The Source Suggests Hillstomp Washboards and buckets provide the percussive backbone to this Portland blues duo, as Hurricane Henry picks out syncopated simplicity on guitar and howls down the devil. It’s just hard to tell if Hillstomp’s warning against Satan or summoning him with its ruckus. (DJC) 8 pm., Fri., May 23. The Belfry, 302 […]
Bend Concerts
Posted inMusic
Straight Killer
Freddie Gibbs benefits from producer Madlib’s crate digging
It is fitting that Freddie Gibbs is from Indiana. He balances the long-held dichotomy of hip-hop, the much ballyhooed west coast–east coast division that splits sensibilities between California’s laid back gangster raps, and New York City’s harder beats and flows. That balance very much marks his style. But to make his mark, seven years ago […]
