Chances are most Portlanders remember hearing about the night James Chasse died, even if they don't remember his name or the exact circumstances. In September 2006, Chasse died in police custody after ...

Listening to Alien Boy is like experiencing high-stakes romance on a molecular level. Every wispy, nasal romantic plea and rumble of succulent anglophile jangle courses through your veins like you’re ...

Whose idea was it to hold release shows for Alien Boy and Grails on the same night, at different venues a mile apart? I’d like to speak to your manager, please! On May 9, Alien Boy unveiled their ...

Earlier this year, Oliver Tree “retired” from the world of music. But that won’t stop the bowl-headed provocateur from rubbing his scalp all over the face of comics. Indeed, Z2 Comics has announced ...

Infuriating, tragic, heartbreaking and incendiary in equal measures, Portland filmmaker Brian Lindstromâ s Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse is a documentary that plays out like a horror ...

The result swings for the same catchiness and splendor as the songs that landed on 120 Minutes. The melodies are brighter, the lyrics angstier, and the big, fuzzy guitars more abundant. “I really ...

Sonia Weber tries to find the right words, coincidentally speaking for the masses on Alien Boy’s third album, You Wanna Fade? “I told you the other day / I don’t want things to change but I feel it ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.