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A Life Lived In Vinyl

A Facebook friend’s challenge prompts a look back at this writer’s 10 most influential albums, from Springsteen to the Chipmunks doing The Beatles
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A recent post from a friend on Facebook is one of those Top 10 lists that people are challenged to make. You know, like, what are the Top 10 activities you enjoy doing during the COVID-19 quarantine. Usually, I have little desire to participate, but this challenge really piqued my interest. A friend posted that he […]

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The best tunes from March to help you get through those long days at home
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It’s safe to say that March has been pretty f*cked up from a lot of standpoints. But as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to go on, it’s important to remember that we will get through this no matter how uncomfortable things may get. Music has always been something to help people get through different moments of […]

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Sounds of Oregon

On Elisha David’s new album, the artist takes inspiration directly from the roots of the Beaver State
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The opening track to Elisha David‘s new album is titled “McMinnville, 1950.” It’s a significant moment in time for the fact that some of the most polarizing UFO photographs in history were taken that year. Later on the album there’s a song titled, “Plain Feather (And the Elk Spirit of Lost Lake),” which recalls the […]

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From an Old House on Lopez Island

Seattle’s Kuinka gears up for the band’s first release in two years
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Kuinka is a band formed out of happenstance—one of those “it’s a small world” moments. The four all grew up in Mount Vernon, Wash. While they ran in similar circles, they never really totally met. Miranda Zickler was reacquainted with brothers Nathan and Zach Hamer while they were all living in Brooklyn, randomly meeting at […]

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Vinyl Warrior Rocks On

Every day, Keith Schuman ensures his modest store raises a ruckus
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Music—no matter the genre—is often the soundtrack to some of our happiest, saddest and most profound memories. Keith Schuman, who owns Bend’s Recycle Music, says he remembers listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival as three of his older brothers opened up the draft notices they’d received in the mail.  Inspired by his older brother, Doug, Schuman […]

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