Music Blog Archive: May 2010

Sasquatch rages on to the north-- and we'll keep one eye there-- but we also look and listen to the week in store with music from MGMT, Sage Francis, The Buzzcocks, Samantha Crain, and Guidance Counselor, all of whom play Portland shows this week. Plus, your chance to win tickets to this week's Sera Cahoone/Patrick Park show at the Doug Fir. Join the conversation...

Saturday's dispatch from Sasquatch, including The Hold Steady, Nurses, Miike Snow and more.

A busy weekend in Portland features major spill-off from Sasquatch, but only the good kind. LCD Soundsystem and tUnE-YaRdS play shows in town tonight, while The Mountain Goats, Nada Surf, and Telekinesis are in action tomorrow. Plus, our in-studio session tonight is a dandy: Frightened Rabbit play songs from their latest, The Winter of Mixed Drinks. Join the conversation...

It's another batch of random audio, extended for the extended weekend ahead. Even if you're not heading for Sasquatch, by the way, there's still plenty of spill off headed Portland's way. This includes performances from LCD Soundsystem, Vetiver, Patrick Watson, The Mountain Goats, Nada Surf and (in Bend) Band of Horses with She & Him. Also this weekend: a few hours without rain. Take these with you while you soak the rays...

Hear two new Arcade Fire songs. GO!

Two of the best bands going at the moment hit the airwaves last night with songs from new records. In case you missed it, or even if you didn't, let's watch...

Our list of plays for the last week has The New Pornographers, Band of Horses, Nick Jaina and the The National at the top. Read on for the whole list.

Broken Bells, LCD Soundsystem, Caribou, Bobby Bare Jr., The Long Winters, Vetiver, Local Natives, Patrick Watson and Why? are but a few of the names playing Portland dates this week-- a week that also includes new releases from Peter Wolf Crier, Damien Jurado, Bettye LaVette and Karen Elson, among others. Plus, on the air tonight we're in-studio with Breathe Owl Breathe as the Michigan trio plays new songs from their upcoming album. Join the conversation...

Rain keeping you inside tonight? Plenty of reason to stay in with us, including new music from Janelle Monae, Menomena, The Black Keys, and Damien Jurado, who plays tonight at the Mission Theater for Live Wire! Also on air, we revisit our session recorded last fall with Langhorne Slim and his trio-- they play Sasquatch later this month and return for Pickathon this summer. Join the conversation...

Another batch of random audio for your weekend ahead: Model turned singer channels Nancy Sinatra! Alejandro Escovedo hits the street! Explode Into Colors drink the poison kool-aid! Take these guilt-free-like to the rainy, rainy days ahead...