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