menomena rawks benefit, unveils new cut

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Menomena Pic by Sarah Cass.
In the midst of recording a dozen or so songs for a full length disc next year, Portland’s most talented trio since Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter and Jerome Kersey made time to play a local benefit at Doug Fir Lounge on Sunday night. Along with several songs from Friend and Foe [...]

BandCamp and RemoteTreeChildren - Free MP3s

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

You Will Be Pwned by RemoteTreeChildren
My buddy John Askew, who plays alongside me in Faux Hoax with Menomena’s drummer Danny Seim, has a band Tracker as well as running FILMguerrero, spent whatever free time he didn’t have recently working on an album called ‘Veteran of the Loudness Wars’ by RemoteTreeChildren.
When you visit the band’s [...]

Pampelmoose New Music Hour on Portland’s 94.7FM 10-16-08

Friday, October 17th, 2008

M.I.A.
Even more new music on the second hour of this week’s Pampelmoose edition of the New Music Hour on Portland’s 94.7FM. The playlist includes Portland bands Menomena and Boy Eats Drum Machine plus new music from Roots Manuva and The Very Best. I’m on air with resident DJ Squid every Tuesday and Thursday at 8PM. [...]

MTV visits Portland, it could be over

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

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They hit up the right bands -
Eat Skull, White Fang, White Rainbow, Menomena, Panther, Honey Owens, Starfucker, Horse Feathers, Southern Belle, M Ward, Thermals, Fist Fite, Malkmus. And yet there is more than just white indie, folk, electronic, alt-rock in Portland. Where were the Lifesavas for instance?

pdx pop now! lineup announced

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Yacht performing at PDX Pop Now! CD Release Party 2007. Pic Jason Quiqley
PDX Pop Now!, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to stimulating and expanding participation in the music of Portland Oregon, has announced the lineup for the 2008 PDX Pop Now! Festival.
To celebrate the festival’s fifth anniversary, PDX Pop Now! will be returning to Rotture [...]

it’s music festival season in Portland oregon

Friday, July 4th, 2008

When Barak Obama came to town a while back the coverage he received worldwide no doubt awakened many people to the fact that the 72,000 people who turned out to hear him talk were gathered in Portland’s Waterfront Park. Where Obama took the stage was at the southern end of the park nestled between the [...]

Lackthereof, free MP3 from New Album, Your Anchor

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Danny fronting Lackthereof at the Wonder Ballroom
Danny Seim, drummer for Menomena, releases his 8th (!) Lackthereof album on Barsuk Records on July 22nd.
Check out video of Danny in action with Lackthereof.
The next show for Lackthereof is July 17th, 2008 in Portland at Holocene.
Lackthereof - Tongues ‘O Fire

Menomena drummer Danny debuts Lackthereof, exclusive video

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

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 [...]