Right before this past Sunday’s 20th Portland Lounge Series, I had a strange realization: Adam Shearer, frontman for local folk-rock outfit Weinland, played the first ever Portland Lounge Series, and he was about to play my last (more about that here). I wondered—since that first PLS was also ex-WW music editor Mark Baumgarten’s last—if Shearer’s [...]

For the April edition of Portland Lounge Series, we turned command over to WW contributor and LocalCutter Jay Horton. Not saying that was a mistake (as the lineup attests), but the fact that PLS landed on the same night as Horton’s birthday had a somewhat muddying effect on his interview skills. I’d better leave [...]

First off, a big thanks to everyone who made it out this past Sunday night for the sixteenth edition of LocalCut’s Portland Lounge Series, featuring Nick Jaina, Michael Apinyakul and Michael the Blind. As always, a fine night of music, chatting and boozin’ was had by all.
Even though it was Oscar night, we had one [...]

As always, a big thanks to everyone who made it out this past Sunday night for the fourteenth edition of LocalCut’s Portland Lounge Series, featuring Kele Goodwin, Andy Combs and Leigh Marble.
It was a cold one (the night, not the show), and the Towne Lounge was suffering some heating problems, to boot. But those [...]

First off, thanks to everyone who came out the the ninth edition of LocalCut’s Portland Lounge Series last Sunday (June 24). As usual, it was a blast. And, as usual, we’re posting audio of the whole darn thing right here on LocalCut for your listening pleasure. In case you missed it, here’s a brief rundown [...]