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Portland Punk four piece, Public Eye, came out to Flatline Studios to play an unreleased song. Check out the energetic performance.

Instead of being set to a classical score, as most fantasy epics tend to do, even for trailers, this trailer is set to the music of Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow.

Chicago got a great taste of exactly what Ty Segall and The Muggers are all about as they wrapped up their 'Emotional Mugger', supporting his new album, Emotional Mugger. Drag City, the record label for Segall's recent album are based in Chicago.

Nashville's Diarrhea Planet is releasing their first album in three years.

Introducing our new weekly segment, Next Northwest's Shows of the Week, wherein our contributor Lucas Cruzen gives you his recommendations for shows and events in and around Portland, OR, for the upcoming week. This week's shows include Dengue Fever, Esperanza Spalding, Jackson Boone and others.

Future and The Weekend brought down the house at SNL.

On La Sera’s new album… Music for Listening to Music to. This album is definitely a success, it sounds good, in terms of production quality and aesthetic. Their single “High Notes” is great, especially the introduction of the harmonica part gives their sound a new dynamic with their classic reverby and tuby sounding California surf guitar parts with a snappy and poppy drum track.

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As USA's hacker drama, "Mr. Robot" continues to solidify it's season two lineup, it has announced the casting of Joey Bada$$, one of hip-hops biggest acts. Known to his parents as Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, Bada$$ has been cast as main protagonist Elliot's (played by Rami Malek from 24 and Need for Speed) neighborhood friend.

Surprise! Kendrick Lamar recorded a new album and its coming out tomorrow. Enjoy.

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Joywave played a sold-out show Friday night at the Roseland Theater. The sixth show in a tour following their 2015 debut album How Do You Feel Now?

We were blessed with the opportunity to talk to brilliant songwriter Eleanor Friedberger about her new album and subsequent tour, what music she's been listening to, and her affinity for Portland's Doug Fir Lounge.

Zelooperz is ferocious new rapper out of Danny Brown's Bruiser Brigade crew based in Detroit. We were fortunate enough to connect with him and talk about how hitting up Danny Brown on twitter, being a skilled painter, and becoming an uncle all helped him become a highly-anticipated new artist.

Boone Howard is one of the many fixtures of Portland’s music scene. He has toured as Portugal the Man’s sound guy, and does sound at Mississippi, Bunk Bar, and Ron Toms.

It's been a long sad three years for so many Yeasayer fans, but their prolonged heartache is about to be cured. April 1st will not only be a great day to smash an egg on your dad's head and say it's a prank. It' be the day to pick up a copy of Amen & Goodbye, the follow-up to 2012's Fragrant World.

Bernie Sanders - the popular progressive presidential candidate and newly annointed Phishhead - called the legendary jam band "One of the greatest bands in the country."