Portland record label Tender Loving Empire is trying to raise funds to build a next-generation shopping system to allow customers to "pay what they what" for the label's various albums. Jared Mees, who founded the record label, is calling this the " Priceless Music Project ." The goal, is to develop the system and then make it open-source for other record labels to use. The cat is out of the bag. Music is free. Despite what record labels, the federal government or Metallica has to say about it, your favorite album [...]

Despite its title, Only Good Thoughts Can Stay is not an anthem for blind faith in simple pleasures. Pairing sometimes dark lyrical matter with uptempo major-chord progressions, the newest album from Portland, Oregon's Jared Mees and the Grown Children examines the give-and-take inherent in struggles for self-fulfillment while walking a tightrope between naive exuberance and cynical skepticism. This balancing act results in a sound that is joyful yet introspective; a rollicking Americana tale of modern life, be it hellish or heavenly. Recorded at Portland's Type Foundry Studios under the engineering and production hand of Adam Selzer (M. [...]

stürzten wir uns zunächst in die abseitigen tiefen des albums, müssten wir preisgeben, dass es in den portlander type foundry studios unter der fachkundigen anleitung herrn adam selzers (u.a. schon für m. ward oder laura veirs verantwortlich) erstellt wurde. zum einsatz kommen cello, viola, trompete, hammond und nashville gitarre neben dem üblichen setup von bass, drums und gitarre. doch zusätzliche beifügungen wie ausgelassene handclaps, chöre oder das jaulen eines hundes runden vorzüglich ab. zudem gelingt es der truppe, ihr interaktives livespiel mit in die aufnahmen zu transportieren. mit jared mees & the grown children [...]

PDX Pop Now! 2011 fell on perhaps the only perfect weekend weather-wise of this stubborn Portland summer and it was immediately apparent sunshine was not the only charmed aspect of this eight year-old, all-ages, three-day music fest featuring a wide array of some of the most diverse local acts Portland has to offer. With their two stages, one outdoors and one inside the warehouse space Refuge PDX alternating three acts in a row, I was constantly amazed at how the shifting venues kept the entire event running on time and the scene fresh and popping as the crowds flowed back [...]
If, like us, September is way too far away for a Portland road trip, you're in luck! That's because PDX PopNow!'s 8th annual free festival is this weekend and with a super sized sample of Portland's best bands, it's totally worth the drive South. Every year we're introduced to great Portland bands we'd never hear [...]
:: Country Mice - Festival mp3 :: This one grabbed hold of me like a stickaburr from the hill country. Rustic rock brought to you from Brooklyn via the Midwest. Look forward to their debut album, Twister, in June. :: Hunx and His Punx - Lovers Lane mp3 :: Naughty but clean here, Hunx injects [...]
Oregon band's cover of 'All Together Now' coincides with album release

IODAcast 093, Featuring Black Moth Super Rainbow, Weekend, The CUF and more. Black Moth Super Rainbow "Old Yes" (mp3) from "Extra Flavor (Dandelion Gum-Era Sessions)" (Rad Cult) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Brute Heart : "Hunter" [mp3] from Lonely Hunter (out June 7th) search for more Brute Heart posts at Largehearted Boy Jared Mees & the Grown Children : [...]
Today marks the release of Only Good Thoughts Can Stay (Tender Loving Empire), the latest LP from Jared Mees & The Grown Children. The Portland, Ore., band has a hometown show on Saturday before embarking on a short West Coast tour in support of the album next week. One of the highlights of Mees and [...]
To celebrate today's crop of releases, here are new mp3s from Arc In Round, Asobi Seksu, Greg Brown, Brown Bird, Peter Case, the Clutters, EMA, Gang Gang Dance, Gardens, Howe Gelb & A Band Of Gypsies, Kyp Harness, Helado Negro, Here We Go Magic, Inzinzac, Joan Of Arc, Daniel Knox, Liturgy, Man Man, Jared Mees [...]

Only Good Thoughts Can Stay is the debut release of Portland band Jared Mees & The Grown Children. The band does make a disclaimer about the album though saying " Only Good Thoughts Can Stay is not an anthem for blind faith in simple pleasures". While it might not be intended for the naive side of us it's hard not to look at this album in that light. Each track is upbeat and has a sunny mood about it that may cause one to reminisce on the good thoughts that this album is apparently not intended for. The [...]

A few weeks back , Miss Dolly Mod waxed poetic over Limber Hearts and the rest of Jared Mees & The Grown Children's latest release, Only Good Thoughts Can Stay . With the record dropping tomorrow on Mees' very own Tender Loving Empire label, we decided to give you all an idea of what all the fuss is about. And by giving you an idea, we really mean letting you listen to the whole damn record free of charge. [...]

¿Qué dijeron? ¿Que por haber capado una semana de podcast iba a traer un Mixtape a medio hacer, con rellenos o costuras o como le llamen? Pues tal vez tienen razón, porque si algo trae este compilado es música que no oímos en las emisiones de El Horno durante el mes de Abril. Yo creo que sale más corto contarles que fue lo que habíamos presentado previamente, como son las de Thee Oh Sees , Woods , Chad VanGaalen , AgesandAges , Wild Flag y We Are [...]
Every weekday, MUF offers five (5) daily downloads of free and legal MP3s. We chose these songs for you to discover, download and explore more about the artists behind them. 'Daily Downloads' via Twitter , Facebook or RSS ! (For more information on what our Daily Download is and what they mean to you go here ) Today's Free MP3s: Cygnets - Bleak Decades [ Artist Page ] Jared Mees & [...]
With Coachella done and over with, the music world as whole is left with this magical, intangible feeling. Like, this is the time for some great tunes to fill every molecule of air in the world and usher in some great times. With tons of potentially amazing albums to drop, a slew of festivals coming down the pipeline, and plenty more rays of sunshine beating down on the globe until the first leaves fall, now is the time to feel good. This week's Friday Mixtape features new music from Com Truise, Ice Age, Seapony, Bahamas, Jookabox, and more, plus loads [...]
A little bear, a little murder, a little sunshine, and a little ho-down all wrapped into a neat little album from Jared Mees & the Grown Children.

Jared Mees and The Grown Children have a new album Only Good Thoughts Can Stay, out on May 10 th 2011, on Mees' own Tender Loving Empire label. From the very first track Limber Hearts, the rollicking, raucous tempos, joyous horns, jangly guitars and life-size melodies have an infectious oomph that uplifts the listener with irrepressible catchiness and positive vibes. But as the album title suggests, it takes a mindful effort to do so. Struggling with perhaps an intrinsically darker outlook, the lyrics tell tales of the [...]

The Oregon grown, Folk-Rock band Jared Mees and The Grown Children is anything but child's play. Their sound is just on this side of Rock music, however, the soft female vocals blended with Jared Mees creates a more indie/folk feel that is great to listen to. While they haven't posted any new music since 2010, they will be releasing a new album on 5/11 of this year. I definitely recommend getting acquainted with them now and then buying the album when it hits itunes - Based on their past releases, I'm sure it will be worth it. [...]