Josh Radin is another musician that owes some success in his musical career to Zach Braff. If you're a fan of the television show Scrubs, then you've definitely heard Radin's music as its been prominently used in more than one episode. His dulcet tones and sweet accessible lyrics are perfect for those dramatic or heartfelt moments amidst the goofy slapstick. That's not the only show Radin's music has graced, others like One Tree Hill, Grey's Anatomy and Brothers and Sisters have also realized the mass appeal of his music. Surprisingly, music wasn't the first or even the second or third thing Radin had attempted to make a career in. He was an art teacher at one point as well as a screenwriter. Apparently he only picked up a guitar after moving to New York City. Whatever the reason, we're glad he did. He's had three full length releases after his original 2004 EP release. The most recent, The Rock and the Tide, came out in October of last year. This is another unfortunate miss on our radar but we look forward to seeing what he's done since his initial success. more ›

With the exception of an increasingly gentrified Chinatown, Portland doesn't have, never did have, the traditional enclaves of immigrants (Italians, Jews, Poles, Japanese, Germans, Greeks, etc.) whose cuisine and culture would define a neighborhood. Today's population is increasingly imported from elsewhere, a "creative class" without ethnicity. more ›

Saturday // Macklemore // Nectar // $7 //21+ more ›

Up next was The Shins, fresh outta P-town. Is it too much to say that their warmth and good humor revived the audience, saving lives most likely lost to hypothermia otherwise? No, it is not. It's not true, exactly, but there you go. Anyway, their set was varied, they tried out two brand-new songs that didn't suck, and as Natalie Portman promised in Garden State, they changed our lives. more ›