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Ural Thomas has always been there. Since starting to sing and play music at age three, he has been in the vicinity of soul music history. The “middle” of 14 children (and named for the Ural Mountains in Russia), Thomas grew up in North Portland, in what had primarily been an African-American neighborhood until recent […]
I don’t consider myself a very opinionated individual, but I’d rather chew on bleach-soaked glass shards while wrestling a rabid porcupine than listen to modern-day radio’s pathetic excuse for music. That said, you can probably imagine the amount of exposure my 5-year-old son has had to the mainstream tunes of his generation… It’s simply one […]
Jive Coulis As part of Broken Top Bottle Shop’s Brews & Band series, which features free live music in the company of many fine brews, Jive Coulis brings its classic rock and roll from southern Oregon to Bend. This is the type of funky, rock and blues jams that sounds pulled from Almost Famous. Guitar […]
thursday 26 Back from the Dead BLUEBRASS—No one plays by the rules anymore. But that’s fine. As a result, we come across a new musical portmanteau at least once a week. This week’s winner: blue-brass, a fusion of bluegrass and brass band. Think Tom Waits meets Louis Armstrong, with the lyrical sensibilities of Johnny Cash. […]
After releasing its fifth full-length album, Negotiations, in 2012, The Helio Sequence was ready to try something new. The Portland alternative pop/rock duo had been kicking around the idea of recording another band in the full professional studio they’d built for themselves, so they jumped at the chance to record and produce a new album […]
Blue Lotus Calling all Phish Phans and Grateful Deadheads! If you’re someone who considers yourself a fan of jam bands, Blue Lotus fills your need for rockin’ blues, jazz and funk-inspired sets. With one listen to the band’s melodic, yet high energy, danceable sound, it’ll come as no surprise that this group of Eugene-based musicians […]
Ayron Jones and The Way Few rock bands can say that in 2013 Sir Mix A-Lot opened for them at their debut record release party. But Aryon Jones and The Way can! The band caught the hip-hop icon’s attention and he produced their album. What’s so special about Ayron Jones and The Way? For one, […]
Name: MEEKOH Age: Immortal Single or taken: So TAKEN that Liam Neeson couldn’t even save me. Sexy super power: Smokey eyes—the ability to cloud the mind with lust, excitement, mystery, and more LUST! Hottest song of all time: “Sex in the Kitchen” —R Kelly Musician (living or dead, famous or unknown) you’d most like to do […]
Sometime during the 90-minute explosion of brass, acrobatics, and general mayhem, what begins disguised as a concert reveals itself as something much more than musical chaos. “When you come to a MarchFourth show, we don’t want you to feel like you’re just sitting in your chair watching a performance,” explains Phill Stasz, who is a […]
Nearly a decade ago, in 2006, Jakob Breitbach was playing fiddle in a band in Olympia, Washington. He often bumped into Jes Raymond, who sang in another band. “We fell in love in 2006,” remembers Raymond. Yet it wasn’t until three years later until Breitbach joined her band. “We’ve been touring together since,” she says. […]
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