"first, a disclaimer: were it not for the serious dearth of live music in my life (my last proper show was yeasayer), i would not have bothered going to see the clientele the other night. nothing against them personally, but their underwhelming tweed-rock isn't my thing in the slightest -..."

"We arrived at the Crystal Ballroom shortly after 9.  Upon arriving, we were surprised to see how empty the room was.  Despite the fact that PB&J sold out the Doug Fir last time they were in PDX, they were unable to fill this larger venue.  The Crystal has about five..."

"When you were a kid did you ever think about how old you'd be in the year 2000? It seemed so far away and unreal (science fiction was set in the year 2000) but all the times I thought about it I never wondered about what I'd actually be doing..."

"Playlist 181. Help She Can't Swim - Kite Eating Tree (Fantastic Plastic) From the new album "The Death Of Nightlife". The band have loads of dates coming up. Check www.myspace.com/helpshecantswim for details.2. Darren Hayman - Table For One (Track & Field) I was saying just the other day to a..."

"UK dream-popsters The Clientele released their third album, God Save the Clientele, May 8th on Merge Records. The album features more of the mellow, atmospheric indie pop tunes that the Clientele have made their name on. Their 2005 sophomore record, Strange Geometry, was a sleeper hit among the indie set..."