PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT: EXTREME DANCE PARTY EDITION ( Doug Fir , 830 E Burnside) Hometown sweethearts the Portland Cello Project are back with a two-night stand of the ass-shakingest show in town: their Extreme Dance Party Edition! Your fave club hits will be given a classical, cello-ized spin with help from guest singers Janet Weiss, Drew Grow, Bonfire Madigan, and more! WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY PICA'S 16TH BIRTHDAY: THE MIRACLES CLUB, REPORTER, DJ NEW MOON PONCHO ( Holocene , 1001 SE [...]
In today's music climate, it's often beneficial for an artist to fit themselves into a mold rather than make their own. It's a reason why performers like Neko Case present a refreshing alternative to any cookie-cutter mentality. It's Case's individuality - her willingness to just be herself - that has allowed her to seem perfectly [...]

So here we are then. The last part of my review of the year. Hope you enjoy. (Parts One and Two are here , and over there ) Songs of the year Avi Buffalo - Truth Sets In On first hearing, I thought this song was pretty good. On second, third, fourth, all the way up to the hundredth, I thought this song was the best I heard all year. I adore it. The [...]
Ok! You can officially ignore MTV. Aside from vintage Pizza Hut commercials, YouTube has become the newest, best, most badass way to show off one of two things: your music with lyrics set in scr... Continue reading "10 Awesome Indie Music Videos Starring No Humans" >
1. The Lonely Island - "I'm on a Boat"
We're not quite sure exactly what the cool animation means to the song (outside of the line "an elephant never forgets"), but let's just say that the video for Neko Case 's video for "People Got A Lot of Nerve" works on a variety of different levels. Sometimes just not looking away while the song plays is reason enough...From Middle Cyclone , an album, says MusicOMH , is "the sound of one of the most interesting, independent, and consistently brilliant artists recording today at the top of their game." [...]

This is a name I have stumbled upon many times before, but never giving it much attention though... When I crossed it for the again-th time, I gave this song a listen, and I liked it ! This song is from the new album "Middle cyclone" and judging it by the songs I heard on the label's website , it sounds very well... Perhaps now is the time to finally get to appreciate this fine woman singer ? [...]