Performances from The Dead Weather and Harlem at the Crystal Ballroom, and Grand Archives, S and Casey Neill & the Norway Rats at Mississippi Studios (not to mention a number of fine locals elsewhere) highlight tonight's live action around Portland. Plus, new music on the air from Ra Ra Riot, Menomena, and School of Seven Bells, as well as an in-studio visit with Michigan-based trio Breathe Owl Breathe.
Oh, and don't forget: our Pickathon tickets giveaway is on-going.
Questions? Comments? Requests? We're here all night....and at opbmusic@opb.org.
July 31, 2010 at 9:15pm by Ranjit
No 31st blog visible but wanted to give you props for this session with ROS. Awesome.
July 31, 2010 at 9:27pm by Martha
I have tried very hard to try to like, or even appreciate this, but I can't! Please someone tell me why this is ok. Thanks!
August 1, 2010 at 8:15pm by Ranjit
I find most music I like very quickly isn't the type of music that stands the test of time. If it does then it may fit into the realm of classic - at least in my mind. Run On Sentence grows on you - each time you listen ... like LIVE or Neil Young. I'm not as big a fan of his latest (darker) music as I am of his earlier work but the more you listen to that the bigger a fan you'll become.
August 1, 2010 at 8:18pm by Jeremy Petersen
Funny, Ranjit, that's exactly the way I feel about hearing new music for the first time. I'm always a little skeptical about the staying power of something if I immediately love it (except in those rare, exceptional cases). I'm finding that the new Run On Sentence wears well with repeated listens.
August 1, 2010 at 9:05pm by Ranjit
I'm no neuro-scientist but I think there's something to be said for more complex music taking longer to congeal and take hold in the brain ... though I'm not sure how it explains how sometimes even simple music or the right vocal can do the same.
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