(Portland, 12/19/07) A rainy December weeknight and the candlelit dining room at Imbibe provided a perfect setting for an atmospheric performance by Portland indie/alt-country stalwarts Celilo.
Led by singer-guitarist Sloan Martin along with Damon Dunning (bass, guitar, harmony vocal), Adam East (guitar, bass, harmonica, harmony vocal), Kipp Crawford (drums), Dave Pulliam (keys) and Tucker Jackson [...]

(Portland, OR 11/21/07) The Tonic Lounge hosted Shawn Hawkins and the Offenders, sandwiched nicely between Pale Blue Sky and Rowdy James last week.
Hawkins and the boys (and an expanded band, this night) delivered a danceable set of original Country-Rock, with just the right amount of twang, metal, and fiddle to satisfy fans who had [...]

(Sept. 1, Ash Street Saloon) James Sasser and Co. are currently hard at work on their next album, the third after Southside of Sorrow and The Melcliff.
Braving the heat, rock-loving listeners at Ash St. were treated to a nice set from Sasser, including some of the yet-to-be-released new songs.
A huge fan of The Melcliff, [...]

Jimmy Bivens, known for his family-friendly shows, has joined forces and become a part of “Americana On Tour.” The show takes the crowd on a magical musical journey, and includes Gayle Chapman, Kevin Sam, and Tracy Underwood.
On April 30, Bivens was awarded an Honorable Mention for the “Billboard World Song Contest” for “Jesus and [...]

North Twin… Moonshine Hangover… Scotland Barr and The Slow Drags…
June 30, White Eagle) On a night where the smart money was on M. Ward and company opening for Norah Jones, the money was wrong. The best show? This was at the White Eagle, which continues its fine tradition of delivering [...]

Sound Spell, Nawal
Somehow The Stonewailer managed to misplace two fantastic sets uploaded by Eric from Women Who Rock. Here they are:

(May 19, The Green Room) Sound Spell is a female acoustic trio with award winning original music that also pulls in the audience with their unique renditions of favorite top-40 tunes. They play a [...]

(June 8, Imbibe) Rhett Miller has a doppelganger in Oregon that fronts Palatine Hill, an alt-country rock group. The doppelganger goes by the name James Whelan, and while he may have some of Miller’s moves and licks, he doesn’t quite have the Old 97’s front man’s chops. Close, but not quite…
Vocally, Whelan doesn’t have [...]

(April 22, 2007, Dante’s)The countdown is on for Jon Itkin’s launch from the Rose City to either The Big Apple, or the Emerald City. Yup, Itkin is leaving us for Seattle or New York (where his girlfriend lives, traitor). The jury is out on his road band, Some Like-Minded Souls, and their fate.

With Itkin’s [...]