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Hey y'all... I just updated our show calendar and August is looking pretty snazzy. Nice Nice, The Shaky Hands, Wavves, Oneida, Au, The Miracles Club, The Growlers and Shannon & the Clams are but a few of the highlights in this upcoming month of awesomeness! See ya out there peoples
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Presents is very proud to be announcing the launch of our newest endeavor, our
postcard label. What is a postcard
label you may be asking, well, that’s what this blurb is here to clear-up. Anyone
who’s worked in music, bought a CD form a record store or even downloaded some
tunes off the Internet knows that the state of the music industry is changing
and has been for several years. I
think it’s safe to say that most people consider the CD a dead format (not to
mention terribly eco-unfriendly), vinyl is cool but holy cow is it expensive to
have pressed. Personally, as
someone who receives and sends press kits, I think the waste that’s created by
these elaborate packages (that are more often than not even looked at or
listened to) is environmentally irresponsible and a major financial risk for
bands, especially those operating in the world of true indie music. So
how can indie bands get their music out to as many people as possible, without
spending a fortune on press kits and without creating tremendous environmental
waste? Voila,
the Potlatch Presents postcard label was born. No strangers to publicity we here at Potlatch Presents know
there needs to be a connect between the tactile and the digital. While it’s easy to host MP3 downloads
on a website, it is incredibly difficult to drive traffic to the places where
digital music is hosted. With
our post card label we hope to meld two distinctly separate arenas; the record
company with the publicity company all the while diminishing the environmental
waste created by more conventional approaches to music distribution and
publicity. The concept of the
postcard label is simple: a
tactile form of communication that is produced well and also provides the
recipient with great indie rock – FOR FREE! So… That’s the seed we’ve planted, we know
we’ve a long ways to go and a lot of growth to see before we truly achieve our
goal, but we hope that you’ll join us along the way and help support new ideas
and endeavors that not only introduce the world to great new music, but also
act responsibly with the environment in mind. We’re
launching the label July 8th with releases from Housefire and
Wishyunu, two of Portland’s most promising new bands. Housefire’s blend of electronic and ambient textures mixed
with the propulsive percussion only two drummers can create has garnered the
band a local buzz that is seldom seen in bands as fresh and young as this. Wishyunu has taken a more sedate,
outsider approach to their music, though that doesn’t make them any less
exciting. The space jazz duo has
been piquing the ears of some of Portland’s most refined musical minds for some
time. We
hope to see all of you on July 8th at Berbati’s Pan for the dual
release of Housefire’s “EP” and Wishyunu’s “A Day No How.” Joining these wonderful groups will be
the excellent Secret Cities from Fargo North Dakota, a band who has been
tearing up the blogosphere with overwhelmingly positive reviews all of 2010. 7/8/10 @ Berabti’s Pan
(SW 3rd + Ankeny - PDX) Housefire // Secret
Cities // Wishyunu 8PM // All Ages // $6
(advance) $8 (day of show) Leave A CommentI'M BACK IN THE COUNTRYPosted by Darren Bridenbeck on Jun 04, 2010 in Videos It was a long vacation, and an even longer re-acclimation to home. While
on the road, I had the pleasure of reviewing two separate bands, and
here I will document my experience with them. The first, and most importantly, chronologically speaking, is Sound Semantics. Why? Because their album, "At the Drop of a Hat," is coming out tomorrow at Work/Sound, along with a pretty impressive tour afterward. Here's some quick specs on the band: a two piece, usually just guitar, simple percussion or other noises, and two amazingly skilled singers. The style is something that, for a lack of over-explanation: has probably been done before (I'm looking at you, Elliot Smith). That's not to say its not worth listening to, as there are some things this band does right: the vocal control of Allie Silverberg is impressive, the melodies are unique-- so unique that sometimes its even hard to see how someone would craft such things. But they do craft such things--somehow. The drawbacks to this album was that it was so sparse, there is so little happening, that if you don't entirely like one quality of it, lets say-- the lyrics, or the melodies, the guitar parts, or the tones of the singers-- well, you're probably not going to like this record. And as neutral as a statement as this is: if it clicks, well, then it clicks, and you're going to listen to the whole thing and love it. If not, try picking up Elliot Smith. If you didn't like Elliot Smith, then you probably won't want this in your CD player. Sound Semantic Space: http://www.myspace.com/soundsemantics
On another plane of musicianship, I was able to hear a two song EP from Van Go Lion. This is a two piece in an entirely different realm than Sound Semantics: electropop. Their sound is energetic, deep, and amazingly produced. It sounds kind of like a top 40's song that I haven't yet heard. The energy is there, I can almost see or feel it! There are moments where this band goes into a state that would make other 90's-pop-revivalist acts ashamed, as this EP accomplishes it incredibly well. By God, I can see a parallel universe where I am sitting as an eight year old next to my mom in our minivan in 1992, and I'm singing along to Van Go Lion as a child before I hit puberty, and my mom and I are both so happy. And we are driving back from getting milkshakes together. This band is something I want to hear more from. Van Go Lion Space: http://www.myspace.com/vangolion
Leave A CommentGuidance Counselor 12" Out Now!!Posted by Liana Shewey on May 30, 2010 in Features Try to remember 4/20 if you can (I know, I know--it can be difficult). But if you were at the Guidance Counselor record release party, there is no way you could have forgotten that night. It was sweaty, dancey, and perfect. We have some pictures up from the show in the photo section in case you missed out or if your brain is just a little fuzzy. And if you haven't already picked up their self-titled 12", do it now! It is available at highscoresandrecords.com, OldWaveRecords.com, Jackpot Records, Everyday Music, Anthem Records, Tender Loving Empire, and Exiled Records.
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