Ok kids, Matmos are playing at the Aladdin Theatre on Wednesday July 9th [this Wednesday!] in support of their album ‘Supreme Balloon’ and the Moose has a pair of tickets to give away. Send an email to info[at]pampelmoose.com with the answer to the following question - Name the LP/CD of a 2003 Matmos release. And [...]

It’s not often I come across a major musical artists’ web site and find that I can say to myself - “these guys got it right.” Today I visited John Mayers site and although I’m not a fan of his music the site is a great example of how to get the message across simply [...]

Poster by the Northwest poster king, Mike King
The Zombies, who formed in England in 1961, have reformed to mark the 40th anniversary of Odessey & Oracle, an album that was released in 1968 and has been ranked 80 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The four surviving original [...]

One of my favorite bands, The Notwist, have lined up a whole slew of dates that have them starting out in the summer in Europe then heading to the USA this fall. Touring in support of their rather wonderful new album, The Devil, You + Me they arrive in Portland to play Berbatis Pan, October [...]

Trent warms up the band. I note my friend Justin Meldal-Johnson, who normally rocks with Beck, is playing bass. [BTW, Beck has new album coming up - preview here.] Video from P4k TV.

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LoveLikeFire
I’ve read a few articles lately about how the price of gas is crimping many bands’ touring activities. I’m not surprised given that for a band to get from Portland to San Francisco and back, a round trip of 1,266 miles, a decent van loaded with equipment and band members might get 12 miles a [...]

Shaky Hands at the Crystal Ballroom
I wrote last week about Insound and its creative attempts to stay alive in the world of music retailing as it seems that retailers are going the way of the Dodo. Matt Wishnow who runs Insound wrote to tell me that Insounds‘ sales are not only up but growing.
From Matt: [...]

Portland band, Hockey, prepare to blast the Bay Area
As we noted in the Wal-Mart/Handelman story below, music sales are still in decline and haven’t quite found the bottom yet. Meanwhile retailers are getting creative at least. Insound.com is an online music retailer that focuses on alternative music mostly, if not exclusively, but I admit I [...]