In case you missed his fantastic MFNW sets at The Woods and The Crystal , Langhorne Slim is back in Portland on November 4th in support of his fine new album, Be Set Free . If you haven’t experienced a Langhorne Slim concert, we highly recommend that you do. After seeing one of his performances, you’ll be kicking yourself for having missed him on previous go arounds. The above was...
Zigzagging between puddles, I walked hesitantly down 13th Avenue toward The CrystalBallroom , motivated purely by the thought of my dear friend, Jonathon, waiting patiently for me inside. Though I had never seen, nor listened to these guys, and even though Jonathon had seen them four times before, he insisted that the Jesus Lizard would be the “greatest concert experience of your...
... and I must admit that it put a lump in my throat. When Moby ran on stage, the packed house at the CrystalBallroom erupted with excitement. It was a great experience to be there and catch the electricity between the crowd and performer. You can tell that he is a genuine artist by the way he takes time to interact with his fans. I was amazed to see such talent on multiple instruments:...
Buttons. On the banner were buttons. All shapes and sizes of buttons, hanging down from the rafters. At first, I didn’t think anything of it. Many bands have banners; there is nothing new about that. But as the Yo La Tengo show rolled on, floating through genres and defying classification, I saw that maybe there was something deeper wrapped up in those stray buttons. Maybe the buttons were like...
Why can’t Sunday be a day of merriment? Seriously. Why can’t we go into work, a bit achy but armed with anecdotes for the chipper people who decided to watch a movie? It was with this frame of logic as my guide that I decided to rechristen Sunday. And while the good boys and girls were at home, keeping their bodies safe from the night, I was at the CrystalBallroom in the...
When you go to a “battle of the bands,” you usually have a pretty good idea what you’re in for. A band will play a set. Then another band will play a set. Then another, and so on. And at the end of it all, somebody gets declared a winner. [...] Related posts: Live Review: Katy Perry at the CrystalBallroom, Monday, Jan. 26th 2008 When I ma Sound Clash Preview: Nude Yoga,...
... pool. And all it took was 30 seconds for them to have me hook, line, and sinker. When I got to the CrystalBallroom , I spied—with my little eyes—a crowd, L-shaped around the block. I tried my night-two tactic of flashing the photo pass to skip the line and was again denied, banished to the back. Standing there with the fans, I asked everyone if they had seen the band,...
... gargle-glass voice lead the band through a rocking set before a packed house Tuesday at the CrystalBallroom . The whole show was exciting from the first opening act, Amusement Parks On Fire, through the second act, Happy Mondays. Bassist Tim Butler’s control of the bottom end just makes you want to dance, and Mars Williams keeps the energy going with his incredible mastery...
Paolo Nutini came to Portland on September 14, and he and his band absolutely rocked the CrystalBallroom ! His usual stage presence was fun to watch and loved by the fans. As a photographer, I did not have my usual and much appreciated photo pit to shoot from. For the first three songs, I got to shoot from behind stage-left. This allowed me to look straight into the fans’ eyes...
... Juste Pour Rire / Montreal Dec 06 – Mod Club / Toronto Dec 07 – Metro / Chicago Dec 10 – Neumo’s CrystalBallroom / Seattle Dec 11 – Venue / Vancouver Dec 12 – Hawthorne Theatre / Portland Dec 13 – Mezzanine / San Francisco Dec 14 – Henry Fonda Theatre / Los Angeles *with Pixies Mew : website | myspace | No More Stories… review Related Posts September 17, 2009 — Art Brut Announce...
... – Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre 11/22 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre 11/24 – Portland, OR @ CrystalBallroom 11/25 – Vancouver, BC @ The Center Doveman – Website
... Nov 2-Tractor Tavern---Seattle, Washington Nov 3-Media Club---Vancouver, British Columbia Nov 4-CrystalBallroom---Portland, Oregon Nov 6-The Independent---San Francisco, California Nov 7-Cellar Door---Visalia, California Nov 8-Troubadour---Los Angeles, California Nov 9-The Rhythm Room---Phoenix, Arizona Nov 11-The Mohawk---Austin, Texas Nov 13-The Basement---Nashville, Tennessee...
... RI - Avon Cinema October 17 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey October 18 Portland, OR - Lola's Room at the CrystalBallroom October 19 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall* October 21 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall* October 23 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour* October 24 San Diego, CA - Casbah* October 25 Tucson, AZ - Plush* October 27 Austin, TX - The Parish* October 28 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater*...
... - London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire 11/16 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo 11/17 - Portland, OR @ CrystalBallroom 11/18 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre 11/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 11/21 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues 11/24 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues 11/25 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues 11/28 - Miami, FL @ The Fillmore 11/29 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live 11/30 - Atlanta,...
... used to make clear his opponent's dishonesty: So it is that Aaron finds himself standing in the CrystalBallroom of the Doubletree Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, running through PowerPoint slides that detail--quote by excruciating quote--McCaughey's reputation as among the most irresponsible, dishonest, and destructive players on the public stage. He starts with Politifact.com's categorization...
