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Ethan Maffey

Both a writer and a fan of vinyl records since age 5, it wasn't until nearly three decades later that Oregon Native Ethan Maffey derived a plan to marry the two passions by writing about music. From blogging on MySpace in 2007 and then Blogspot, to launching his own website, 83Music, and eventually freelancing for publications in the Pacific Northwest, like Spokane’s alt-weekly Inlander, Ethan’s aim has been to provide fans of music alternatives to the mundane and overplayed. This included a nearly two year stint as the music editor for the Source, where he scoured the Bend music scene drawing attention to local talent and notable touring acts as they passed through town. In addition to deep knowledge of the local music scene, Ethan has an uncanny ability to quote lines from the television show “Friends.” He also has an eye for women’s fashion and feels a kinship with Lucky Day, Steve Martin’s character in ¡Three Amigos!

ethan@eightythreemusic.com
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Capacity to Overcome

Despite absentee parents, singer Neko Case raised herself into a Grammy nominated artist
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On more than one occasion, singer Neko Case has claimed, “I should have been an abortion.” Her quotes typically read as a tad flippant and with a measurable distaste for the two humans who—despite clearly deficient life skills—brought her into the world and subjected her to a whirlwind of dysfunction. “My dad was mentally ill […]

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When Metal Goes Acoustic

Guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela are flamenco head bangers…sort of
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Listen closely and you can hear it. Amid the flourishes of Latin strumming and percussive hand slapping, there it is—the tortured sound of grumbling heavy metal shrieks through the otherwise intimate music of acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. The story is well known—as Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero have told it many times—two teenage kids […]

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Top Ten Albums of the Year

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Way Out Weather Steve Gunn Wrapped up in a blanket of hushed vocals and rich musicianship, the 2014 release by Brooklyn singer/guitarist Steve Gunn is the kind of album that carries with it the heart of America. There’s an Allman Brothers’ vibe to songs like “Wildwood” and “Milly’s Garden,” and the cascading warmth of his […]

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