Menomena, in its old incarnation, was by no means a new band. The Portland-based three-piece released four full-length albums (and a number of EPs) over the span of ten years, and all was going well for the trio until band leader Brent Knopf decided to call it quits and focus on his other project, Ramona
“Do we have any knitters in the house?” asked Disjecta Art Center Executive Director Bryan Suereth this past Friday night. It wasn’t until two hands quickly shot up in the audience that I realized this question wasn’t a joke. The second annual Quiet Music Festival would be exactly what it advertised to be: quiet. Until
It has been a crazy few years for Matt Drenik. After being diagnosed with Uveitis, an autoimmune disease that affects the eyes, the then Lions front man saw life in a different light (no pun intended). He began to write softer songs without the help of his bandmates and decided to pack up and move
It’s been a busy year for Portland-based lo-fi outfit, Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Not only has the trio released its self-titled debut, but it has also been touring the world non-stop for well over six months now. I was able to catch the band a few months ago at The Echo, however frontman Ruban Nielson was
I saw my Portland darlings, Parenthetical Girls, open for British sensations Los Campesinos! last Saturday night at Los Angeles’ Echoplex. If you are familiar with the Brit poppers, then you probably know how devoted their fans are, and you also probably know that they are rumored to put on a kick ass live show. These
Friday night marked both my first visit to Pehrspace and AAN’s first visit to Los Angeles. The small Echo Park club is more art space than a music venue. The moment I walked through the door, ghouls stared down at me from walls covered in black paint, creating a nightmarish mural that spans the entirety