A busy weekend for music that can be labeled "new" and "local" continues tonight with the CD release show for Jared Mees & the Grown Children's Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money at Berbati's Pan. The Portland band's debut (following Mees' own If You Wanna Swim with the Sharks, out last year) is an album full of rustic themes and sing-along choruses, as informed as much by Dylan as it is Neutral Milk Hotel. They celebrate in style with an outstanding multi-act bill that includes Dirty Mittens, Andy Combs & the Moth, and Blue Skies for Black Hearts-- five bucks get you all that plus the new album, which releases officially this Tuesday on Mees' own Tender Loving Empire label.
As for on-air tonight, our newest in-studio session features Portland born and bred Jon Ragel aka Boy Eats Drum Machine. He stopped by our studios recently for a chat with Dave Cusick and performances of his one-man-band real-time creations, including songs from his upcoming Booomboxxx, out October 28th on Tender Loving Empire. A musical juggling act of sorts ensued, with Ragel handling turntables, samples, vocals, percussion and tenor sax (and probably a few other things we missed). Hear the session during tonight's In House around 10 o'clock on the stream, our HD channel (91.5 FM-2) and the stations of OPB radio, or stream the session on-demand in the In Studio section.
Stream: Boy Eats Drum Machine's opbmusic in-studio session
MP3: Boy Eats Drum Machine from Booomboxxx- "Demonic With Horns"
Also tonight, new music from Antony & the Johnsons from their predictably gorgeous EP Another World, as well as a look ahead to a curiously busy Sunday night, with performances in Portland from The Dandy Warhols, Santogold, Brightblack Morning Light, and Iretsu, among others.
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October 4, 2008 at 3:37pm by inmemoryofjohnpeel
I was disappointed that I couldn't make the CD release show for Jared Mees & the Grown Children but well compensated by the quite excellent Boy Eats Drum Machine in-studio session.
I gave the Violent Femmes a mid-rating but I do still enjoy them and consider them a bigger influence than most on current music styles. That Tea For Julie song is very good and the album has several other good tunes, but unusually these days, it's long and could have used some paring down.
October 4, 2008 at 3:50pm by jpetersen
So much more to be had, too, at the Mees CD release-- a great bill and for cheap (including Dirty Mittens, who are coming right up).
I, for one, think the Femmes need to release a new album. The "Crazy" cover they put out this year was nice and novel, but a new original full-length would probably end up being pretty good (Gano's solo album out a few years back wasn't astounding, but it was solid).
Indeed, sometimes less is more. Not only in number of songs on an album, but how much radio DJs talk. It's a balance in either case.
October 5, 2008 at 0:32am by michael rosenbaum
how do i find out the artist and song excerpts played between news segments ie
8:37AM sunday 10/5/08?thank you.m
October 6, 2008 at 2:43am by dchristensen
Michael, I forwarded your question to Rick Wiseman, the Weekend Edition host. You can always call OPB's member services as well: 800.241.8123.
October 6, 2008 at 9:29am by Ando
The Jared Mees/Dirty Mittens/BSFBH/Andy Combs show was incredible. One of the most solid local line-ups I've seen in a while. The new Jared Mees album is great too. And I definitely enjoyed the Boy Eats Drum Machine set also. He's great live! Glad he made it in.
It sure is great to be back in Portland!
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