PHOTOS: Johnny Cremains and Aquanauts at Mathew’s
Our on-again/off-again relationship with Post Mortem was rekindled last night under the thinnest of pretexts: What would it be like to see Johnny Cremains in daylight? Alas, due to a scheduling … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Dementia Five
A few months ago, when we scuttled this blog in a fit of self-preservation, we offered a bold prediction: In the future, I’ll probably pop out of my Unabomber-style shack to … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Covered in Bees and Sylvia rehearsing for upcoming shows
Last night, we were at Raia rehearsal spaces on an assignment for the new-and-improved Dispatch. Our job was to take photos of a new, as-yet-unnamed band for an upcoming series by … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Manic Abraxas at Old Port Festival
Sometimes the planets align. While we were on assignment covering the Old Port Festival for The Forecaster, we decided it would be stupid if our coverage didn’t include Mathew’s annual rooftop … Continue reading
Familiar faces in this month’s Dispatch
It’s always nice to see Portland’s heavy bands get the recognition they’ve earned. In recent weeks, two of Portland’s stalwart publications have given ink — color ink, no less — … Continue reading
Post-Post Mortem: A new era at a new site
Never say never. That’s the takeaway from recent developments here in Portland Rock City. Shortly after lowering the casket of Post Mortem deep into God’s gray earth, I was contacted … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Today Is the Day, Shabti, and Sylvia
Well, here it is, folks: The final dispatch from Post Mortem. I could hardly have asked for a better night to sign off. Sylvia was in top form, showing a … Continue reading
Farewell (for now)
(Editor’s note: This is another installment in an extremely intermittent series of columns, wherein our founder indulges in self-deprecation, -aggrandizement and/or -reflection. Fairly warned be thee, says we.) Death got me into this … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Mugwort, Sewer Goddess, Say John Earl, and Nycterent
Sometimes everything just fits. Last night’s show at SPACE Gallery wasn’t so much a four-act bill as it was an anthology. From start to finish, the event’s individual parts seemed like … Continue reading
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