Collin Elwyn

Collin Elwyn

Born and raised in the suburbs of Portland, Collin Elwyn is a new resident of the metro area who spends an indecent amount of time listening to new music. Formerly a lover of the grating sounds of bands like Nickleback and Linkin Park, Elwyn has been converted to his modern-day, more sensible form, and has never looked (or listened) back. Elwyn’s other hobbies include seeing and discussing movies, playing board games, and hanging out with cats.

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Real Estate, Big Troubles Rock the Doug Fir Lounge

Published in Live Reviews
Monday, 07 November 2011 15:25
Good vibes and shimmering chords filled the air last night at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland where Real Estate played a brief but wonderful set in promotion of their excellent new album, Days. The five-piece kicked off their set with “Suburban Beverage,” harkening back to their first record with the repeated, perfectly meaningless line, “Budwe...
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The Parson Red Heads took the stage first, the back wall of the staged covered in a cool blue light, the foreground draped in red. Singer/Songwriter Evan Way humbly introduced the band b...
Thursday night at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom might not have been the best place to see too many great singers, but stellar musicians abounded. First up was Walls, a two-piece electronic act that took the stage right at 9:00. The band lived up to the implications of it’s name, filling the room with thumping beats that could be felt deep in one’s c...

freelance whales, courtesy their myspace The line outside of the Wonder Ballroom in North East Portland Tuesday night was nearly to the end of the block for The Naked and Famous, Foals, and Freelance Whales. A sold-out crowd was arriving early as the doors remained shut past their promised 7:30 opening. The crowded venue was filled from top ...

Reading Rainbow by Maxwell Monty Tuesday night's Reading Rainbow & The Dodos show at the Doug Fir Lounge jumped out the the gate, with opener Reading Rainbow taking the stage at exactly their assigned time of 9:15. The Boy-Girl garage-pop duo got to it straight off, Drummer Sarah Everton pounding away while hitting peppy and exacting vo...
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