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This is a video from a previous show. You can checkout their website here. And take a listen to their MP3 Norman – No Clouds

In what may be the lamest endorsement ever for a young band, the night I first heard the Old Believers I sent an expletive filled email to my friend Arya excitedly proclaiming that this was the first Portland music that I was sure to share with my (future) kids. Why so? Because the song I [...]

Birds & Batteries turned up in the Moose email inbox this week with two songs that seem to be works in progress. They are both interesting tracks but I picked Out In The Woods to post as it reminds me a little of early Brian Eno. They play Portland on June 21st at the Doug [...]

Photo ©Nilina Mason-Campbell What’s happened at the Doug Fir? I mean I know there’s been some staff turn-over of late on the booking side of the venue, but apparently the lighting side too. As early as the Thermals’ pair of performances at the beginning of December I noticed red light being much more prevalent, but [...]

Ok. Pampelmoose has four free tickets for each of the Department of Eagles shows on 1/27 @ the Doug Fir in Portland [PDX tix have gone] and 1/28 @ Neumo’s in Seattle [3 tix left]. The Cave Singers are openers for both shows. Ticket winners will also receive the 7″ single – No One Does [...]

Tapes ‘n Tapes perform at the Doug Fir on January 21st and the band has kindly offered up two free tickets to the show. Now, at this point I could come up with some gosh, darn cute question to challenge you, dear reader, but I will spare myself the ignominy and just say – the [...]

I nabbed Kathy and Hutch of The Thermals from back stage at the Doug Fir last night [12/5/08] and dragged them to an underground garage for a video interview. I had a list of four questions, two of which were pitched by Mark Lewman the Creative Director for Nemo. Lew’s questions were – “What is [...]

Dead Confederate. Pic by Squid Dead Confederate released their debut LP – Wrecking Ball on September 16 via TAO Records. One of my new music discoveries at the Sasquatch Festival this year was these guys. I’m not a lover of the Rock Music these days as you know but Dead Confederate grabbed me and held [...]