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Interview: Lenka
With a background in acting, it is easy to tell Lenka’s wide range of talent just from watching her perform. Her expressive and innovative videos display a danceable, infectious talent, as does her catchy,
Read More »Interview: Michael Kaufmann of Land of a Thousand Rappers
Michael Kaufmann was the guy who sent me stuff from Asthmatic Kitty. Little did I know, but Kaufmann is also a rapper (see our savage review of his album) in Land of a Thousand
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Interview: Claudia Gonson of the Magnetic Fields
This weekend, I gave Claudia Gonson a post-lunch call to talk about what is one of the most interesting relationships in the indie world: her role as both a musician in the Magnetic Fields
Read More »Interview: John Magnifico and Ben Muha of Old Growth
In the tail end of a very un-Oregon snow storm, my brother and I visited the Someday Lounge to see local favorites Old Growth play. Most shows, John Magnifico, Ben Muha and Luke Clements
Read More »Interview: Matt Johnson of Matt and Kim
Matt Johnson, half of the Brooklyn duo Matt and Kim, released his second album Grand on January 20th. The album was recorded over the course of nine months after the two sequestered themselves in
Read More »Interview: Sam Phillips
Quirky, L.A. based soothsayer and chanteuse Sam Phillips is the kind of artist described as a musician’s musician. Her fans are a sophisticated bunch that are mysteriously drawn to her reflective voice, literate and
Read More »Interview: Amy Ray
Amy Ray may best be known as one half of the band, Indigo Girls, but her ability to transform stories and sounds into something that gets deep under the skin is apparent on her
Read More »Interview: o’death
Sometimes it’s good to interview a band that hasn’t been lauded as the next big thing. New York based o’death, who play a fusion of folk and punk, are such a group. Known mainly
Read More »Interview: Golden Animals
Hippies. You gotta love ‘em. The Golden Animals love to “jam” and “plug into each others current” while they’re jamming. Vilification aside, at least for now, the band has obtained their catchy, dirty pop
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Interview: Hutch Harris of The Thermals
When I moved to Portland this summer from Maryland, my friend and I drove across the country. As we entered the Columbia River Gorge, I decided to get sentimental and play a CD from
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