Author Archives: pica-blogger

Upstaged by bugs! Credit where credit’s due, Mirah, along with backing from the lute, percussion, accordion, and cellist super-combo that is Spectratone International, performed on par, consistently delivering professional numbers blending a quasi-klesmer vibe with a folky, sometimes lullabyish demure … Continue reading →

T:BA:07 Day Seven – Wednesday, 12 September 2007 Today was pretty chill. Which was nice. 12:30p Freestyle, PNCA 3:00p Hip Hop 101 Workshop, Conduit 6:30p [?] Nature Theater of Oklahoma, Art Institute 6:30p tEEth, PCPA: Winningstad 10:30p the Gay Deceivers … Continue reading →

Once again we are inundated with cello groups overpopulating the local music scene! Madness, I say! Alright just kidding. Not being a particularly pious symphony goer, it’s nice to be privy to the cello, especially when there’s twelve of them. … Continue reading →

Posted by: James Maxwell I want to begin by giving credit to the entire Portland Cello Project for having such a unique platform and strategy to bring their music to more diverse crowds and smaller venues. I think it is … Continue reading →

Posted By: James Maxwell I will be the first to admit I do not have the most experience or credentials in regards to critiquing contemporary art. So when I received the opportunity to take part in the TBA Festival this … Continue reading →

Tuesday night’s performance by the Portland Cello Project demonstrated the group’s commitment to blending the classical with the contemporary, pop music with the avant garde, and world influences as well as local artists. The 12 members packed the Wonder Ballroom … Continue reading →

Without reading any of the press for tEEth’s normal and happy – hell, we didn’t even get programs tonight – I can blissfully blog based entirely on my experience and what I saw over the heads of the people sitting … Continue reading →

Kassys tackles theatre, film, television, genre, and grief in Kommer, a multimedia performance that is as humorous as it is heartbreaking. Kommer begins with six actors milling about on a spare stage, talking quietly and drinking Perrier from tall glasses. … Continue reading →

Posted by Chloe Sun. Sep 9th: Mirah & Spectratone International: Share This Place I had seen an earlier version of this twelve song cycle about the secret lives of insects inspired in part by French entomologist Jean Henri Fabre, but … Continue reading →

Depending on your perspective, this could contain spoilers for the performance, but then again, you probably will have forgotten them by the time you reach that part of the evening. Perhaps because it was dinner theatre, over the course of … Continue reading →