Film/TV Composer Joshua Moshier Releases Album Semipermanence Releases New Video “Un Gyrophare” feat. Sabina Sciubba [Ed. Note – ‘Semipermanence’ is beautiful beyond words. Everyone will dig it, not just famed sketch comic and musician, Fred Armisen.] Twice Emmy-nominated composer Joshua Moshier releases Semipermanence, a debut solo album that knits together more than two dozen collaborators from his 15 …
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After thirty-ish years, still going strong. This is quite amazing. The sonic fire of S-K’s early years is still burning. Still love Carrie’s signature contrapuntal guitar lines punctuating Corinne’s soaring vocals. It may be better to burn out than fade away, but it’s always better to remain en fuego. Speaking of fires, here’s the hot …
Jeff Tweedy, of Wilco fame, learns how to write an honest folk song on Portlandia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUj3hVWdpv0
http://youtu.be/fyyDpGJG9UA
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If you haven’t seen this, it might be the funniest skit in Portlandia history. And the Parson Red Heads are in it, the quartet posing around Fred Armisen. – Steve Stav
“How much does the weather in Portland affect the spirit of the city, and the sort of things you explore and satirize?” http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-portlandia-20120106,0,6119096.story
http://youtu.be/TCDbY_lXS5A
Yes, the hilarious Carrie Brownstein-Fred Armisen tv comedy, Portlandia, will be back next year. This is very good news. Full story is here.
Photo Credit The September 11, 2024, business section of the New York Times bore the front-page headline: “Only One Supermarket Is Left.” Here is an update on an EPB feature about Phil Knight’s money. The money spawned 1803 Fund . The first paragraph within this sparse homepage declared: 1803 Fund seeks to grow shared prosperity, …
Photo Credit A decade ago, Nike co-founder Phil Knight bequeathed a whopping amount of money to the University of Oregon to build a facility for only athletes. My memory is foggy, but I thought the structure was a hybrid dorm and training complex for football players only. Maybe not. A quick search found this: https://www.businessinsider.com/phil-knight-own-locker-oregon-football-facility-2013-9 …
Cameron Heger is a musician and dog lover from right here in our beloved Portlandia, Oregonia. After writing songs and playing drums in a few bands, this past year he decided to venture out on his own and see an entire musical project through from writing, to arranging, to performing. He enlisted his friend, Sam …
Portland has many attractions to offer visitors who don’t happen to have Blazers tickets. I had parts of two days on my recent trip to take a small sample: Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden Anyone who has had kids in the last half century, or maybe is still just a big kid, might know of Beverly …
Bob’s Burgers is my favorite show of all time. Every night except Sunday I forego whatever’s on now in order to re-watch and re-enjoy the utterly perfect first season of Bob’s Burgers. On Sundays I patiently wait for whatever new episode of Bob’s Burgers awaits me. Sleater-Kinney is one of the most stupendous rock’n roll …
This is precious. The email below rolled in to East Portland Blog this morning purporting to be real, but it must be a spoof or a Portlandia skit. The group’s video is above. This is too Portland even for Portland. To outward appearances, this is a crowd source funding campaign for a proposed hostel in …
A lot comes along between one’s early twenties and the midst of “thirtysomething” — careers, wives, children — but the spark of youthful, musical chemistry doesn’t always diminish over time. Some fourteen years and six albums after Left Hand Smoke made their first Seatown splash as local-radio darlings, the band certainly still has “It.” Through …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Mash-up the Mad Max upcycling aesthetic with the gruelingly hilarious face-off of “Iron Chef,” add some of that quirky “Portlandia” flair, and you’ve got SCRAP’s annual Rebel Craft Rumble. Contestants will compete in front of a live audience to earn the title of Portland’s Craft Master at Rebel Craft Rumble on October …
What is the difference between Tommy Keene and the most famous singing guitar-slingers of the past couple of generations? Tommy Keene has never had a “My Sharona,” or a “Cruel To Be Kind.” Sure, he’s written and recorded so many gems, his guitar cases are lined with semi-precious glitter — but the power-pop singer/songwriter’s storied …
When people ask why I left Seattle in 2005, I never tell them real reason which was, “Because I stopped drinking the coffee.” Seattle is only fun while you’re drinking coffee. Once you stop drinking their delicious coffee it becomes obvious that you have to leave. I was about 30 when I moved to Seattle …
Personally, I prefer my music to be a bit more dangerous, but I can listen with an open mind. Wild Flag is a supergroup fronted by Carrie Brownstein of Portlandia and Sleater-Kinney fame. This long-awaited debut showcases a band capable of mastering and rocking diverse musical styles. Song types range from gentle and folky in …
The New York Times has decided to have some fun at Portland’s expense in an article titled, “Can a City This Self-Serious Take a Joke?” which contains such big city literary observations as the following: “For years, many residents here have reacted with practiced apathy and amusement toward the national fascination with Portland. Outsiders and …
The Dream of the 90s is alive in Portland! This new cable TV series, called Portlandia, starts January 10 and promises either quirky greatness or an epic meta hipster fail. Starring, along with SNL’s Fred Armisen, one-time Portlander Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, author of “Call the Doctor,” one of the great tunes of the 90s, …