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Jim and Mark of
the MUSIQUARIUM and the rest of the Portland Noise posse have taken a little time off to attend the
Emerg+N+See Festival... and to
record all three days, on both stages! We are super-psyched and will be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week!
So check it out, if you want your band to be featured on an episode, please feel free to post your songs/fliers/videos and GET IN TOUCH!. We want to hear from your band!
Feature Episodes
Episode9
2008-07-06
David Kyle and the InvisiblesDavid Kyle and the Invisibles appearing live in downtown Portland on SW Ankeny at Valentines-- an open-ended process toward music that allows everything from a solo performance to full improvised jams, building and blending hypnotic phasing loops with varied acoustic instrumentation. Includes a solo performance on the taisho koto!
Episode8
2008-06-30
New Century SchoolbookJoin New Century School Book at the Musiquarium for our 8th episode - sweet vocal melodies, tightly locked harmonic grooves between guitar, bass, wurlitzer, and flute. Songs making fun of people who don't believe in dinosaurs and other adult themes set to music that could be in a children's program!
Episode7
2008-06-23
David EvanIndy personality/band David Evan brings sweet hooks and post-rock grunge to pop-literary tales spun with witty lyricism. We were lucky enough to document the first show with their new drummer Kevin! Recorded live at the Coop all-ages venue on N. Lombard.
Episode6
2008-06-16
Soft TagsLive, acoustic guitars are cranked through amplifiers lovingly nestled amidst the drums, having dispensed with cymbals entirely. The Soft Tags weave a spooky lo-fi folk/psych/rock vibe ala college radio circa 1981 - augmented by analog visuals from slide projectors made in collaboration with multimedia group optophonic carousel lightshow. Recorded at NW Rehearsal Space on NW Nicolai.
Episode5
2008-06-11
Start FiresMeet Start Fires -- DMLH and Shermstixx bring uplifting lyrical hip-hop for personal empowerment, over fresh old-school "digalog" futurebeat, spitting razor-sharp deliveries about politics, culture, history and possibility that ignite dancefloors here in sunny Portland, Oregon. Recorded live at the Chaos Parlor on SE Division.
Episode4
2008-06-02
Dr Something and the Poppin Fresh Love EnginesJoin Dr. Something live at Rererato in NE Portland in her quest for total domination of the world, with heart-felt emotions and sweet vocal harmonies. Acoustic pop music about science fiction, technology, and more! An inspired performance featuring hand-painted sets and dramatic presentation... and EVIL!
Episode3
2008-05-21
Crazy DumbsaintOur third episode finds us in SE Portland with CRAZY DUMBSAINT. Blending influences old and new, a deep heavy sound emerges. Band-mates gotten (and lost!) through Craigslist and more! A whopping 15 minute episode!
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