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WHY? and Themselves Collaborate on New Track “Canada”
It’s hard to keep things that belong together apart from one another. When former members cLOUDDEAD parted ways and ventured off into their own musical projects, WHY? and Themselves were formed. With both bands about to release their own LPs, they managed to find some time to kick back in the studio together to collaborate [...]
Kevin Devine Hits The Road
Kevin Devine (and The Goddamn Band) are getting ready for another long tour. With Brother’s Blood having been released and getting really good reviews for a substantial amount of time now, I’m sure that crowds are growing and new fans are emerging. If you’re from Devine’s hometown of New York, then you have a chance [...]
Free Music: Papercuts, Imaad Wasif, Max Tundra
Papercuts: Jason Quever is the brain behind Papercuts, an indie pop band with a wide variety of inspiration (from The Twilight Zone to dreary ’80s pop).
Preview: “You Can Have What You Want”
First Impression: A mellow track reminiscent of a summer night.
Listen To: When you can’t figure out which song to play during your next dream [...]
Dirty Projectors Are Back On Tour
Dirty Projectors don’t know how to take a day off. After reviving the cassette tape, playing supporting act to TV On the Radio, headlining their own tour, and creating a piece of gold, Dirty Projectors are at it again. This time they’re going on a small September European tour, stumbling across North America as if [...]
Introducing: SUNBEARS!
Jonathan Grant Berlin and Jared Chase Bowser are SUNBEARS!, an indie/psychedelic/electric pop band from Jacksonville, Florida. Back in 2008, SUNBEARS! recorded For Everyone!, their very first EP. After playing some live shows, the duo gained a lot of recognition for putting on one hell of a show. What’s a party without confetti, right?
After all the [...]
Parachute Musical Keep Touring
Parachute Musical are on the road again (as if they ever really got off of it). Every time these guys tour, they seem to tour longer, harder, and to more and more areas. With that being said, they want you to know that they’re touring. In fact, they’re making themselves so accessible that if you [...]
Introducing: Noah and the Whale
Lovers of good music usually have other loves too. Loves like film, literature, and the occasional cup of coffee which sparks that great idea that’s been brewing in a mind that’s usually distracted by music, film, and literature. What happens when an artist decides to breach boundaries? I’m not talking about the traditional cross-over artist. [...]
MusicFest NW Schedule Takes Shape
The schedule for Portland’s Musicfest NW has begun to coalesce into a pretty solid festival lineup and continues to create the probably one time when having a car in downtown Portland seems like the better option (because otherwise good luck catching the bus from Holocene after the Local Natives set to see Cymbals Eat Guitars [...]
Album Reviews: fun., Imogen Heap, Arctic Monkeys
»Album Reviews For Release Date: 08.25.09
by Joshua Krage
Before I even get into the albums releasing this week (and there are a LOT of them), let’s discuss this Tuesday’s most important news item by far: the first single from the soundtrack to Spike Jonze’s new take on Where the Wild Things Are!!!1! It’s called “All is [...]
Aim and Ignite, fun.
After months of lyric deciphering through various YouTube videos and the occasional unveiling of a demo (beginning with a sorta-muffled version of “Benson Hedges”) on their MySpace page, the anticipation of fun.’s debut album has mounted and paid off in the form of Aim & Ignite.