Keegan McInroe on Getting Euro-Trashed
You can say that bluesy folksinger and occasional Weekly contributor Keegan McInroe has come a long way since the early aughts, when he fronted...
Wayne Floyd Stripped Down
Soulful baritone singer-songwriter Wayne Floyd said he doesn’t like to talk about his music and that even the idea of it makes him uncomfortable....
Q&A with Peter More
In 2012, the Weekly first reported on a chance meeting between local singer-songwriter Peter More and Steely Dan cofounder Donald Fagen (“Time Out of...
Daron Beck’s Change of Heart
Here’s a cautionary tale for all you local band people who have been partying as if replacement organs are readily accessible, cheap, and easy...
Phantomelo’s Sounds from Thin Air
Most musicians I know hate answering what most laypeople would consider a fairly simple, straightforward question: “What does your band sound like?” The dismissive...
Don’t Feed the Trolls
I hate typing “Black Pussy.” I hate that the Portland-based riff-rockers are getting even more press because of their name (and there’s been a...
Once-and-Future Toadies
One day, someone is going to write a book about local rock icons the Toadies. The band’s storyline seems plucked out of a John...
Junk in the Trunk
I’ve got something weighing on me, and while I’m loathe to write about it, I need to toss it out to the open air,...
Blades of Smoke
For a band that started as an excuse for a couple buddies to hang out, jam some sludge metal, and drink beer, Mountain of...
Revenge of the Panthy
Dude! Warbeast! Wait. Let me start from the beginning. On Sunday, the Weekly hosted the 20th iteration of our Music Awards ceremony at the...
