Comprised of Josh Onstott, Jonathon Mooney and Jesse Tabish, the Stillwater, OK-based trio of Other Lives relocated from their hometown to Portland, OR to write and record the material that would end up on their third […]
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Comprised of Jessica Boudreaux, Marc Swart, Devon Shirley and Jenny Logan, the Portland, OR-based quartet of Summer Cannibals released their debut effort to critical praise – and a ringing endorsement from their heroes, The Thermals. […]
Last year was a big year for the Portland, OR-based Liz Anjos, best known in indie electronica circles under the moniker of Pink Feathers. She spent a the bulk of 2014 touring with blogosphere darling and […]
The Portland, OR-based Vocalist Randa Leigh and producer/multi-instrumentalist Brian Vincent comprise the electro pop act SOS. And in interviews, the duo have publicly claimed the xx, Aaliyah, D’Angelo and Kanye West as influences. Although, lyrically the duo’s work explores the feelings, emotional impulses […]
The Portland, OR-based trio of Hustle and Drone was formed when keyboardist Ryan Neighbors left indie rock sensation, Portugal the Man to pursue his own creative endeavors. He enlisted the assistance of long-time friend Kirk […]
In January, Eric D. Johnson, best known for his work in Fruit Bats decided to sit down and write an album’s worth of songs over the course of a few weeks. And of course, until then, it was something […]
The Portland, OR-based trio of Hustle and Drone was formed when keyboardist Ryan Neighbors left Portugal the Man to pursue his own creative endeavors. He enlisted the assistance of long-time friend Kirk Ohnstand and the duo immediately went […]
The UK-based pop act THUMPERS have received quite a bit of love on both sides of the Atlantic after the release of “Unkinder (A Tougher Love),” the first single of their debut full-length Galore. And once you […]
Back in January, Eric D. Johnson, best known for his work in Fruit Bats decided to sit down and write an album’s worth of songs over the course of a few weeks. Of course, until […]
The Portland, OR-based Morning Ritual is a collaboration between composer Ben Darwish, twin sisters and vocalists Katelyn and Laurie Shook, multi-instrumentalist William Seiji Marsh and drummer Russ Kleiner. The quintet’s debut effort, The Clear Blue Pearl, which was […]
The Portland, OR-based Morning Ritual is a collaboration between composer Ben Darwish, twin sisters and vocalists Katelyn and Laurie Shook, multi-instrumentalist William Seiji Marsh and drummer Russ Kleiner. The quintet’s debut effort, The Clear Blue […]
A Q&A with Qiet’s James Maddox
Originally, the artistic vision of a very young Christopher Vincent, Qiet came to live when James Maddox, Alasha Al-Qudwah, Lacey Hazel, Russell Snyder, Max Venoy and Raphael Godfrey all joined the band and helped turned […]
Lenses, the latest album by the Los Angeles-based (by way of Portland, OR) duo of Soft Metals sonically owes a great debt to the legendary godfather of contemporary electronic music, Giorgio Moroder and to late […]
Early last year, I had interviewed Morgan Christopher Geer who writes and records under the moniker of Drunken Prayer about his fantastic 2012 release Into the Missionfield and other subjects. And for me, it was among a batch of favorite interviews […]
“Somewhere Sunshine” is the latest single from Amor Ad Naseum, the debut full-length effort from the Portland, OR-based act, Aan. Slated for a February 4th release through Portland-based label, Party Damage, the material on Amor Ad Naseum will […]