All photos by Zach Putnam All the way from Sweden, Arc de Soleil turned Portland’s Wonder Ballroom into a danceable dreamscape on Monday night. With an electric guitar, a constellation of effects pedals, and a well-oiled full band, Daniel Kadawatha conjured vast, shimmering soundscapes that felt equal parts intimate confession and cosmic voyage. Notes bent …
Month: September 2025
Over the Labor Day weekend, I attended my fourth SYSTEM OF A DOWN concert! This represented my first concert at Daley’s Bathtub aka Soldier’s Field, home of the NFL’s Chicago Bears, and I have yet to watch a football game in the remodeled financial boondoggle. I selected Section 309 – upper deck and looking west …
When I was a kid, JAN & DEAN made a personal appearance at the opening (if you can believe it) of a new WHITE FRONT store and it was broadcast locally on KTTV.. The KTTV cameras looked just like this. I was a happy kid that day, saw Jan & Dean and I was on …
Pexels Image – CC0 Licence Are you a musician? If you said yes to that question, how serious are you about turning your love of music into a career? Because if you’re very serious, you’re going to want to get involved with your local music scene. In doing so, you can set yourself up for …
Photo Credit: Natalie Sakstrup With characteristic honesty, Geffen Records artist Laci Kaye Booth captures the bewildering moments when everything seems to be crumbling on her poignant new single, “Luck Of The Draw.” Emerging with a clear-eyed acceptance of whatever fate may bring, she sings, “Blame it on the luck of the draw.” She wrote the song with Ryman Wooten, who …