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Music

In Between Thom Yorke and Justin Timberlake

February 25th was the release date for Amok, the debut album from Atoms for Peace. This group is rooted with front man Thom Yorke’s first solo album—a departure from the immensely well-reputed Radiohead that he also fronts. So in many respects, it’s actually a follow up album to Eraser (2006). But now it’s collaborative, including […]

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Dance

Rite of Spring by Marie Chouinard

Last night, there was a full house at Lincoln Hall, inside PSU. The performance by Compagnie Marie Chouinard, presented by White Bird Uncaged, attracted a diverse audience for this commemorative dance of Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, which had it’s debut in 1913, Paris, originally performed as a ballet choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. The composer’s […]

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Opinion Visual

Yellowism Ain’t Merely Bullshit

I heard about the Rothko controversy a while back and decided to have a look at what seemed like a hyper-intellectual form of graffiti: Yellowism. It happened right after I moved in to this place known as “The Yellow House”. It branded itself as a place for art and music, but it never presented itself […]

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Festival Interdisciplinary

T:BA Digest DAY 11: The Extra Hour

It is now Thursday night, September 20th and T:BA feels like that dream that you keep relating to, day in and out. After a few days of long sleep, the body comes back to its routine only to grapple with the oncoming fall season. Overcast in Portland comes in slowly with most afternoons burning off […]

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Festival Interdisciplinary

T:BA Digest DAY 10: Be Happy About the Mundane

Another beautifully sunny day; it has been an awesome September. I recall last year being a challenge for T:BA with unseasonal rain. The warmth and sun this year has been fantastic. Yes, with this opportunity, curator/musician/artist Claudia Meza was lucky, because her free outdoor concert, based essentially on a quote from John Cage that encapsulates […]