Portland Cello Project will play the Cedar Cultural Center on Tuesday, May 1, which just so happens to be the release day of their latest LP, Homage on Jealous Butcher Records. I first got into the PCP back in 2008 (read post) and have been a fan since. Here’s a track from their self-titled de[...]
April 25th, 2012 - 4:29 pm § in Album Reviews, Music - News
Portland Cello Project cover hip hop greats, play Cedar on May 1
April 24th, 2012 - 4:10 pm § in Album Reviews, MP3s
Stuck in my CD player: Loquat’s We Could Be Arsonists
I’m stuck on Loquat‘s new LP, We Could Be Arsonists. Literally, I mean. It’s stuck in my car’s CD player and has been since it came in the mail weeks ago. And that means I’ve been spinning it quite a lot. Lucky them, and lucky me. Although I rarely go for female vocalis[...]
April 23rd, 2012 - 2:14 pm § in Album Reviews
Soundtrack for 30k feet: Medeski Martin and Wood’s Radiolarians Trilogy
It’s been nearly three years, but I’m still spinning the jazz out of Medeski Martin and Wood’s Radiolarians I, II and III. albums. Released on MMM’s own label, Indirecto, the trilogy boasts 29 tracks across three hours, and it’s all gold. It’s the perfect soundtra[...]
April 21st, 2012 - 6:29 am § in Vinyl
Happy Record Store Day!
HAPPY RECORD STORE DAY! Here are a few things that caught my attention (in italics b/c I cut/paste from the labels: Smugglers Way is Domino and Ribbon’s first ever limited edition zine made exclusively for Record Store Day (April 21st) featuring FIVE individual, multi-colored flexi discs of EX[...]
April 19th, 2012 - 8:44 am § in Music - News
Anyone know what Joshua McKay of Athens’ Macha is up to?
I’m not sure I’ve fully shared one of my Top 10 favorite bands of all-time (ALL TIME) — my beloved (although defunct) Macha. This morning I’ve already rocked through their self-titled debut, See it Another Way and am halfway through 2004′s Forget Tomorrow. Man, I love t[...]
April 18th, 2012 - 11:11 am § in MP3s
Jonka want you to rock this track (every other day)
Brooklyn electro-pop duo Jonka are sharing “Every Other Day” from their forthcoming album, Pinks and Blues. MP3: Jonka – “Every Other Day” Dig the track? Put in your bite guard and try the video:[...]
