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Added by Dave Allen on July 20, 2008 at 11:11am — No Comments

Towne Lounge, a month of shows

Matt King, the booker at the Towne Lounge sent me a very concise list that covers a month of shows. If only other bookers and publicists would do the same, it would save hours of my day [I work alone here folks, c'mon!] Check out the list below and mark your calendars. Visit the… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on July 2, 2008 at 9:56am — No Comments

Portland's Dykeritz release Rearrangerologyistics on Lucky Madison

Rearrangerologyistics is the anomalous musical pop of Jordan Blum, an ecstatic revelation, an exalting singular upbeat and revealing half hour of music, where instruments weave in and out of falsetto vocals acting as golden anchors. All told, the album is the most complete work to date for Dykeritz, the latest in a line of 14 albums b… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 26, 2008 at 10:37am — No Comments

Girl Talk new CD, free or $5

I dropped my $5 on the new offering, 'Feed The Animals' from Girl Talk. I mean why not, a whole album of MP3s plus the whole thing as a seamless mix. Go make your offer. If you choose to pay nothing you can but you will be made to feel guilty - I'm not kidding.… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 22, 2008 at 12:55pm — No Comments

PdxPopNow! CD release party review from Nilina Mason-Campbell

Yacht sweating it out at Holocene. Pic ©Nilina Mason-Campbell Nilina Mason-Campbell reports from the PdxPopNow! show last night: I was a bit surprised that Fist Fite opened the PDX Pop Now! CD… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 13, 2008 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Glass Candy play the Aladdin Theatre, Saturday June 14th with The Blow

It's been a bit slow around here lately as the Moose has been swanning around Honolulu since last Thursday. I came over to be a panelist at the Grammy's Hawaii MusicTech conference where me and my fellow panelists attempted to explain the value of using social media sites to musicians who are not necessarily tech savvy. On the flight over I read Fader Magazine… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 9, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Hope is a Muscle - Nemo Design First Friday Art Show

Added by Dave Allen on June 7, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Adam Gnade releases his book, 'Hymn California'

Local musician, Faux Hoax contributor, writer, music critic, Adam Gnade has his debut novel, 'Hymn California' published. There are four ways to get a copy. 1) You can order it via paypal through the publisher. (There's also a credit card… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 7, 2008 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Holocene, Portland's best music club, turns 5 years old, throws a free party

HOLOCENE'S 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH... The Shaky Hands Starfucker Horse Feather… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 6, 2008 at 2:07pm — No Comments

Portland's Tea For Julie CD release and show at Doug Fir

Tea For Julie are set to release their new CD, 'the Sense In Tying Knots' on June 25th the day they play the Doug Fir. Have a listen to a track from the new CD below. Tea For Julie - Take The Helm Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 4, 2008 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Faux Hoax web site Launches

Faux Hoax the band that includes Danny Seim ( Menomena, Lackthereof ), John Askew ( Tracker ) and Dave Allen ( Gang of Four, Shriekback ) popped up a web site. Take a look here. Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 4, 2008 at 3:03pm — No Comments

Social Cache has a Muxtape

Click on the tape and have a listen to what we are listening too this week. Check out Social Cache. Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 4, 2008 at 2:56pm — No Comments

Vinyl Records make a Comeback at Fred Meyer in Portland

In this story from the Oregonian this morning, it appears that grocery chain, Fred Meyer, has accidently discovered the joy of vinyl and the passion that people show for a good record. The accident, according to the story, came when an employee at the store accidently ordered a R.E.M. vinyl record instead of the CD he should have been ordering. The vinyl arrived in the… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 4, 2008 at 2:08pm — No Comments

The Foghorn Duo

If you know and love Portland's Foghorn String Band then maybe you'll dig Foghorn Duo featuring Caleb Klauder and Sammy Lind They are having a show to celebrate the release of their new CD Lonesome Song. June,12 2008 at Mississippi Studios W/ Huck Notari N Mississippi Street, Portland, Oregon 8PM Cost : 10.00 Check them out on their MySpace. Continue

Added by Dave Allen on June 4, 2008 at 1:22pm — No Comments

Girl Talk rocks the Roseland in Portland

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Gregg Gillis, known to the world as Girl Talk, is more than a master manipulator, masher, DJ or producer..he's a performance artist. Backstage at the Roseland in Portland he was sui… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on September 13, 2007 at 3:01pm — No Comments

a podcast interview with FILMguerrero's john askew

John and a dog. John Askew is a busy man. His resumé is as long as my arm; recording producer and engineer, label owner (Film Guerrero), multi-instrumentalist, solo artist (sort of,… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on April 1, 2007 at 1:12pm — No Comments

new menomena video

Ah, hello, you must be the grim reaper. The nice folks at Barsuk Records sent me a link to the new Menomena video f… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on March 14, 2007 at 4:24pm — No Comments

lifesavas drop Gutterfly April 21st

What can I say, Portland's best hip-hop band is about to drop their new CD Gutterfly on us and it features Fishbone, Dead Prez, George Clinton and many others.... Click on the image above to hear the track Dead Ones featuring Fishbone. Continue

Added by Dave Allen on March 10, 2007 at 10:01am — No Comments

what goes on at Nemo? Play the vid to find out....

Added by Dave Allen on March 6, 2007 at 7:48pm — 4 Comments

monocle, a magazine for the bored and rich...

So along comes Monocle. I feel very uncomfortable with the founders' conceit as mapped out here under the link 'concept' - "conceived by Wallpaper* founder and Financial Times columnist Tyler Brûlé, the launch team calls on some of his old alumni and… Continue

Added by Dave Allen on March 4, 2007 at 10:55pm — No Comments

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