God damn, god damn, god damn—as Beyoncé would say—there’s a lotta stellar music being made in Portland right now! Longtime Rip City psych-outs, Grails drop their new album May 16 while up-and-coming ...

Alien Boy’s 2021 album, Don’t Know What I Am, dealt in glimmering hooks and dialed-up distortion. The Portland alt-rock group’s next record, You Wanna Fade?, ups the stakes, turning their songs into ...

Whose idea was it to hold release shows for Alien Boy and Grails on the same night, at different venues a mile apart? I’d like to speak to your manager, please! On May 9, Alien Boy unveiled their ...