVIEWDreamdecay, F.R.A.N.K.(cassingle, Iron Lung Records)DREAMDECAY has operated out of Seattle for the past half-decade, but...
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Bruce Springsteen and the Secret Handshake—Moda Center, March 22, 2016
by Morgan Troper All photos by Christopher Keith Garcia.Click on each photo to see a larger version.“You better write something good, because that was amazing.”This is what the person sitting next to...
View ArticleI Saw the Light Is Country for Dummies
Why the Hank Williams biopic is a wasted opportunity. by Morgan Troper "FOLK MUSIC, hillbilly—it's sincere," Hank Williams (Tom Hiddleston) tells an inquisitive New York reporter about halfway through...
View ArticleTell Your Friends About See My Friends Records
The label's Secret City Volume 1 documents the secret kingdom of Portland pop. by Morgan Troper VINCE SKELLY and Stevie Pohlman belong to some kind of alternate reality where the internet never sucked...
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This week's all-ages shows. by Morgan Troper SAT APRIL 9Steel Chainsw/Sweats, Heavy Hands, Macho Boys; Black Water Bar,835 NE BroadwaySteel Chains is one of Portland's best new punk bands, although...
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This week's all-ages shows. by Morgan Troper THURS APRIL 14Arlo Guthriew/Sarah Lee Guthrie; Revolution Hall, 1300 SE StarkArlo Guthrie's work may lack the astringent socio-political connotations of...
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This week's all-ages shows. by Morgan Troper FRI APRIL 22Anamanaguchi w/Lindsay Lowend; Bossanova Ballroom,722 E BurnsideChiptune is a style of electronic music made using the same audio hardware...
View ArticleHow to Say "Nah" Without Being a Buzzkill
People who don't smoke weed can have fun, too! by Morgan Troper THERE ARE NO PSAs to prepare kids for the reality that all of their friends will be smoking weed by the time they're 14. It only took...
View ArticleSheer Mag Sounds Like Taylor Hanson Fronting Thin Lizzy
The modern rock of Philadelphia's Sheer Mag. by Morgan Troper FIVE YEARS AGO, punk came in only three shades of cool: hardcore, screamo, and math rock (or some sexless composite of these). The '90s...
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Don't Believe the Bad Reviews: Star Fox Zero Is a Love Letter to the Nintendo...
by Morgan Troper The Star Fox series is Nintendo’s guinea pig: Following 1997's Star Fox 64, every entry in the series is totally distinct. 2002’s Star Fox Adventures exchanged the first two games’...
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