Monthly Archives: September 2010

Noontime Chat: TBA in a Nutshell posted by Kirsten Collins The TBA in a Nutshell chat is one of my favorite festival traditions each year. In this “pre-game” show, the festival curators predict over-arching themes, point to artists that should … Continue reading →

Opening Night Of TBA 10: with Rufus Wainwright and the Oregon Symphony posted by: DIRTYBOMBPDX The first time I saw Rufus Wainwright he was just a boy with his piano singing his heart out and charming the pants off his … Continue reading →

Rufus Wainwright in Concert with the Oregon Symphony Posted by Michael Evans If any pop music figure seemed destined to front a symphony orchestra it’s Rufus Wainwright. Despite being the scion of one of folk music’s great families, Wainwright has … Continue reading →

PROLOGUE… THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST WORKS: This first draft of this entry was composed in Tall Matt Haynes’s car outside the Washington high school. It was 10:15 on Thursday night and the The Works had been temporarily evacuated so … Continue reading →

It’s once again that time of year when artists and art lovers from around the world coalesce here in the cloud covered rain swept dramatic rose city of Portland Oregon for the PICA TBA Festival.  That means I get to … Continue reading →

Good chance to introduce myself.
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Nina Katchadourian, Sorted Books Posted by Michael Evans As learned in grade school, you can’t judge a book by looking just at its cover. However, apparently you can get a lot more mileage out of its title than previously imagined.