Jerad Walker
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The characters in Walker's song revolve like celestial bodies around a neighborhood dive bar. A "blitzkrieg celebration" in a Chicago neighborhood on the Fourth of July serves as the video's locale.
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Sub Pop's newest troubadour is a wandering son of Louisiana practicing his rock 'n' roll gospel in Portland.
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Portland's Crystal Ballroom has one of the few remaining spring-loaded dance floors in the country. It's put a spring in the step of jitterbuggers, Grateful Dead fans and EDM dancers alike.
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Once the horn section comes in to add an exclamation point to everything, there's no turning back.
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Members of The Decemberists and Guided By Voices form what might be Portland's best psych-pop band.