Friday, January 29, 2010

q/a with dj krush : an innovator + influence in japan and the world

Listen to him on record and you’ll be mesmerized, put under a bewitching, jazzy spell. See him live in the club and you’ll understand why this man is an internationally renowned DJ.

DJ Krush is one of the founders of Japanese hip-hop. But that’s not what makes him important. Krush is a true artist, a turntablist, who pulses with creative energy and pushes for constant innovation. Not to mention he’s highly respected by fans, artists, DJs, and musicians around the world.

The man has got a mind–he doesn’t strive for any particular purpose other than self-satisfaction. And he sets the bar for himself… immeasurably high.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

wampire : over the river + into the woods, a free holocene gig

How can this town possibly afford to give away anymore free music?

On Wednesday, January 27th, Holocene introduces their first edition of Carpet Culture where you can "get warm n fuzzy in the front lounge room with some of Portland's greatest up-and-coming musical talents."

This week features electro-rock with Wampire, dark soundscapes from Tunnels, and some cozy and curly ambient like the fur of Golden Retriever Moody. Plus Wampire shows up again on the big screen in the premiere episode of Into the Woods, a new web series where Portland bands march out to a cabin in the wilderness of Mt. Hood to perform an intimate concert with their besties.

Check the trailer out here but show your face at Holocene at 8:30 PM for the real deal, for free!!! 21+



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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

phoenix precision at the crystal ballroom

On Sunday night, Phoenix were bigger than any Louis or archduchess. They were the rightful Kings of Versailles, sovereign rulers of the Crystal Ballroom.

A blissful evening full of bubbly, bouncing tunes kicked in immediately with the head-bobbing, shoulder-shimmying cracks of “Lisztomania.” Phoenix are one of those bands that sound just as clean and pristine live as they do in a recording studio. The crowd was instantaneously thunderous and robust singalongs were belted out with every other song as the claps climbed up to the chandeliered ceiling.

White strobes like flash bulbs blinded the audience as extra percussion boosted “Lasso” and “Girlfriend” with the drums kicking so potently, the songs ended like they were just beginning.

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Monday, January 25, 2010

free, live music bonanza : jan 25-31 : wampire, celilo, tony ozier, future historians, little sue, marv ellis

Issue No. 21 : January 25 – 31, 2010

Grand, folky, rocky celebrations on Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.

25 Monday
Jazz guitar with Dan Balmer at Jimmy Mak's, 8 PM. 21 and over.

Roots rock with Patina at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

26 Tuesday
Alternative, americana stuff PDX bands The Goodwill River, The Mermaid Problem, and Dust Bunny Nation at the Ash Street Saloon, 9:15 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

27 Wednesday
Electro-rock at Carpet Culture with Wampire, Tunnels, and Golden Retriever Moody at Holocene plus the premiere episode of Into the Woods (featuring Wampire) where Portland bands march out to a cabin in the wilderness of Mt. Hood to perform an intimate concert, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.


Portland's folk queen Little Sue at Biddy McGraw's, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Tony Ozier's Dookie Jam with funk-rock-soul-jazz-blues-impromptu at Someday Lounge, 9 PM. 21 and over.

28 Thursday
Folk from Future Historians and jazzy lounge with Egg Plant at Kelly's Olympian, 8 PM. 21 and over.

Plucking banjos, mandolins, stand up bass, and violin strings are the bluegrassy boys from Head for the Hills on McMenamins' Great Northwest Music Tour at Kennedy School at 7 PM. All ages.

29 Friday
Fiddle 'n steel country with Flash Flood & The Dikes at Slabtown, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Folk tinging with Celtic influence from Sky in the Road at McMenamins Edgefield, 7 PM. 21 and over.

30 Saturday
HaléLupé and her acoustic guitar at McMenamins Edgefield, 7 PM. 21 and over.

Or acoustic americana with Tyler Stenson at McMenamins Grand Lodge, 7 PM. All ages.

31 Sunday
PDX Unplugged 2010 is an acoustic folk showcase at the Hawthorne Theatre and holy crap there's too many artists to even think about listing here. Over 30 acts, happening in the lounge and main stage. Check it out!!! Starts at 3:45 PM, 21 and over.

Crystal Ballroom 96th Birthday Free-For-All starts at 1 PM and is spreads down Burnside with the Ballroom all ages and Lola's Room and Ringlers Annex 21 and over. Performances from Langhorne Slim, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Celilo, The Maldives, Head for the Hills, '80s Video Dance Attack, and a ton more.

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No NFL.

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Friday, January 22, 2010

q/a : dragging an ox through water before the infinite front launch party at the artistery on saturday

Brian Mumford, or Dragging an Ox through Water, builds electronics and makes them do his musical bidding. Often the music created is eclectically experimental, yet simply folky. At times it’s symphonic, and sometimes it’s just dirty, fuzzy, distorted.

Dragging an Ox is a creator of layered narratives, lately leaning towards “topical songwriting,” a traditional element of folk music. He magnificently blends his style of free associative story-telling and crooning with his subtle, distinct electronica, which can whine and screech splitting ears but also soothe and calm melodiously.

Dragging an Ox combines elements that don’t belong together yet fit like a puzzle… of a Jackson Pollock canvas. Everything has its own place and it somehow fits so naturally, or unnaturally, but feels just right.

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Thursday, January 21, 2010

the yummy fur play final gig ever with surprise guests gossip at mississippi studios

If you don’t know The Yummy Fur, you know a plethora of bands who they’ve influenced. You’ve been listening to this 1990s Glasgow group for the last decade, only reincarnated as Franz Ferdinand or through the bass lines and dance rock that drives indie acts like Interpol and Gossip.

So four boys from Scotland made their first trip to the United States as The Yummy Fur, over 10 years after the band last played together in 1999, to play five dates and ultimately bow out (probably forever) at Mississippi Studios in Portland.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

haiti benefit hosted by pyramiddd + deelay ceelay at holocene on sunday

Last night Pyramiddd (formerly Starfucker) tweeted that they will host a benefit for Haiti with Deelay Ceelay, Gulls, and DJ New Moon Poncho at Holocene this Sunday, January 24th.

Haiti's national national motto is: "L'union fait la force" or "with unity comes strength." In honor of this mindset, PDX's best electro-dance acts will donate all of the show proceeds to Mercy Corps for relief efforts in Haiti. Support Haiti by supporting local music. $10, 8 PM, 21+.

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

free, live music bonanza : jan 18-24 : au, alps of new south wales, white hinterland, world's great ghosts, housefire, rey villalobos, akron/family

Issue No. 20 : January 18 – 24, 2010

Bars and houses, acoustic, indie and experimental. Beauty and noise.

18 Monday
Mellow acoustic at at Valentine's with Galveston, Lindsay Clark, and Rey Villalobos, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Garage punk with The Schills at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

19 Tuesday
Austin's Toast brings jam-band funk alongside metal from PDX's Wuzzard and experimental from Guyve at the Ash Street Saloon, 9:15 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

20 Wednesday
Moody, mellow indie from Housefire, Ocean Age, and Billygoat at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

Portland's folk queen Little Sue at Biddy McGraw's, 6 PM. 21 and over.

21 Thursday
Genre-bending electro with Linger & Quiet at Valentine's, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Cheesy and catchy, a live 80's cover band The Breakfast Club rocks Bon Jovi, Adams, Springfield, Loggins, Jett, et al. at McMenamins Kennedy School at 7 PM. All ages.

22 Friday
Beautiful experimental, minimalist stuff with White Hinterland, Tiger Saw, and Alps of New South Wales at The Wail, 7 PM. All ages.

Plucking banjos, mandolins, stand up bass, and violin strings are the bluegrassy boys from Head for the Hills on McMenamins' Great Northwest Music Tour at Edgefield, 7 PM. All ages.

Apple Jam from Seattle plays The Beatles at Music Millennium, 6 PM. All ages.

23 Saturday
Portland Folk Festival presents buzzworthy experimental bands Akron/Family, Au, and Wow & Flutter at Holocene at 6:30 PM. All ages.

Original jazz from the trio of David Friesen, John Gross, and Greg Goebel at Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone, 9 PM. All ages.

24 Sunday
Indie rockers The Soft Pack play Music Millennium at 6 PM before opening for Phoenix at the Crystal. All ages.

World's Greatest Ghosts, Tempo No Tempo, and The Angry Orts bring supremely stellar indie rock to Rontoms at 9 PM. 21 and over.

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Beautiful noise.

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

stephanie schneiderman takes over jimmy mak's

Reinventing your sound is exciting, scary, adventurous, and a sign of a spectacular artist... that is as long as it works. And yes, it did for Miss Stephanie Schneiderman.

Artists that evolve, break their personal mold and creative boundaries, that explore--those are the elite musicians. Reinventing your sound is "risky business," according to Stephanie Schneiderman, but the risk factor is decimated when you have producer, beat-extraordinaire Keith Schreiner (Auditory Sculpture) on your team.

And Stephanie's kept her songwriting and voice, which smoothly float over Keith's soothing trip-hop ambiance. It's sexy. It's relaxed. It's lovely.

The two bring their down-tempo, electro-beats and sensual vocal bliss along with James Beaton (Storm and the Balls) on keys to Jimmy Mak's on Saturday, January 23rd with Come Gather Around Us at 8 PM for $10.

And this girl is setting up and knocking down cocktail hours at Jimmy Mak's every first and third Thursdays starting in February through April. These shows will feature the keyboardist/singer Jade Vanacore, and Stephanie says, "I've been working on a more stripped down version of the trip-hop show involving beats, loops, keys, electric guitar and harmonies so this residency will give me a chance to get really comfortable with all my new toys. Also, I'm going to try out a bunch of new songs!"

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Monday, January 11, 2010

free, live music bonanza : jan 11-17 : deelay ceelay, nurses, jeffrey jerusalem, root beer and french fry, rob walmart, adam miller, non sequitur

Issue No. 19 : January 11 – 17, 2010

This'll be a good week.

11 Monday
Industry Night at Berbati's Pan with no bullshit punk rock from LSD&D, Lucky Thirteens, Aapoaa, and DJ Nightmoves, 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

Country twang and songs about drinkin' from Brad Creel & The Reel Deel with Don Bellairs and the folky Snapdragon at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

12 Tuesday
Glorious electro-smash-trash at Valentine's with Root Beer and French Fry and Rob Walmart, 10 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

The Sale strum pop at Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone, 9 PM. All ages.

13 Wednesday
Indie folk with Adam Miller at Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone, 9 PM. All ages.

Blake Mackey gets acoustic, bluegrassy at Berbati's Pan, 10 PM. 21 and over.

14 Thursday
Holocene brings the experimental FIN de Cinema – a screening of the Czech 1970 vampire film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders featuring a live score composed and performed by Nurses, Gulls, and The Slaves at 8:30 PM, $2 donation suggested. 21 and over.

Someday Lounge presents The Fix with DJs Ohmega Watts, Lifesavas' Rev. Shines, DJ Kez, and DJ Dundiggy, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Formerly Poncho Luxurio but still funky jam shizz with P-LUX at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

15 Friday
Even though it's 2010, Willamette Week Give Guide 2009 presents drums-drums-drums Deelay Ceelay, indie-folk-lore Weinland, and electr0-acoustic Matt Sheehy at Berbati's Pan, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Sleek, poppy singer-songwriter Andrew Seistrup plays Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone with mellow indie from Non Sequitur, 9 PM. All ages.

16 Saturday
Booty shakin', slammin' dance with Jeffrey Jerusalem and DJ Vision Quest at Valentine's, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Alt-country from sexy Catherine & Strawberry Roan at Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone, 9 PM. All ages.

17 Sunday
Sunday means there's a Fire In My Bones: A Celebration of Gospel Music by DJ Yeti, DJ Beyonda, and DJ Hwy 7 at Valentine's, 9 PM. 21 and over.

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Drums.

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Sunday, January 3, 2010

free, live music bonanza : jan 4-10 : wayne gacy trio, leonard mynx, hello morning, fix djs, marv ellis

Issue No. 18 : January 4 – 10, 2010

Bringin' it anew in 2010.

04 Monday
Indie folk with The Albuquerque Boys Choir, Trevor Giuliani, and Leonard Mynx at Valentine's, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Indie americana with Amy Bleu at Twilight Cafe, 9 PM. 21 and over.

05 Tuesday
Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Open Mic & Artist Showcase in the lounge at the Hawthorne Theatre, 8 PM. 21 and over.

06 Wednesday
Creepy, murder rock from the Wayne Gacy Trio, indie-electro with Hello Morning, and "American" music from Rob Stroup & The Blame at the Doug Fir, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Reggae Night at Mt. Tabor Theater, 8 PM. 21 and over.

07 Thursday : First Thursday
Someday Lounge presents The Fix with DJs Ohmega Watts, Lifesavas' Rev. Shines, DJ Kez, and DJ Dundiggy, 9 PM. 21 and over.

DJ BJ and Nate C host Let's Go Crazy (80's Dance Night) at Berbati's Pan, 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

08 Friday
Say-lem rap from Mob Royalle at Music Millennium, 6 PM. All ages.

Acoustic rock from Steve Franssen and strumming from Joshua Du Chene in the lounge at the Hawthorne Theatre, 8 PM. 21 and over.

09 Saturday
Dance baby at Sonic Refuge Electronic Party at Mt. Tabor Theater, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Folky stylings from Brain Bailey and friends in the lounge at the Hawthorne Theatre, 8 PM. 21 and over.

10 Sunday
Freak Mountain Ramblers jam at the LaurelThirst Public House at 6 PM. Followed by folk from Billy Kennedy with Tim Acott at 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

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Elementary, my dear.

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