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OK. Important things going on, so please don't skip the first part of this post. I have slightly less than a month left on my web host. When that time is over, I am not planning to renew. What that means to you is, in all likelihood, I will bring this blog to an end. I've learned to never say never, but I'd say there is about a 99.9% chance Licorice Pizza will cease operations in about a month. The reason for this decision is two-fold: First, while Dreamhost is an excellent host, I do pay quite [...]

Thursday : Lloyd Family Players , Michael Musika , Indianna Hale , Quinn Deveaux and the Blue Beat Review @ The Rickshaw Stop (7:30pm, $12) Indianna Hale - "Ode to Sleep" Friday : My First Earthquake , Generationals , The Attachments , Goh Nakamura @ Cafe du Nord (8pm, $10) My First Earthquake - "Vow to Vowels" Saturday : Man/Miracle , Golden Gram , Quinn @ LoBot [...]

I like the word "collective"-especially when it's preceded by "art," or "music," or "recording" (but not when succeeded by the word "soul"). Say it with me: "Collective." Feels good, eh? For the past 15 years Mistina Keith has stuck to her DIY ethos with Portland's The Prids . So it's not the least bit surprising that the bassist/vocalist has started her own record label. This-a-Way Records is actually a recording collective (say it again; enjoy) that includes The Prids along with fellow Portland bands LookBook (pictured below), [...]
First, a song. Sexton Blake recorded "Human Nature" for 2007's Plays The Hits . I teared up a bit just thinking about this track, and when we dug it up I remembered why. It's a gorgeous cover, and suitably sad for the occasion. The vinyl pop seems just right, too. Thanks for this, Josh (and Anthony at Expunged Records for letting us stream it today). Sexton Blake, "Human Nature (Michael Jackson cover)" Download audio file (humannature.mp3) Richard from the Soft Tags sent us this version of "P.Y.T." yesterday, recorded [...]

I don't think the guys in Soft Tags accept the fact that they live in Portland, Oregon in the year 2009. In their minds, it is 1965 and they reside in New York City, partaking in the art scene Andy Warhol birthed, consuming massive amounts of LSD, recording psychedelic rock with Lou Reed and touring with Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators. By no means do I consider this a flaw. The quartet creates static-infused, gritty, psych rock that I could've sworn died in the '80s."Dig The Beret," the second track off the band's soon-to-be-released [...]