It might be a little too early in the week for whiskey but it's always a good time for the blues. So this week's Tuesday Double Feature is filled with some mind blowing blues-rock that might just hold you over until Friday.
The Delta Saints - "Death Letter Jubilee"
The Nashville band The Delta Saints mix up a bold bluesy rock that sounds so good to your ears you'll want to get up and dance. Their debut album Death Letter Jubilee hits stores today. Do yourself a favor and catch this band now, because with a sound like this it won't be too long before they're big.
Gray Clark Jr. - "Bright Lights"
Austin based Gary Clark Jr. could in fact be one of the next masters of the blues. His music is filled with a wildly bold style of blues that makes you crave bourbon. Built on wildly aggressive guitars and a infectious groove. This music is going to make you ache in all the right ways. Make sure you check out his latest album Black and Blu that came out just this August.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
From the Shelf: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - "Live from Alabama" (2012)
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Live From Alabama
Lightening Rod Records
It starts in a milling confusion from the moment you enter the door. The people crowded around you are merely shadows with drinks in their hands. On the stage the guitars are lined up like soldiers at attention while the drum kits waits like a bouncer baring the exit. In a moment something changes. A wave of unspoken awareness takes hold of the crowd and all the shadows turn and move to the base of the stage. The club grows darker and the stage lights build to a blinding white. As your eyes struggle to adjust you notice the commotion from off stage as the band members begin to file out.
Your eyes closed, you can almost put yourself there listening to Live From Alabama the latest record by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unite.Complied from two Alabama shows played back in August this record captures the perfect concert experience. As you would hope all the fan favorites are here from "Outfit" and "Decoration Day" from his Drive-By Trucker days to the award winning "Alabama Pines" from his latest album. Touched by the sweetness of the live treatment, these classics are given new life, making you fall in love with them all over again. With extended guitar fills and the soulful horns that take them to a new level, this recording has captured a tightly woven band playing at the height of their skills.
As with his studio recordings, Live From Alabama makes it easy to focus on Isbell's amazing songwriter.The honesty of his lyrical poetry is potent with the uncomplicated struggle of the working class heroes of this great country of ours. Though unlike the studio recordings, this album is a potent reminder that first and for most in his soul of souls, Jason Isbell is a guitarist. A fact made clear on nearly every track.
From beginning to end this album is flawless and one of the best live records I've heard in years. If you've ever gotten the chance to see Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit live you certainly won't be disappointed.
Cure for the Mondays: The Grates "Aw, Yeah"
The Grates - "Aw,Yeah"
A little something to get the blood pumping on a Monday Morning:
An oldie but a goody from Australian trio The Grates. Their high energy music is a audio fun house that will get into your head and make your feet move. If you haven't heard about this band you need to check them out. With a number of amazing releases under their belt, their latest album Secret Rituals was just made available in the US this last July. In my opinion this is one of the the greatest unsung bands playing today and their music should be on everyone's playlist. So make sure you take a second and check them out. You'll love them.
A little something to get the blood pumping on a Monday Morning:
An oldie but a goody from Australian trio The Grates. Their high energy music is a audio fun house that will get into your head and make your feet move. If you haven't heard about this band you need to check them out. With a number of amazing releases under their belt, their latest album Secret Rituals was just made available in the US this last July. In my opinion this is one of the the greatest unsung bands playing today and their music should be on everyone's playlist. So make sure you take a second and check them out. You'll love them.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Living Room Performance: Walk Off the Earth "I Knew You Were Troble"
Walk Off the Earth(Feat. KRNFX) -I Knew You Were Trouble
This video is AWESOME! Yes, it's a Taylor Swift song, but it becomes a whole new creature when preformed as an a cappella beatbox masterpiece.The Canadian based Walk Off the Earth continues to skirt the boundaries between music and performance art redefining the concept of cover songs and music itself. Joining forces with beatbox extraordinaire KRNFX to cover this pop radio hit has lead to yet another amazing web sensation. It defies all human logic the sounds KRNFX is making with his mouth alone.You have to understand there's not a single instrument accompanying the band in this video.
This video is AWESOME! Yes, it's a Taylor Swift song, but it becomes a whole new creature when preformed as an a cappella beatbox masterpiece.The Canadian based Walk Off the Earth continues to skirt the boundaries between music and performance art redefining the concept of cover songs and music itself. Joining forces with beatbox extraordinaire KRNFX to cover this pop radio hit has lead to yet another amazing web sensation. It defies all human logic the sounds KRNFX is making with his mouth alone.You have to understand there's not a single instrument accompanying the band in this video.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The Triple Crown: 01/07 - 01/20
We stretched our musical boundaries in this Triple Crown to cover a little bit of it all. From locally grown rock and Hip hop to the comforting sound of a touring folk band. Take a gander and I'm sure you'll find a show that tickles your fancy. It's a new year and if you haven't made a resolution or goal yet, can I suggest supporting more music by catching more live shows. Just a thought.
Friday, January 11th
Crown Point (Album Release)
Western Aerial / Threebit Bourbon
Doug Fir Lounge
830 E Burnside
Doors: 8PM /Show: 9PM
Adv.: $8 /Day Of: $8
21 & Over
You know you've been part of the music industry for a while when you get as excited about the opening bands as you do the headliners. In this case the dynamic bar rock extravaganza of Wetern Aeiral and the blues drenched thickness of Threebit Bourbon. Both bands will be opening for the artsy radio rock of Portland's Crown Point. Celebrating the release of their Curtains EP, Crown Point will be showcasing their new material with their signature high energy live performance. With new wave elements mixed with the energy of arena rock, this band has been able to distill and down size some awesome elements into a wonderfully enjoyable sound and live show. Teamed with a great opening lineup this should be a great show, and a wonderful way to start a new year by supporting live and local music.
Wednesday, January 16th
Birds of Chicago
Jenn Rawling & Basho Parks / HuckNotari
Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM
Adv.: $10 / Day Of: $12
21 & Over
This line up of richly organic folk should make for such an amazing show, that they'll talking about about it for weeks. Topping the bill is the freshly formed Birds of Chicago that pairs Allison Russell and JT Nero. Separately amazing artist of their own, their songs play like modern day echoes of Jim Croce's Pennsylvania farmhouse jam sessions. The ways that Russell's bluesy and emotionally rich vocals mixes with Nero's own earthy tones makes for warm comforting songs. The end results is a fulfilling musical tapestry ripe for discovery by the masses.
Sharing the stage for the evening are two more equally fantastic acts. The artisan folk of Jenn Rawling and Basho Parks is a fluid creature that seems to drift through a forest from a different time. While, Huck Notari plays a back-to-basics guitar folk in the vein of Dylan and Guthrie. No matter who you come to see you won't be disappointed.
Friday, January 18th
Bad Habitat
Two Planets / New Pioneers / Cray
Mt. Tabor Theater Lounge
4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Show: 9PM
Cover: $5
21 & Over
This showcase is filled with some of the best grassroots hip hop acts this town has to offer and the music they're playing is the truest, purest of it's kind heard in the clubs today. Topping the bill is the powerhouse of Bad Habitats. With tight beats and rhymes that are pieces together with a brilliant architecture, this band is creating powerful and positive Hip hop. Harking back to the days when this music was a celebration of life instead of a weapon, this band is setting themselves apart from the hordes of gangster rap. Another brilliant element of this band is their unique use of some interesting 80's songs for sampleing, making for a totally original sound. Also playing, is a who's who list of Portland's thriving hip hop scene making for an unforgettable lineup. So if you've yearned for the days of Biz Markie, Doug E. Fresh and Big Daddy Kane this is the show for you.
Crown Point (Album Release)
Western Aerial / Threebit Bourbon
Doug Fir Lounge
830 E Burnside
Doors: 8PM /Show: 9PM
Adv.: $8 /Day Of: $8
21 & Over
You know you've been part of the music industry for a while when you get as excited about the opening bands as you do the headliners. In this case the dynamic bar rock extravaganza of Wetern Aeiral and the blues drenched thickness of Threebit Bourbon. Both bands will be opening for the artsy radio rock of Portland's Crown Point. Celebrating the release of their Curtains EP, Crown Point will be showcasing their new material with their signature high energy live performance. With new wave elements mixed with the energy of arena rock, this band has been able to distill and down size some awesome elements into a wonderfully enjoyable sound and live show. Teamed with a great opening lineup this should be a great show, and a wonderful way to start a new year by supporting live and local music.
Birds of Chicago
Jenn Rawling & Basho Parks / HuckNotari
Mississippi Studios
3939 N Mississippi
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM
Adv.: $10 / Day Of: $12
21 & Over
This line up of richly organic folk should make for such an amazing show, that they'll talking about about it for weeks. Topping the bill is the freshly formed Birds of Chicago that pairs Allison Russell and JT Nero. Separately amazing artist of their own, their songs play like modern day echoes of Jim Croce's Pennsylvania farmhouse jam sessions. The ways that Russell's bluesy and emotionally rich vocals mixes with Nero's own earthy tones makes for warm comforting songs. The end results is a fulfilling musical tapestry ripe for discovery by the masses.
Sharing the stage for the evening are two more equally fantastic acts. The artisan folk of Jenn Rawling and Basho Parks is a fluid creature that seems to drift through a forest from a different time. While, Huck Notari plays a back-to-basics guitar folk in the vein of Dylan and Guthrie. No matter who you come to see you won't be disappointed.
Bad Habitat
Two Planets / New Pioneers / Cray
Mt. Tabor Theater Lounge
4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Show: 9PM
Cover: $5
21 & Over
This showcase is filled with some of the best grassroots hip hop acts this town has to offer and the music they're playing is the truest, purest of it's kind heard in the clubs today. Topping the bill is the powerhouse of Bad Habitats. With tight beats and rhymes that are pieces together with a brilliant architecture, this band is creating powerful and positive Hip hop. Harking back to the days when this music was a celebration of life instead of a weapon, this band is setting themselves apart from the hordes of gangster rap. Another brilliant element of this band is their unique use of some interesting 80's songs for sampleing, making for a totally original sound. Also playing, is a who's who list of Portland's thriving hip hop scene making for an unforgettable lineup. So if you've yearned for the days of Biz Markie, Doug E. Fresh and Big Daddy Kane this is the show for you.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Tuesday Double Feature: Sophie Auster "Run Run Run" & Miss Derringer "Drop Shot Dead"
As the first Tuesday Double Feature of the new year we give you the belated gift of artistically minded femme fatales. Richly blessed with the seductive voices of syrians these two artists are lushly fabulous.
Enjoy and just know, the Double Features are only going to get better in 2013.
Sophie Auster - "Run Run Run"
Having started her musical career at the young age of sixteen, Sophie Auster has grown into an amazing artist. Her beautiful voice is ripe with emotions and her style is drenched in high art elements. Her latest album Red Weather continues her bold musical expression with more of her signature lush vocals.
Miss Derringer - "Drop Shot Dead"
LA based Miss Derringer's dark blend of avant-garde Americana is thick with the artistic inspiration of it's co-leaders Liz McGrath and Morgan Slade. Entrenched in both the visual and auditory arts every element of is band is sculpted for most effect. We can only hope that we'll be blessed with a new album soon.
Enjoy and just know, the Double Features are only going to get better in 2013.
Sophie Auster - "Run Run Run"
Having started her musical career at the young age of sixteen, Sophie Auster has grown into an amazing artist. Her beautiful voice is ripe with emotions and her style is drenched in high art elements. Her latest album Red Weather continues her bold musical expression with more of her signature lush vocals.
Miss Derringer - "Drop Shot Dead"
LA based Miss Derringer's dark blend of avant-garde Americana is thick with the artistic inspiration of it's co-leaders Liz McGrath and Morgan Slade. Entrenched in both the visual and auditory arts every element of is band is sculpted for most effect. We can only hope that we'll be blessed with a new album soon.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Cure for the Mondays: Youngblood Hawke "We Come Running"
Youngblood Hawke - "We Come Running"
Boat rides,upbeat music and the Bahamas, where else would we all love to be on a Monday.
Filled with energy and optimism the music of Youngblood Hawke is alive with musical hope. Is it any suprising? No, compiled of 5 friends doing what thy love it's no wonder it comes across in their songs. Having experienced recent success nation wide, the world is ready for the release of their debut album in spring of this year.
They'll be opening for Keane ant the Crystal Ballroom Tomorrow Night. Here are all the details:
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W Burnside
Doors: 7PM /Show: 8PM
Adv.: $30 /Day of: $35
All Ages
Boat rides,upbeat music and the Bahamas, where else would we all love to be on a Monday.
Filled with energy and optimism the music of Youngblood Hawke is alive with musical hope. Is it any suprising? No, compiled of 5 friends doing what thy love it's no wonder it comes across in their songs. Having experienced recent success nation wide, the world is ready for the release of their debut album in spring of this year.
They'll be opening for Keane ant the Crystal Ballroom Tomorrow Night. Here are all the details:
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W Burnside
Doors: 7PM /Show: 8PM
Adv.: $30 /Day of: $35
All Ages
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