Music Blog: “Video”, page 20
On the strength of this year's Hunger and Thirst, Portland's Typhoon have quickly become known for their complex and shifting songs-- all the more impressive when you consider that it's 12 people making these unison shifts (without a conductor). So how does such a band prepare for performance-- visualization and meditation? Not so much...
The first of 44 acts over 3 days of action begin this afternoon at Pendarvis Farm-- it's Pickathon 2010! Friday's action includes Dr. Dog, Langhorne Slim, Black Prairie, Cotton Jones, Fruit Bats and more...
"Denmark" may be the title of the composition, but it's hard not to think "Gulf of Mexico" while watching this rather gripping Daniel Fickle-directed video. A sad-eyed shrimp stars as protagonist. Let's watch...
The string-laden, Americana-drenched Decemberists side project gets dark and rustic on Pendarvis Farm for their take on the traditional "Red Rocking Chair." A keyboard is torched. Let's watch...
Lou Barlow, Ben Gibbard, Orenda Fink and others are featured in this short video about the origins of the term and genre known as Indie Rock.
Now that the headline has reeled you in, just a little reminder that Portland Center for the Performing Arts' 5th Music On Main St. series gets underway this evening with Pancake Breakfast (the band). Read on...
Portland's own Blitzen Trapper brought "Dragon's Song" to Jimmy Fallon's show last night, showcasing the mid-tempo first single from the new Destroyer of the Void (which doubles as one of its more upbeat moments). Let's watch...
From the Miller High Life-fueled bedroom recordings of a Rhode Island teenager to Late Night with David Letterman on the Tiffany network (and a stop by our studios somewhere in between)-- John McCauley and Deer Tick made their national TV debut last night. Let's watch...
The veteran Seattle songsmith recasts a '50s-leaning slowburner as a conscience-tortured murder ballad in this new video. PBR included for affect. Let's watch...
The beguiling, Sacramento-based upstarts pair a video filled with hazy imagery with the dreamy sounds of "Willis," from their recent debut Songs For the Ravens. Let's watch...
The Portland singer-songwriter releases a third video for a cut from his recent A Bird in the Opera House, this one co-starring a local venue filled with locals. It makes for elegant people watching-- let's watch...
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