Meg, 1/2ALIVE’s resident photographer. ©Nilina Mason-Campbell
A post from Nilina Mason-Campbell. It’s Vancouver B.C theme week for me this week! I spent much of last week up in B.C. with but one question on my mind: is Vancouver, BC the next Portland? It seriously seems to be a city on the verge of exploding. There are [...]

Although it would be impossible to give someone a well concocted taste of Portland’s incredibly rich music community in one weekend, the peeps at PdxPopNow! have been baking up a 3 day FREE and ALL AGE festival for several years now that comes mighty close. It always features some of the cities most acclaimed [...]

Coachella Pic ©Justin Kent
Todd Berry writes: In 2007, MusicFestNW began using SonicBids to accept applications for showcases, a move that spurred some controversy around Portland and the greater Northwest, and they are continuing to use SonicBids for this year’s festival. Personally, I think it’s disheartening to see MFNW head in this direction, but as a [...]

Last summer I enjoyed Mexican food and beers while Roy Christopher threw some questions at me. Upon reading the result of that discussion now it doesn’t feel so much as an interview as it is two friends discussing the state of “things” over a drink. As Roy writes “Dave’s ideas about the state of the [...]

Portland bands have to pay a third party, Sonicbids, to apply for a slot at this year’s MusicFestNW [this may have been the case last year too.] You’d think after the debacle with the CMJ conference where folks paid Sonicbids to enter the lottery and apparently no one from CMJ bothered to listen to the [...]

Tyler Ferrin is a member of Portland supergroup (no, really, there are up to 10 of them on stage) Typhoon and co-founder of Boy Gorilla Records. He’s also known to throw down 2 hour freestyle rap sessions on long drives and boasts a keen knowledge of Super Nintendo games.
JR: What’s your power animal?
TF: Otter. [...]

Gang of Four (l-r) Gill, King, Allen, Burnham

Allen (l) and Burnham (r) in happier times, May 5th 2005 backstage at Portland’s Crystal Ballroom (pic: Jamie Francis)
GANG OF FOUR MINUS TWO
The original and best-loved line-up of famed post-punk icons Gang of Four reunited in 2005 to great acclaim and success - unfortunately all good things must [...]

Michael Cogliantry - Furry Kama Sutra from Dave Allen on Vimeo.
Dress up in animal suits, go to a designated site, begin the grope and enjoy anonymous sex. The video has Michael Cogliantry explaining what went into his exhibition, Furry Kama Sutra at the Nemo Design space.

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