tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381128664587299422024-03-14T00:59:20.518-07:00KZME Radio BlogDennisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953987441869618751noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-89159060975294990722014-04-15T19:45:00.003-07:002014-04-15T21:22:28.167-07:00PREVIEW: Caravan Palace w/ Bombino - 4/16 @ Roseland Theatre<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.caravanpalace.com/" target="_blank">Caravan Palace</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">The broadest definition of Electro Swing is the combination of classic sounds with whatever modern style, sonic tricks and emerging technology of the present moment. It’s a search for greater elegance and perhaps a steadying connection to the past. And it compliments highly the versatility and limitless energy of those original swing, pop and jump blues shellac records.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">In taking a loose, evolutionary look at Electro Swing, one might point to the 1980s as the prehistoric birth of the genre, beginning with the 7-minute long super-medley, “<a href="http://youtu.be/_0r1ScvwezM" target="_blank">Hooked on Swing</a>,” which in 1982 made it to #31 on the Billboard Pop chart. It was followed up in 1983 with the mega-hit remake of Irving Berlin’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by German artist Taco who blended the gracefulness of the original song with a hugely catchy early post-disco beat. Taco’s full-length album, “After Eight,” expanded on his retro-modern sound and some tracks even include scratchy samples much like the current Electro Swing trend. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">But it was 2003’s breakthrough of the UK's Real Tuesday Weld that saw the aesthetics of Electro Swing coalescing into an actual genre. The Real Tuesday Weld (aka the Clerkenwell Kid, aka Stephen Coates) started to make his distinctive music after being visited in a dream by <a href="http://youtu.be/rRF5D68e44Q" target="_blank">Al Bowlly, the 1930s British dance band star</a>. His work essentially founded the structure for what is now broadly known as Electro Swing with its repetitive vintage loops and driving beat. </span></div>
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Last night was another installment of Punk Rock Mondays
featuring Manx and Coma Serfs. The show took place in Mcmenamins Lola’s Room which
is a rad, tucked away space known as “the oasis below the crystal”. The wood
floors still have the iconic crystal ballroom bounce when you stomp your feet; and
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/manxportland">Manx</a> opened the show and killed it at usual. Currently signed
with<a href="https://www.facebook.com/barrygoldsteinrecordss"> Barry Goldstein Records</a>, Manx is a garage, pop rock trio and is hands down
one of my favorite Portland bands. Fronted by bass player John Barnaby, the
trio performs songs consisting of danceable, catchy riffs and sings about getting
weird. During last night’s show, Barnaby explored the space on stage while
whipping the neck of his Peavey bass around and wearing his Canadian tux
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On the last song Barnaby jumped off stage and rocked out
amongst the crowd. He then turned his back to me and said, “Okay, you ready?” I
wasn’t fully prepared but agreed while he threw the bass over his head which
landed directly into my arms, thus ending the song. The big, curly-haired, denim
diamond known as John Barnaby turned around and said back to me, “you passed
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ComaSerfs">Coma Serfs</a> were up next. I was hesitant at first because I
thought their music was too psychedelic for a punk show but as the show progressed
and as I was grabbed and thrown towards the front of the stage, I felt the punk course
through my veins. Their sound consists of a groovy combination of wah, heavy
distortion and reverb and their style has a large emphasis on surf. Their bass
player Wolfgang was the star last night. This tall skinny lad with huge mutton
chops held it down with the heavy bass lines; especially towards the end of
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I am so grateful to whoever started this new Mcmenamins tradition. Punk Rock
Mondays are free and all ages and feature two Portland punk rock bands every
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Manx http://manxportland.bandcamp.com/</div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-83307833677917042022014-03-29T15:38:00.000-07:002014-03-29T16:10:28.521-07:00PREVIEW: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings 4/1 @ Crystal Ballroom<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sharonjonesandthedapkings.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mcmenamins.com/CrystalBallroom" target="_blank">The Crystal Ballroom </a>- 1332 W. Burnside</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tue, April 1, 2014 - Doors 7pm / Show 8pm / All Ages</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Sharon Jones doesn’t hold back. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Not onstage, not in interviews. Her life and music are as exposed, raw and real as it gets. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">As of 2010, after four critically-acclaimed albums, she was still living with her mother in the projects of Far Rockaway, Queens. Although leaving at times to sing on the David Letterman Show, or to open for Prince in Paris or tour nationwide playing with people like Lou Reed, David Byrne and Rufus Wainwright. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">And before that, she was a guard on Riker’s Island, where she sang so sweetly that the prisoners wouldn’t go into their cells until she did sing to them. And after that they did whatever she wanted. Her voice brought order. One might poetically say that she brought soul to a soulless place. In fact it was the prisoners who encouraged her to get out of there and sing her way to a better place. <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sharon-jones-on-beating-cancer-and-career-advice-from-inmates-20140117" target="_blank">“You’re too nice to be in here,” they told her</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">(Although Riker’s Island is officially a “jail” not a “prison” - more penalty box than penitentiary. It’s guys doing one year or less, who can at least keep looking forward to getting out, going home. And it also holds guys awaiting trial who couldn’t raise the cash to make bail. Those guys might going to a worse place, depending on their future jury.) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Sharon Jones’ stage-1 pancreatic cancer recently went into remission. She took 2013 off for aggressive surgery – removal of a tumor from her bile duct, removal of her gallbladder and 12” of small intestine - and intense chemotherapy, complete with a valve installed in her neck for easy access so the poisons could save her. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Earlier this year in support of her new album, “Give the People What They Want,” she boldly and defiantly shot a music video for the song “Stranger to my Happiness.” In the video, still bald from the chemo, she sings out soul at what appears to be a welcome back party - and happiness clearly ain’t no stranger to the room. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">“Give the People What They Want” is the fifth album for Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. Previous albums include “Dap Dippin'” (2002), “Naturally” (2005), “100 Days, 100 Nights” (2007) and “I Learned the Hard Way” (2010). </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">A strong theme emerges looking through past press on Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. It’s their sense of mission. To spread the word, to let people know soul music is still alive and growing, evolving. They’re a ten-piece touring band proving it every time they board the bus to the next gig. Full horn section, backup singers. Real-deal Motown stuff. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><a href="http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22179-soul_recovery.html" target="_blank">Jones recently told Matt Singer at the Willamette Week</a>, “I have a goal to pursue. Since they left me here, and I’m able to do my music, my goal is to make the music industry realize there is soul music around today. If you look at the award shows, there’s no award for soul music. They say soul music left in the ’60s and ’70s. Soul music needs to be recognized by the music industry - even if they don’t want to give me an award.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Gabriel Roth (aka Bosco Mann), bass player for the Dap-Kings and co-founder of Dap Records (along with tenor sax player Neal Sugarman) penned this creed in the liner notes for their 2005 album, “Naturally” – “Somewhere between banging on logs and the invention of M.I.D.I. technology we have made a terrible wrong turn. We must have ridden right past our stop. We should have stepped down off the train at that moment when rhythm and harmony and technology all culminated to a single Otis Redding whine. That moment of the truest, most genuine expression of what it means to be human.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">It’s been a two-pronged approach for the band, raising that awareness. The Dap-Kings as an entity have recorded legendary soul icon Al Green on his Grammy-winning Blue Note release, “Lay It Down,” with Public Enemy beatmaster/producer Hank Shocklee on the soundtrack of the feature film, “American Gangster,” and of course, they sent Amy Winehouse into superstardom laying down the neo-soul on her 2006 Grammy-winning album “Back to Black.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">And bringing it back to the Music Where You Live… be aware that the soul revolution has blossomed here in Portland as well, with our own Brownish Black, guaranteed to knock your socks off. </span></span><br />
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Subterranea Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948034376042700878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-54129583838048486142014-03-23T10:22:00.000-07:002014-03-23T10:22:11.332-07:00DJ Klyph presents...The MovementHot16 1983 EP Release event at 360 Vinyl <br />
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The spot was packed with family, friends and legends – all out to
support one of Portland’s finest producer’s EP release titled 1983.<br />
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Hot16 was spinning a mix of hip hop, soul and funk as people browsed through stacks of records at Portland’s <a href="http://www.360vinyl.com/" target="_blank">360 Vinyl</a>.
Shop owner DJ Kez was busy restocking shelves with copies of the EP as
well as taking care of customers buying vinyl and CDs. Conversations
were being had, smiles shared and number’s exchanged. It was a family
affair!<br />
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Producer and MC DaiN hosted the event, gathering everyone’s attention
for MC Epp of TxE who kicked things off with performances from his
project <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chrome-plated-chronicles/id703237436" target="_blank">Chrome Plated Chronicles</a>, verses from TxE projects and his contribution to the 1983 EP “<a href="https://liquidbeat.bandcamp.com/track/forever-ft-ronnie-epp-txe" target="_blank">Forever”</a>.<br />
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Then Portland legendary MC Vursatyl, 1/3 of the crew Lifesavas
performed tracks from his upcoming EP “Crooked Straights” before going
into <a href="https://liquidbeat.bandcamp.com/track/turned-away-ft-vursatyl-lifesavas" target="_blank">“Turned Away”</a>, the track he rhymes on for the Hot16 project. Check out the visuals below:<br />
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So cool to have so many artists showing support here from Portland and Seattle showing the NW hip hop community is alive.<br />
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Be sure to pick up your copy of the EP from 360 Vinyl or online from <a href="https://liquidbeat.bandcamp.com/album/hot16-1983-ep" target="_blank">Liquid Beat Records</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16541603902227902155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-59359448814197213482014-03-13T21:26:00.000-07:002014-03-13T21:26:46.774-07:00Guantanamo Baywatch and Boom! Tour Kickoff<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Guantanamo Baywatch and Boom! kicked off their tour
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stage. It was crowded with punk rockers which reminded me of the days when the
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everything I’d hope for: a tough combination of surf, garage, and punk. I was
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Their drummer kept the danceable up-beat tempo while bass
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licks. Their intoxicated lead singer/guitar player sang his scratchy vocals and
shredded the surf riffs while riding the whammy bar on his guitar. He kept on
turning his amp up filling the tiny space with reverb. My ears rang up until
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Some things you just need to see. The northern lights, for example. Or a New Orleans Mardi Gras. Mexico’s Copper Canyon. And a Mother Falcon live show.</div>
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If you’re not familiar with the Austin based band, their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaoUMbHvsc0">Tiny Desk Concert </a>is as good a place to start as any. This symphonic rock outfit has been blowing the minds of concert goers for years now. With a revolving door of multi-instrumentalists, usually numbering between twelve and seventeen, they are a kind of traveling musical circus. But more Cirque du Soleil than Barnum and Bailey. Simply put, they are symphonic rock bad asses. Case in point: the Valentine’s Day show they put on at North Portland's Mississippi Studios. The place is probably my favorite small venue anywhere. Mother Falcon member Claire Puckett was so enamored of it when they played here back in August 2013 that she was walking around taking pictures and posting them to the band’s Facebook page.</div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Portland audiences, however, are notoriously talkative. And the Valentine’s show had its share of loud mouths. But a really interesting thing happened throughout Mother Falcon’s set. Song by song, more of those people stopped yapping about whatever and took notice of what was happening in front of them. By encore time, the entire audience was eating out of the multitude of hands on stage. Any band that can tame an unruly Portland audience has got chops indeed. Moral of the story: next time they're in townget yourself to a Mother Falcon concert.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894820327045600498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-56073511151456412662014-03-10T22:59:00.000-07:002014-03-10T22:59:04.841-07:00Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Doug Fir Lounge March 3rd 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Detroit, Michigan has had a tough run of it lately. Most recent news articles about the city portray what looks to be a dystopian, industrial wasteland, featuring pictures of abandoned train stations, homes and office buildings. It's not the type of place you'd chose to spend your summer vacation. The fact that Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr's Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein call Detroit home and make the kind of music that they do is a pleasant anomaly. What "kind" of music is that?<br />
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Take their cover of Gil Scott-Heron's "We Almost Lost Detroit" for example. The song was originally written in response to a partial nuclear reactor meltdown that happened near Detroit during the 1960s. The original song drips with soulful sadness in the best possible way. DEJJ's version retains the soulful mourning, but invites you to focus on the fact that we only <i>almost</i> lost something valuable, so lets just celebrate that. <br />
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Therein lies the band's charm. Rarely have I heard such weighty lyrics paired with such truly celebratory music. It's an alarmingly deceptive tactic that results in fans smiling and dancing to songs about things like watching the love of your life die before you at an early age. They could play at your best friend's funeral and it would be strangely and perfectly appropriate. <br />
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Some of their subject matter may be heavy, but that didn't stop these boys from having a truly good time on the Doug Fir's stage. I'm always impressed when a band can get on stage, especially on a Monday night, and play the same set of songs that they've been playing for months and still have fun. Their layering of live vocals, percussion and instrumentation on top of prerecorded beats and loops sounded true to their albums. With the exception of a vocal sample that played for a little bit too long, DEJJ put on a very tight show. They're definitely worth seeing live. The visual effects, which included an animated videogame-esque face singing in time on a spherical screen, were the icing on the cake, or maybe the extra Jr. on the Jr.<br />
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Speaking of that extra "Jr," these guys deserve to win something for that band name. It fits their style perfectly because nobody knows what to expect when they listen to them for the first time, but everybody's intrigued. The hook might be a little gimmicky, but once DEJJ has you on the line <i>you're</i> not going to want to let go. <br />
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. are currently on a headlining North American tour behind their acclaimed sophomore album, <i>The Speed of Things</i>. Check out my video footage of this show below.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arc: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">a luminous electrical discharge between two electrodes or other points.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iris: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">a flat, colored, ring-shaped membrane behind the cornea of the eye, with an adjustable circular opening (pupil) in the center.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">One could easily offer an explanation of this band's name that included talk of "circumference" and "</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">a plant with sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers," especially because their instruments and microphones were wrapped in flowering vines, but I'm going to offer an alternate explanation. I'm going to talk about how their performance did indeed produce a luminous, electric connection between artist and audience. Simply put, you can't take your eyes or ears off of Arc Iris.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">Hailing from Providence, RI and citing influences ranging from Bjork to Andrew Bird, this band is a sonic spectacle to behold. My first glimpse of lead singer Jocie Adams in her gold dust cat suit told me I was in for something great. She did not disappoint, deftly playing multiple instruments and providing stunning vocals. She was joined by fellow band members Zach Tenorio-Miller(piano&vocals), Ray Belli(drums) and Robin Ryczek(cello).</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">Watching Arc Iris perform was like watching someone elegantly solve an extremely difficult math problem. You know, the kind of math problem that stretches across the expanse of an entire classroom chalkboard. Think Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting, except with better vocals and a cello. There is a deep seated intelligence that weaves its way through their songs, but it doesn't come across as condescending. It comes across as fun to dance to. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 15.600000381469727px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">Arc Iris's self-titled debut album is out on April1st on Anti-Records. Check out my video footage from this show below. It features opening act Davey Horne, headliner Nicole Atkins and my very talented co-host Brandie G. who managed to get an exclusive interview with lead singer Jocie Adams. </span><br />
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Portland has become awash in Mardi Gras celebrations. And while you’re waiting for Fat Tuesday to come around next week, there’s still the Latin America side of pre-Lenten celebration to consider - and Portland’s premiere Brazilian music band, <a href="http://zbumba.com/" target="_blank">z’Bumba </a>is hosting an event this Saturday that promises to overwhelm all the senses. </div>
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Perhaps one of the greatest band names I can think of, We Were Promised Jetpacks garners humuoros attention as well as conjouring bitter remorse. The Scottish indie rock band's music holds onto the pent-up angst while adding layers of vulnerability across their sound. The same way someone strapped to a rocket might feel; full of excitable nerves, tense, but ready to take off.<br />
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Releasing their first album <em>These Four Walls</em> in 2009 WWPJ gained much poularity and success with the indie rock/emo alternative crowd. With tracks like <em>Quiet Little Voices</em> their energy and sound fell somewhere between Britain's Block Party catchiness and Taking Back Sunday's thrashy pop. <br />
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Their sophomore effort <em>In the Pit of the Stomach</em> from 2011 continued their rumbling rock and dissonant rolling anthems without branching terribly far from their initial and successful formula. Various tracks of their albums found their way onto teen tv soundtracks(i.e.Vampire Diaries) proving their emotional rock resonated with many. <br />
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They seemed to have their most fun when trying out the new material rather than playing audience favorites, perhaps in hopes of breaking out of their own mold. With building intros, ominious interludes(<em>Sore Thumb</em>), and a strictly intsrumental encore WWPJ brought to mind the charging force and emotional punch that has given Austin's Explosions In the Sky a decade of success. <br />
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For seven nights, one musician "curates" a lineup that frequently pulls together some of the best talent in the city to perform in the intimate, historical - and at one time, notorious - little opium den of a room under the Crystal Ballroom. Shows are 7-10pm and it's always free. The creativity and intimacy often make nights in Al's Den feel like you've snuck into basement jam session </div>
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The (Mardi Gras) week of March 2 - 8 sees the always entertaining and frequently brilliant, multi-instrumentalist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/samcoopermusic" target="_blank">Sam Cooper</a> on hosting duties. The lineup promises to span continents, eras and psychic dimensions. That last one may be an exaggeration, but you get my point. <span style="text-align: right;">It'll be really good.</span></div>
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A talented multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Sam has created a uniquely intimate live production that blends natural showmanship with stellar musicianship. Whether he’s playing guitar, or piano, or mandolin, or any other instrument drawn from his arsenal of ability, the audience is inevitably pulled together with a shared experience of sing-a-longs, banter and even a “stump the singer” bit where an expected-to-be silly request like “Eye of the Tiger” might be transformed into one of the most heartbreaking and bittersweet ballads you’ve ever heard. Or he might improvise an entirely believable, and often hilarious, facsimile of the request if he doesn’t actually know it. </div>
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Sun, March 2 - <a href="http://chervona.com/" target="_blank">Chervona's</a> leader Andrei Temkin breaks out a rare solo set in his "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/chervonaband" target="_blank">Chervona Bambino</a>" guise. (Though one might expect surprise drop-ins) Chervona's energy and outrageous blend of gypsy-balkan-punk have spun thousands of Portlanders into sweaty dancing masses, and while Temkin may not be as loud as the Chervona powerhouse, he's sure to bring a range of traditional Russian and gypsy numbers along with his own irrepressible showmanship. </div>
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Mon, March 3 - <a href="http://thebuildersandthebutchers.com/" target="_blank">The Builders & Butchers</a> have been spreading Northwest voodoo soul for years now, packing tambourine and shaker-mad fans into gigantic rooms like the Wonder Ballroom and Roseland. Leader Ryan Sollee, who has launched a new band called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/albatrosspdx" target="_blank">Albatross</a> ,will be sharing the stage with his multi-talented bandmate, Harvey Tumbleson for what could be a mystical moment. </div>
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Wed, March 5 - <a href="http://amentaabioto.com/" target="_blank">Amenta Abioto </a>evokes a wide history of the African diaspora through a kind of improvisational jazz-soul-traditional-storytelling multi-complexity of music. Rhythmic loops, vocal impressiveness, ancient wisdoms and simple truths spill from her onstage.</div>
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Thu, March 6 - <a href="http://finaldorm.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Jeremy Lee Faulkner </a>(Ah Holly Family) brings his new band, the Final Dorm to spread their golden hued country rock that would fit perfectly into the 1967 Laurel Canyon scene (John Fogerty, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield...)</div>
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Sat, March 8 - The <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/thebottlecapboys" target="_blank">Bottlecap Boys </a> bring the weeklong residency to a climax with their raucous energy, skillful picking, brilliant lyrics and 21st Century intelligence that have earned comparisons to groups like the Avett Brothers and the Mountain Goats. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://mikecoykendall.com/">Mike Coykendall</a> is a legend as far as I'm concerned. I suspect a few other folks in town will agree with me in that regards as he can be found working with so many other musicians on creating great music together. <br /><br />You can see him on February 27 at Mississippi Studios. Click <a href="http://www.kzme.fm/mississippi-studios-february-27/" target="_blank">here</a> for show info!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>How long have you lived in the Portland area? </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>since late '99. Had to get out of SF before Y2K!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Give us a brief history of your band/project: </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Well, I was in my 1st band at age 15. I'm 50 now. Haven't really taken a break. I have been taking a break from doing the full band thing for a year or two now and I have been playing solo. All by my lonesome. It's a new challenge.</b></span> <u><br /></u></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>What’s the first song you ever learned to play?</i></span> <br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Day Tripper by the Beatles but I wasn't doing it correctly for a while. I was putting an F# where the G should go. Oh well. I got there eventually. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>What’s your favorite local venue to play? To see other bands? </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Doug Fir is really nice for a big rock sound. They do a good job there. I like the Aladdin for seeing a show / listening. All of them can be good if the night is right. I've had good times at many of them. I guess I like the small rooms the best. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Speaking of other bands, who do you like on the Portland music scene? </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>A few names come to mind. I know of so many. New and old. Not gonna pick. It's too hard! :0 </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Tell us about a recent “Only in Portland” moment you might have had. </i></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've gotten so used to Portland and its peculiar ways. I find it to still be a great place for a freak like myself. Anyhoo... "Only in Portland" ?? Not really. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Finish this sentence: “I cannot live without_____.”</i> <b>Water</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Connect with Mike Coykendall here: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://mikecoykendall.com/">mikecoykendall.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Coykendall-Official/420334851330815">Facebook Fan Page</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://bandpa.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a></span> <br />
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Luckily my van made it to the show. I had never been to
Mississippi Studios before but I realize now what a special and intimate place
it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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Marissa Nadler, the Boston singer-songwriter, opened the
show and warmed hearts. Her voice is dark and soothing. It was a beautiful sight
to see audience members sitting down on the large rug in front of the stage.
You felt comfortable with Nadler’s voice and in a trance with her backing cello
and violin. Her sound reminded me a lot of Cat Power and Lana Del Ray.</div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x6fr7M9zASA/Uwbltli76CI/AAAAAAAAAAw/jAdYGjmxxHs/s1600/P1030439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x6fr7M9zASA/Uwbltli76CI/AAAAAAAAAAw/jAdYGjmxxHs/s1600/P1030439.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>Portland natives, Pure Bathing Culture, headlined the show
and were pure 80’s adult contemporary, new wave, and synch pop revival, magic. They
performed an appropriate and impressive cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams. I felt
I was in an 80’s romance movie the whole time. Every song could have fit
perfectly into a Molly Ringwald film.
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Sarah Versprille, the lead singer of Pure Bathing Culture, has
a beautiful, dreamy voice and her melodies keep you hooked. She also has the
hottest mullet ever. She’s the real deal. </div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DoKuW0fI9fI/Uwbl2um2iRI/AAAAAAAAAA4/IAWARkfPC6s/s1600/P1030441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DoKuW0fI9fI/Uwbl2um2iRI/AAAAAAAAAA4/IAWARkfPC6s/s1600/P1030441.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>I went from being in a beautiful melodic trance to being in
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I started my adventure with no money and barely any gas and not
knowing what to expect. I ended the night sleeping in my van with a huge smile
on my face because, for at least a few hours on my Monday night, I had been
swept away to romantic dreamland's that only exist on old VHS tapes and in the
music of Marissa Nadler and Pure Bathing Culture. </div>
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k-hurtz</div>
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Pure Bathing Culture <a href="http://purebathingculture.tumblr.com/">http://purebathingculture.tumblr.com/</a></div>
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Marissa Nadler <a href="http://marissanadler.com/">http://marissanadler.com/</a></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-31479705857725084772014-02-17T20:39:00.001-08:002014-02-18T10:22:49.101-08:00PREVIEW: Eleni Mandell @ Mississippi Studios, Wed Feb 19, 2014<div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="http://www.elenimandell.com/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Eleni Mandell</a><span style="text-align: center;"> @ <a href="http://mississippistudios.com/" target="_blank">Mississippi Studios</a></span></div>
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Wed, Feb 19, 2014 - Doors 8pm / Show 9pm / $12 / 21+<br />
w/ <a href="http://vikeshkapoor.com/" target="_blank">Vikesh Kapoor</a> <br />
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<i style="text-align: center;"><i>Posted by <a href="http://www.kzme.fm/volunteer-spotlight-matt-subterranea/" target="_blank">Matt</a> </i></i></div>
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<i style="text-align: center;"><i>Host of "<a href="http://podcast.kzme.fm/Subterranea/" target="_blank">Subterranea</a>"</i></i></div>
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For a long number of years, most articles about <a href="http://www.elenimandell.com/" target="_blank">Eleni Mandell</a> would inevitably refer to a <i>New Yorker</i> quote that called her “perhaps the best unsigned artist in the
business.” But in 2012 she signed
with Yep Roc Records (Dave Alvin, Robyn Hitchcock, John Doe), so that can now
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They might also mention how she was an answer in the <i>New
York Times</i> crossword puzzle. (16 across -
“singer-songwriter _____ Mandell”).<br />
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Or how <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Weiss" target="_blank">Chuck E. Weiss</a>, longtime friend of Tom Waits - and
subject of Rickie Lee Jones’ “Chuck E’s in Love” – first mentored her in the LA
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They might miss how she recorded “It’s Raining,” the Allen
Toussaint song made famous by Irma Thomas, the Soul Queen of New Orleans, and
how Thomas likewise recorded one of Eleni’s songs in return (“Another Lonely
Heart”). Or how last year in LA a
group of singers that included Jackson Browne and Van Dyke Parks gathered
together for a tribute show to <span style="text-align: right;">her. </span><br />
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They might forget about the bizarre disconnect between style
and substance when, in 2005, she was hired to sing Cole Porter’s “I Love Paris” which became the soundtrack to a notoriously offensive commercial (could there be any
other kind) featuring a bikini-clad Paris Hilton seductively dripping ketchup
on herself while eating a Carl’s Jr. burger the size of a raccoon. </div>
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But they’ll certainly mention how she’s worked with
producers Jon Brion (Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple) and most recently, Joe
Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, The Shins, My Morning Jacket) and how she
toured with legendary British musician and producer Nick Lowe a little over a
year ago. Or how she was referred
to as “the female Tom Waits” for an awfully long time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She was part of the first wave of artists in the mid 1990’s
moving into the now-hipster-famous and dizzyingly expensive Los Feliz area of
Los Angeles when it was still mostly considered the gang-infested backside
of Griffith Park. The scene included Beck, Elliott Smith
and Mark Everett (Eels). Her 2001
song “Silverlake Babies” was a lullaby for that particular time and place. <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eleni Mandell - "Girls" from the album Miracle of Five (2007)</span></i></div>
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Eleni Mandell was DIY before it was cool, before it had initials – mining treasures
from thrift stores and flea markets, making her own dresses… Likewise, she was
on the leading edge of the DIY-Indy Music movement before it became a larger
concept. At 15 she decided to stick with guitar after giving up years of violin and piano. A graduate of UC Berkeley
(art major) where she first started playing public gigs, she returned to her native
Los Angeles after graduation in 1992 with a new dream to be a singer. While doing open mics, she landed a
demo deal with DreamWorks Records.
When they ultimately passed on the Jon Brion-produced album, she
decided to release it herself - the critically-acclaimed 1998 debut,
“Wishbone.” From then until the
Yep Roc deal two years ago, she recorded and toured the world independently and
productively – producing a total of nine solo albums, one EP and four other albums as part of
the Grabs (Steve Gregoropoulos, Nigel Harrison, Elvira Gonzales) and the Living
Sisters (Inara George, Becky Stark).
She has licensed nearly two dozen songs to movies and TV shows, a
surprising number of the shows with generic nouns in the title – “New Girl,”
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But her biggest DIY project the past three years has been
completely different. “I guess I
get to be an ambassador to make sperm donors more normal,” she said. Meaning her twins, Rex and Della, who
were conceived with intention and planning via sperm bank and have been touring
with her on the road since they were a little over one year old. She explained to <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/01/eleni-mandell-modern-family.html" target="_blank">Paste Magazine</a> - “I’d
always wanted children, and I was 39 years old. My boyfriend didn’t want kids, so we broke up… People still
think it’s pretty weird and it makes them a little uncomfortable…” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eleni Mandell - "Put My Baby to Bed" from the album Let's Fly a Kite (2014)</span></i></div>
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The twins are the inspiration behind her new album, “Let’s
Fly a Kite,” which was recorded in London last year with Nick Lowe’s band. It’s an ode to motherhood with songs
that <i>American Songwriter Magazine</i> called
“refreshingly out of step with anything contemporary. In fact, if you heard
many of them without knowing they were recently recorded, it’s likely you would
think you stumbled upon a terrific and undiscovered 60s folk/pop oddity.”</div>
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Needless to say, she’s pretty open about her life, giving
unguarded interviews and making honest connections with fans. Before social media, she was already
doing the personal things that have become essential for independent musicians
like including a handwritten thank-you note with each CD that was purchased
through her website. And her fans
love her for it. To raise funds
for her current tour, she launched a crowdfunding campaign through PledgeMusic
last year. She hit her goal in
less than eight hours, and doubled that amount soon after. The support of her fans has made it possible for
her to combine work and family in a decidedly post-modern way - traveling,
performing, songwriting and raising kids simultaneously. “Bringing them on the road has been a
joy for me and an education for them,” she wrote on the PledgeMusic pitch. “I’m
certain that traveling is having a really positive impact on them. Keeping them
on the road with me is a priority. Your support will not only help fund my
upcoming tour but will help keep my family together.” And the ex-boyfriend?
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bakelite smooth voice. “I’m a much
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own records, I think, are a little bit sad,” she said with a laugh. “And now I find a lot of inspiration
from my kids, and from life, and having more perspective on life instead of
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Oh my goodness, at last. What seems like years ago - it was last September - I <a href="http://caughtinthecarousel.com/believe-hype-cloak-oxs-stunning-debut/">reviewed</a> <i>Shoot The Dog</i> for the online site I write for (my other music obsessive gig) and knew right then it was going to be a steep climb for any other album to beat it to the top of my top 10 of 2014 list. None made it. I also knew they were slated to play Portland but not until January, an eternity but thankfully eternity's passed, the night is here, the band were kind enough to put me on the list which is a good thing as I'd forgotten that headliner Volcano Choir was is Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon's post rock outfit and the show sold out many weeks ago. All of which adds up to me having to admit that this is as giddy as I've been at the prospect of seeing a band for as long as I can remember. Show's got an 8:30 start time at the Wonder (which is also good since I overbooked myself and agreed to blog Yuck at the Mississippi as well; can hardly wait to see all the Volcano Choir fans faces as I leave without seeing their band. Ah well, some things can't be helped.</div>
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So, no surprise, parking is at a premium around the Wonder. I'm two blocks up on Graham, gotta walk through a biting wind but nothing will stay my enthusiasm, I'm feeling this boost of anticipative energy that reminds me of walking toward Winterland during high school. Once inside the scene is a bit subdued, no great teeming crowd yet and they're skewing young (so hey, maybe I am too, magic mirror and all that, so long as I don't, y'know, look in an actual mirror)</div>
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The Cloak Ox are a bit of a Minneapolis/St Paul supergroup, comprising members of Fog (guitarist/singer Andrew Broder), Andrew Bird (guitarist Jeremy Ylvisaker), Dosh (drummer Martin Dosh) and "just about everyone else" (bass player Mark Erickson) but even considering that, the power of their debut album simply stunned. I'm not often brought up short by an unexpected album but of course love it when it happens, what better listening experience is there, eh? Well, except for seeing an album like that played live. The band appear promptly at the appointed time and proceed to do, well, just about that, if you don't count starting off with a new song (they'll end with one as well, neither of which I know the name of and so will leave them for any appraisal until they appear on record). "King Rope" unspools as an electrifying funky mash, "Pigeon Lung" is tighter than the LP <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJHo3QrzeVY">version</a> which I wouldn't have thought possible, Ylvisaker ripping off solos like God, guitar or otherwise. Then there's "<a href="http://thecloakox.bandcamp.com/track/yesterdays-me">Yesterday's Me</a>," which I swear to Buddha I never thought I'd get a chance to see live if only because I wasn't sure it could be done, it's so delicate and soaring and full of passion, with several different movements all packed inside a quasar of intensity and beauty, how could it work live? How? Beautifully, that's how. All I can say is, click that link just above, and know that it sounded remarkably close to the majesty you hear there. Also know that this time around it's Broder taking the solos.</div>
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Quick on its heels we veer into the unruly rock block, with the driving "Josephine" followed by "Prisen," both raucous and seemingly unrestrained even as they're almost unbearably tight, tighter than my teenage jeans would be on me in 2014. There's a brimming, crisp, and moving trawl through the bump and thump of "Andy Broder's Dream" before signing off with that other new one that's playful in a kind of northern soul-meets-epic midwest rock'n'roll stylee which succeeds in making me more eager for their next record than, again, I would have thought possible. And ain't that nice, having one's already sky-high expectations not only met but exceeded. Quick stop by the merch table to pick up the <i>Prisen</i> EP then it's sideways down the stairs past the incoming VC hordes that just missed possibly the best support band they'd never heard of. More's the shame, I suppose, but I don't have time to think on it. I've got a date at the Mississippi.</div>
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Arriving just in time for the end of Tender Age (next time, I hope; what I heard I liked) but <i>in </i>time for The We Shared Milk which I've heard great things about but don't think I've<i> heard</i> yet, even as they're a staple on the KZME playlist. Can't hear everything, right? Well, I'm certainly glad I've heard this band now. TWSM come on like a psych punk juggernaut, all splashy racing cymbals, garage guitar solo and I must say I had no idea. With the set-up of a Roland, Telecaster, Fender bass and a bescarved drummer, you can't ask for a more drivingly classic line-up. The guitarist's whammy bar hangs loose, whether from exhaustion or submission it's impossible to know. When they let the feedback ride between their second and third songs we know we're in the hands of some true noise merchants, albeit ones with a penchant for imperishable hooks and verve to spare. (Talked to Boone after the show, and it's agreed that the command they show on stage is a natural by-product of playing out a <i>LOT</i>). Out of nowhere they might just be my favorite (non-post-punk, of course) Portland band. They are, in fact, psych pop monsters, charging melodic and hardworking. Following their 'last' song they fall into a <i>last</i> last song that just about rips a hole in the ceiling. TWSM have got the spirit, chops, and wild commitment (and, one presumes, milk) enough to last the distance, a definite "keep you eye on 'em" band. And your ears.</div>
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Annnd, on to Yuck (some phrases you just have to say when the chance arises). A London band that released a sprightly little self-titled <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy9gqZBVMaA">album</a> of brash bash pop back in 2011, they lost their lead singer who moved toward solo pastures but the band carried on. Last year's <i>Glow & Behold</i> got mixed reviews but I'm guessing they'll be whacked-out good live and in fact am counting on it. </div>
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A punkish poppish proposition that remind of Green Day with a frisson of John Peel-favored DIY dandyism, they show no ostensible signs of having lost much edge, though I've never seen them before so the more experienced Yuck punter may disagree. Third song solidifies the oft-used description of Yuck, of inhabiting a decided 90's aesthetic, as it could easily have originated from the Lush Pulpy lands of 1995. Personally I think it's too early for that particular revival but then again it's been twenty years and they're not alone (Speedy Ortiz is mining the Pavement/Breeders soundscapes as we speak). Plus, they're impeccably, rather irresistibly, good at it, even as the post-C86 jangle tires after a while. But, still, I must say, the hooks keep comin,' ringing chiming nuggets with indominable vocal nougats at their center. At one point they play a song off a yet-released EP that comes off all Luna-like and it's hard to sound more promising than that.</div>
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Dave Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06572558625866248149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-90145602558017325842014-02-13T00:02:00.002-08:002014-02-13T00:08:41.995-08:00Red Bull Sound Select, Doug Fir, Feb 4, 2014: The Helio Sequence, Genders, Modern Kin<i>Posted by: Adrienne Thompson, Host of the Sunday Sessions, 9-11 am</i><br />
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If you have not heard about the Doug Fir’s monthly Red Bull
Sound Select show, then your next click after this page should be <a href="http://www.redbullsoundselect.com/events/2014/03/sound-select-presents-portland">this
link</a> where you can see the coming lineup.<br />
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Last Tuesday, a trifecta of awesome Portland bands descended
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The night started with <a href="http://modern-kin.com/">Modern
Kin</a>, a gritty indie rock trio that has gathered a following of folks who
knew them first as the passionate and rowdy live band, Pastors’
Wives, and now as this current remodeled, yet still primeval, studio
recorded iteration. Last October they dropped their <a href="http://modernkin.bandcamp.com/">self-titled album</a> and started touring
the Northwest and beyond. It is hard not to like the gospel-earnestness of Drew Grow’s staccato voice, Jeremiah
Hayden’s drumming, and Kris Doty’s bass playing (electric and upright – like a
boss). Although an evolving band with a new name, longtime fans immediately
felt the same ribcage reverberating energy that the members have always
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second, and by this point, folks in the crowd were pretty pumped on PBRs and no
small amount of caffeine. The lead vocalist, Maggie Morris, acknowledged as
much when she gripped the mic and asked the crowed “if anyone else feels like
their heart is about to explode out of their chest because of too much red
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The talent of Matthew Hall and Stephen Leisy cannot be
understated, but I was particularly enthralled by the band’s two female
members. Katherine Paul’s upbeat and precise drumming melds well with Morris’s
haunting voice, coating the band’s melancholy undertones with the candy glaze
typifying today’s emerging dark pop bands. This is a group to keep your eye on.
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past national and international tour schedules, this pair has obviously
outgrown their Oregon beginnings. However, they seemed at ease among the cozy
confines of the Doug Fir, and even reminisced in between songs about their past shows at the venue. While I've enjoyed their fifth and most recent album, <i><a href="file://localhost/releases/the_helio_sequence/negotiations">Negotiations</a></i>, 2008’s <i><a href="file://localhost/releases/the_helio_sequence/keep_your_eyes_ahead">Keep
Your Eyes<span style="font-style: normal;"> </span>Ahead</a></i> is a staple for both my ipod and my Sunday Sessions
playlist for KZME. The highlight of the night was definitely when they launched into the
sonic wave cascade of “Hallelujah”. They seemed intentional about peppering
their set with little-known gems and well-loved favorites from across their
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Although no one complained, they put on an extended show with
several encore songs, and lead singer Brandon Summers looked particularly
drained toward the end. Both he and Benjamin Weikel left it all out there that
night—in what seemed like an appreciative gesture to both the loyal fans who
braved the cold to attend, as well as to the venue that helped launch the band's career. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Modern Kin is hitting up some cities in Washington and Idaho
in the next few weeks, and plan to return to Portland on March 29 for a show at
the <a href="http://www.songkick.com/concerts/19296529-modern-kin-at-bunk-bar?utm_source=1471&utm_medium=partner">Bunk
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Like any good surf the waves can lift you up or knock you down, and the music from <a href="http://laluz.bandcamp.com/">La Luz</a> is no different. Formed in summer(naturally) of 2012 by Shana
Cleveland (guitar), Marian Li Pino (drums), Abbey Blackwell (bass), and
Alice Sandahl (keyboard) this four-piece all-girl outfit from Seattle can kick your butt or make you swoon faster than the turning of a tide.<br />
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In conjunction with the release of the fourth issue of <a href="http://sheshredsmag.com/">She Shreds</a>; a Portland based magazine with a focus on female guitarists(the only periodical of its kind) La Luz was the headlining act of an all lady rock evening. She Shreds founder Fabi Reyna and bass player of Ghost Ease (the evening's 2nd band) introduced La Luz as one of her favorite bands(featured on the mag's 3rd issue) to a sold-out crowd at the Doug Fir Saturday night.<br />
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Like neo-soul this modern surf-rock is a mix of what's current while still maintaining a nostalgia of music from the distant past. The track "Brainwash" shows the band's versatility; moving from its mellow intro reminiscent of a calm summer morning, into a shaking melody perfect for a beach blanket dance-off. <br />
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"Call Me In A Day" will be on a soundtrack someday, until then it
will play out whatever movies your mind makes. The marching
drumbeat in combination with the simple guitar riff incites a feeling that a spaghetti western style duel is near, yet
Cleveland's soothing vocals reassures that danger is far away. The song
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Still a new act in the live sense, the chemistry of the band
is evident on stage as well as their genuine excitement to be playing
for appreciative fans. All members of La Luz sing and contribute accordingly to Shana's stellar guitar work. The sun drenched songs had the Portland crowd
forgetting about their seasonal affective disorder, at least for one cold January night. <br />
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The audience was peppered with more females than your usual
crowd but all were excited and attentive throughout the performance,
head bobbing in approval of what they heard. Surprised yet accepting by
La Luz's request for a parting aisle to encourage a Soul Train space for
dancing during one song. The audience was also given the challenge to try "the Worm"
while crowd surfing. Of course this awkward task was happily met and was a
great representation for the show as a whole; a fun and friendly mix of
tunes with unexpected good surf in the wintertime.<br />
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Catch them on their return visit to PDX on March 6th at <a href="http://www.mississippistudios.com/">Mississippi Studios</a>.<br />
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ListeningMan is the host of The Lunchbox on Mondays at noon. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426038133859588624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-21779251076954700972014-01-23T00:36:00.000-08:002014-01-23T00:43:53.462-08:00Lemolo at Kelly's Olympian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lemolo's music is reminiscent of a summer thunderstorm. With ethereal keys and angelic vocals provided by singer Meagan Grandall the atmosphere feels warm and relaxed, yet the rumbling percussion tells another story altogether; dark skies are drawing near and it may be time to find cover.<br />
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Seattle based duo Lemolo has been making music for the past couple years, releasing album <a href="http://lemolomusic.bandcamp.com/"> The Kaleidoscope</a> which was on KEXP’s “Top Listener Voted Albums of 2012," along with a live dvd performing their album in its entirety over two sold-out nights at the Columbia City Theater. Sadly, in 2013 original drummer Kendra Cox decided to move onto new musical pursuits. Kendra was the thunderous yang to Meagan's airy yin; an excellent combination that translated well live. Upon the decision to go separate ways Meagan put the word out seeking a new drummer and shortly connected with Seattle Rock Orchestra percussionist Emily Westman, who has since realigned Lemolo back into balance. <br />
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Grandall was quite busy writing songs through the latter half of 2013 and last Tuesday night was Portland's first chance to see Lemolo showcase their new lineup as well as material for their sophomore album expected later in 2014. <br />
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I was a bit nervous about what the new sound and chemistry of Lemolo would be like (previously impressed during shows at Mississippi Studios). Headlinging act Sydney York from Alberta, Canada were in the midst of a record release which allowed Lemolo a soft opening of sorts to debut their new tracks. While only one song from The Kaleidoscope was performed (<i>On Again, Off Again)</i> Meagan and Emily did not disappoint.<br />
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With looping guitars and driving rhythms Lemolo's sound continues to compel. While Westman might be a bit more reserved than predecessor Cox, she is no less talented, playing both drums and xylophone simultaneously. The back and forth of quiet/loud (evident in many of their songs) keeps
you anticipating that next crack of thunder, yet also admiring the beams
of light breaking through.<br />
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Many new songs like "Child Soldier" continue the ebb and flow of haunting and beauty, a standard of Lemolo's sound. "Morning Warning" showcased something I had never seen on stage, with Westman playing the xylophone with a bow(!) using the edges of the keys rather than their faces. <br />
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Lemolo's music is wholly cathartic. After listening to their debut album or catching a live performance one can only feel as though everything has been washed clean, anew. And with the band hitting the studio next month Portland can look forward to a late Spring/Summer return of these ladies to bring the rain, in the best way possible.<br />
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-ListeningMan is host of The Lunchbox on Mondays.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01426038133859588624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-77096074917355680762014-01-08T20:34:00.001-08:002014-01-15T10:06:52.915-08:00The Local Artist Spotlight | URBAN WILDLIFEKZME is proud to announce our new <b>Featured Artist Spotlight</b>! <br />
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Each month, we'll highlight a local up and coming artist with on-air interviews, a sponsorship of a show at a venue, and information about the band. We'll also showcase a song in our Song of the Week and a video in our Video of the Month!
We're excited to have <a href="http://www.urbanwildlifemusic.com/" target="_blank"><b>Urban Wildlife</b></a> as our featured artist for January.<br />
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I chatted it up with Emily of the band (via email) to find out a bit more about her....meet Emily Logan!<br />
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<b>How long have you lived in the Portland area?</b> <br />
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I've been in Portland for a little over 4 years - moved here in August of 2009.<br />
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Urban Wildlife was a solo project in San Francisco for a couple of years, but I was too shy to really play shows, so I played some of my friends' parties and that's about it. Then right before I moved from SF, I created a little hand-made EP to take with me traveling, and I played open mic nights across the country and gave those away. Then when I moved to Portland I started writing more music, and once again was a little too tentative to form a solid band, so I got a bunch of my friends to play parts on the first Urban Wildlife full length. But I really wanted a full band for the record release show, so I enlisted some folks to play that show with me, and that turned into the band! Ryan Mauk and I played together first - he's the drummer. He was just coming off of a project called Solomon's Hollow, because the lead singer and songwriter had moved to Boise. We clicked right away and just jammed on some of the songs on the record. Then Paul Notley, the bass player, had been a friend of mine for a while, and we previously played briefly together in Soft Tags, which is a band he was in for quite a while. And Wade Morehead and I started dating in the end of 2012 (we met at a show where he was playing rhythm guitar in another band), so he joined as our lead guitar player and it all just started to fall into place. They're all amazing musicians, and I am so lucky to have them. So anyhow, after the first record release we basically started working on a new album right away, and a year later we're releasing Strangers! This album is all these band members, with a few parts done by our engineer and producer Stephan Bayley, as well as some viola parts by Stephanie Wallace.<br />
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<b>What’s the first song you ever learned to play? </b><br />
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Ha! The first song I ever learned to play was "Snail" by The Smashing Pumpkins. It's from the album Gish, which was one of my first huge mind-blowing album experiences. That song is pretty much three chords, so it was a good first one. My second song was "Stairway to Heaven." :-P I'm almost serious - I pretty much made that my life's goal when I started playing guitar. Hehe.<br />
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I really love playing at the Secret Society. They are so great to their musicians there, and the sound is really fantastic. I love how it's a little dance floor as well, though it's rare that people dance. :) I really love seeing bands at the Doug Fir because it attracts a large variety of musicians but is still really personal. I've played there in other bands as well, and it's of course wonderful. On a smaller scale though, I love seeing bands at Mississippi Pizza, Valentine's, and the White Eagle. <br />
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<b>Speaking of other bands, who do you like on the Portland music scene? </b><br />
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So many! I really love Anna and the Underbelly - she's amazing and I think she's working on some new stuff, so I'm super excited for that. And she plays sometimes with Jeffrey Martin, who is just incredible. I also crazy love Swansea, who is opening for us for the record release show - they are SO good. And my friend Cait Olds is totally amazing. We lost her to California for a while, but word on the street is that she's returning. ;)<br />
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<b>Tell us about a recent “Only in Portland” moment you might have had. </b><br />
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Oh man, there are tiny ones all the time, like how some girl handed me a nipple cupcake on the street the other day. And usually these moment have to do with finding out that friends who I think don't know each other have been friends for years because Portland is such a small town. Oh, I have a good one. I recently formed a women's group - it's a small group of women who support each other and do things together (kind of Portland in itself). But somehow it ended up that three of us members (of about 10) have the same ex-boyfriend. Pretty awesome.<br />
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<b>Finish this sentence: “I cannot live without_____”</b>Can I do a list? :) ... always learning a new instrument or song.
Burritos. My cat Ostrich. People who are a little bit crazy. KZME! :)<br />
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Learn more about the band: <a href="http://www.urbandwildlifemusic.com/">www.urbandwildlifemusic.com</a><br />
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CD Release show on January 24 at The Secret Society! <a href="http://www.secretsociety.net/event/443013-urban-wildlife-cd-release-portland/" target="_blank">Here</a> for tickets and details!<br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span>Tennis is an American indie pop band from Denver made up of
husband-and-wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley. During their first
tour, James Barone joined the band on drums.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span> </span><br />They may do jumping jacks backstage before a show instead of remembering to write down their <a href="http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/europe/2013/tennis-stadium-dubai-united-arab-emirates-73c4d6a1.html" target="_blank">set list</a>, but the members of Tennis are anything but amateurs. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> The Denver-based band played to a sold out crowd at Mississippi Studios Sunday night, showcasing a mix of slow jams, rock interlaced with doo-wop, and new, yet to be recorded material with a bit of sax thrown in for good measure. Singer, Alaina Moore’s ethereal voice lilted over the packed audience, serving as a softly haunting yin to guitarist Patrick Riley and drummer James Barone’s more raucous yang.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r2R3X8ITu0Ke509ROJrrIrhYHAKQ1V3xBpTGwEMdqxo4S8ymBYqZzT_Dt0Bbwk4nEuK_33GYgspwk4oOhCxDZhZF8dGuVQ7FqZsxfUlrco2meRvQHO1Vlx6Br58ue0gGdz8pTSr259o/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-06+at+2.13.30+PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r2R3X8ITu0Ke509ROJrrIrhYHAKQ1V3xBpTGwEMdqxo4S8ymBYqZzT_Dt0Bbwk4nEuK_33GYgspwk4oOhCxDZhZF8dGuVQ7FqZsxfUlrco2meRvQHO1Vlx6Br58ue0gGdz8pTSr259o/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-06+at+2.13.30+PM.jpg" height="165" width="200" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />The husband and wife duo formed the band after a sailing trip along the Eastern Atlantic Seaboard, and that maritime influence was strongly felt with such songs as “Seafarer,” “Cape Dory,” and “Long Boat Pass.” The band opted for nothing more than subtle blue stage lighting, allowing the music to speak for itself. And yet, this no frills, minimalist stage presence packed a rockingly intense punch that left the crowd desiring more than just a single encore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Listen <a href="http://www.tennis-music.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-- Ellene Smith, host of Stumptown Thumpdown</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-88990914737158091992014-01-04T09:34:00.002-08:002014-01-04T09:34:41.341-08:00DJ Klyph presents... The MovementHappy Ne....<br />
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OK enough of that. What to do in Portland if you love Hip Hop? Get out to see DJ Rev Shines and guest at Produce Row for The Scenario on Saturday January 4th 8pm - Golden Era!<br />
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Friday January 10th is the last Live & Direct event at Rotture featuring DJs Rev Shines, Slim Kid Tre and DJ Nature with MC StarChile and Colton Tong. Oh don't worry, the party doesn't stop, stay tuned for info on the new location.<br />
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January 23rd is a big night in Portland as Sleep of Oldominion and The Chicharones will be having a listening party for his upcoming project "Oregon Failure". The night also features southern hip hop crew Nappy Roots, with opening sets by The Bad Tenants, Dirty Revival and hosted by Bad Habitat. Don't miss this KZME sponsored show at the Star Theater!<br />
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Stay tuned to your radio dial as 2014 promises good things. Upcoming guests on WTTN include BigMo, Bad Tenants, Matty, Glenn Waco, Soopah Eype, DreC, the KZME winter fund drive...and that's just January.<br />
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Y'all be blessed.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16541603902227902155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-70941767704623638962013-12-30T18:36:00.000-08:002013-12-30T18:37:43.445-08:00NEW-ISH MUSIC: Imperium, by BLOUSEI have something to tell you, something I didn't remember until just now. Here it is: I have never written about music before. It's hard to write about things you don't know, and while I might know <i>about</i> music as a thing that exists, I don't really know how it's made or how it works. But, y'know, whatever, y'know?<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>(pic.) </i>BLOUSE, thinking about stuff</span></div>
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Hey, have you heard <i>Imperium</i>, the sophomore album from <b>BLOUSE</b>? You should check it out, man. Especially if you need to buckle down and get something done.<br />
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Charlie Hilton's voice floats around in the back of your head for the whole album. She and the rest of the band are trying to hypnotize you with the title track, a steady, dreamy little number punctuated with grindey acousticish guitar noises and a regular ol' drum kit. Drum machines are present in some other songs, but only for dramatic effect. Additionally, the latter half of the album has cellos in it, which is fucking awesome.<br />
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The people pictured above just got finished with a tour through Europe and are gearing up for another one through North America, this time opening for <b>Dum Dum Girls</b>. They'll be at the Doug Fir Lounge on August 6th of next year; will you be ready??<br />
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(Tour Dates and More Info)<br />
<a href="http://www.blouseblouse.com/">http://www.blouseblouse.com</a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-47657168040599810612013-12-11T16:25:00.000-08:002013-12-11T16:25:49.768-08:00Who's That Stranger in my Blog?Listeners and Readers! Hello! My name is Patrick, and I'm going to be dwelling in your blog from now on. I hope that's okay with you, because it's a very nice blog and I don't intend on leaving now that I'm all unpacked. Even if I'm just the Joey Gladstone to your Full House, I'm thrilled to be a part of the KZME family of volunteers.<br />
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Whew, okay. Introductions.<br />
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What can be said about me? Not much, I'm afraid. I have no writing credits, I don't play any instruments that don't involve hitting things with sticks, and I spend a lot of my free time trying to be funny on raised platforms in dive bars. I'm going to do my best in not trying to be funny in my future blog posts. We'll see how that goes.<br />
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As of now, I have a new album to put into my ears. You folks will get to read my take on it very soon. Exciting? Yes, very. As of <i>now</i> now, I am running out of computer time at the library, which means I'll be washing my hands and flitting off into the night. Good meeting you!<br />
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107.1FM KZME Musicwhereyoulive,<br />
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-PatrickUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38112866458729942.post-79508459249523987882013-12-01T10:33:00.001-08:002013-12-01T10:39:09.772-08:00DJ Klyph presents... The MovementPeace world! The Neighborhood continues to grow with new residents every week and the Portland hip hop scene is getting more recognition from around the country.<br />
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Since we last spoke, Portland based DJ Zimmie passed through the station for his first visit to the Neighborhood and he brought DJ Excel and DJ Impulse along. Excel and Impulse form the production due Alfa Paare and played an exclusive track "Sylvia" from their upcoming project on the show. We also heard some great stories of the life of a traveling DJ and some of the history of the NE DJ scene. <br />
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You can catch DJ Zimmie spinning in your favorite spot right here in Portland. Check out <a href="http://www.djzimie.com/">www.djzimie.com</a> for a schedule of upcoming events and some pretty cool mixes available for free download.<br />
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Local journalist Emily Berkey made an appearance in the Neighborhood and flipped the script interviewing me. It was truly and honor to have her as Emily has interviewed some big names in hip hop including Big K.R.I.T., 9th Wonder and Too Short to name a few.<br />
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Emily is truly a professional when it comes to making folk feel comfortable sharing their story. She hosted Sunday Night Hip Hop Slow Jams for KZBR FM and you can catch more of her interviews via YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/EmilyInterviews">Emily Interviews</a>.</div>
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Big ups to Ibeth Hernandez aka Strictly Bizz for continuing to introduce me to good musicians and great people. Soar Losers made an appearance in the Neighborhood and man what a good time. The crew consists of Neighborhood resident Stewart Villain and first time visitors Myke Bogan, Manny Monday and Tre Redeau. </div>
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The crew was thick that night and even though it was the first visit for a number of these guys, it felt like family for real. We played exclusive material from Manny, took the greatest number of callers in WTTN history from people showing love to Myke [and the crew] and continued the tradition of of artists doing live verses on the air. Peep the clips:</div>
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Myke Bogan made a major announcement while on the show, he's re-releasing Pretty Hesh and this time including two new tracks including a Stewart Villain remix of Kushberry Pancakes!<br />
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Remember you can always catch any episodes on WTTN that you may have missed or just want to re-experience via the podcast an <a href="http://podcast.kzme.fm/djklyph">http://podcast.kzme.fm/djklyph</a> <br />
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Coming up on WTTN Neighborhood residents TxE will spend a couple of hours playing beats and talking about their latest project TxE vs. PRTLND which features G_Force flipping samples of some of Portland's favorites indie rock bands and MCs Tope* and EPP effortlessly spilling rhymes. Tune in this coming Tuesday December 3rd - a good time is promised.<br />
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Also this month, visits from OnlyOne and 9DM as they are promoting their latest release, Abadawn as he prepares for his west coast tour, Commenter-E passes through just before the Christmas holiday. You may remember he hung out last year and debuted his single "Happy Hollerdays" on the show.<br />
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We'll also have Seattle MC and member of Oldominion Xperience calling in from the road as he's on tour promoting his latest release "Revelations" and an in studio visit from Glenn Waco of The resistance. Sending 2013 off kinda nice!<br />
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Continue to tune in every Tuesday night from 8-10pm and spread the word.<br />
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Until next time!<br />
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And here I thought I left late. Nope. Thanks to the benevolent fates it was all green lights and an immediate parking space (quick slide no across Washington sideways into a spot a block away, applause) and I'm camped at Kelly's Olympian spot on nine o'clock, waiting for the festivities to begin but this is a rock show, meaning it may well start at whenever o'clock, which is fine with me so long as it starts at whenever o'clock on the dot.</div>
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Anyway, what's brought me downtown on a crisp Saturday night in November is a band I actually wasn't sure was still together. Sunset Valley emerged in the mid 90's back when we still bought CDs, Kurt Cobain was only gone a year and Portland, though cool and attention-worthy, hadn't yet landed the cache to have the suffix "-ia" attached to it. Comprised of Herman Jolly, Jonathan Drews and Eric Furlong, Jeff Saltzman and Heatmiser man Tony Lash have since been added. Sunset Valley issued a handful of albums and singles/EPS that compared favorably with a wave of hook-crafted songsmith-fronted bands that swelled around that time (Sunny Day Real Estate, Matthew Sweet, that whole Elephant 6 collective). By the mid-aughts I don't recall hearing much of them and to be honest I was too consumed by the constant 'everything else' always going on in music to notice. Nonetheless they'd gained enough of a footing in my jukebox brain that when our station manager sent out an offer to see them I pounced. Not to jump back into nostalgia but because Sunset Valley always struck me as a band that brought a constant tide of promise to the table so I'm looking forward to it. First though Mark Pickerel minus his Praying Hands and then Miracle Falls who, coincidentally, played last time I was at Kelly's, opening for Australia's laurels back in May. A good night out coming I do believe</div>
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Voice in that Handsome Family range, chesty baritone that sounds as if it could build a cabin in the woods all by itself (it's no surprise that the former drummer in Screaming Trees would sound like that, I suppose, and indeed there's a certain Lanegan flavor to it). Plays acoustic as if he's maybe been classically trained. Songs sway from gothic Americana ballad to country rocker (with floor tambourine bashed at by his left foot in true one-man band fashion) to bar band troubadour sans band. "Let Me Down" easy is an early set masterpiece, starting off as a kind of lover,s lament that switches gears half way to go galloping into an emphatic hollerin' rocker. Haven't ever seen him with his band (don't even know if such a thing still exists) so don't know how this solo turn compares but as it stands now the guy can write a song, not to mention bring it and I mean <i>bring it</i> on a live stage. "I Study Horses" is an impassioned <i>tour de force</i> while in the song following, "Graffiti Girl," Pickerel's voice passes by Matt Berninger without waving, racing ahead like he's afraid of being on fire, his voice roaring with a sorrow-tinged conviction. It's not easy standing on a stage with just an acoustic and your voice but Pickerel's all command and no quaver. Not every song transports, the tail end of the set sags some but I'll still get some place early to catch him if he's on the bill - suggest you do the same - and ending his set with a rousing version of "House of the Rising Sun" only doubles down on that intention.</div>
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Well, in truth not much to add to the last <a href="http://kzmeradio.blogspot.com/2013/05/clubland.html">post</a> about Miracle Falls except they're all that much stronger now and I'm ready to declare them Portland's best kept secret. I'm also ready to just let the notebook go and enjoy them. There's a 90's indie vibe crashing into the trance beat of psych with shoe gazing tendencies to boot (ha!) which is just too much tangled excitement for me to handle so see you at the far end of their set... </div>
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...and here I am. Let me just say this: finishing off their evening with a mesmerizing, enchantingly jarring rendition of "Venus In Furs" with a Warhol clip of the very recently passed Lou Reed in dark shades drinking a Coca Cola on the screen behind them is a highlight that will be hard to match. It's as moving as it is reverent as it is just scorchingly good. An enormous <i>bravo! </i>is due them and they indeed get it. Go see this band if you get a chance (and <a href="http://www.miraclefalls.com/">here's</a> their website to help you out).</div>
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Word was Kelly's was going to be sold out tonight and it would seem it's close. We're not sardined but there's not a lot of space between the leaning waiting bodies as Sunset Valley run through their soundcheck. And then, with a creeping melodic build, we're off and it's Beatles circa the White Album notched up with pure Portland energy, Jolly immediately in control, the audience in his pocket. The Tommy James & The Shondells-meet-The Pixies of "Blanketville" has the majority of the crowd in a collective state of wow and bounce, its refrain of "<i>you make me disbelieve in time</i>" a most appropriate theme to the entire scene of seeing SV in an Portland institution like Kelly's here in 2013. And boy, people certainly remember them, erupting in little knots of joy when this or that song begins, and/or simply thrilled to be in the presence of such an assured, in sync rock band.</div>
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Refreshingly, they're not that shy or precious about their sound, allowing themselves to indulge in the tropes of their heyday - clear pop structures, merry melodies, college party harmonies - what could, at the time, have been described as a Pacific Northwest version of Britpop and no one would have objected. Whatever you call it, it's a triumph, we're here to celebrate and we do, from the lip of the stage to the vibrating windows facing Washington. In a way, Portland was a more hopeful place back in the mid-to-late 90's in that the cultural success it's since achieved, where the New York Times can't seem to keep their journalistic hands off us, was but a nascent dream. In that sense it was a more earnest time and Sunset Valley reflect that. They'll bludgeon you with a kind of sonic hope and you'll bloody well enjoy whether you want to or not (how could you not?) Joyous, rockin' like hell, stretching for the high notes, SV are here to<i> represent </i>and represent they do, repping that odd sense of eternal youth that existed then (it was just for a moment, like it always is), an energy matched by their abiding tunefulness, an asset they always carried effortlessly. The band is buoyant, ebullient even, Lash bashing like the zen master he is, Jolly Drews and Furlong grooved together like the three-headed rock monster they<i> </i>are, "Statue Robot"'s in-the-basement boogie like an underwater Cheap Trick (where do I come up with these things? Dunno. Go with me here) is a particular highlight. But here's the deal: if you've ever wondered where someone like the Shins sprang out of, take a ride out to Sunset Valley. You'll find seeds of that stuff growing everywhere out there.</div>
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