Slate Magazine: “Why Portland is America’s indie rock Mecca.” By Taylor Clark

September 11, 2007 — Julian Chadwick

We’ve got another article proclaiming our greatness…this time at Slate.com.

The Indie City

Why Portland is America’s indie rock Mecca.
By Taylor Clark
Posted Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, at 12:57 PM ET
Photograph of Stephen Malkmus by Karl Walter/Getty Images.

Stephen Malkmus. Click image to expand.

I never paid much attention to the band-rehearsal squawk that used to waft through the open windows of my house in the early evenings. The leafy, artsy neighborhood where I live on the east side of Portland, Ore., is home to many a band, after all, and this squawk—though unusually loud and yelpy—sounded like a typical Pabst- and angst-fueled racket. But one day, as I was running in a park adjacent to the squawk-producing home, I realized how mistaken I’d been…READ MORE at Slate.com

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