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Watch Portland Oregon's Portugal The Man perform in Melbourne Australia for this year's Laneway Festival. Below Feist is performs "How Come You Never Go There" from her latest release, Metals .
Com a morte de Etta James no último dia 20 de janeiro, muitos artistas têm prestado homenagens à cantora. A galera do Portugal. The Man também manifestou sua homenagem à Etta resgatando um cover que a banda gravou em julho do ano passado para I'd Rather Go Blind . A bela música que já ganhou fortes interpretações como a de Beyoncé , não perdeu o charme na voz de John Gourley , que caprichou nos falsetes. Homenagem bonita!
Download Portugal. The Man's recent cover of Etta James' 'I'd Rather Go Blind.'
[Photos by Jill at fortheloveofbrooklyn ] While Wasilla, Alaska will forever be inextricably linked with its most famous resident, a certain former vice presidential candidate, music fans may know it as the unlikely birthplace of Portugal. The Man [punctuation theirs]. Now based in Portland, the young band is an unabashed classic rock throwback, with semi-psychedelic, jammable songs that take their cues from the sounds of rock's late 60s - mid 70s period. I fully admit to them being one of those bands that flew completely under my radar, until I noticed one day that they were headlining [...]
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The Secret Policeman's Ball at Radio City Music Hall (03/04/12) The Secret Policeman's Ball is letting America in on the party: The British-based music and comedy festival is coming to New York in March. Coldplay, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Mumford & Sons and Russell Brand are among the acts who have signed on for the event at Radio City Music Hall on March 4. The concert will benefit Amnesty International, as it has since it started back in 1976 with celebrities [...]
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Last July, Portugal. The Man released their fantastic sixth studio album In the Mountain In the Cloud , and this Spring the psychedelic rock outfit will further support the release with a Jägermeister sponsored tour. With support from The Lonely Forest, the band will kick off their Spring tour in Boise, Idaho on April 3rd, and from there will see them visiting 25 other cities, the final of which will be San Francisco on May 6th. Pre-sale tickets for the tour are currently on sale at the band's website , with general [...]
Over the last few years M. Ward has been spending a good majority of his time concentrating on collaborative projects, with both the indie-folk super-group Monsters Of Folk, who released their debut in 2009; and She & Him, his vintage-pop collaboration with doe-eyed actress Zooey Deschanel, putting out their sophomore album, as well as a holiday record. For 2012, the singer-songwriter will go back to being a solo act, as Ward will release his seventh studio album A Wasteland Companion on April 10 via his longtime label Merge Records. The day following [...]
Jägermeister, a brand as deeply rooted in music as it is in mythology and lore, is proud to announce an upcoming tour with headliner Alaskan rock band Portugal. The Man and supporting act The Lonely Forest . The live shows kick off April 3rd and will be in 26 cities across the nation. Jägermeister, the #1 selling imported liqueur in the United States, has a long history of supporting bands, both from a local level to national amphitheater acts. The...
Massive U.S. tour kicking off in April.
Portugal. the Man has announced a new leg of U.S. tour dates behind last year's In The Mountain, In The Cold . The spring trek, presented by Jägermeister and featuring support by The Lonely Forest, kicks off with a pair of shows in Boise, Idaho in early April and wraps in San Francisco on May 6th. A ticket pre-sale begins Monday, January 23rd via the band's website , with a public on-sale following on Friday, January 27th. Check out Portugal. The Man's complete tour schedule below, followed by a video of [...]
Photos by G. John Gourley of Portugal. The Man On January 20, 2012, Alaska's Portugal. The Man played a sold out show at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York. The show was a warm up gig for Portugal. The Man's upcoming European tour and it rocked! If you are unfamiliar with their music, it's psychedelic pop/rock (think MGMT meets Of Montreal - with less meandering). Trippy lighting accompanied the music and early into the set, covers of the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" and Bowie's "All The Young Dudes" were [...]
Download link is in the original post Sounds like: The Morning Benders, Real Estate Song: Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind (Portugal. The Man Cover) [download here ] [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012 PORTUGAL. THE MAN @ BROOKLYN BOWL 61 Wythe Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $25, 9PM Portugal. The Man are proof that major label acts simply don't have to suck! Tonight they play at one of our favorite venues, Brooklyn Bowl! BELL @ Zebulon Califone & Gem Club @ Littlefield Wildlife & Sleep City @ Mercury Lounge Jeff Mangum @ Brooklyn Academy of Music Caveman, Au Palais, & Heaven @ Bowery Ballroom Howler, [...]
This week in NYC live music, we've got some interesting shows for the NY Guitar Festival, a two-night stand by Umphrey's McGee, the 12th annual Freaks Ball kicks off this weekend with two shows at Brooklyn Bowl, and lots of standout indie rockers hit the stage. Here are the highlights as I see 'em... My [...]
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There isn't a ton going on in the city this week in the world of indie music, but the good gigs are going to more than make up for that! Don't miss Caveman , Sharon Van Etten , and Portugal. The Man ! If this is your first time checking out our picks for best NYC concerts, make sure to check back each week. We won't list everything that's going on - just a short list of great shows happening in our city that you shouldn't miss this week. And to make [...]
If you find something you like on this list, download the complimentary MP3 and click the album art, which will take you to the Amazon MP3 page so you can purchase it (some of these albums are $5 or less). 50 // A.A. Bondy – Believers It's about time Bondy takes the full on band direction without tip-toeing around it like the last few albums. Oh wait let me re-word that; his last two where spectacular, but this is a sound that he's been hiding for a while and it's [...]
Each of our writers who posted this year worked tirelessly to cover bands that normally don't appear on your FM radio stations, and in the true spirit of the season, here are their lists. All albums are linked to iTunes. To play all Soundcloud clips continuously, click on the play button in the bottom right of the screen. TOP 10 ALBUMS 10. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes 9. [...]
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