As I mentioned at the start of the week, The legendary Black Heart Procession are playing tonight (!) at the Aladdin Theater with Bellini. In anticipation of the show we asked founding member, and Portland native, Tobias Nathaniel to identify his favorite places to spend time while he’s in town. Check out his appropriately gloomy responses below. Some of these should be pretty familiar to you guys. If not… now you know where to go after the show tonight.
Tobias Nathaniel’s Favorite Places to Hang in Portland.
5. Graveyard in Laurelhurst. Old and dead things are cool. Enough said.
4. Bridgetown Hobbies. Reality is fairly stupid, so to distance myself from it I like to immerse in fantasy games and miniature painting. This place delivers.
3. Dots Cafe. Even better than fantasy gaming, getting drunk is a great way to numb yourself against the idiocy of humanity. Great service and food as well.
2. The Standard. Again, getting drunk is really great. This place makes you really drunk. They have great pours for super cheap. So, even if you are broke and that is bringing you down, go here.
1. My House. Physically being away from humanity is really the best way to shield yourself from it. Therefore, my house wins the # 1 position on this list.
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In any given weekend, there’s too much going on to even begin writing about. This weekend in Portland though, there is a particularly unique set of shows going down. Everyone knows the weekend begins on Thursday now-a-days, but for the purposes of this post I’ll start on Friday.
The epic and amazing Black Heart Procession are going to be introducing their doom & gloom atmospherics to the Aladdin Theater this Friday with Bellini. Now into their tenth year as a band (and six albums deep) the places they’ve been and struggles they’ve faced resonate really fucking heavily on their latest record, Six. And hey, as Portlanders we get to take some credit for their masterful malcontent, because founding member Tobais Nathaniel used to call Portland home!
If you’re sick of your typical Friday night (who isn’t?) be sure to check out the Black Heart Procession, I promise they’ll be a pleasurable change of pace. Also, be on the lookout for an upcoming feature on FuckBadMusic in which the aforementioned Tobais Nathaniel shares some of his favorite Portland haunts. Who knows, maybe Aladdin Theater will be one of them after this Friday.
The Black Heart Procession – Rats
And if Black Heart Procession proves to be a little too traditional for your tastes (you are insane), look forward to Saturday! Julianna Barwick will be playing her subdued experimental songs in a (surprise!) somewhat experimental setting. That’s because the organizers of the event, titled Sonic Celluloid, have asked each act to choose an accompanying film for their set. The film they choose will be playing as they play in a “muted and trippy” format. I’m thinking Psychic Ills, but with a narrative! The event goes down (including Portland’s own White Rainbow) at the Reed College Chapel this Saturday at 9:00pm. Be there or be boring.
Julianna Barwick – Various Songs
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