For my money, your best rock value, pound for pound, is at the Space Gallery Saturday night, with the FonFon Ru record release party — four bands, no waiting: FonFonRu, Ossalot, Kal Marks and That Hideous Sound. That’s a helluva show. Three tracks from FonFon Ru’s new record, Collapse of the Silver Bridge, are upContinue reading “Saturday Night Rock: FonFon Ru’s Record Release Party”
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For Mike Rivard and Club d’Elf, It’s All About the Groove
In the end, it all comes down to one thing: the groove, or whatever you might wanna call it. The beat. The rhythm. The feel. The vibe. You know it when you feel it. When it’s locked in, it can be transcendent. And that transcendence, that stunning sense of revelation, is what bass master MikeContinue reading “For Mike Rivard and Club d’Elf, It’s All About the Groove”
Pestilent Punk Performance Post
Witnessing the development of a band is something special. More often than not I’m turned on to bands that have existed and established their sound over the course of years and years. By no means do I essay to suggest that artists can’t change courses despite a reputation. I guess what I am saying isContinue reading “Pestilent Punk Performance Post”
Grammy Nominee Rachel Eckroth at the Sun Tiki on Monday, Dec. 27
Monday night, typically, is not a show night at the Sun Tiki Studios – – but then, it’s not every night that a musician of Grammy-nominated keyboardist Rachel Eckroth‘s caliber comes through town, either. Eckroth, who’s playing at the Sun Tiki on Monday, Dec. 27, has established herself as a creative force whose nuanced soundContinue reading “Grammy Nominee Rachel Eckroth at the Sun Tiki on Monday, Dec. 27”
Mod Night at Sun Tiki Studios
As far as I am concerned, the hallmark of a truly talented performer is the ability to alter a performance to suit the tone and entertainment needs of an audience. We can plan, rehearse, and predict to the best of our abilities but there will come a time when the forces of nature hold youContinue reading “Mod Night at Sun Tiki Studios”
So many killer shows this weekend — it’s a Festivus Miracle!
Rejoice, music lovers, because this weekend offers a bounty of shows to choose from — so many that, unless you know a mystical way to bend the laws of time and space so that you can be in more than one place at the same time, you’ll probably need to make some difficult choices. FridayContinue reading “So many killer shows this weekend — it’s a Festivus Miracle!”
File Under: Better late than never — #PortlandStripped at Sun Tiki Studios, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021
Sun Tiki is my local. It’s close by, within walking distance, which is kind of important when the temperature drops. More importantly, thought, Sun Tiki Studios has emerged as a venue that consistently presents adventurous bills featuring some of the greater Portland area’s best local bands, in intriguing combinations. So I go to a lotContinue reading “File Under: Better late than never — #PortlandStripped at Sun Tiki Studios, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021”
Portland Stripped: four of Portland’s most notorious noise merchants unplugged
Fronting a band is one thing. Playing solo is something else altogether. There’s nowhere to hide – no drummer to keep the beat, no bass player to drive the groove, and no one else to pick up the slack. It takes courage, it takes charisma, and it takes strong material. I remember seeing Bob MouldContinue reading “Portland Stripped: four of Portland’s most notorious noise merchants unplugged”
A pair of don’t-miss folk shows in Portland
If you’re into folk or folk rock, or grunge folk or any of the other #folk varietals, there are a couple of shows on the immediate horizon that you won’t want to miss out on. First up, Dan Blakeslee and Coyote Island – a pair of Maine-based musicians who have both made quite a nameContinue reading “A pair of don’t-miss folk shows in Portland”
Kip Brown tribute show at Geno’s honors Portland local legend’s legacy
Way back in 1983, the now-storied Geno’s Rock Club, located in a what was then quite literally an underground space on Brown Street in Portland, began booking local bands. That first show featured a band called Average Rage, fronted by a local musician named Kip Brown, who himself went on to become something of aContinue reading “Kip Brown tribute show at Geno’s honors Portland local legend’s legacy”
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