QRO interviewed Thorben Seierø Jensen & Kristine Permild over Voodoo Doughnuts. ...

Portland has a reputation for alt-folkiness with images of bearded guys in a Paul Bunyan-esque garbs.  But lately, the city of roses has seen a rise of dream pop love (i.e. Blouse), and Sundaze is one of the bands slowly gaining a momentum. The trio just released a seven-track...

Originality rarely rings true in the arts these days when every option seems to have been examined, explored, and experimented. ...

There was something calming and dreamy at the trendy Doug Fir as the soft rain welcomed the evening of Porcelain Raft. ...

Fredrik's ephemeral West Coast tour closed with possibly the last ever event at San Francisco's Red Vic Movie House. ...

On the appropriately titled Hall Music, with its expansive reverb and baroque flavor reaches a new grandeur in Loney Dear catalogue. ...

Swedish singer/songwriter Emil Svanängen - a.k.a. Loney Dear - made his second stop in Montreal on a brief six-date North American tour to promote his sixth LP, Hall Music. ...

Cut Copy & Washed Out suppressed the oncoming seasonal blues of one long rainy season in Portland. ...

While Red doesn't have the visceral immediacy of Sports, it further demonstrates Weekend's ability to tackle post punk from all angles, able to balance melody and noise into a beautiful chaos. ...