Bike riding musician and poet Ben Weaver coming to Velo Cult Thursday night
A bicycle has done much more than simply get musician Ben Weaver to his gigs.
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Portland’s joyfully nerdy new Multimodal Singers quartet brings poetry to motion
The group of four architects writes, composes and sings about the merits of biking, walking and riding mass transit.
SW Portland mini-profile: Bobby Tower and Michael Black, musicians
You basically can’t hear them over the roar of I-5 until you’re within a couple yards of them.
Bike valet? That’s nothing – ‘most Portland festival ever’ will also offer skateboard valet
Project Pabst, a new music festival headlined by local heroes like Modest Mouse, is bringing progressive transport to new heights this month.
Bikes help ‘Pickathon’ build a city of music just outside Portland
One of the most interesting things about Pickathon is that, befitting a farm-based festival that’s so freakishly close to the big city, it makes a concert series in the countryside feel, in the best sense, urban.
Naked bikers needed for Flaming Lips music video to be shot in Portland next week
The flash of naked riders is an annual sight in Portland(Photo © J. Maus) The World Naked Bike Ride doesn’t roll around again til June, but Portlanders will have a chance next week to ride naked around Mt Tabor as part of an upcoming Flaming Lips music video. I spoke about the shoot, set for … Read more
An Xtracycle-powered, ‘Pleasant Revolution’ is coming to Portland
The Ginger Ninjas playing an impromptu gig in a plaza in Guadalajara while locals pedal to generate electricity.(Photo: Ginger Ninjas) A bike-powered band that roams the globe on fully-loaded Xtracycles to bring the good word of a sustainable lifestyle to everyone that cares to listen. If that’s not the type of band many Portlanders can … Read more
Comment of the Week: The cost of mobility