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Portland scene report: November 9, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Surprise, surprise, Pete Kilpatrick is one of 10 semifinalists.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | November 07, 2007

The Blob + Glue + Hangar 18

Music seen at the Asylum, November 2, 2007
Local MCs Altruistic and Bread are “The Blob.”

By SONYA TOMLINSON | November 07, 2007

Portland scene report: November 2, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Dude must be a star.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 31, 2007

jdwalker

Music seen at SPACE Gallery, October 24, 2007
Basically what I’m trying to say is jdwalker almost made me piss my pants.

By IAN PAIGE | October 31, 2007

Portland scene report: October 26, 2007

Sibilance starts now
The pressure’s on now for the PMF to produce some educational content worth those hard-earned ducats.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 24, 2007

Nat Baldwin

Music seen at Strange Maine, October 11, 2007
On record, Baldwin’s songs are lushly arranged and well-populated with guitar and effects.

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | October 24, 2007

MC Homeless

Music seen at the White Heart, October 9, 2007
MC Homeless has a lot on his mind, and he was more than willing to share

By TODD RICHARD | October 17, 2007

Portland scene report: October 19, 2007

Sibilance starts now
She’s shaved her head. That’s always a good thing.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 17, 2007

Bob Dylan

Music seen at the Cumberland County Civic Center, October 4, 2007
It was like waking up next to someone and realizing that he’s simply no longer the man you fell in love with.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | October 10, 2007

Portland scene report: October 12, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Be on the lookout for hip-hop releases from Tuff Skull Records, Portland’s nascent indie label aimed toward the boom-bip set.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 10, 2007

Magnolia Electric Co. + The Watson Twins + An Evening With...

Music seen at Space Gallery, September 30, 2007
There was sort of a collective groan when the clueless among us (I plead vacation) found out that a third band would be playing at SPACE.

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | October 03, 2007

Portland scene report: October 5, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Recent Rock-Offs have made it clear that it’s difficult to judge bands against solo acts and this provides a nice annual counterpoint to the Rock-Off’s spring competition.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 03, 2007

Portland scene report: September 28, 2007

Sibilance starts now
We just want to know how many slurs he created solely for George W. We hate that guy.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 26, 2007

BruceFest

Music seen at Bubba's Sulky Lounge, September 22, 2007
Bubba's filled with fans eager to hear tributes to the heartland-rocker-in-chief, the gravel-voiced singer wrapped in the American flag.

By JEFF INGLIS | September 26, 2007

Portland scene report: September 21, 2007

Sibilance starts now
We feel bad for (most of) the paying customers, but hope that they, like us, have a newfound appreciation for what a badass Ryan Adams is.

By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 19, 2007

Samuel James and Moses Atwood

Music seen at One Longfellow Square, September 14, 2007
The respect these two have for each other’s talent is evident.

By SONYA TOMLINSON | September 19, 2007

Micah Blue Smaldone

Music seen, at the Time of Rivers Festival, the Soundpost, September 9
Seeing Micah Blue Smaldone at the Soundpost on Sunday was like going to church.

By IAN PAIGE | September 12, 2007