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Talkdemonic – Music – More Music Videos NIce hints of dub step in the rhythm section. Video by Alicia J. Rose is cool too.. #Portland_proud

Yuna, who’s on the Fader label and has an album that’s produced by Pharrell & Chris Braid slated for release in Feb. 2012, will play a free acoustic show tonight at the Ace Hotel, Portland. 7PM.

Ume, led by the supremely talented guitar thrasher Lauren Larson, will play this year’s MusicFestNW on September 8th. [Link to Ume listing on MFNW] If you have a wristband then do yourself a favor and check them out. They are one of the best rock bands in the country. Mississipi Studios, Sept 8th 9PM doors [...]

I spent a very pleasant summer evening at Edgefield last night watching and listening to a couple of my favorite bands – Menomena and TV On The Radio. After the show I spent some time chatting with Kyp Malone, Dave Sitek and Tunde Adebimpe. Me and Tunde (above) found ourselves discussing the vagaries of online [...]

Former Menomena member Brent Knopf is the producer behind this new project from Matt Sheehy. Here’s the news from the proverbial horse’s mouth: “Hello friends, I’ve started a brand new musical project called Lost Lander. My new album, DRRT, is freshly completed and was produced by Brent Knopf (Menomena / Ramona Falls). I’ve just posted [...]

The iPhone camera didn’t do the best job but the results aren’t too bad. I found myself on stage at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland on June 10 to catch these boys on their Hail Mary Mallon album tour..enjoy!

The third annual Digital Marketing Conference takes place at the Portland State University on Monday December 13th. I’m honored to have been invited to speak alongside a raft of other great presenters – Chris Murphy, Head of Digital Marketing, Adidas, Brian Rhoads, Senior Digital Strategist, Intel, Hallie Janssen and Kent Lewis of Anvil Media, and [...]

Where We Are is out now via Chop Shop Records, and you can see Mackintosh Braun live at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland on November 13.