In ten years, Jens Lekman has established himself as one of indie pop’s finest. Combining orchestral pop elements (that means trumpets, horns, strings, back-up singers, doo-wop, and all), Lekman’s songs are either love letters to the ladies of his dreams or depictions of things in every day life. “This has of course nothing to do >> Read More
Girl Power Reigns at GVB ll Women are taking over GVB ll on Saturday, July 28. Out of the seven bands, five of them are female led; Glass Candy, Chromatics, Twin Sister, Taken By Trees and Laurel Halo. Meet the women that will be reigning over GVB ll. Glass Candy is a Portland duo who met when they were working together at >> Read More
When you’re not recognizing Taken By Trees for their sweet covers (i.e.: GnR’s Sweet Child o’ Mine or AC’s My Girls), the moniker belongs to Victoria Bergsman, first known as the singer for The Concretes. The name Taken By Trees was picked because Bergsman views it as “a beautiful phrase — to be taken by >> Read More
Last year, Granada Theater was the setting for the first annual Gorilla vs Bear Festival. We saw the likes of Sleep ∞ Over, Grimes, Julianna Barwick, Shabazz Palaces, the debut of Preteen Zenith (Polyphonic Spree’s Tim DeLaughter with former Tripping Daisy’s Philip Karnats), and White Denim. The day was a massive amount of fun and was a >> Read More