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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!
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Sasquatch! Music Festival: Rookies of the Year
The best first-year performers at this year’s SASQUATCH! Music Festival
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Pedal to the Metal
Santa Cruz band The Chops Tops burn rockabilly rubber
Santa Cruz rockabilly band The Chop Tops’ very name suggests a rumbling hot rod barreling down the strip of Anytown, USA in the 1950s. The group also sports other classic American attributes, including music self-described as “revved up” and relationships with sponsors like Murray’s Pomade, the classic hairstyler, and T.U.K. Original Footwear, a rock ‘n’ […]
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I’m Gonna Be (3,000 Miles)
From NYC to the Northwest, singer Redray Frazier has soul
While many bands move to Portland to bolster their career—it is known for fostering some of the best artists in the country—roots soul singer Redray Frazier moved for love. Frazier—a Keb’ Mo’/Ben Harper hybrid who sports the emotion-riddled blues of the former and roots tenderness of the latter—had been immersed in the vibrant music scene […]
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Friday Mixtape! The First Day of Sasquatch.
Get ready for Sasquatch! Here’s all the day one music.
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The Band that Almost Wasn’t
Durham pop group Bombadil doubled down during adversity
This wasn’t how things were supposed to go for chamber folk band Bombadil. With bassist Daniel Michalak sidelined by a neural condition rendering his hands pretty much useless, pianist Stuart Robinson in medical school, and guitarist Bryan Rahija getting his graduate degree, the Appalachian pop band was all but kaput a mere two LPs into […]