Are you one of those people that decided that Death Cab and the Decemberists aren't worthy of your listening time since they became popular? Are you wishing you could find the next indie version of either band to impress you friends with? Well, look now further than the Dimes . This Portland four-piece delivers catchy pop songs - nothing more and certainly nothing less - and offer an escape from the hammered synth lines and intimate folk records we are hit with every day. Bands like DCFC and the Decemberists are [...]
The Dimes' sunny day pop is born of the same Northwest, as The Decemberists, The Shins, Ben Gibbard, and even recent Austin to Portland transplants, Spoon. Known for unexpected outbreaks of foot stomping and hand clapping at their live shows, The Dimes boys' first full-length The Silent Generation should do a lot to make The Dimes' common knowledge. Most of the record draws its inspiration from a series of Depression-era newspapers that guitarist, Pierre Kaiser, found buried beneath the old floors of his 1908 Portland home. At first, the old papers were a novelty item and a [...]
Wildly melodic and inherently quirky, The Dimes ' sunny day indie-pop is born of the same Northwest, um, loins as The Decemberists, The Shins, Ben Gibbard, and even recent Austin to Portland transplants, Spoon. In fact, known for unexpected outbreaks of foot stomping and hand clapping at their live shows, The Dimes boys' first full-length looks to push them a couple rungs up the ladder, closer to likes of the aforementioned indie royalty – maybe sooner than anticipated. Early reviews are already gushing with admiration for the new album, The Silent Generation. The Portland Tribune boasts "a [...]
Cinemechanica : "Bruckheimer" [mp3] from Cinemechanica : "Brain Tarp" [mp3] from other Cinemechanica music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws The Cotton Jones Basket Ride : "Had Not a Body" [mp3] other Cotton Jones Basket Ride music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws The Dimes : "Jersey Kid" [mp3] from [...]
well, in the past 60 hours i have had 4 smokes, one of them being half smoked that was sitting in my ashtray. fuckin nasty, i know. desperate times, man. this is down from my normal pack or so a day. it hasnt been as difficult as initially thought, but thinking about it every 30 minutes makes it kinda hard. plus i havent had a drop of booze in about a week. so, my body must be going into some kind of shock. it's like "dude wtf is up? didnt we have a good times? didnt i treat you right? what gives bro? give it [...]
free mp3 of Catch Me Jumping Recommended if you like: French Kicks, Voxtrot, The Octopus Project, The Decemberists, Of Montreal, Spoon "Wildly melodic and inherently quirky, The Dimes' sunny day indie-pop is born of the same Northwest, um, loins as The Decemberists, The Shins, Ben Gibbard, and even recent Austin to Portland transplants, Spoon. In fact, known for unexpected outbreaks of foot stomping and hand clapping at their live shows, The Dimes boys' first full-length looks to push them a couple rungs up the ladder, closer to likes of the aforementioned indie royalty – [...]
Common Market @ High Dive 10/6 photo by Mike Blankenhorn Thanks to everyone who helped make this last Saturday's High Dive Benefit event spectacular! Common Market , 17th Chapter , Conservative Dad , Dyme Def , High Dive employees, and you, our KEXP loyal listeners! Check out pictures from last week here, courtesy of Mike Blankenhorn: Audioasis live @ High Dive 10/6/07 [...]
Rex Brown of Down had been up since 8am doing press interviews. When Dana Hocking of Synthesis Magazine got around to him, Rex was on fire and ready to speak about pretty much anything. Boy did he ever. Listen as Rex explains the state of the music biz, Down's music, the passing of Dime, and some deep heartfelt memories about the dysfunction that lead to Pantera's demise. You will learn that no matter what band Rex plays with, he is indeed a King of heavy metal bass. Download this podcast and listen [...]
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