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YOUTH LAGOON, SWAHILI ( Wonder Ballroom , 128 NE Russell) Read our article on Youth Lagoon . Hold Me...But Not So Tight by Gaytheist RED FANG, GAYTHEIST ( White Owl Social Club , 1305 SE 8th) The metal-tinged power rock of Gaytheist is one of those purely pleasurable things in life—like ice cream, or Lee Van Cleef. The Portland trio's latest album Hold Me... But Not So Tight was just released on Seattle-based [...]

Portland based singer-songwriter Ashleigh Flynn latest CD, A Million Stars is her fourth studio recording on her own label Home Perm Records, the album was produced by Chris Funk (The Decemberists) and includes a cameo appearance from friend and admirer Todd Snider. The albums release has being in part fan-funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign, originally from Kentucky, marries the styles from her home-state and current east coast home into a classy collection of country-folk tinged originals that are well worth checking out including the title track of the album about "Cattle Annie and [...]

Wild Ones by blackprairie Since I haven’t read Jon Mooallem's environmental novel Wild Ones ,  I can only tell you that Black Prairie’s soundtrack is exactly what you would expect from a band that includes four members of The Decemberists. Mooallem, also a writer for  NY Times Magazine,  asked the band to write the soundtrack for his imaginative wildlife epic, and the result is 27 minutes of folk-infused bluegrass, country barrel whistle-crack in’ melodies, and an homage to the accordion by phenomenally talented fellow Decemberist Jenny Conlee. According to the band’s official [...]

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The Decemberists en vivo en KCRW.Morning Becomes Durante su presentación en el programa de radio Morning Becomes Eclectic  de la KCRW , The Decemberists presentaron un cover a la canción "Cuyahoga" original de R.E.M. El grupo de Portland rindió un pequeño homenaje a una de su bandas favoritas. Esta reinterpretación de "Cuyahoga", así como toda la sesión completa, la pueden ver a continuación. Estas fueron las canciones que Colin Meloy y compañía interpretaron ese día. "Cuyahoga" "Don’t Call it All" "Rise to Me" [...]

The Dear Hunter (not to be confused with post-punk/ shoegaze hybrid act Deerhunter, noise pop group Deerhoof, or post-rock band the Dears) are a diverse group of genre-benders that fit quite nicely in line with the recent “throw a bunch of different genres together and see what comes out” school of indie rock pioneered by Broken Social Scene and brought to prominence by Arcade Fire’s Funeral .  If you’re familiar with those groups and others in the same style – the National, the Decemberists, Wolf Parade – you should have a decent idea of what to expect here. Plenty [...]

What I think is interesting about The Decemberists choice to cover R.E.M.s “Cuyahoga” is the fact that they STARTED their live session with it! You will never convince me that the Michael Stipe- penned environmentalist folk-ballad about the Cuyahoga river in Northern Ohio is of “ Stairway To Heaven ” quality, but for a group to go live on air and cover one of indie rock's sacred acts right off the bat is pretty impressive. [...]

T yphoon is back, and touting a new album White Lighter, due out in August we're getting our first taste of new tunes and this one is a good one. The slamming piano riffs, and Morton's vocal stylings give this one a powerful, emotive sound from somewhere deep within the songwriter's soul. As the waves of sounds crash from pounding drums, to soaring horns, this one grabs the attention, and begs for multiple plays. It's got a little Frightened Rabbit bombast, and a little Decemberists flavor from the PNW, and then gang chorals all of which creates a [...]

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Christ, Lord Live at Criminal Records [Criminal Records, 2013] 4 out of 5 stars Purchase This Album: Amazon I wouldn't call Christ, Lord's music cinematic per se, but I'd argue that it's highly visual much in the same manner a well-written novel can lead an imaginative mind to sight. They're a band rich with details and musical allusions, and every song comes with an inherent sense of built-in storybook drama. Of [...]

Portland artist Ashleigh Flynn is on Think Out Loud today (OPB Radio, noon-1pm), performing songs from her new record A Million Stars . That record features Todd Snider and members of The Decemberists, and songs that tell stories of pioneer women and the West. Tune in to OPB Radio to hear the segment, and if you have a good question for Flynn, call in. Here's a list of OPB Radio frequencies and the link to live stream the show. We'll post video of today's performances on opbmusic.org next [...]

Ron Gallo prepares to perform a Sonny Boy Williamson song as Gene Shay kicks off the Folk Fest press conference; Gallo's band Toy Soldiers perform on Friday | Photo by John Vettese In addition to showcasing returning favorites like Richard Thompson and Carolina Chocolate Drops, as well emerging names like Frank Fairfield and Spirit Family Reunion, the 52nd annual Philadelphia Folk Festival is taking a community-oriented (and growth-oriented)  approach to programming this year. A generous helping of the lineup of the August 16 - 18 festival announced in a press conference at [...]

George Jones and Slayer in the same show. Yes, I am proud of that fact. Put your ears on the archive of the show . Below is the playlist for May 04, 2013 [Artist - Song (Album)] 01. Hellbound Glory - The Feud (Single) 02. Kossandra Rose (live in studio) 03. Jake Bugg - Seen It All (Jake Bugg) 04. The Decemberists - Rox In The Box (The King Is Dead) 05. Mother Merey [...]

Someone's eye needs to be wonkier. The SIGUR ROS have scored part of an upcoming episode of the Simpsons. The episode, which will feature new, original music by the Icelandic outfit, as well as their take on the Simpsons’ theme song, will air on May 19th. I was excited about the DECEMBERISTS being on there and it was for like 12 seconds. So there you go.

Tonight (Thursday), Art Beat profiles Black Prairie . What began as a (mostly instrumental) side project by members of The Decemberists has grown into its own as one of Portland's bigger touring acts, playing festivals including Bonnaroo and Newport Folk Fest this year, with two records released -- including last year's fine A Tear in the Eye is a Wound in the Heart -- and a penchant for wistful, beautifully arranged folk ballads often featuring singer Annalisa Tornfelt. Jule Gilfillan produced this feature on the band, and it's showing tonight on [...]

With almost four decades in music, first with The Soft Boys, then as a solo artist, the 500-plus song catalog of Robyn Hitchcock might seem, to an outsider, impenetrably massive. It seemed that way to me, anyway, but diving in at the beginning - which is to say, the second Soft Boys album, Underwater Moonlight , followed by the terrific solo sets Black Snake Diamond Role and I Often Dream of Trains - reveals a penchant for wonderfully bizarre, lyrical songwriting that cements Hitchcock's place as one of music's [...]

FensePost is excited to debut the new Nick Jaina track "These Fair Hands" off his new LP, Primary Perception , out now on Portland label Fluff & Gravy . His sixth album overall but his first for Fluff & Gravy, Primary Perception promises a more theatrical sound from Jaina, full of additional instrumentation. And "These Fair Hands" is no exception. Actually, "These Fair Hands" takes an approach more along the lines of mid-era Decemberists, with heavier guitars, a trifle more story-telling, and hints of an [...]

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I find it hard to listen to the Exploding Hearts without hearing some haunting melody from the past. It’s a fleeting, ghostly hum that must have crystallized during the Portland power-pop band’s final moments. At least that’s how I imagine it. I imagine the sound of eternal youth and wasted promise embodied by the Hearts’ lovelorn songs from a decade ago suddenly spilled across an innocuous stretch of Oregon’s Interstate 5 on a Sunday morning. Or perhaps what I’m hearing is just an echo from the long, sickening silence that trembles in oblivion’s wake. The  horrific crash  that [...]

Neutral Milk Hotel announced Monday that they'll reunite in their original lineup for the first time in 15 years for a string of dates in 2013. After releasing "On Avery Island" in 1996 and the instant classic "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" in 1998, which immediately became iconic and went on to influence a decade of folk-inspired artists including The Decemberists and Bright Eyes, the band vanished like an indie rock Keyser Soze. Band leader Jeff Mangum has popped up here and there for solo shows, including a set at [...]

Folk rock di matrice tipicamente anglosassone, suonato da una band italiana, di Modena per la precisione. Arnaut (titolo ispirato alla figura di Arnaut Daniel, poeta francese di lingua occitana dell'epoca medioevale citato anche dal nostro Dante) nuovo disco degli Angus Mc Og di Antonio Tavoni, si abbevera alle fonti classiche del rock suonato con le acustiche, ma al tempo stesso possiede il pregio di essere moderno. Dopo l'esordio di due anni fa (Anourak) il gruppo è andato in tour in Europa e negli Stati Uniti, prendendosi il giusto tempo per maturare. Le nuove canzoni [...]

The brainchild behind seminal, defunct Seattle indie-rock band Harvey Danger, Sean Nelson will be putting out an album titled Make Good Choices on June 4. The LP features contributions from Nelson's network of musician friends including Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie), Rachel Blumberg (Decemberists) and Dave Depper (Menomena). Download the title track off of the [...]

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Turn that frown upside down because the weekend is upon us and there are some pretty great shows happening. Why stay in when you can check out Distractions::Distortions Fest, Santah at Burlington or the free TEEPEE in-store at Permanent Records? Come on feel the noise... FRIDAY DISTRACTIONS/DISTORTIONS The fourth annual Distractions::Distortions fest kicks off two days of solid Chicago-made music and visual arts [...]