Comprised of Ranier (guitar and vocals), Joe (drums). Jamie (guitar) and Ryan (bass), the indie rock quartet DOCKS initially formed in San Jose, CA and relocated to Portland, OR. Over the past year, the quartet […]
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New Video: The Humanistic Video for Drunken Prayer’s “Hand of God”
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the past couple of years, you may recall that I’ve written quite a bit about Morgan Christopher Geer, who performs both solo and with a band as Drunken Prayer. […]
New Video: The Stunningly Gorgeous Visuals of Other Lives’ Video for “Beat Primal”
Currently based in Portland, OR, the indie rock trio Other Lives have received national attention and praise for a lush, orchestrated sound that channels Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The National and Ocean Rain-era Echo and the Bunnymen but with the sort of […]
New Audio: Alela Diane and Ryan Francesconi’s Gorgeous Duet “The Sun Today”
Currently based in Portland, OR and originally from Nevada City, CA, Alela Diane is critically acclaimed singer/songwriter who has previously released four albums — 2007’s The Pirate’s Gospel, 2009’s To Be Still, 2011’s Wild Divine and […]
New Audio: Jackson Boone’s Psychedelic, New Single “Moonbeam” Channels 70s Pink Floyd
Produced by Riley Geare, who’s probably best known for his work with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and featuring some of the Portland, OR area’s most renowned musicians including bassist Randy Bemrose and violinist Patti King of […]
New Audio: Fernando’s Haunting, New Single “Save Me”
Born in Argentina, Fernando Viciconte, who now performs under the mononym Fernando, first made a name for himself with a stint as the frontman of the Los Angeles-based hard rock band Monkey Paw. Vicicconte relocated to Portland, […]
New Audio: Introducing Portland, OR’s Mothertapes and Their Anthemic Yet Swooningly Romantic Sound
Comprised of Pete Bosack and Tommy Franzen, the Portland, OR-based duo Mothertapes can trace their collaborative efforts to the duo’s first musical project, Wax Fingers which they co-founded. Zac Jacobsen, was recruited to flesh out […]
Comprised of Dustin Aaron Scharlach, Jheremy Arthur Grigsby and Wiley “ms. dr. child” Hickson, the Portland, OR-based quartet Landlines have developed a reputation for specializing and crafting an old-school inspired basement, guitar rock that should […]
Comprised of Karla Kane (vocals), KC Bowman (guitar), Khoi Huynh (bass) and Charlie Crabtree (drums) the quartet of The Corner Laughers have received attention across the blogosphere, radio TV and in retail stores for a […]
Over the last couple of years, DJ, producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and Stones Throw Records artist Dam-Funk has seen his profile grow exponentially for a sound that channels late Parliament/George Clinton solo work, 80s synth-based funk […]
Comprised of Ian Mackintosh and Ben Braun, the Portland, OR-based duo of Mackintosh Braun immediately began writing and recording music together when they first met over 8 years ago. As Braun says, “We were so on […]
Comprised of Bei Yan (vocals, synth) and Tony Bertaccini (drums), the Portland, OR-based drum and synth duo Wishyunu (pronounced wish-u-new) originally began as a noise and improv project back in 2008, and over the years […]
Comprised of Pete Hughes (guitar, vocals), Ryan Northrop (drums) and Aaron Powell (bass, vocals), the Portland-based trio Sons of Huns have developed a reputation across Portland, the Pacific Northwest for a power chord-based, stoner rock, […]
Comprised of Tony Esposito (vocals, guitar), Ryan Hater (keyboards), Sam Wilkerson (bass) and Nick Wilkerson (drums), the Louisville, KY-based quartet White Reaper first caught the attention of the blogosphere with the release of a blistering […]
Comprised of Brandon Summers (vocals, guitar, production) and Benjamin Weikel (keyboards, drums) , the Beaverton, OR-based duo, The Helio Sequence met while they both worked at a local music store. Over the last 15 years, […]