The first thing Esmé Patterson does is warn me: “I’m about to get a tattoo today, so I might be kind of distracted.” Even though we’re on the phone, the singer’s light laugh rings clear like one of her songs. “I just felt like getting a tattoo today. It’s just something I like. I don’t […]
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Out of Town 12/24-1/1
portland through saturday 27 Golden Girls Live: A Christmas Special Rose, Blanche, Dorothy, and Sophia—all played by adult men in pantyhose—celebrate Christmas the only way they know how…with quick witted comebacks and holiday cheer. Twenty two years after the show went off the air, the foursome’s bitchy banter is as sharp and hilarious as ever. […]
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Shakey Graves “Dearly Departed” Video
Did you catch Shakey Graves and Esmé Patterson at this year’s Sisters Folk Festival? Check out the totally awesome and totally morbid video for their duet, “Dearly Departed,” off Shakey Grave’s October release And the War Came, a record that we expect to end up on ALL of the top albums of 2014 lists. It’s a breakup ghost […]
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Better Living Through Music: Shakey Graves with Esmé Patterson
Austin, Texas cult hero Shakey Graves performs with Esme Patterson at this year’s SXSW. Patterson will perform solo (or so we think—we’re hoping for a guest appearance from Shakey, as he played sold-out shows in Portland and Eugene this weekend) tonight at 7 at Volcanic Theatre Pub. $5. Hit the jump to see the video.