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Live music has an amazing power to bond and unite mankind. Accordingly, concerts are a place where you can not only hear your favorite band but also fraternize with your fellow fans, bonding over a shared love of…aw, shit. Who [...]
For those of you that don’t know, my occupation is not Warden of Awesomeness. I do not, in fact, get paid to simply be astonishingly attractive and charming (mostly because I am none of those things). Neither am I paid [...]
It was unseasonably warm as I walked to the Hawthorne Theater, and while this produced a surreal enjoyment outside, it created a sweltering sauna inside. And this being only 80° and mid spring; I can only imagine what it will be like [...]
In the game room of a bar in north Jersey, I watched as three people casually discussed the merits of astrology on a couch in the corner, four friends exchanged playful barbs and wagers as they undertook an epic game [...]
Well, the summer concert touring season is starting to pick up in the Pacific North West, and things are grand. Tonight I had the pleasure of attending the sold out Alt-J show at Portland mainstay, the Roseland Theater. This venue [...]
Well boys and girls, it’s that time again. It’s that magical time of year when the faithful readers of Type In Stereo gather around their Uncle Chris and listen to him ramble on about how it was once possible to [...]
Last year, right around the time they were gearing up for Warped Tour, Senses Fail released four new songs as an EP of sorts, that was bundled with their greatest hits (thus far) album, Follow Your Bliss. These tracks proved to [...]
I was more than a tad excited when I saw that Phoenix was not only coming through Portland, but that they would be playing a relatively small venue, the McMenamins Crystal Ballroom. It’s a venue I have always wanted to visit, [...]
Quick, think of Silverstein. Did you throw up in your mouth a little? I used to be in exactly the same place, but hear me out – they actually don’t suck all the time. No really, just read this. It’s [...]
One of the hardest things to do on this site is pick what “Art” from Creed would be the most fun to dissect. You may be saying, “C’mon guys, this is like taking pot shots at the disabled. It’s been [...]
It was a cold and rainy night in Portland… It was a typical night in Portland, as staff writer Gally and I scarfed down some slices of pizza at Sizzle Pie before walking up to the Doug Fir Lounge on [...]
The rules to SongPress are simple. One writer picks a song, but does not reveal their reasons for doing so. The other writers offer their opinions about it, and when all is said and done, the person who chose the [...]
Following the release of Yanqui U.X.O. in 2002, the Montreal based post-rock band announced to the world that they were going on an indefinite hiatus – the infamous “it’s not you, it’s me” of the music world. They had let us down [...]
Sometimes albums have cover art that is so magnificently designed that it transcends the music it’s adorning and demands entry into our finest halls, begging to be displayed in our most illustrious galleries. This series is not about that type [...]
More often than not, when you see my name in the header of an article here at Type In Stereo, it’s safe to assume that you’re about to embark on some long winded voyage of (vaguely pretentious) analytics…or the exact [...]
About 12 years ago, I had a quasi-friend (they exist, look it up) that I would bounce music recommendations off of and he would in turn do the same. One of his recommendations was the début of a band from Long Island [...]
Instrumental music can be a double-edged sword: artists have far more room for maneuverability and expression without the confines of verses and choruses to worry about, but they have to work twice as hard to establish an emotional connection without the aid [...]
Many wish that vinyl had stayed hidden away; that it had remained a treasure for music geeks only, like a dark and waxy mistress that always knows just how to please you. But, whether you like it or not, the [...]
Musicians just want people to hear their music. But it’s rarely ever that simple. Musical culture dictates that all sorts of social constructs get laid over the top of who likes what, and which labels can be applied to which bands. If [...]
For a tried and true ‘Merican like myself (and a Texan no less), the thought of a two week trip to France can seem a bit daunting. A new language, new food, new culture, not to mention that the French [...]
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