REVIEWS
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Concert review: The Kooks make Portland happy, feel alive at night
The house lights dim as the stage lights come on and a recording of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” begins to play. Voices…
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Live review: Fu Manchu & Tigers on Opium at Hawthorne Theatre, Portland
This past Friday night at Hawthorne Theatre in Portland, Oregon, the walls shook and the amps roared as Fu Manchu brought their…
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Green River Festival 2025: Good vibes, great bands, and a slight chance of heatstroke
Some festivals coast on their headliners. Others rely on location. Green River Festival, nestled in the hills of Western Massachusetts, banks on…
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Jack’s Mannequin celebrates 20th anniversary with MFEO tour (show review)
Just 8 months following the wildly successful reunion tour of Something Corporate, Andrew McMahon is back at it, this time reuniting Jack’s…
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Show review: two nights of Bayside’s “Errors”
“It’s not really two shows, it’s like one show with an overnight intermission,” guitarist Jack O’Shea told the crowd during night one…
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Show review: American Football celebrates 25 years of LP1
Drummer Steve Lamos leans forward over his kit, beginning into the recognizable beat of “Five Silent Miles” from the American Football EP.…
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Tanner Dane delivers a soul-touching performance (show review)
On May 27, 2025, Tanner Dane made his debut performance in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at The Ark. Taking place in the beautiful…
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Pierce The Veil is eternal: I Can’t Hear You tour review
Like most concert photographers and music journalists, I have a bucket list of artists that I’m determined to shoot at least once…
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Show review: 10 years of nothing,nowhere. in Portland, Oregon
My first introduction to the music of nothing,nowhere. didn’t come directly from listening him, but rather from a cover of his popular…
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Nightly captivates at the Van Buren in Phoenix (show review)
On Friday, May 16, fans packed the Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ, excited for Nightly’s return to the Valley. This performance would…