Listen to these motion picture tunes!
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!
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Follow Us Overboard
The Quick and Easy Boys Independent Record Release
When Sean Badders—vocalist and bassist for Portland’s The Quick and Easy Boys—says that he and his band mates said: “F*** it, let’s just make the best album we can regardless of what the songs are or how it might be perceived,” before recording their latest record Follow Us Overboard, he provides all the insight needed […]
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From Sullen to Pop
Singer/songwriter Justin Froese strikes sing-a-long gold (finally)
Look no further than the jazzy blues standard, “Love Has,” from Justin Froese‘s latest album, Fireflies, in order to accurately imagine the bulk of his catalogue, which now spans two full-length albums and an EP. That track—a slinky song that touts fragile vocals and crashing emotion—is something you might emphatically and repeatedly dip your chin […]
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And Then There Was Jay Tablet
A review of West Ghostin’
Scheduled to bring his effortlessly unflappable rhymes and beats to the Volcanic Theatre Pub on Thursday, was half of the prolific duo The Cool Kids, Chuck Inglish. Unfortunately, a last minute cancellation of all of Inglish’s Oregon dates, Bend among them, is a big letdown for the sparse, but growing hip-hop community. Local producer, DJ […]
