Monsters Of Folk – Wednesday, October 14th @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
If you have yet to hear about this all-star project pictured, you obviously don’t get online too frequently. The music blogs and news sites have been ablaze with pixels in the service of this new supergroup that features the indie icons Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Matt Ward, Jim James (My Morning Jacket) and producer Mike Mogis. Their self-titled album is an alternately rousing and intimate collection of rock and folk that mashes together the various aesthetics that each artist brings to the table, and will surely be on many a writer’s top 10 list by the end of the year.
CONTEST: If you and a friend would like to go see the Monsters in concert this coming Wednesday, Pampelmoose and Thrasher Presents have a pair of tickets to give away to the show. All you have to do is leave a comment to this post telling us why you are the most deserving person to go to this show. Also, make sure that the e-mail address you leave is valid as that will be our way to contact you and let you know that you’ve won (this information will remain confidential). Contest ends at NOON (Pacific Time) on Monday, October 12th so don’t hesitate to get your entry in.
Damon & Naomi – Monday, October 12th @ Doug Fir Lounge
Although this duo will always be associated with Galaxie 500, the band that brought their intricate playing to the public consciousness, Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang have spent the years since that group’s demise cultivating their own unique psych-folk and have released seven dreamy albums under their own names. Four of these discs were put out by Sub Pop and the choicest tracks from the bunch have been collected on a new release, appropriately titled The Sub Pop Years (this compilation is coming out on D&N’s own 20/20/20 imprint). The songs found on it all have that late Summer’s eve in the wilderness feel, that delicious warmth that seems to seep out of your skin right before the sun goes down.
The Raincoats – Tuesday, October 13th @ Holocene
The legacy of The Raincoats, at least here in the U.S., will always be associated with the Northwest music explosion of the mid-’90s thanks to Kurt Cobain. His glowing love for the band resulted in the group’s three studio albums being reissued on Nirvana’s label and inspired two of the original members to record an album together in 1996. But for the rest of the world, The Raincoats are indelibly linked with the U.K. post-punk scene that generated dozens of small boutique record labels and dozens of new bands, the influences of which are still being felt today. This all-girl outfit, led by Ana De Silva and Gina Birch, stood out from their fellow Rough Trade pack thanks to a unique sound that turned pop tropes inside out. They hit the reference points that many young bands at the time were (reggae, dub, punk, pop, world beat) but batted them around like a ball of yarn. The result was a scratchy, rumbling but deliriously catchy sound that featured plenty of scratchy violin and bounding rhythms. Since their reunion, the group has performed off and on over the years – mostly events like the Robert Wyatt-curated Meltdown in 2001 – but haven’t done a proper tour in at least a decade. Inspired or perhaps encouraged by the re-release of their 1979 debut on Kill Rock Stars, The Raincoats are making a quick jaunt through the U.S. including their first ever Portland appearance this coming Tuesday.
I should be chosen because I’m the reason Conor Oberst no longer uses jazz hands in his performances. Clearly, that’s worth some tickets.
October 8th, 2009 at 8:47 pmI have a hard time with these “tell-us-why-you-deserve-this” contests. Truth be told, I’ll feel guilty walking into this concert with free tickets, because M. Ward and Jim James are two of my favorite singers. I guess I don’t “deserve” to win these tickets; they should go to someone who can’t afford this show. I guess I’m merely showing my love for these fine, American gents.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:11 pmBecause I love the music
October 8th, 2009 at 10:42 pmBecause I love it.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:42 pmI have followed these guys since their first incarnation, 5 years ago and would LOVE the opportunity to see them again. This was actually one of my first unofficial dates with my wife of 4 years! An amazing night on so many levels!!
October 8th, 2009 at 11:27 pmI should win because I met the love of my life in the front row at a MMJ show a year ago; we went to four m. ward shows in four months (the “secret” valentines’ show, one night at the aladdin, coachella, and sasquatch), and, aw dang, I got nothin’ for the connor (and mike) love. But the MoF album is sweet!
October 9th, 2009 at 3:12 pmbecause I rock!
October 9th, 2009 at 4:54 pmI would be grateful to see a show at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
October 10th, 2009 at 12:08 amThank you,
Jason
hi dave.
October 10th, 2009 at 9:30 amwe’ve been itchin’ to see a fancy show at the schnitz and it looks like we have that night off work. will you bring your bass over and babysit?
Not to post a sob story, but my wife and I were both laid off recently, and have been struggling with paying the bills. She is a huge fan of all 4 of the guys, and I would love to surprise her with tickets to this show.
October 10th, 2009 at 9:58 amWell I’ve been thinking about,
October 10th, 2009 at 10:26 amand I’ve been breaking it down
without an answer.
I know I’m thinking aloud,
but if your love’s still around,
why do we suffer?
Why do we suffer?
I would absolutely LOVE to have tickets to this show. I’m new to Portland, just having moved here from NY, and given the sorry state of the economy I have yet to find a decent job, and therefore cannot afford tickets to see THIS or ANY of the fantastic shows P-town has to offer!! It would be amazing if I was able to see some of my FAVORITE musicians at one of Portland’s most beautiful venues.
October 10th, 2009 at 10:34 amThanks.
;)
Well basically, I’ve been on and off unemployment for nearly 2 years now, and for the last 6 months unemployment is really all I know. The minimal income is finally starting to, not exactly add up anymore. I have had to basically eliminate my favorite past time of enjoying a great live show, that’s sad just too type out. I keep checking back and making sure tickets are still available for this heavily anticipated MOF show at the schnitz, just hoping I can score a few days of work somewhere so I can buy a ticket. Now that it’s basically the week of show, I know full well that unless I win the Powerball which I don’t even really have the dollar to play, I will not be attending this show by my own doing. I’m not looking for your sympathy, just a miracle.
October 10th, 2009 at 11:33 amI should be chosen because I have been a hard working, music loving dad with hardly any opportunity tETFet away to go to concerts I want to see
October 10th, 2009 at 11:40 amBecause I never got to see the “real” Gang of Four….I would settle for seeing this Gang of Four.
October 11th, 2009 at 2:48 pmPs.
I would win “son of the year” if I got these Tix and took my mom–Who LOVES M. Ward and would feel right at home at the Mom friendly Schnitz.