Tag Archives: Black Prairie

Record Store Day – Saturday April 17th

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, [...]

Rainy Day Mix

I made you a new mix. It was going to be a thematic follow-up to February with an optimistic, spring-like bent, but I don’t have many mp3s that fit that description. It also started raining again in Oregon. So here’s a random lil mix of new tunes and old favorites. Get the zip file here. [...]

Portland Show Calendar: March – May 2010

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. [...]

New Band: Black Prairie

In Portland, indie-pop groups composed of skinny-jeans-clad 23-year old boys seems to multiply exponentially, so it’s always refreshing to hear that some accomplished musicians are making music I might actually want to hear. Black Prairie (love that name) is composed of three members of the Decemberists – Chris Funk, Nate Query and Jenny Conlee with [...]

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