Langhorne Slim Live in the Galaxy Barn from Dave Allen on Vimeo.
Another night of new music on 94.7FM KNRK. Tonight I will be playing selections from some of the bands performing at this year’s MusicFestNW. The list includes Portland bands The Shaky Hands, and Talkdemonic, Seattle’s Fleet Foxes, former Portlander Alela Diane and Langhorne Slim [...]
Dykeritz
In an effort to blend what I post here in the way of promotional MP3s and what Portland’s 94.7FM plays on air, I am joining 94.7 DJ, Squid, two nights a week on the New Music Hour to play the latest offerings from artists and labels. Rather like newspapers FM radio is not going away. [...]
I wrote last week on how Portland radio station 94.7FM is including an hour of each weeknight dedicated to new music - that means music that doesn’t normally hit the 94.7 playlists. It includes music from local Portland and Northwest artists, songs from upcoming new releases from national acts, music from underground indie artists as [...]
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 [...]
I’m certainly not alone in understanding that independent music of all stripes and shades is a huge part of the overall music business economy. One of the biggest reasons this blog exists is because of my passion for independent music. I may occasionally get cranky about this particular chunk of the long tail [see Coldplay [...]
It’s that time again, time for my annual Summer Reading List, and this year’s is the biggest yet. As always, I asked several of my friends and colleagues for their recommendations — including newcomers Daniel Pinchbeck, Steve Aylett, Ian MacKaye, Mike Daily, Paul Saffo, Gareth Branwyn, Rodger Bridges, and Peter Lunenfeld, as [...]
A typical Portland scene
I’m certainly not alone in understanding that independent music of all stripes and shades is a huge part of the overall music business economy. One of the biggest reasons this blog exists is because of my passion for independent music. I may occasionally get cranky about this particular chunk of the long [...]
Last summer I enjoyed Mexican food and beers while Roy Christopher threw some questions at me. Upon reading the result of that discussion now it doesn’t feel so much as an interview as it is two friends discussing the state of “things” over a drink. As Roy writes “Dave’s ideas about the state of the [...]