I have a feeling a lot of the locals will cling to this simply because it is a showcase of sorts for their town.Ĭarrie Brownstein: Yes. It certainly drew me to whatever it was because I didn't see that too much. In my youth, it was always fascinating for me to see Portland represented in a show or in a movie. If you watch those old Gus Van Sant movies, Portland did used to be a hot bed of junkies. I think it has become a little bit more cosmopolitan than it was in the 70s. There are a lot of progressive ideas that manifest themselves there. There is a self-aggrandizement that exists in Portland. It doesn't look like much has changed in the town in the past thirty years.Ĭarrie Brownstein: I do think there is a certain essential quality of Portland, even the entire Northwest, that will always maintain the frontier spirit, and that sense of isolation. Portlandia brings all of those memories flooding back.
It was a dreary, nightmare landscape for children at that time. My memories of Portland all come from the late 70s and early 80s. I have never lived outside of the Pacific Northwest. By the end of 2001, the rest of my band lived in Portland, so I moved down there. Then I went to college in Olympia, where I formed Slater-Kinney.
Were you someone that grew up in that area? Have you been around the people of Portland your whole life?Ĭarrie Brownstein: I grew up in Washington State. Your band Sleater-Kinney is well-known for being from the Portland area.
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