Arab Strap, His Name Is Alive, A Whisper In The Noise - 27 Mar 06, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
I’ll be honest: I haven’t really been into Arab Strap’s musical evolution. Truth be told, I much prefer founding member Malcolm Middleton’s solo output these days. But those early ‘Strap albums accompanied me on many a [...]

“The Devil And Daniel Johnnston”, Jeff Feuerzeig’s fascinating documentary film of singer/songwriter/artist Daniel Johnston, sees wide release this week. I saw this film in February as part of the PIFF (Portland International Film Festival) and am excited to now experience it again at my local arthouse cinema with a more mainstream audience. Mr. Feurzeig deftly [...]

Robyn Hitchcock & The Minus 3, 03 Mar 06, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR setlist: (solo acoustic) The President / Visions Of Johanna (Bob Dylan) / Alright Yeah / Never Stop Bleeding / The Speed Of Things / Long Long Long (George Harrison) / (enter Minus 3, switch to electric) If You Were A Priest [...]