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Thursday, March 11th, 2010They play with people we like and at places we like and we like them…and some of the members are from home, but they are all here now and have been doin it all around the Portland house shows for a few years. Total Bros is Wiley and Ethan. Some other bands and or projects that Ethan is/has […]
Blood Beach
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010photograph by Robert Allen Weller
Interview: Blood Beach
I met with the members of a cool newly formed band who now call themselves Blood Beach, after they recently received a cease and desist letter from an organization who held the copyright to their previous name, Whale Warrior. The band has four members; Shayne Wright, Camella Weedon, Cody […]
Art + Music = ♥
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010In case you can’t read the elegant writing, it’s an art show Friday, March 19 at 8 p.m. at Salon Mirabelle (1910 Mission st, SF) featuring artwork from Jared Powell and music from Michelle Hill, Brian Moss and Bill Wild. The music alone is worth it. The art alone is worth it. Both combined? […]
The Most Awesome Protagonist Returns
Monday, March 8th, 2010I think it’s rather safe to say that anyone who is familiar with the tightly knit music scene of Sonoma County has heard or seen Mikey O’Connor play music at some point over the last ten years. Whether it was playing cheery pop punk with Hot April or Protecting Gheel, or […]
Boogie Creek Records presents….3/6 @ Backspace
Saturday, March 6th, 2010This is one of the many goings on this weekend in portland.The sun comes out and everybody wants to party. I do not know that much about the band Hullaballoon other than the fact that they are releasing a 45″record today.I am exited about the event mainly because a musical duo called Hey Lover are […]
“Tonelism” this week in portland , featuring Dntel
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Dublab:Tonalism Headlining
This all-night ambient happening is crafted by Los Angeles-based web-radio station and creative collective dublab.com. It is an experience inspired by the 1960’s sound-art actions of Marion Zazeela, Lamonte Young, Terry Riley and Yoko Ono. With an array of DJ sets, live performances and visuals, dublab will create an experience for the senses. […]
Noise Pop 2010 -San Fransisco
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Tonegazer writers and Noise Pop music editor-writer, Annie and Charlie are driving down right now to the week long event with a day or two stay in our previous hometown/ party town Santa Rosa, CA on the way. The bay area shows,venues and art all begin on Feb 23 and run through March 1st. I am sure they will have a ton […]
Stag Bitten - 2/19 at ” Matriphoney “
Friday, February 19th, 2010T.G.I.F. everybody ! I know these guys play all the time, but they are Just that good. The band is Stag bitten ( friends of ours ) and the occasion is a fake matrimony of some sort. If you haven’t already , I suggest that you check’ em out at PC.PDX.com its always a bag of sweaty , […]
Cutest Show Ever
Sunday, February 7th, 2010In celebration of Valentine’s Day the folks over at Holocene have assembled a line up befitting the holiday with sets by real life Portland couples. Entitled {{{ LOVEWAVE }}} : A Valentine’s Day Experience, The night will feature collaborative sets from:
Ana Rodriguez & Ethan Jayne (Magic Johnson/Total Bros)
Dan Wilson & Brighid Thomas (Sigmund […]
iPad: iJizzed.
Thursday, January 28th, 2010It’s that time of the month. I’m craving technology like nobody’s business, and it’s a weird craving. I want something with a touch screen, that’s thin and light but with a big, 10 inch screen. What do you mean that doesn’t exist? DO YOU WANT ME TO HURT SOMEONE?
By now, you’ve probably seen a review […]
Deerhoof is not an opening band!
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Damnit, when will this stop? I understand when a band is just starting they must open for larger acts to gain fans and respect, but Deerhoof is really, REALLY good. I mean, beyond most other music kind of good. If they wanted to, they could become more famous than Linkin Park. IF they wanted to.
But […]
YACHT & The Straight Gaze
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010And so it’s confirmed! Yacht’s Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans have announced their new project Yacht & The Straight Gaze featuring recent additions Bobby Birdman, Reuben Snyder and Jeffrey Jerusalem. No Portland dates yet, but surely they have to play here!! Correction, Yacht & The Straight Gaze will be headlining a set at Holocene on […]
Top Picks of 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
**We love the above print by artist Mark Weaver, check out his prints available for purchase at his site here and his flickr right here.
2009 was certainly a year of great albums, and even more notably a year of amazing releases from tons of local Sonoma County bands. We thought it would be […]
Top Albums of 2009
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009I have been listening to a boat load of albums lately, trying to catch up enough on 2009 to collect a best of list. I don’t think I quite got it all, but here are some of my favorites of the year.And for the record, no, Animal Collective will NOT be on this list. They […]
The octopus knows
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009I bet you don’t know that octopus remember you by touching a sucker to your skin? One touch and next time it’s “Hey, how’s the family? Two daughters, right? Must be, shoot, 8 and 11 by now? And the job? You still work at Arby’s? One-eighth Polish, right? And your brother once shot himself in […]
Abby Kadabby’s ‘Magic Wand’
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Since now it’s not “OK” to leave your kid alone in front of the boob tube (but oddly enough, is ok to leave them on the boob for years), children’s programming has become more “adult friendly,” with subtle jokes or celebrity guest stars. But sometimes, it might be going too far.
Watch the clip here.
Or maybe […]
Portland Shows December 1st-13th
Sunday, November 29th, 2009So, we have been pretty broke here in Portland and in being so have missed out on some pretty rad shows lately. Fortunately for us there are some pretty great and more importantly cheap local shows going on in the month of December that we are pretty excited about. Here are just a few of […]
I’d hug that fire, for sure.
Sunday, November 8th, 2009Not To Reason Why’s new album melts my heart
Rating: Vinyl: 9/10. CD: 8.5/10
The gentlemen, and lady, of Not To Reason Why.
Photo by www.sarasanger.com.
Not To Reason Why is melting the hearts (and faces) of audiences in Sonoma County, throwing new logs on the waning fire that is the North Bay music scene. Their latest release and […]
New Sunny Day Real Estate album in the works?
Friday, October 16th, 2009Sunny Day Real Estate, a band which blazed the way for basically every band you like, is finishing up a reunion tour right now. After being split up since 1996 (their last two albums were produced without original bassist Nate Mendel) the group decided to tour. They have been playing a new song, too, which […]
Save The Phoenix
Saturday, September 12th, 2009I can’t possibly count all of the amazing shows that I have both attended and had the pleasure of playing at the Phoenix Theater. It has been a mainstay of the Sonoma County scene far before I began frequenting it back in High School, and it would be an immeasurable loss if The Phoenix had […]
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