“Classic” is an adjective that has always resonated well with us here at Shwood. Few contemporary bands have been able to epitomize this sound as precisely as Australia’s Tame Impala, so it’s been quite difficult to take their sophomore LP “Lonerism” off repeat since its release earlier this month. Maintaining a balance of equal parts hard rock riffs with […]
If you caught the debut video of the MAKERS series, you may have noticed that fellow Portlanders Typhoon lent us the song “Summer Home” from their latest EP, “A New Kind of House,” for the background track. While preparing to release their follow-up LP, the band has premiered a cinematic teaser trailer of the upcoming album […]
There are lots of music sites out there. So many that it can be difficult to sift through all the junk to find the stuff that’s actually relevant. That’s why we were so excited to discover BANDxCITY. Not only do the writers compile a monthly playlist of music people actually want to listen to, but […]
Rad Portland artist, Shwood Mixtape alumni, and generally great guy, Dorian Duvall AKA Onuinu, released his first full length album today on Bladen County Records. Check it out below and be sure to catch him on his upcoming national tour with Starfucker. Dates after the jump.
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Aaron Chapman from the band Nurses met up with us earlier in the summer and showed us around his favorite spot: Unthank Park in Northeast Portland. He shot some hoops with his girlfriend and shared the park’s significance to him and how it helped shape Nurses’ newest album “Dracula”. Head over to Dead Oceans after […]
