Bonde Do Role
My pal in L.A. the producer known as Troublemaker [surely in 2008 that should be TRBLMKR, no?] has dropped a new track in the Moose inbox. Brazilian outfit, Bonde Do Role originally produced by Diplo, have their song rapped over and remixed by The 87 Stick Up Kids and Micah James and then [...]
Puuurrrr…
Continuing with last weeks theme of the live mashup, Jon of Boy Eats Drum Machine has finished another mix of a cut we will be performing live on Saturday August 16th at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom as part of show that’s all about reconstructing songs by the Talking Heads and The Cure. Here we present ‘PsychoBillie’ [...]
My good friend Jon Ragel of Boy Eats Drum Machine invited me to “join” his band for a show at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom on Saturday August 16th. The premise being that it is a Talking Heads and Cure cover show! Ha! But put Jon and Dave in a room and you’re not going to get [...]
This week the Third Annual Pendleton Rock Camp takes place. It’s a week-long event and I am out here in Eastern Oregon volunteering along with members of Point Juncture, WA, Laura Gibson, Casey Jarman, Paul Collins of Beirut and many more. It’s free for the kids and they love it. This morning, Day 1, I [...]
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.
Menomena’s Danny Seim debuts Lackthereof live in Portland from Dave Allen on Vimeo.
Danny Seim, the mighty drummer for Portland’s preeminent alt-rockers, Menomena, stepped out from behind the kit last night to front his own band, Lackthereof. Additional musicians included Matt Dabrowiak and Paul Alcott of Dat’r on drums and bass and a guitar/keyboards player whose [...]
Pictures and post from Nilina Mason-Campbell:
Last time Foals trotted over to the west of the US, they only played one show in Seattle, hometown of their American label Sub Pop. This time the journey was more extensive as they made their way up the entire coast, finally gracing Portland after a show in San Diego. [...]
Shriekback - Click the image to hear the song Accretions on YouTube
What goes around comes around… My email box has been buzzing with news about the Disco Not Disco compilation, a post-punk electro compilation that was released earlier this year. I’m told that college radio had latched on to Shriekback’s ‘My Spine Is The Bass [...]