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HeadCat: Walkin’ the walk, talkin’ the talk and kickin’ it hard
by Cory Frye
on Jul 5, 2011 • No Comments
“When it comes to rock ’n’ roll,” proclaims the sticker affixed to HeadCat’s “Walk the Walk … Talk the Talk” (2011, Niji Entertainment Group), “these three guys have lived it, breathed it and bled it.” In this case, man, it’s God's stone truth.
Review: The Melvins, “Sugar Daddy Live”
by Cory Frye
on Jun 15, 2011 • No Comments
Kneel before the Melvins and their inexhaustible churn. They were loud enough as a power trio, but as a quartet, they leave eardrums with nowhere to run.
Don’t text in this Texas theater — you may become a star
by Cory Frye
on Jun 7, 2011 • No Comments
Making the viral rounds this week is something that I, a lifelong militant moviegoer, wholeheartedly support.
’70s film of hop-drying barns resurfaces
by Nancy Raskauskas
on Jun 1, 2011 • No Comments
The film “Hop Drying Barns” was recorded in south Corvallis using Super-8 movies by Peter Eberhardt and Ellen Storm in 1973-74 and runs just over 15 minutes.
A Judgment Day Playlist (Not with a Bang, But a Rapture)
by Cory Frye
on May 18, 2011 • 6 Comments
As a cavalcade of publicity — some of it quite cheerful — has assured us, Saturday, May 21, is the Judgment Day we’ve long been promised.
Angries preview new track, suggest minor alterations to your countenance
by Cory Frye
on May 5, 2011 • No Comments
Recorded for a split 7-inch with East Bay's Hooray for Everything, "Arrange Your Face" throws down without mercy, vocalist Caitlin Garets articulating the fury of the Angries' fearsome stew.
It’s confirmed! OK Go to play OSU’s Flat Tail Festival on June 4
by Nancy Raskauskas
on Apr 28, 2011 • No Comments
I predict a massive crowd. Congrats to the Memorial Union Program Council, which hosts the music festival, for pulling off what will likely be the biggest concert in Corvallis this summer.
Corvallis’ VanDevelder wins Oregon Book Award
by Nancy Raskauskas
on Apr 26, 2011 • No Comments
On Monday, Corvallis author Paul VanDevelder was announced as a winner of a 2011 Oregon Book Award for his book “Savages and Scoundrels: The Untold Story of America’s Road to Empire Through Indian Territory.”
Crazy 8′s, Sammy Kershaw, and B.J. Thomas among River Rhythms lineup
by Cory Frye
on Apr 25, 2011 • No Comments
ALBANY — Albany Parks & Recreation has announced the lineup for the 2011 River Rhythms series, held Thursdays from July to August at Monteith Riverpark, 489 Water Ave. N.W. All concerts are free, but donations are encouraged. The summertime perennial, now in its 28th year, kicks off July 7 with a performance by 1996 W.C....
Behold, salvation! Chubby Bunny reigns supreme
by Tyler Hansen
on Apr 22, 2011 • 1 Comment
And so it was on a brisk Corvallis eve that eight local businesses, competitors by trade, shared some laughs, some beer and the same puke buckets, all in the name of charity. I have seen the cure for all the world's ills, and it's called Chubby Bunny.
“Scream 4,” Then “Scream” No More
by Cory Frye
on Apr 21, 2011 • 1 Comment
“Scream” is a particular story in a particular time and place. It doesn’t need an infusion of new blood, nor does it really have anywhere else to go. Bob Weinstein should take heed: Updates aren’t always improvements, and sometimes dead is best.
Support Record Store Day
by Cory Frye
on Apr 14, 2011 • No Comments
This Saturday is Record Store Day, which, for gentlemen of my breeding, means descending upon local boutiques to behold and sniff the 180-grams while enjoying human contact, as our more adventurous forefathers once did.
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