Tagged: Portland
In Portland With: Music Fest NW
Music Fest NW is the perfect way to learn Portland. For five nights, bands from the fest’s insane lineup perform in venues spread across town, the city quickly becoming a seamless blend of cabs, lines … read more »
Video: Kendrick Lamar, “She Needs Me” and “HiiiPOWER (Live at vitaminwater uncapped)”
Kendrick Lamar performed the entirety of his Portland uncapped set in a red TDE hoodie; by the time he finished, he was soaked through. Even delivering the dreamy love raps of “She Needs Me,” Lamar … read more »
Video: Best Coast, “When I’m With You” and “The Only Place” (Live at vitaminwater uncapped)
Portland uncapped attendees had no problem filing in between the winding wooden ramps and never-ending bike track of the Lumberyard to get a good view of performers Best Coast and Kendrick Lamar. The two, who’ve … read more »
Interview: Kendrick Lamar and Bethany Cosentino at vitaminwater uncapped
Though from different worlds musically, Los Angeles natives Kendrick Lamar and Best Coast have the utmost respect for each other. It would have been enough to co-headline the Portland uncapped, but Lamar and Best Coast’s … read more »
Portland: vitaminwater uncapped, July 11th
So far, vitaminwater uncapped has hosted the likes of Rick Ross, The-Dream, Zola Jesus, Wale, Santigold, 2Chainz and Passion Pit, not to mention surprise guests like French Montana, Omarion and Melanie Fiona. Next Wednesday, July … read more »
Video: MayMay, “All Is Still”
The debut, self-titled EP from Portland singer/songwriter Laurel Simmons’ MayMay project comes out today, though the songs were recorded four years ago, in 2008. “All Is Still” features cello accompaniment by Heather Woods Broderick, of … read more »
Staff Affections: The Woodlands on Bedwin & The Hearbreakers
Every other Thursday, Stephanie Osei asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is for our column Staff Affections. This week, she caught up with Portland’s … read more »
Interview: Fred Armisen on Portlandia
Yesterday we talked to Carrie Brownstein about Microsoft and the world’s crush on Riot Grrrl. Today we turned to her partner Fred Armisen for an east coast counterpoint. He touched some on playing Obama, being … read more »
Interview: Carrie Brownstein on Portlandia
Before we lived in New York City we lived in Portland, Oregon. There we went to a college that was so weird it was recently threatened to be prosecuted as a crack house, and lived … read more »
These Undaunted Haircuts Are F.R.E.E.
Portland, OR based stylist Ryann Bosetti loves and takes pride in cutting hair. She’s in agony that people are asking for haircuts that are soft and apologetic these days, and worried that we’re committing a … read more »
