Portland, OR, 1/18/08 - Some bands just make you feel happy even if the message is depressing. Akin to the Shins, The Dimes evoke feelings of a jovial nature by way of lush harmonies and jangley guitar riffs. Whether by accident or design, the band possesses a Brit-pop timbre which is Fab Four-comparable.
Formed in [...]
(Seattle, 01/02/08) After the critical acclaim hurled upon their debut EP Hey Celestial!, Siberian certainly had their work cut out for them in trying to assemble a full-length that lived up to high expectations.
The product is of course With Me (Sonic Boom), a diverse collection of shoegaze/post-rock, indie-pop, and alternative styles all delivered by [...]
(Portland, OR 12/12/07) Tonight Jon Garcia played his last show, sort of. Rest in peace Jon Garcia, good morning Castle!
Garcia and his band have decided not to continue operations under the “Jon Garcia” moniker, choosing instead to embrace the working name “Castle” for the group.
As a final hurrah, Garcia and team dropped a solid [...]
You Was there Weekend
Friday: Langano Lounge and Macadam Grill
Saturday: Grapedrink for The Wanteds, Mission 5, and Throwback Suburbia
Sunday: A little quiet time with Fernando Viciconte at Type Foundry
(Aug. 10, Langano Lounge) OK, My weekend started off a little slow, handing out a hundred dollars to the winner of the Monkey contest to Molly [...]
You Was There… Doug Fir: Jasmine Ash CD release party with Jonah and Fernando
And a trip across the river to catch Hillstomp’s release party at Dante’s
(Doug Fir, July 28) Well, what can I say, but, “Daddy Likes!’
Saturday Night and I got to see just about everything I wanted to see, and then some.
I set [...]
Future Indie Divas?
Lisa Mann and Amanda Richards are going to Austin, TX for a big finale webcast for Famecast in the top five of rock and pop categories respectively.
The ladies are throwing a party Tuesday, July 17, at 6 p.m., at Mississippi Pizza to thank voters.
- The Stonewailer
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 [...]
(May 19, Imbibe) Where is MacGyver when you need him? MacGyver - with his duct tape, bubble-gum, and Swiss Army knife - can fix anything. If only he were here to fix local venues that book bands without providing any identifiable sound engineering support other than, “Here’s the mic … you sing into this [...]
(May 15, Mississippi Studios) Born in North Miami Beach, 24-year-old, Steph Taylor, has been selling out shows from Miami to Gainesville. She currently lives in Miami, and was in town to open the Acoustic Minds show at Mississippi Studios last week.
Taylor’s piano and guitar playing is a flurry of passionate, painful motion and sound. [...]
Frontman for Buffalo Creek, Bryn Loosley has imported his unique blend of pop/folk rock/roots music to Portland from California. He spent seven years playing dives all over Northern California, and selling BC’s three albums; he still plays with the band, who touts a back catalogue of over 100 original songs.
Loosley’s mySpace profile claims 282 [...]
(White Eagle, May 4, 2007) As far as grooving goes, Pilar French is one of this town’s more melodic acts to catch.
French’s intelligent, passionate songwriting lends itself to a sultry, longing, lounge-like sound that is smooth and gravelly all at once. It’s a sound spawned from her background in the local music scene, which [...]
