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”
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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”
Portland’s SeepeopleS is back in action, people
Portland’s own genre-bending band, SeepeopleS, has been on an involuntary hiatus since the Pandemic shut pretty much everything down. But, with vaccinations rates climbing and venues starting to reopen, Seepeoples is swinging back into action, too, with a couple of high-profile gigs coming up on the immediate horizon. On Dec. 4, they’ll be opening forContinue reading “Portland’s SeepeopleS is back in action, people”
Live music in Portland – so many choices, so little time on Friday, Nov. 12
What is it with the Portland>Poughkeepsie connection? A Poughkeepsie band, What Makes Sense, is at Geno‘s tonight, and tomorrow night another band from Poughkeepsie, Spud Cannon, is headlining a trio of power pop indie rock bands at Sun Tiki Studios. Spud Cannon put out a record, as in vinyl, back in June, and it’s jammedContinue reading “Live music in Portland – so many choices, so little time on Friday, Nov. 12”
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