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 …
All photos by Zach Putnam On Friday night, the Mission Theater crowd stepped into Joshua Josué’s world, a place of dusty highways, bilingual ballads, and music born from survival. Chicano rocker Joshua Josué, fresh off the release of his debut full-length Beneath the Sand, delivered a set that was equal parts intimate storytelling and electrified …
Jenny Don’t and the Spurs on the Edge stage – All photos by Zach Putnam Pickathon isn’t a music festival so much as a fever dream filtered through Oregon pine trees and earnest idealism. The remnants of this dream leave behind vivid memories: a kid with glitter on their cheeks napping in a hammock during …
All photos by Zach Putnam It’s always strange to see musical pioneers warming up the stage for bands they accidentally made possible. But there’s something deeply satisfying about watching those pioneers remind the room whose footsteps everyone’s been moshing in. That’s exactly what happened Monday night at Revolution Hall, when Fishbone, the architects of genre …
All photos by Zach Putnam Indie music legends They Might Be Giants turned the Crystal Ballroom into a sold-out singalong for three nights straight last weekend, delivering a masterclass in nostalgia, musicianship, and sheer oddball joy. Playing to packed crowds each night, the band performed two full sets (plus two encores) and centered each show …