Jolie Holland News

To some, indie rock is an aesthetic, something between Sonic Youth and Pavement that's played by people with in mop-tops and ringer t-shirts with cans of Pabst atop their amplifiers.

The vibe upstairs at the Hampton Taphouse last night felt more like a Friday happy hour than a dreary, drizzly Monday evening.

It's just as easy to believe that it's some naturally occurring grotto rather than a man-made structure.

Fall is getting chilly pretty fast, so heat things up this week with a busy calendar that includes: the debut of the Bricks Theatre with An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein and a production of Souvenir ; performances by the Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company and Gallagher; and, live music by Jolie Holland, Dinosaur Jr., Po' Girl, Imani Winds, ...

Jolie Holland, with Matt Bauer The Walnut Room Saturday, October 10, 2009 Better Than: Walking from Market St.

Nutrition expert Elizabeth Somer sees a future with more fortified foods - and where our brains remain healthy enough to remember to buy them.

Singer Jolie Holland has a spirit that feels like it comes from a bygone era. Her voice is unlike anyone else's in contemporary music and that's what makes her songs so enjoyable, either when you're listening to her recorded material or catching her live in person.

Polvo was always its own worst enemy, seemingly intent on maintaining a lower profile than the band deserved.

Jolie Holland performed her unique blend of Country-Infused Rock-n-Roll to a packed audience at Space Gallery in Portland last Wednesday.

This week's guide contains: YES, PLEASE: The Old Ceremony, Sunfold, The Future Kings of Nowhere, Datarock, Jolie Holland, Immortal Technique's Recession Tour, Asobi Seksu EH, WHATEVER: Sian Alice Group, Dead Meadow VS.: Telefon Tel Aviv vs.

With all the hub-bub around freak-folksters like Devendra Banhart and alt.folk chanteuses like Jolie Holland, it's nice to see traditional folk hasn't been forgotten.