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e Clackamas P rint Wednesday, June 6, 201,2 aced@ dackam as.edu Laurelhurst Theater offers many brews ‘n views By Steven Weldon T h e C lack am as P rin t w ill be released this Friday a t their CD release show a t thè Someday Lounge in Portland. Portland band unites indie releasing their first feature-length about, it' he didn’t .ever makej i t , awkward or anything. TCP: W hat àfdsom e'òfyòùr favorite tracks on the new album? DB: “The Way Back,” it’s the first song on the new CD. I love the energy o f it. I felt.like.it was a pretty sweet breakthrough for me, even though it’s the first track on the C D , I did it a little bit •aibtnrr, m th te d “I’ll Find You in later. lt helped m e tie everything the Colors.” D ustin Brown (lead together sortof. “Vines, Baby!’ was the first one I wrote on this project, it’s sentimental. It’s like choosing your favorite kid though, you'have ,one, but you dorit want to tell anyone. TCP: W hat is the message behind your music? . DB: Especially with this alhum, its a step o f personal growth for me, not just in music,, but in life. TCP: W hat is the record label you recorded under? DB: We’ll probably eventually sign with a record label, but right now were pretty much able to get everything done on this level. Its» such a great learning experience, doing all the research, reading the books about [recording], you kind o f know what youre getting into once you’re ready to sign. TCP: Did you record all of the instruments at thè same time? DB: No, ifewas all multi- track. I did a lot o f programming; I have a M ID I controller so I would just play through parts. TCP: Is there anything you would have liked tohave changed with the album? DB: H ad I known what I know now, I would have prob ably. recorded it not in m y living room. By Isaac Soper Arts & Culture Editor | Ninja Tiiftle Ninja Tiger is an up-and-coming indie dance group in die Portland area, filled with, high energy, catchy vocals and great, beats to’darice or bob your head to. This Friday; they will be vocals, guitar) .yvrote the alburn, backed by members Jon West (guitar), Steve Yautz (drums) and James, London (keys, bass guitar). The Clackamas Print: Where did y ou come up with the name N TNT? Dustin Brown: J was sitting there one day on my computer kind of spacing out, and it just came to me. I like the sound o f it, the way it rolls off my tongue; it doesn’t mean anything. TCP: H ow long nave you been together? DB: We all m et pretty much this year, which is incred ible, because we hang out like old friends. Actually, I met Steven almost exactly a year ago, and he was the first member to the band, because I had like three songs that I wanted to start playing out and my buddy Brent was like ‘You should just post something on Craigslist.’ I’d had horrible experiences on Craigslist, but I did. Steves from Pennsylvania, he’d just moved out here that week, so he came out and jammed and it was totally amazing. [He was] the first guy that even responded to the ad. And then right alter [that], I got fired and I needed someone to help me pay rent in my apartment ... so we became roommates within like a week of knowing each other. Then m y buddy Jesse [Kelly] layed in the band for a little bit, ut then he left to Austin. We got Jon on guitar, and we added James. I met Jon through a short film that [I] actually worked on music for, for my buddy Brent, who told me to ptrt up the ad, and James through the job I got fired from. He recently also got fired from that job. TCP: Have you put out any TPs? J g : ‘ DB: Sort of, I had a group of three songs that ate actually on the album that I released called “Early Demonstrations,” seeing just how people responded to the m usic It was an experiment sort of. . TCP: H ow many shows have H a d I known w hat I know now, I would have prob ably recorded i t not in my living room .” Dustin Brown Lead Vocafist o f NTNT , you done since you’ve been togeth er? DB: Just two and one o f those was actually a house show. It was kind of a little test run of the band. The next one we played at the Wonder Ballroom that was a huge step up; [it] was a fun show. TCP: Did you perform any shows prior to this year? DB: Everything we did in 2011 was with our old guitar player Jesse and we used backing tracks for the keyboard parts, so it was just | | three-piece back then. TCP: W hat was the hardest part about recording your new cp? DB: Getting die mix right was tough, because I recorded it all in m y apartment’s living room. So it wasn’t recorded under optimum circumstances, per se. I went out to Nashville and my buddy Ryan — he’s a mix engineer and a mastering engineer out there — he helped me with it. Finally we got it where we were happy with it. ; TCP: H ow was recording in your living room? DB: N ot really knowing [my roommates] that well and record ing in the living room, it would be like four in the morning and I’d get an idea and just be like belting out a vocal part. Steve was totally cool N T N T ’s debut album “I’ll Find You in the Colors” will be released on June 8 at the C D release show at the Someday Lounge in Northwest Portland. The show starts at 8 p.m; and costs $8 and its 21 and. over. They will be going on two touts this summer, starting with one near the end o f July, and then another tour in September. Classic problem: you want to sit down on the couch with your significant other, enjoy an ice cold beer and watch a movie for the night. Your significant other has a very dif ferent idea, instead dam oring for á night on the town with dinner first, then a movie and finally drinks. Rest assured, this problem has been solved. Enter the brew h ’ view movie houses. T he city o f Portland is littered with them, m ost well- known being the McMenamins theater-pubs such as Mission Theater in northwest Portland and Bagdad Theater & Pub in the Hawthorne District. If you w ould prefer to avoid massive parking issues, then visit the Laurelhurst Theater at 2735. East Burnside St. in Portland. Conveniendy located on the east- side o f the W illam ette River, Laurelhurst is a small, four screen brew ‘ri view that began operations ih T 923\as a theáter, and in 2000 opened business as a pub as well. T he small venue allows for second- run movies such as “21. Jum p Street” and indie ( op limited release) movies such as “Jeff, W ho Lives A t Hom e” to attract a crowd and provide a nostalgic experience. As it is a pub, photo iden tification is required and you m ust be 21 years o f age to enter.- Those under 21 are allowed before 5:30 p.m., as the theater shows movies ‘f or the younger audience as well. Ticket prices are very inexpensive, general admission is only $4 and $3 before 6 p.m. ; Concessions are a movie the ater tradition, and Laurelhurst brings the mainstays o f popcorn and -candy as well as dinner possibilities. Tired i o f popped corn kernels? Enjoy a large slice o f cheese, pepperoni, vegetarian or a meat-fovers’ pizza. H ad enough grease? Have a salad! W ant som ething completely different? Get a chicken wrap or veggie wrap. N ot one of these, m enu options damage the. plastic on your debit card, a s . none exceed $4.50. T he New Deal Café;: located at Ñ E 53rd ave. and Halsey St., has teamed up with Laurelhurst to deliver these m enu items. Add on the unique choice o f a .p itc h e r.o f soda pop for just $3.50 instead o f a small soda for around the same price and you have a bar gain. “ If alcohol is w hat brings you to this unique theater, drink it in. W ith nine microbrews on tap including W idm er Hefeweizen and Full Sail Amber Ale, you can,, have a taste o f the. Pacific,Northwest with your popcorn. Pints . . of all mierobfews are $4.25 and pitchers are $41.25: If you pre fer the hipsters special, Pabst Blue Ribbon is on tap as well. If it’s a fancy night you. pursue, Laurelhurst has five different wines available as well. Laurelhurst also has m onthly special events, where the theater shows retro movies in the theme o f the m onth. T he m onth o f Thè Laurelhurst Theater, which fir s t opened in 1923, is host to an array o f both wide a n d lim ite d release, films'. A fter 5 :3 0 p .m ., only adults 21 a n d over are permitted. June is ‘1960s m onth,’ and each week a . different movie o f the period is shown. T he theater has ample street parking compared to its other McMenamins coun terparts and eyen has a parking lot available after 6 p.m. daily. If you are looking for m e best com- rqmise between you and your oney on what to do on a date night, take a trip to Laurelhurst Theater. O th er Portland “Brew ‘n Views” The Academy Living Room Theaters McMenamins theater-pubs Cinema 21
