Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
$25.00
21+
About Daniel Lanois:
"The cover art to Flesh And Machine – the new album by gifted musician, renowned producer and ambient pioneer Daniel Lanois – contains a curious image: a baby with cybernetic antennae. The child represents Lanois himself. He explains: "The cover shows a boy who is looking for something that's never been heard before. He's my little seeker, he represents the bit of me that's always in the laboratory experimenting, looking for new sounds and sensations."
But the image is apt in another way. Flesh And Machine, his third album for ANTI–, represents nothing short of a total artistic rebirth. Lanois has been involved in playing, recording and producing music for four decades now. In that time he helped push the ambient genre forward into celestial new territory as Brian Eno's foremost protégé; he has recorded landmark albums for U2 and Peter Gabriel and has helped to revitalize the sonic dimensions of Bob Dylan and Neil Young. But this marks the first time he has truly deployed every sonic weapon in his arsenal and attempted to break virgin ground in support of his own music.
Lanois has a refreshingly optimistic attitude toward his craft and the creative potential it still holds: "I'm always heading for the future and I'm always hoping I'm going to find the next dimension of sound. It's my job to raise the spirit of sound. I've been able to do it a number of times in the past on other people's records. Well, it's still my job today to raise that spirit of sound and I'd like to think that I've done it on this record."
Flesh And Machine was initially conceived as an ambient album, and tracks such as 'Forest City' take the classic Brian Eno albums that he worked on ("Ambient 4: On Land" (1982) and "Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks"(1983) as a wonderful bedrock to stand on to see the sonic future. His guitar is processed to the point where it is no longer possible to tell what the source instrument is. The album bristles with new ideas. The softly spoken Canadian spent countless hours processing an array of source sounds – steel and electric guitars, piano and human voice – to create the sound palette that is Flesh And Machine.
Talking about the track 'Sioux Lookout' he says: "It is meant to be a native chant or a cry for all living things. I wanted to mix the sound of humans with the sound of animals. But they're not animal sounds really – I've created all of these sounds myself but that's kind of my aim, you can't actually tell where these sounds came from. I got to this place of mysterious sounds and invented a new sonic language."
He continues: "The track 'Two Bushas' is very symphonic and it almost sounds like someone is conducting it but the tones and textures can't be pinpointed. You wouldn't say, 'Oh, yeah, that's a flute and that's a cello.' The result is a symphonic one and it appeals to that part of us that responds to orchestral music but with sounds we're not used to hearing. On a good day, if I'm feeling big–headed, I like to think that I'm taking symphonics to the future."
One of the many standout tracks on the record is called simply 'The End' and is supposed to represent "a final protest song, the closing of a chapter or the burning down of an edifice and the rising of a phoenix. It's hellfire, avalanche, collapse and tsunami: The End essentially!" He continues: "If you're expecting nothing but ambient music you'll be surprised... 'The End' is not meant to be peaceful and textural by any means. I think it has a lot of rebellion in it. I'm on guitar and Brian Blade is on drums and then everything else is processing. Brian and I have played together for a long time. Years ago I was taking a walk in New Orleans with Iggy Pop and we heard this amazing drumming coming out of this cafe. So we went inside and there he was... young Brian Blade ripping it up on the drums. And I've been working with him ever since; he's one of the greatest human beings I know."
The stunning polyphony and cascades of ultra–pointilistic sound on this track all come from two humble sources: guitar and drums which are then sampled, sliver by tiny sliver, processed and placed carefully back into the track. All of these countless samples, no matter how radically they are changed, have to be placed back into their surroundings in a harmonically correct manner, so his process is not only highly technical but compositionally very astute as well. His method is so dazzling in places that sometimes sounds as if Burial, Amon Tobin, Prefuse 73 or Four Tet were producing a modern fusion LP. However, these effects were achieved by a personal evolution which was perhaps in some ways parallel but far, far removed as Lanois is blissfully unaware of who any of these producers are...
He playfully doffs his cap to both his mentor Brian Eno and the intensely productive period they worked together in the 1980s on the track 'My First Love'. Keen–eared listeners might recognize the beautiful celestial tone on the track: "I used the same Suzuki Omnichord on 'My First Love' as we used on 'Deep Blue Day' – the track from "Apollo..."which was used in "Trainspotting" during the infamous toilet bowl scene..." Talking about what he learned from Eno he says: "Above any particular technique, I learned to be devoted to a direction. And I made a pact to myself after working with him that I would never do anything musically that I didn't want to do again – which was a real turning point for me."
This spirit of artistic restlessness is something that he still feels fully today, some thirty years later. He has already prepared songs from Flesh And Machine to be performed live by a trio including himself, where both the playing of instruments and the sampling, dubbing and processing will happen in real time on stage: Our crescendos and our risings very much belong to the night, never to be played the same way again."
About Rocco Deluca:
"Rocco DeLuca is Rocco’s second album for 429 Records and his fourth overall LP. Produced by seven time Grammy winner Daniel Lanois, Rocco DeLuca builds upon the brooding and haunting mood of his last solo album, 2011’s Drugs ‘N’ Hymns.
Currently residing in East Hollywood, CA, Rocco hosted a number of recording sessions in his bedroom with a number of notable local musicians, “local folks and family,” including drummer Oliver Charles (Ben Harper), guitarist and vocalist Christian Letts (Edward Sharpe), bassist Seth-Ford Young (Edward Sharpe), violinist Odessa Jorgensen, bassist Gus Siefert (The Black Keys, Beck), vocalist Soko and drummers Josh Collazo (Edward Sharpe) and Jonathan Wright.
Additional production, mixing, and performing was provided by Simon Katz (Youngblood Hawke) and Chris Karn.
Whereas Drugs ‘n’ Hymns was notable for its spare, quiet intensity and attention to the darker side of things, Rocco DeLuca revels in a spirited spontaneity no doubt achieved through many an inspired (and oftentimes unacknowledged) home recording session among friends, yet maintains the intimacy that made Drugs so special.
Says DeLuca:
“I went through school as an unfavored, untalented, quiet student who was allowed to find his own course.
At about nine years I realized that of all the curious forces, the one I was compelled to be most completely controlled by was music.
From that moment I had a place of my own. For me music is a place where everything and everyone is invited. It is the intersection of every walk of life. Even economics and prejudice yield to music.
Lately I have been writing letters and not sending them out. Every piece of music on this new record is a token of those letters addressed to both animal, plant, human, and the moon.
Friends and I would meet up to play and listen to Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam. My friend Pier from Austin played the Chess release real loud for me one night and it had power.
Many friends made this project possible including Daniel Lanois who is always going 'further out' creating new sounds and blowing my mind. When Daniel hears music he believes in, he simply calls it ‘soul music.’”
DOORS: 8:00 PM / SHOW: 9:00 PM
21+About Lost Lander:
“It’s a tightrope act with Lost Lander, a tension created by catchy loops, and layered
lyrics, either of which are all too easy to get lost in. What started out as a project founded by singer/songwriter Matt Sheehy and producer Brent Knopf of Menomena, has evolved into a strong four piece band, with a rich, rounded sound.” - KEXP
Portland, OR’s own Lost Lander is very happy to announce that Medallion, their second full length record, will be released on February 24th. A short run of Pacific Northwest dates in celebration of the announcement begins on Friday in Enterprise, OR. Seattle bastion of independent radio KEXP was gracious enough to premiere a cut from the record to coincide with the announcement. “Walking on a Wire” can now be heard via http://blog.kexp.org/2014/12/03/song-premiere-lost-lander-walking-on-a-wire/
If DRRT, Lost Lander’s first independently released album, was about the confluence of nature and technology, Medallion, its latest, concerns dualities - experiences of love and loss, impermanence and longevity, death and rebirth.The confrontation of these dualities resulted in a set of songs that explore “more human territory,” according to Matt Sheehy, a professional forester who spends his days in Oregon’s immense wooded expanse. The coming-apart of Sheehy’s marriage engagement and nearly concurrent loss of his mother, followed closely by the blooming of a relationship with longtime friend and bandmate Sarah Fennell, heavily influenced the lyrics on Medallion. “Nothing lasts forever,” Matt observes. “And the seeds are already planted for the change that’s inevitable.”
Sheehy took the seeds of the songs into “the idea factory/workshop that is (producer) Brent Knopf’s (Menomena) brain,” he relates, “where he spits out all the bells and whistles you can hang on those structures.”
Medallion is all about wrenching joy from despair, of finding the permanent within the temporary. “This record is an exclamation of love and loss,” Fennell declares. “It’s emotional, dealing with life in an exuberant way, even if it’s sad, hard, wonderful, and crazy. We’re all just lucky to be here to experience it.”
About Radiation City Duo:
"RADIATION CITY DUO is lovebirds Cameron and Lizzy from Portland indie pop favorite Radiation City. This intimate performance is something of a rarity, so don’t miss out on this evening of romantic pop music."
About Sama Dams:
"Comfort in Doubt, the second full-length from Portland avant-garde three-piece Sama Dams, sings with the keen cry of innocence lost. With the first track “My Ears Are Ringing,” an impossibly catchy and sparse masterpiece of glitch R&B, the listener embarks on a journey through darkness akin to the trip audiences took with Radiohead’s OK, Computer. Striking the fine balance between edgy experimentation and caramel sweet pop, this uncompromising trio drives into the desert with only an unerring musical compass to guide them.
The band is straightforward about the challenges surrounding their sophomore effort. “We were very busy between constant touring schedules and juggling personal lives, which resulted in a lull for writing new material,” says drummer Chris Hermsen. And yet, the time scarcity that is a stumbling block for many bands on their second album may have opened the door to creativity from an unforeseen source—Lisa Adams, organist, vocalist, and partner to frontman Sam Adams.
While Lisa had been collaborating musically with Adams since they moved to Portland, Oregon in 2010, the new album marks her first foray into songwriting. After recording and touring the album No Vengeance, she stepped away from a full-time career teaching music to devote more energy to the band. The shift was undoubtedly fruitful for the band—the cutting cynicism of her ingeniously hooky “Dirty Work” belies her inexperience, and the sweetly soaring melody of songs like “Maggie” provide a counterpoint to Sam’s angular style.
Whether introducing a song or selling tee shirts after the show, the band shows a good natured and Mid-western charm that rarely accompanies the kind of moody, boundary-pushing rock that Sama Dams makes. Hailing from Indiana, Ohio, and Iowa, the band has been at the forefront of a movement in Portland’s music scene away from twee chamber pop and toward something more expressive. What is striking in their music and in their performance is that nothing is added for effect; there is the sense of an exploratory process that is occurring before our eyes and around our ears. And nothing is more exciting than discovery."
“Comfort in Doubt” is available now in many formats - vinyl, CD, and digital download on Bandcamp."
It's another wild dance party at the Spare Room brought to life by the fine folks at THE GET DOWN.
THE GET DOWN is a fun, monthly dance party that is always a night to remember. Come party Friday, February 27th with XRAY DJs and the fine folks of THE GET DOWN.
DJ KM Fizzy
DJ Jen O
DJ Montel SpinozzaDJ Nathan Detroit
It's another wild dance party at the Spare Room brought to life by the fine folks at THE GET DOWN.
THE GET DOWN is a fun, monthly dance party that is always a night to remember. Come party Friday, February 27th with XRAY DJs and the fine folks of THE GET DOWN.
DJ KM Fizzy
DJ Jen O
DJ Montel SpinozzaDJ Nathan Detroit
DOORS: 8:00 PM / SHOW: 9:00 PM
21+
"TOPS are a four-piece band from Montreal, equal parts girls and guys, delivering a raw punk take on AM studio pop. Their new record, Picture You Staring, is a lush array of timelessly crafted songs.
Picture You Staring gathers strength through intimacy. Self-written, recorded, produced, and the result of 12 months holed up in Arbutus Records’ Montreal warehouse. This album contains 12 impeccable examples of pop craftsmanship that will reward repeat listeners.
Singer Jane Penny gives a voice to the silent girl at the edge of the circle, disillusioned but honest and unpretentious, a tone complemented by David Carriere’s seamless guitar playing and the measured drumming of Riley Fleck. TOPS’ songs are delivered with a cool restraint that blend with the individuality and self-assured desire of their female lead.
David and Jane met in middle school, but didn’t stay in touch until they reunited in Montreal where they’ve been collaborating since 2009. Unintentionally initiating a pop music scene in Montreal, their strange homemade recordings have gained an international following. In 2011 they joined Riley Fleck and started jamming at the loft space La Brique where they wrote and recorded their first record, Tender Opposites. TOPS continue to engineer and produce their own records and make their own videos in collaboration with fellow artists and filmmakers. In opposition to commercially driven pop music, TOPS pursuit lies in creating moving songs that succeed earnestly, disregarding trends and myth-making."
About Tender Age:
"Portland-based dreamy shoegaze band Tender Age has been around since 2012. The five-piece released a self-titled EP in late 2013, which is a hazy, three-song journey through dreamy riffs and light vocals. Tender Age is influenced by such bands as Echo and the Bunnymen, Slowdive and Cocteau Twins. They most recently released a single in August 2014, 'Get High', from their upcoming album."
About Satsuma:
"A melted haze of jangly-melodic pop from Portland, OR."
XRAY.fm Presents a winter's evening of gorgeous and haunting tunes from buzz-building songwriters
KEVIN MORBY
JESSICA PRATT
February, 22nd, 2015
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
$12.00
Harlem River features eight interweaving tales of tragedy and misfortune; a series of desperate characters playing out their dramas with the city as backdrop. A departure from some of the signature sounds of his better known projects, Morby’s songs glisten with a haunting intimacy and while he maintains that the songs are stories about other people, it’s hard not to feel a piece of him in each one; a half-imagined, half-painfully personal world of lost love, addiction, violence and prayers for the departed.
The album was recorded in Los Angeles in February and March of ’13 with producer Rob Barbato who recorded The Babies’ second album, Our House On The Hill, and whose guitar and bass work figure prominently on Harlem River. The album also features drummer Justin Sullivan (The Babies) as well as contributions from Will Canzoneri, Tim Presley (White Fence), Dan Lead, and Cate Le Bon.
We want scribes and songbirds to tell us so—and sometimes they do and then it is. They point their pens and focus their lens where they will and surprise us to our soul. On Your Own Love Again is a record that does it to us, with songs from a spine-thrilling new place and a gifted young singer with her own musical logic.
Jessica Pratt’s self-titled 2012 debut has been much-murmured about in the time between yesterday and today. People respond to the austere, pristine clarity of the performances, the gentle strength, marveling at how much comes from so little: just a voice and a guitar or two! They remark on the timeless nature of the songs and the voice, scrupulously informed by the folk-rock of ages past, but sung without bags (none in hand, nor beneath eyes). They speculate on just who is the personality behind this Jessica Pratt? It is hard not to respond to the sound of her music, not to want more right away.
Two years on, and Jessica’s very new On Your Own Love Again is here for us, playing her further adventures in different pastures. If they feel removed from the first songs, it may help to know that the recordings of the first album were made some years back with no expectation of making an album. They sat quiet on the shelf for a long time, appearing on the internet eventually. It all seemed harmless, but when Birth Records honcho Tim Presley rolled up in his long white limousine
and began to spin tales of folk rock glory, who was she to say no? Sure, Mr. Presley, fence me a record!
The nice part about learning that people dig your sound is that it gives you the chance to think of what else you’d do. After deep consideration, Jessica found new songs within her and an urgency to make another record, marked with a strong sense for rendering it exactly the way she heard it in her head, spending time with her tunes and crafting the smallest details. In this way, she truly was able to inhabit her own skin as a singer of her songs — and make On Your Own Love Again the first Jessica Pratt album constructed to be an album.
What makes On Your Own Love Again new? Everything, and yet everything woven so subtly into the presentation leaves you unaware that you have been modulated upon. The album was recorded entirely by Jessica in the fashion of “Night Faces” and “Dreams,” from her first album, and mixed in collaboration with Will Canzoneri. Touched lightly with additional instrumental and vocal parts, the songs ripple beneath the surface with lyrical details that morph almost subliminally from the personal
into fantasy. When Jessica’s playful nature bubbles up, she sends her voice traveling into strange places to see what it finds there. The music too is deceptively accomplished, providing subtle hallucinatory
nuances to the tunes. The orchestral organ stop working in the shadows of “Wrong Hand,” the reverberant percussion floating through “Game That I Play,” the clavinet panned out on the side in “Moon Dude,” Jessica’s sudden vocal dip into her lower register on “Greycedes”— all pull at the ears, highlighting her unique pop sensibilities with craft and humor, giving the album’s inherent romance a greater heft. Perhaps most significantly, On Your Own Love Again was recorded at home — at places in Los Angeles and San Francisco, over the past two years. This process sands the surface of her more active multi-tracking approach, allowing a sound as delicate and singular as her former recordings. On Your Own Love Again Jessica is fully alive in a space all her own; with isolation in the breeze, the sound resonant in the natural light and a gauze of clouds in the sky, under which she can relax, unwind and let herself be.
That’s everything we want from Jessica Pratt — On Your Own Love Again.
General $12 | Student/Senior $11 | Child $9
Multi-film passes available
More info:festivals.nwfilm.org
"Welcome to the 38th Portland International Film Festival, the Northwest Film Center’s annual showcase of new world cinema. With this year’s 97 features and 60 shorts, we celebrate the world’s filmmakers—and those who love their work—no matter the language spoken. As with November’s annual Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival, which surveys the perspectives of our region’s makers, we hope you set aside some time for a bit of armchair travel, discovery, and inspiration.
The programmatic centerpiece of this year’s Festival is a showcase of Hispanic language films from ten countries, and the accompanying Cine-Lit Conference on Hispanic Film and Literature co-produced by the foreign language departments at Oregon State University, Portland State University and the University of Oregon. This is the eighth such Festival and Conference collaboration, a sharing of films, visiting directors, scholars, and students that enriches one another and the community. Our warm welcome extends to the many guests traveling from throughout the world to Portland for both events.
The Festival continues to flourish for countless reasons—enthusiastic audiences, Silver Screen Club members, generous sponsors, volunteers and staff, film industry and media supporters, and of course, filmmakers who continue to surprise, delight, inform, and energize with their vision of our world. They bring the Festival to life, and we thank them all.
For the Film Center, the Festival is not an end, but a means. We want this annual sampling of the vitality of international cinema to be more than a special event, but rather to be the impetus for a deeper dive into the art of film—whether it is on the big screen or in the palm of your hand. Between Opening and Closing night the choices are many, and we hope you find among them the gems that will keep you searching for more."
XRAY fm and HipHopDX are proud to sponsor The Rapture World Tour featuring Zion I with guests Los Rakas and LockSmith, on February 20th at the Doug Fir Lounge, The California indie hip-hop duo is touring in support of upcoming live album, The Rapture. Ticket info and more information at zionicrew dot com or xray dot fm slash events.
TIcket info can be found right here.
with Colleen Green and Larry Yes
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
$12
21+
About Sonny & The Sunsets:
"Sonny & the Sunsets are a beautiful west coast thing. Birthed from the sand, the surf, and twilight campfires down in Ocean Beach, Sonny & the Sunsets' busted beach-pop songs spark recollections of doo wop's otherworldly despair, a dose of goofball humor from the Michael Hurley school, and positive possibilities exuded by Jonathan Richman. Helmed by the singer / songwriter, playwright, author & onetime troubadour Sonny Smith, The Sunsets have featured a revolving door lineup that have included Shayde Sartin, Ryan Browne, Kelley Stotlz and Tahlia Harbour. Adopting a range of sounds Smith's sardonic, laid-back style is interwoven throughout his compelling songwriting and vocals."
About Colleen Green:
"One thing that's for sure: she's a songwriting phenomenon. She sings lovely, catchy, fuzzy songs that range from 80s pop goulash to psychedelic drone; from 90s power punk to homemade Sebadoh-style songs of heartache. Think of her as a sort of female Daniel Johnston, with her at home making comics, armed with a seemingly unlimited amount of well-composed songs, her lamentations on out-of-reach love, her self-medication, her bedroom recordings. She proudly displays her musical heroes' influences on her sleeve. She plays live shows alone on stage with only an electric guitar and a drum machine to accompany her.
Is she a genius? Who knows.
So let’s get down to the bare bone facts. These are the things I know about Colleen Green to be true: Colleen Green sprouted up some years ago in Massachusetts, deep within the forests of the Merrimack Valley. She was raised by a loving family that brought her up on a steady diet of delicious oldies and sugary cereals. Colleen Green went to school, learned how to speak the language of the streets, and by second grade was rapping on school grounds. By the age of 11 she had discovered punk rock and never looked back. From that point on she was obsessed with music.
Green moved to Oakland, California in 2008 in search of hot sun, good bud, good buds, and nice boys. Fortunately, five of her best friends decided to join her, the best of which being Kayla. Along with their friend Steve O, Green and Kayla created the Full House House in West Oakland and invited countless great bands from across the nation and world to play in their living room. Kayla can be seen on the front cover of the “Green One” 7”, and is also one of two main characters in Green’s comic strip, "Real Shit Daily".
Recently, Green retreated to a cave in Los Angeles, where she can now be found sleeping, smoking, baking magical treats, and staring at the wall. Within two lonely months, Colleen had written and recorded Milo Goes to Compton; within five she had released both that tape and the 4 Loko 2 Kayla CD-R EP as well. Both of these albums have been in heavy rotation since the day they arrived in my mailbox.
Anyway, that is just the beginning of the Colleen Green story. If you can, get to know her. And text her. You will love her."
About Larry Yes:
http://larryyes.bandcamp.com/
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm / Show: 10:00 pm
Early Show SOLD OUT
$22.00 ADV/$25.00 DOS
This event is 21 and over
Tickets still available for the recently added late show on 2/16 at 10pm!
Tickets: aladdin-theater.com
"Hannibal Buress is a wildly popular Emmy and WGA Award nominated comedian, writer and actor who The New York Times praises as having an “irresistible” comedic presence that lands squarely between “cerebral and swagger.” He is a cast member on the hit Comedy Central series “Broad City,” which will premiere its second season in 2015, and is the co-host of Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show,” which will premiere its third season in November 2014. This summer he also appeared in the blockbuster comedy feature “Neighbors,” starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, and later this year he can be seen in the film “Flock of Dudes,” starring Chris D’Elia, Eric Andre, and Hillary Duff.
Hannibal’s highly-rated second hour standup special “Hannibal Buress Live from Chicago” premiered on Comedy Central on March 29th, 2014, with GQ declaring “He makes us ugly laugh. Hard.” His first hour special, “Animal Furnace,” premiered on the network in May 2012. Hannibal also recently shot a pilot for his own Comedy Central series, and has been featured on several comedy-fan favorite TV shows including FX’s Louie, Fox’s Bob’s Burgers and The Mindy Project, Comedy Central’s Kroll Show, and Adult Swim’s China, IL. He has written for NBC’s Saturday Night Live as well as 30 Rock, where he also appeared on camera several times. He is a regular on the late night TV circuit, with appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
$16.00 - $18.00
21+
About Cursive:
"Cursive’s 2015 tour will come hot on the heels of Saddle Creek’s November 24th, 2014 release of an expanded, deluxe reissue of their 2003 breakthrough album, The Ugly Organ. Each night’s setlist will feature songs culled from across the band’s seven albums – including their most recent, 2012’s I Am Gemini– in addition to drawing heavily from The Ugly Organ. A cellist will also accompany the band throughout the tour to perform on any The Ugly Organ-era songs.
Cursive is the longtime trio of Tim Kasher (vocals, guitar), Matt Maginn (bass), and Ted Stevens (guitar, vocals), with Patrick Newbery (keys) and Cully Symington (drums). The band is known for their vital, magnetic live show, earning rave reviews from outlets including the Cleveland Scene’s C-Note music blog (”[Tim Kasher’s] effect on the crowd was chilling last night…Cursive was focused and on-spot, composed and gripping”), Nuvo Weekly (“…the five-piece slashed through a near-perfect set of songs from their last nine years of albums”), and the Orlando Sentinel’s Soundboard blog (“…the band still knows how to rock on stage…[Cursive] thrashed away with an abandon that heightened the passion of Kasher’s dense, emotionally charged wordplay.”)."
About Beach Slang: http://beachslang.bandcamp.com/
About Slow Bird: http://slowbirdband.com/
“I remember my first bike—a little pink Schwinn ‘My Fair Lady’ spec’d with a banana seat and a bell! I had the training wheels for half a summer before I declared them useless and in one afternoon I had learned the art of the two-wheeler. Once I had a bike no television could keep me inside—the world was mine to discover. Today I ride a pink Sweet Pea bicycle spec’d with a brooks saddle, bell and no training wheels!”
-Jude Gerace, Owner Sugar Wheel Works
Get your ticket here. And one for your date.
What is Live the Revolution?
Live the Revolution is a collection of stories told live by your favorite Portland personalities. This year’s storytellers are (drumroll):
- Thomas Pikaart, American Coffee and Barista School
- Megan Schubel, elementary school teacher and new mama
- Laura Crawford, Bicycle Tourism Specialist
- Chris DiStefano, Communications Director for Rapha North America
Safe Routes to School For Every Kid. Support the revolution.
We know you love bikes. We also know you love being able to get to a date with your bike safely. We know that if you and your +1 end up with little ones, you’ll want them to be able to bike and walk to school safely. The BTA recently launched a campaign, For Every Kid, that aims to secure critical funding that will educate students and families, fix neighborhood streets, and increase access to transit for every kid in the metro area. Live the Revolution raises awareness for our Safe Routes to School efforts, and we encourage you to sign the petition today"
Show some love to our sponsors. They help make the stories happen.
This year, Live the Revolution is sponsored by XRAY.fm, Sugar Wheel Works, Portland Story Theater, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Bethany Bauman Design, Hotlips Pizza, Brink Communications, Abraham Fixes Bikes, and Visual Aid.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with “2 by 2: An Evening of Duos and Duets” at
Mississippi Pizza on Feb. 13
"Bring someone you love to hear local songwriters team up for an evening of
acoustic duets February 13 from 6-8pm at Atlantis Lounge, otherwise known as the performance space at Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave, Portland. This is an all ages show with a suggested donation of $10/adult.
Kelly Brightwell & Michael Henchman and Avery Hill & Chris Stewart explore
the timeless beauty and power of male/female harmonies -- just in time for
Valentine’s Day!
These four musicians have solo careers and songs that stand alone, but
this show takes their original music to a new level. Those who know and
love them will get to hear their favorite tunes done up with harmonies and
instrumentation, while new audiences get a chance to discover four artists
all at one venue and one price.
The idea for this show began with a question by the artists, themselves:
What happens when solo songwriters, so accustomed to performing alone, let
other songwriters in on their own music? Not unlike tackling the basic
challenges of beginning a new relationship, this show will be a memorable
experience for the artists as much as for their audience, resulting in a
compelling evening of heart-y, original, local music."
QUOTES:
"Kelly writes songs that are evolved. With themes that are literary,
meditative... with the smoothness of Sarah McLachlan, but with a bit more
Americana grit and charm." -- Rob Stroup, 8 Ball Studio
"[Michael has a] unique hybrid style that fuses the rhythms of classic
folk, singer/songwriter and vintage pop melodies with a lyrical sense of
humor." -- Skope Magazine
"[Avery] has a memorable, lilting voice and is already penning songs that
could someday be classics. She is an extraordinary young talent." - Tom
May, River City Folk
“With a voice that wanders the halls between folk, country and blues,
Chris’s expression draws from a wide array of influences... The result is
an unmistakable sound that draws the listener in.” -- www.chrisstewart.net
WEBSITES:
http://www.kellybrightwell.com
http://michaelhenchman.com
http://www.averyhilltunes.com
http://www.chrisstewart.net
CONTACT
For more information, promo requests or to set up an interview or
in-studio performance, please contact kelly@kellybrightwell.com or call
503-891-5186
Women Worth Knowing: Betty Roberts: a woman who lit the way
Nancy Golden, Alice Tang, Seema Patel, Nicole Auerbach
Cost is $10 and spaces are limited (RSVP requested).
Please join us for an afternoon of lively speakers from a variety of professions,walks of life, and the community with a keynote address preceding the unveiling of the much anticipated portrait of Justice Betty Roberts. The event will feature a cadre of women whose work has made tremendous impacts in their fields and beyond. From science to business, and from law to the arts, each speaker has followed in the tradition of Oregon’s Betty Roberts, a woman whose long career involved not only overcoming obstacles, but also opening doors and leading the way for women who came with her.The day will conclude with a keynote speech by PAMELA KARLAN, Stanford Professor of Law, on leave to the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, and the unveiling of Justice Robert’s portrait by renowned Oregon artist Lynda Lanker.
Amy Johntson
Melissa Aubin
Alice Tang
Nicole Auerbach
Molly Perez
Cait Clarke
Chandra Brown
Mira Kaddoura
Nancy Golden
An exciting evening of psychedelic Cambodian pop
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
$14.00 - $16.00
21+
"The Los Angeles band was born 12 years ago, when brothers Zac (guitar) and Ethan (keyboards) Holtzman discovered the Cambodian rock music of the ’60s and ’70s. Ethan heard Cambodian pop during a trip to Southeast Asia, while Zac collected cassettes of Cambodian surf music during his tenure at San Francisco’s Aquarius Records. When they assembled a band to play Cambodian rock, they discovered three more Angelenos who had been listening to Cambodian pop — bass player Senon Williams, drummer Paul Smith and horn player David Ralicke.
During a trip to a Cambodian nightclub in Long Beach, they met Chhom Nimol, who’d been a star back home before immigrating to Los Angeles. She joined up, and the band set out to introduce the music they loved to American audiences."
About Pigwar:
http://www.pigwarmusic.com/
About Hong Kong Banana
"A local five-piece making stormy garage soul that is not to be trusted. Sure, those needle-sharp guitars, go-go beats, and cottonmouth Sticky Fingers-isms sound plenty irresistible, but they're just gonna get you into trouble. This is music that's not going to bail you out of jail, let alone call you the next morning.
Even the names of the conspirators sound blatantly like a gang of thieves and heartbreakers: There's Nigel Bubblesworth and Amora Pooley sharing the vocals; there's Hillstomp bucket-man Johnny Mao turning tricks on the bass; a guitarist named Justin Thorpe—okay, that could be legit, although sources indicated another ne'er-do-well by the name of Jesse Decker played on the recordings—and a drummer who goes by the alias Stony Buttons. (Sources indicate he's one Chris Hutton, probably using an alter ego to avoid Johnny Law). They have a brand new 10-inch vinyl EP called Now, But Not NOW Now, and we shall post the music here as a public service to show you what you need to look out for. Carefully observe these slambang garage nuggets and glittery gems in the comfort of your workplace or home computer, and learn their tricks so that you can avoid being seduced out in the real world."
21 +
2026 NE Alberta Street ~ Portland, OR 97211
THE BODY
"record release show for collaborative record with Thou, "You, Whom I Have Always Hated" on Thrill Jockey Records"
MUSCLE AND MARROW
muscleandmarrow.bandcamp.com/
R.A.W.
"Stupergrope feat. members of Billions and Billions, Fist Fite, Humours, Mongoloid, and the Habesha Lounge. Liquid Trippery by Underlords Take Acid."
RSVP: Abbie Weisenbloom / 503.233.4945 / abbiew@froggie.com /www.froggie.com
The Fretless:
Karrnnel Sawitsky (Fiddle)
Ivonne Hernandez (Fiddle)
Eric Wright (Cello)
Trent Freeman (Fiddle)
"The Fretless is a string quartet featuring 3 fiddles & a cello that transforms fiddle tunes and folk melodies into intricate, beautiful, high-energy arrangements.
2012 was capped with 3 awards - Instrumental Album of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, and at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, the Fretless walked away with both Ensemble of the year, and Instrumental Group of the Year.
In 2014, the Fretless once again won Instrumental Album of the Year at the WCMA's, and Ensemble of the year at the CFMA's."
Visit http://www.thefretless.com
Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb-GQUG9K9A
DOORS: 8:00 PM / SHOW: 9:00 PM
About S
"S started over a decade ago as a bedroom-based side project. Just a guitar, a four-track, and Jenn Ghetto's heartbreaking voice."
This is how most of my bios start. And it's true that my first S record, Sadstyle, was made in my room on a little four-track, and if I had a superpower it would be forced empathy.
I am sometimes known as one of the founding members of the now-defunct Seattle band Carissa's Wierd. We disbanded after releasing our third album in 2003, and some other members (Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke) went off to form Band of Horses. They were wildly successful.
Suicide Squeeze released my second full-length record, Puking and Crying, in 2004. It was a little less bedroom-y and a little more electronic. I played a handful of shows, and then decided to quit music.
Of course, like many before me who have quit music, I made another record. 2010's I'm not as good at it as you was put out by Own Records, a label in Luxembourg. This album was back to basics — just melodic electric guitars and whispery vocals, once again recorded at home. I toured through Europe as a two-piece with another Carissa's Wierd offshoot, Grand Archives (Mat Brooke's band).
At the start of 2012, in the middle of a break-up, I started writing this record. As with the others, the songs all started in my bedroom, but I convinced my metal drummer friend Zach McNulty to help me flesh them out (you guys, he uses a lot of restraint), along with my longtime friends Betsy Olson (bass) and Carrie Murphy (guitar) because I knew they were talented, I liked being around them, and they both had cars.
We spent about a year getting the new songs livable. We played around Seattle, and then Hardly Art was like, "Hey if you are gonna make another record we would like to put it out." I got to know them when they reissued the Carissa's Wierd catalogue in 2010. And I was like "Yessssss!" So I tracked down Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) to engineer and produce this thing. I had worked with him on a few Carissa's Wierd albums some years back, and thought he would be a perfect fit.
After many months of trying to get our schedules aligned, there we were, in the studio with Chris Walla. As he was setting up my guitar amp combo and pulling gadgets off the shelves and microphones out of boxes he said to me, "This is how you make a Van Halen record." And then we made Cool Choices. I feel pretty good about it and I hope you think it is okay." --Jenn Ghetto
About The Ghost Ease
"The Ghost Ease is Portland's dynamic driven, moody garage rock trio comprised of vocalist/guitarist Jem Marie, drummer Nsayi Matingou, and bassist Lauren Vidal. As a musical entity, the Ghost Ease revel in the warm folds of a sort of soft savagery, pin-pricking holes into the fabric of the astral veil, and creating hypnotic, raw opuses by way of heavy guitars, frenzied drums and lilting vocal timbres."
Mike Thrasher Presents:
1507 SE 39th Ave, Portland, OR (MapQuest)8pm (doors open at 7pm). 21 & Over.
$18.00 advance tix from Cascade Tickets.
$20.00 at the door.
ABOUT ARIEL PINK--
"Across its 17 tracks and 69 minutes, pom pom is unfiltered Ariel, a pied piper of the absurd, with infectious tales of romance, murder, frog princes and Jell-O. The record sees the Los Angeles native strike it out alone, returning to the solo moniker he has adopted well over a decade ago when cementing his name as a king of pop perversion.
From demented kiddie tune collaborations with the legendary psych producer and pop prankster Kim Fowley (songs like 'Jell-O' and 'Plastic Raincoats In The Pig Parade' were written with Fowley in his hospital room during his recent battle with cancer), to beatific, windswept pop ('Put Your Number In My Phone', 'Dayzed Inn Daydreams'), scuzz-punk face-melters ('Goth Bomb', 'Negativ Ed'), and carnival dub psychedelia ('Dinosaur Carebears'), pom pom is Ariel Pink's magnum opus.
"Although this is the first "solo" record credited to my name, it is by far the least "solo" record I have ever recorded." -- Ariel Pink
Hear pom pom lead track, 'Put Your Number In My Phone' here
pom pom is Ariel Pink's third studio album for 4AD, following his Haunted Graffiti releases Before Today (2010) and Mature Themes (2012)
The new album follows 2012's Mature Themes which prompted The Guardian's Simon Reynolds to call him "one of decade's most influential indie musicians" and 2010's Before Today which earned the #2 spot on Pitchfork's Best Songs of the Decade list for its single "Round and Round." Ariel has graced the cover of The FADER, The Wire, LA Weekly, XLR8R, and gotten the Pitchfork Cover Story treatment. He also performed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and has been profiled in the New York Times & Los Angeles Times."