In my review of Drifting by The Sound Of Growing Up, I praised the fun piano pop sounds of the Boston band. I also said I’d love to see them live, which hasn’t happened yet, but here’s the next best thing: a video. I miss the old MTV days, when slickly produced videos showed me
Laura Weinbach of Foxtails Brigade has a voice like the sirens of Homer’s Odyssey. It draws you in with its sheer beauty and takes you places where you teeter on the edge of bliss and terror. Foxtails Brigade’s debut album, The Bread And The Bait, is chock full of dreamy chamber pop- with a sharp
Typhoon’s set at the Doug Fir Friday night can only be described as epic. The Portland dodectet (that’s a group of 12 for you non-mathy folks) features a duo of trumpeters, a duo of drummers and a string trio. Lead singer Kyle Morton shines through it all with his soulful vocals and bashful charisma. I
Oh, how I wish there were two of me. If there were two of me, I could go to the Denim Wedding show at the Globe tonight in Portland. No, no, the show is not some messed up hootenanny nuptials. Denim Wedding is a Portland based duo that blends male and female, sadness and joy,
Fresh off their triumphant showing at SXSW, Typhoon returns to Portland for what is sure to be a hell of a show. The indie pop orchestra, which comprises a startling 12 members, will play a benefit show for MercyCorps Japan Relief at the Doug Fir tonight with And And And and Brainstorm. If you liked
At Mental Hygiene’s first show in quite some time, I caught up with the ladies from Mental Hygiene and chatted with them about where they’d been and where they’re going. Liz Livengood: Hi I’m Liz with Best New Bands and I’m here with Mental Hygiene, I just watched their show at the Tonic Lounge. It
‘Oom-pop’ comes alive in the latest album from The Extraordinaires, The Postcard EP. What is Oom-pop? Think back to all those old movies and musicals, when circuses would travel from town to town. Remember the distant ‘oom-pah, oom-pah’ that echoed from afar as the troupe rolled into town? That’s what The Extraordinaires have created- the
If you’re not Australian, you probably haven’t heard of Megan Washington, the superstar singer-songwriter from Brisbane. Well, listen up, because your life will be greatly enhanced if you do. Especially lucky are those who get to see her live (she’s currently touring with Kaki King). Megan Washington has a story for every song, and she
What surprises most people about Kaki King is her size. She’s not a tall girl, and it’s a wonder how her small hands manipulate the guitar like they do. Since meeting her back in 2008 at Outside Lands while running around with the BoingBoing crew, I have yet to see anyone who is as gifted
Saturday night at the Tonic Lounge marked a comeback of sorts for Portland’s Mental Hygiene. In their first show since last year, Mental Hygiene has added two new members to the lineup (rhythm guitarist Onyx and bassist Mary Steele) and now rock with a fuller and more cohesive sound. The girls pleased the crowd with