Ben Meyercord's live music picks for Dec. 31st to Jan.6th

So I am back in Portland. Man if feels good to be back. I have am no longer stuck at home waiting for something to do. Let me assure all of you people of Portland, you live in city where things happen. And speaking of things happening, this is how the show situation is looking for this week.Monday, December 31stHoly crap!...

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un-conventional top 10 ....piecemeal....

or mincemeat pie...meal???!!!ostensibly, the offices of gkd-landia are ever demanding, ever challenging, and always full of wonderful and amazing suprises....additionally, we all have agendas... and some are more obvious than others... it's true, i'm gonna write about a Portland Asian-American band... and yes, they did make my top 10 of local/indie bands.......

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Thursday night + the moon

Tonight, Thursday, December 27th @ Dante’s, 9PM $5 21+Recently, I read an interview with Chantal Akerman …. Cinema is a shared time, a shared experience, but when we read, we read alone, the text is a separate and individual time… an individual consumes with eyes and absorbs and processes expansive worlds with such limited descriptions… words… …well,...

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Seeking Portland Indie Muisc Lovers

Do you go to shows no one has ever heard of?Do you like music that isn't on a label (or a label that isn't Capitol Records)?Do you love finding music and sharing it with your friends?Portland has hundreds of bands the Mercury and the Willamette Week don't write about. Let's write about them here!Things I want to read about:1....

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Dave Allen hates on me in a nice way!

The following has been copied and pasted from Pampelmoose:Dave Allen Says:December 11th, 2007 at 9:29 pmMr Goldie, if in fact you are a Mr, maybe a Ms, your blog is fine, but such early days….you’ve got to earn the accolades in the blogosphere and it takes years believe me. The ‘tricks’ of getting traffic are out there but they don’t work, there are...

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Ben Meyercord live music picks for Dec. 17th -23rd

Another week another group of shows that we all should attempt to attend. Maybe we should call this weekly list of shows, "Ben Meyercord's Attempt to Attend show list" or "Attempt 2 Attend: Portland shows".I am going back to Texas on Wednesday, so I will only be able to make it to two shows this week. But I will list...

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Wednesday December 12th, 2007: AristeiA, Jon Garcia and Charmparticle @ The Doug Fir

3 wonderful local bands play this Wednesday night at The Doug Fir!Aristeia Photo by Ste. GoldieJon Garcia soon to be known as Castle Photo by Micha UsherCharmparticles Photo by ? (got it off their myspace)All three bands are from Portland, Oregon. If you are looking for a place to hang out this Wednesday night come to the Doug...

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how much is too much ...how much is TMI....

so, last Wednesday night the mighty fab (more than four) Voxtrot came out to the West Coast again...and despite the post-flood roads and I-5 closures, the band made their gig at the Hawthorne Theatre. Their songs are the the good kind of treacle ...the songs are the reflective, exploratory, daring, retro-fresh and sincere....not to sound oddly cliched,...

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Pampelmoose! Dave Allen can you hear me?

ATTENTION BLOGGERS OF PORTLAND OREGON!Dave Allen from Portland band Gang of Four has a blog.Why am I telling you about it?Because I want you to read it and tell me if you get anything from it.This is the only other indie music blog in town.CIMTB is not Pampelmoose but we have a lot to learn from Pampelmoose. OR DO WE?Reading...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music picks for Dec. 10th-16th

It just doesn't get easier does it. Another week full of great shows, and therefore another blog post detailing them.Hello Portland and areas surrounding Portland this is what is going down, show wise, this week:Monday, December 10thThere isn't too much going on at the start of the week but there is this...Strangers Die Everyday...

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What's with your bathrooms, Rotture?

(Hi. I'm Amber)By now, Portland friends, you might quite possibly be familiar with Rotture, a bar and venue in the place of the former Loveland former Meow Meow former B Complex where I had interesting times as a young one. I've only been there a few times, but have always been generally pleased with the experience - it's a nice venue (though shows upstairs...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks For This Week

Damn my inability to be everywhere at once!There are too many shows in Portland.If I could I would be at two or three show every night. Unfortunately I have a lack of money and time. Plus my body tends to slow down and eventually fall asleep on me. But I guess the question is, "is that a bad thing?" It depends I suppose.So...

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i found a blog for you to read AND wanna write a blog?

To read:A thoughtful blog about what it means to a certain blogger to be "Indie" It's a good read and should provoke some discussion (leave a comment).ALSOTo consider:Are any of you out there ready to publish your thoughts and feelings about all things indie music in PDX?If so please consider becoming a contributing member of Crappy Indie Music -- The...

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Denton, Texas: my Crappy Indie Music home away from home!

Rubber Gloves Recording Studio is located in beautiful Denton, Texas. I made two new awesome friends! Pictured below are Hunter Braasch a future PDX resident/bike mechanic (make friends with him now and when he moves here he will fix your bike!) and Caleb Hensley aka Chopper future PDX resident and heavy metal lord (send him...

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Things To Do -- Weekend of Friday 11/16/07 - Sunday 11/18/07

Click here to see a list of things to do this weekend:Cool new blog post I fou...

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Blogs: My Indie College or How I learned to love SEO Chicks

Blogs are a dialog! For an example of what I mean please go to this link and read the blog and the following comments!: Example of Why Blogs are Awesome"SEO Chicks: The SEO Blog with attitude" taught me AND provided an awesome learning environment for me.I woke up this morning to find I had a new subscription post in my Google...

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ACTION ALERT! ALL POINTS BULLETIN

REPOST:Heya-Just wanted to remind everyone that Tuesday, November 13 at 5pm is the deadline for submitting feedback to the OLCC about their proposed rule changes that would allow music venues and other art spaces to admit minors and still sell alcohol (i.e. stay in business). Send your emails in support of the changes to:jennifer.huntsman@state.or.usFor...

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[Updated 8/26/08]Open Mic Nights! -- An Indie Music Staple

Open Mic's have many purposes:1. work on stage fright2. meet new people3. share/shape your artistry4. support your friends5. have FUN!Two of the BEST open mic's in Portland, Oregon are:SUCK ON MY MICSuck My Open MicWednesday Nights Hosted by Tamara J. Brown@ The Alberta St Pub1036 NE Alberta, Portland, OR."Performers of all...

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Why Meyercord is playing a show with NIRE

I asked Ben Meyercord of the band Meyercord to write a little something about his upcoming show. This is what he had to say:I am very excited to play this show on Thursday.A while back I decided I was going to play a show with the band NIRE because a) I like their music and b) they live here in Portland just like me. In fact,...

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Unlease your inner Indie Music Dominator! Write a blog!

Marketing is not just about wasting natural resources like florescent pink 8 1/2 x 11 inch pieces of paper.It is about SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION.If you have a band, recording studio, record store or t-shirt company you need a blog.Blogs are:web·log (wĕb'lôg', -lŏg') pronunciationn.A website that displays in chronological...

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What I Learned at Old Town Pizza Tonight

1. some people look good dressed up as gnomes2. Brandon Gordon and Adam Steinfink like to chat it up like a couple of hungry seagulls.3. Gary from Gas House Recordings may have a thing or two to learn from the old Goldster! Well not really two things... 4. Gabriel Darling, host of Incubator (which is not happening this week November 6th by the way)...

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Chairman! He's not crappy! He's my brother!

Here is a video of Chairman's solo musical odyssey (he's of DRATS!!! in case you didn't know) THE CHAIR PROJECT. This performance took place at the Portland Mercury's PIZZAZZ! talent show at the Wonder Ballroom (Friday, October 26th 2007)p.s. He will be doing another Chair Project show on Thursday, November 29th at Langano Lounge (15th & SE Hawthorne,...

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Pandora.com Vs. Last.fm

Last.fm is cool.butPandora is EASY.If you are looking for an online community to sink, sink, sink your sharp, astute, teeth into then go with Last.fmIf you are at a friends house and you are jonesing for M.I.A. and your friend doesn't have the CD and your iPod is in the toilet (or you don't have one) then go to Pandora.com...

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BLOGGING LIVE FROM SOMEDAY LOUNGE INCUBATOR

Hey did you know Someday lounge streams all of their shows live?http://www.somedaylounge.com/virtual_stage/Me and Maria Jett and Adam Steinfink are up stairs camped out. Each of us on our own black leather couch. Adam is taking a nap (he's going to the studio to practice with Brandon at midnight). Maria is ordering books and CD's from a stack of catalogs....

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Another Online Community?

Yeah.I guess.So apparently there is a new online community for you to join and promote the shit out of yourself!If you are down to check it out:Indie PDXOf course I joined :-)If you are over mypace and are into P-town's indie music scene maybe you could start the a mass exodus....Leave a comment and tell me what you think of this shit!ps -- oh yeah,...

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10 Indie Music Review SItes

Are you looking for some new music? Maybe even music that isn't on a label?Or are you looking for places to get reviewed?Here is a list of 10 sites to help you find what you are looking for:Fensepost.comPitchfork ReviewsJunk MediaTiny Mix TapesTrebleVeritas Lux MeaSound As LanguageDelusions of AdequecyUltra Indie Album ReveiwsPalebearHelpful hint?: IF...

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Kasey Anderson To Play 2 Shows In Portland This Weekend

Here's my favorite quote about Kasey Anderson's album The Reckoning:"[The Reckoning is] an album of rare organic beauty that sounds like the most familiar thing you've never heard."The Cascadia WeeklyMusic MillenniumFriday October 26th3158 E BurnsidePortland, OR6:00 P.M.FREELaurelthirst Public HouseSaturday October 272958...

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the next Incubator at the Someday Lounge on Tuesday, October 30th.

Good luck getting a show at Someday Lounge but EVEN BETTER LUCK to you for showing up to the wonderful Tuesday night "open mic" called Someday Incubator hosted by a genuine delight Gabriel Darling . (self portrait on the left)In her own words:just in case you were wondering and would like to participate.please join us at the...

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Soda Jerks!

Moxie's has a lot of pop and rock! But moxie? Well no. they have stacks of soda and then a bunch of people standing around listening to music.I guess you can't sell moxie.Andreah and walked up to the front of the soda pop shoppe and there was a crowd gathered around a guy with really big feet who wasn't wearing any shoes and...

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We're From Japan! to ROCK downtown Vancouver!!!

WTF? It's true! You can read about it here: The Vancouver VoiceVancouver doesn't suck! Here are two reasons why:1.Wednesday October 17th, 2007 WFJ! Is gonna play at a kick ass soda pop shop called Moxie's on Main Street 1919 Main St, Vancouver, WA (360) 750-17842. Let's take over The Couve!!! Wouldn't it be fun? Westfold can...

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AristeiA to play Habitat For Humanity Fundraiser Wednesday October 17th

Somebody told me We're From Japan! is playing in beautiful downtown Vancouver at 6:30 Wednesday the 17th @ a soda shoppe called Moxie's 1919 Main StVancouver, WA 98660 -- IS THIS TRUE? Someone, anyone leave a comment (A.T.?) with a link to the details or whateve's...

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Meyercord met John Edwards today!

Keeping Tabs on John Edwards: Ben Meyercord met John Edwards today!I am not trying to push my political views on those of you who keep up with Crappy Indie music...I just thought y'all would be interested in the day to day life of Ben Meyerco...

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my hands hurt

...and so do my knees!That is why I did not go to the Westfold show at K.O....

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Keepin' it real. For real y'all

I told Chariman that I would go see the Drats!!! last night at Berbati's. I didn't. I am a liar. I started blogging under the impression that my internet access was going to be gone in a 24 hours period.I love me some Drats!!! but I must stay focused on my contribution to the Web 2.0 revolution. Now that the internet is gone from the former house of...

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shoegaze is a dumb term

From this day forward no band I know will be labeled SHOEGAZE.The NEW term is:PEDAL PUS...

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Videos of AristiA & Link to Meyercord Review!

1. This video is one Adam Steinfink made with the pictures I took:AristeiA: She Makes Me Want A Photo ShootAdd to My Profile More Videos2. This video is one I made when I first got Adobe Premiere Pro 2:AristeiA Pre Tour 2007Add to My Profile More Videos3. And here is The Meyercord Revi...

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Google blog search / google reader is THE BOMB

See! Look what I found without even looking...Review of Meyercord RSS feeds and shit man!I had no idea...I will tell you about it if you want ...

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AristeiA is the name of a band!

I love AristeiA!When I listen to AristeiA I feel like I am in a mov...

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What freaks me out

I have 3 new books to read.And now I don't want to read them.More about that later.I'm house sitting and this room STINKS.and I'm tired.So much for the good stuff...

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My name is Goldie.

My name is Goldie.This shit is the bomb.More later.Peace o...

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