Tag Archives: Oregon

Target For Tomorrow and the Horns of Destruction – Volume Zero

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Dan MacIntosh

Ska music, if it is done well, never gets old. This upbeat, horn-saturated variation on Jamaican music has been around since the early ‘60s. It made a comeback in the ‘70s, with groups like The Specials, Madness and The Selector. … Continue reading →

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The Shy Seasons — City of Betrayal

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Dan MacIntosh

Do you love The Strokes? I mean REALLY love The Strokes? If so, you might also really like The Shy Seasons. Vocals on the group’s City of Betrayal CD are consistently similar to those of The Strokes’ singer, Julian Casablancas. … Continue reading →

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Wy’East – EP

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Alex Baker

EP is a new seven-song release from Portland, Oregon alt-country, Americana rockers Wy’East.  The album kicks off with “Long Gone,” a banjo picking jamboree that features warm vocal harmonies and lyrics that could be about truck driving, train driving or … Continue reading →

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Don Juan! Peligroso! – EP

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Alex Baker

The aptly titled 7-song EP is the newest release from cleverly monickered Portland, Oregon art-rock outfit Don Juan! Peligroso! 3 people are diggin’ this. Unlike

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Album Review: Gunfighter – 5 Song EP Release

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Scott Byrne

I have heard it said that the music of the 90’s is going to influence the next big musical wave. The crude, live sounding productions of honest, hardworking musicians helped bring music back from the edge of oblivion brought in … Continue reading →

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