Frank Hopkins

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Travis Cyr recounts All the Best Things in Life

Mountain, of a man
You don't think of acoustic music as angry music?
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 23, 2011

Frank Hopkins finds an inner peace (and jam)

Graceland
After three albums of stern lecture, it would seem that Frank Hopkins and his Line of Force have decided to just roll with the punches and turn out a nice dance jam.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 12, 2011

Stocking stuffers

A grab-bag of local music for every taste
So, this does, indeed, come a week after the whole "gifts" issue, but this is traditionally the week for local music suggestions.
By SAM PFEIFLE | December 16, 2010

Falling fast

Let's get things started right away
As almost always seems to be the case, I have to start the "fall preview" by detailing this upcoming weekend, which promises to be one of the most active of the year.
By SAM PFEIFLE | September 16, 2009

Working on your heart

Carll Wilkinson starts the whole damn thing all over
With the talent we have in this town, just about anybody can put together a decent-sounding album.
By SAM PFEIFLE | July 01, 2009

We got everything

Frank Hopkins discovers the American Dream
Hopkins vented with Doomsday . Here he as produced something more measured, and, in the end, more long-lasting.
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 19, 2008

Portland scene report: November 7, 2008

Sibilance starts now
An update on Conifer, whose record we reviewed a couple weeks back.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | November 05, 2008

Make like a leaf

Fall into local music (and other ironic urgings)
Fall appropriately takes the baton (sorry, Olympics still on the mind) from a stand-out summer of music in Portland.
By SAM PFEIFLE | September 10, 2008

Adam and the Waxmen

Music seen at Freeport Cabaret, June 6, 2008
The band, who play a rousing combination of bluesy, folksy, soulful rock, graced the stage of a brand-new Freeport Cabaret.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 11, 2008

Piano man

Kevin Roper sets himself free
If you haven’t heard from Kevin Roper lately, maybe it’s because he was busy getting married.
By SAM PFEIFLE | January 09, 2008

Gone like a Ghost

Gabrielle Raymond and Ian Riley release a haunting debut
The sources have it that Gabrielle Raymond, the singing and piano-playing half of Anna’s Ghost, has skipped town .
By SAM PFEIFLE | October 10, 2007

Feed the kitty

Cat and Mouse compilation gets better with age
There is finally a challenger to Corn Meal Records’ Greetings from AreaCode 207 series.
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 25, 2007

Doomsday device

Frank Hopkins introduces us to our own mortalities
Frank Hopkins is Portland’s last angry man.
By SAM PFEIFLE | February 07, 2007

Short and self-titled

Debut EPs from Katrina Abramo and Zach Romanoff
People might debate the artistic and moral value of American Idol as the final rounds approach, but is there anyone on earth who can’t get with the opening round tryouts?
By SAM PFEIFLE | January 26, 2007

Portland scene report: October 6, 2006

Sibilance
We know you're looking forward to the Supersoul Challenger full-length we teased recently, but the band has even more news than that.
By SIBILANCE | October 04, 2006

Game of Cat & Mouse

With Acoustic Coffee as home base, a group of musicians make some noise
Perhaps the best argument that Acoustic Coffee is a good thing is the simple fact that an undeniable and unique community of musicians has claimed it as their own.
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 29, 2006