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Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Albino!, Greyboy Allstars, Bill Kreutzmann Trio: Portland, OR 2/13/-15-09

Jason Gershuny March 3, 2009 No Comments

One weekend in Portland Oregon reinforced the notion that there is nothing better than a communal vortex of celebrations. All at once we were lucky enough to celebrate Valentines Day, the 150th birthday of Oregon, and the reemergence and rebirth of Portland’s Jazz fest. Any one of these events would have been enough reason to celebrate, but when all were combined in a single weekend, the parade of musical talent that graced our city tapped an energy that transcended any one stage.

Neko Case: Middle Cyclone

Jason Gonulsen March 3, 2009 No Comments

“Just because you don’t believe it/ Doesn’t mean I didn’t mean it,” Neko Case sings on “The Next Time You Say Forever,” one of the many superb tracks on her sixth solo album, Middle Cyclone. Believe this: Case has turned in an album that easily ranks among her best—quite possibly the best of her career.

U2: No Line On The Horizon

Doug Collette March 2, 2009 No Comments

It’s a tribute to U2’s bond as a band that they manage to sidestep their celebrity status and non-musical public persona, at least when they’re in the studio. On the child-like balladry of “White As Snow,” and virtually all the rest of No Line on the Horizon, these four Irishmen sound as human as the rest of us.

Here We Go Magic: Here We Go Magic

Brian Gearing February 27, 2009 No Comments

With Here We GoMagic, Luke Temple completes his transformation from everyday singer/songwriter to eccentric bedroom visionary. Trading standard instrumentation for a four-track, a sampler and some found sounds, Temple arranges broad sonic horizons and soft, intimate whispers into a singular aural vision that is hypnotic from the opening notes to the closing silence.

Secret Dakota Ring: Cantarell

Joshua Kloke February 26, 2009 No Comments

How Wes Anderson picks the sounds for his films is beyond me. But if he’s reading, he may want to lend an ear to Secret Dakota Ring, a side project driven by OK Go guitarist Andy Ross.

New Arrivals: Volume 3

Jason Gonulsen February 25, 2009 No Comments

Volume Three of New Arrivals features 19 tracks by independent artists who are devoting their music for a great cause: National Eating Disorders Association.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Live!

Tim Newby February 25, 2009 No Comments

Live! draws from all realms of LSMB's long career, including their most well known song, “Homeless”, which was co-written with Simon for Graceland. It is quite simply the culmination of the dream Shabalala had so many years ago, and the perfect choir he envisioned.

Thin Lizzy: Still Dangerous – Live At The Tower Theatre 1977

Bob Lange February 24, 2009 No Comments

Probably the biggest trap into which a live album can fall is that of sounding too much like a studio album. After all, if it sounds pretty much like the studio cuts with crowd noise in between, what's the point? A live album should inject different energies or arrangements into the songs we already love, not just rehash them. It's an all too common disaster and any band on the verge of it would be wise to use Still Dangerous as a guide toward righteousness (just as much as Lizzy's established classic Live and Dangerous).

The People Speak: Live At The Sundance Film Festival 2009

Ben Watts February 24, 2009 No Comments

The People Speak” was a special music and spoken word program at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Performers included Sundance founder Robert Redford, Woody Harrelson, Josh Brolin, Benjamin Bratt, and Marissa Tomei.

The People Speak : Live At The Sundance Film Festival 2009

Ben Watts February 23, 2009 No Comments

“The People Speak” was a special music and spoken word program at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Performers included Sundance founder Robert Redford, Woody Harrelson, Josh Brolin, Benjamin Bratt, and Marissa Tomei.

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