My top ten eleven from 2011. Listed alphabetically by first name. Top three noted with an *asterisk. Austin Lucas: A New Home in the Old World Austin Lucas: Thunder Rail *Chris Bathgate: Salt Year Chris Bathgate: Levee Dark Mean: Dark Mean Dark Mean – Lullaby The Decemberists: The King is Dead The Decemberists: Down By [...]
I’ve been making and throwing around a mix every early January since 2003 or so. Despite the name, there is no theme, other than a bunch of great tunes I’ve been listening to over the last year. It was a more difficult this year to pick a selection of tunes, because I’ve been churning out [...]
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Posted 10 January 2011
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Favorite Artists § Lazy Girl's Podcast § Mixes § Pacific Northwest Artists
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Also tagged: Best Coast, Frank Turner, Glossary, Juniper Tar, Kasey Anderson, Peter Wolf Crier, Sharon VanEtten, Strand of Oaks, The Gaslight Anthem, The Radio Dept., The Roadside Graves, The Sadies, Two Cow Garage
January January 7 (Friday) Celilo and Parson Red Heads at Mississippi Studios – $10 January 7 (Friday) Casey Neill and Lindsay Fuller at Doug Fir – $10 January 14 (Friday) Peter Wolf Crier at Doug Fir – $10 January 21 (Friday) Root Jack at Dante’s – $5 and 3 cans of food for OR Food [...]
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Posted 04 January 2011
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Calendar § Pacific Northwest Artists § Shows
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Also tagged: Alexander Hudjohn, Celilo, Cotton Jones, Drunken Prayer, Justin Townes Earle, Lindsay Fuller, Parson Red Heads, Peter Wolf Crier, Portland Concerts, Portland Shows, Riveria, Ryan Bingham, Say Hi, The Old 97's, The Radop Dept., Truckstop Darlin', Truth & Salvage Co.
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 [...]
THE GOOD These are some albums that nearly missed the top twenty, or that I didn’t spend enough time with until recently. Slaid Cleaves: Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away. Honestly, I stayed away from this one because dude’s name freaks me out. I mean, how do you even say that? It makes me [...]