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Photos | Sufjan Stevens (Christmas Sing-a-long) – Aladdin Theater (PDX)

Photos by Colin McLaughlin [I]n these last days before we all laugh at how the world didn’t end, it helps to have a place you can go that helps you to see there is also a lighter side to popular enthusiasm. Talking about Christmas songs, and the warm feelings that they bring to the unScrooge-like among us. Enter the patron saint of (experimental) indie folk, Sufjan Stevens who gives more to the altar of holiday cheer than most small townships and who decided that this was the year to take his new 5 CD holiday set “Silver and Gold” out on…

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Photos | Stars + Jets Overhead – Aladdin Theater (PDX)

Photos by Colin McLaughlin [T]here are people that are crushed by sadness, and then there are others that hold out hope for what comes after. Stars have always struck me as the latter. The types that will cheers heartache in a concert, because they see our days as a series of beautiful chances. “We wouldn’t have pop songs without it,” they said. I agree, it’s a fair trade, and one that they used to their advantage, no matter how sweet or sour their words ended up being. In all honesty, I wasn’t expecting their performance to be so exuberant. I…

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Preview | Stars at Aladdin Theater (PDX)

[E]motional, dynamic, intense. This is what you can expect from a Stars show. And because those three things are like honey to a bee, Music Savage is jumping at the chance to cover their Portland show at the Aladdin Theater. They’ll be supporting The North (out now) and its choice tracks (see: “Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Get It“), but we’re sure they’ll also play some of those Set Yourself on Fire cuts you still jones for too. Dap. Join us on November 7th by getting a ticket here, and come say hi if you…

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