July July 30 (Friday): Phosphorescent with J. Tillman at Doug Fir $12/14 August August 2nd (Monday): Nathaniel Rateliff at Doug Fir $10/12 August 6, 7, 8 and 9: Pickathon Festival at Pendarvis Farm – preview coming this week! August 8 (Sunday): Levon Helm and Joe Pug, Oregon Zoo, $24 August 18 (Wednesday): Alejandro Escovedo, Alladin [...]
my head exploding.
The third Saturday of April is now officially Record Store Day, when “independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music”, or, presumably, to get people off the internet and back into record stores. I’m as guilty as the next girl of neglecting my beloved independent music store (that’s you, [...]
Mumford and Sons is a four-piece band from London and one of my favorite discoveries of the last month or two. Their full-length Sigh No More will would definitely be comfortably near the top of my 2010 albums list –if it hadn’t been released in 2009. Not surprisingly, they seem to have been getting a [...]
Portland’s indie folk masters Horse Feathers are releasing their third album next Tuesday, April 20th, on Kill Rock Stars. Thistled Spring promises to continue their good work to date, and the promotional materials are capitalizing on the release date and album title to promise “an album of rebirth, renewal, and fragile hope.” The first single, [...]
MARCH March 9 (Tuesday): Weinland, The Maldives and Or, The Whale at Doug Fir. $9/$10. March 13 (Saturday): Star Anna and Kasey Anderson at The White Eagle. $5. March 24 (Wednesday): Okkervil River at Crystal Ballroom. Free with Jack Daniels promo tickets. March 28 (Sunday): The Low Anthem and Timbre Timbre at Doug Fir. $12. [...]
Unnecessary Subtitle: Crush of the Week I was interviewing Kasey Anderson last week (look for that feature in the next few weeks) and when I asked him what he was listening to he mentioned Joe Pug, adding, “Not that that kid needs any more press.” Indeed, leading up to an immediately following the February 16th [...]
In 2009, Steve Earle put out Townes, a tribute to the man he calls his teacher and the man who is my all-time favorite artist. Last time I saw Steve Earle, he really pissed me off. This time, he only sorta kinda pissed me off and it wasn’t till the encore. Last night, I optimistically [...]
Here are a few of the shows I hope to attend in the next two months or so. January January 8 (Friday): The Moondoggies with Sera Cahoone and Celilo at The Doug Fir Lounge. Three Pacific Northwest Americana acts for $10. Buy tix here. January 16 (Saturday): Point Juncture, WA with The Maldives and other [...]
There are undeniable similarities, both musical and topical, that connect a lot of of my favorite artists– The Hold Steady, American Aquarium, and these Jersey boys–The Gaslight Anthem. The thematic threads are youth, nostalgia, the romance of cars and front porches, premature death, the dark side of the party, and the agony of growing up. [...]