PDX Pop Now! 2009 line up with links to music pages

PDX Pop Now! Friday July 24th - Sunday July 26th 2009Check the music and find some favorites. I like having an idea of the bands I don't want to miss.sweet poster by Dylan McConnellAh Holly Fam’lyAnimal FarmAuAutistic YouthBenoît PioulardBreakfast MountainChamber of Commerce (Blue Cranes + Paxselin Quartet)ChurchCullDaniel...

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13-year-old to swap his iPod for a Walkman

Monday, 29 June 2009 11:10 UKGiving up my iPod for a Walkman When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.My dad had told me...

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I'm not even kidding.

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Album Review: Blindfold - Faking Dreams

Icelandic music makes me want to go to Iceland. It must be a landscape of endless ice castles and sparkling sunlight. Around every corner is some mythic beauty that causes you to weep on your knees for the ruined fate of our species. They know with a certainty that the world is beautiful and we are only getting in the way of...

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Bitch Benefit Concert at Mississippi Studios July 9, 2009!

Party with Bitch July 9th at the newly renovated Mississippi Studios to hear the likes of Boy Eats Drum Machine, Sugar Short Wave, Katie Sawicki, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside. Bring your friends for a night of great music while supporting Bitch Media!Get a little taste of each artist in the video posted above!Doors open...

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when is ben coming back?

Errrrhhhhhhhhhhhaa!!!!When!??!You can leave but don't think you are gonna get me to blog about it. I am losing my mind over here. I can't do this on my own. Be with me. Not with her. Who has two thumbs and likes to party on my couch with my wireless mouse? Who? This guy.THERE ARE NO BEN MEYERCORD PICKS!!!!?!?!?? The blog loses...

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Goldie hooks it up!

THERE IS NO SHAME IN MY GAME! I'm on my hustle. Alright. Here it is. This is my call to the PDX readers of CIM to consider switching from Comcast to Clear. I am ready and able to help you make that happen. You'll never have to share bandwidth again. Clear uses WiMax (wifi on crack). You will save mad dolla bills. Plans...

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Dear Anonymous blog commenter

Dear Anonymous blog commenter,I am no longer accepting anonymous comments. I will accept your internet aliases and such. This decision is based on:My inability to take most anonymous comments seriously.It's annoying to have multiply anonymous comments on one post. It's confusing.**tirade about the nature of The Internet**Using...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for June 16th to 18th

Hello All,Well, I am about to go away for a bit. Y La Bamba is going on a West Coast tour starting tomorrow. So that means I have tonight to see Portland shows, and then I will see what California has to offer.Tuesday, June 16thMississippi Pizza is having a show with Black Heart Moon, Sam Cooper and Pancake Breakfast (White Salmon, WA). I have had...

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EP Review : Tribella "My Guest List"

I was pretty excited to receive a CD from Tribella. A three-piece, all woman band from Austin, trained in classical piano and jazz? Sounds pretty sweet. Unfortunately, the result is relatively unremarkable. They're talented, they have good instrumental skills, good voices, and good production. A little too good, a little too...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for June 13th and 14th

Hello Dear Readers,Lat night I caught the very end of the Sallie Ford and the Outside Sound show at Junior Ambassadors. It was an outdoor show, which is very summer. I made me excited for the rest of the summer, which is sure to have many outdoor shows. Until then here are some indoor shows (Scratch that, some of these are outside too).Saturday, June...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks

Hello Dear Readers,God I am so tired. I love music so much. There is no time for sleep. Here are some shows that are happening today.Friday, June 12thJunior Ambassador's is having a show with Grey Anne, Duo'ver, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, and Petoskey. First off I would want to say that Junior Ambassador's is a food cart. Not you your...

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Not dead. Totally not dead.

Hello everyone. I assure you that I'm not missing or dead. I've been getting my life in order to move to Portland this summer. Things will be a little sporadic, but I assure you that Musical Etiquette will be back shortly and full time in the fall. In the meantime, here's a video I helped make with some friends earlier this year. That's me in the Monster...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for June 8th to June 10th

Hello Dear Readers,Man I love to watch me some music. Last Night I caught the Canjun Jems show with Inside Voices. I thought the Cajun Jems show set was far too short. I wanted more. Especially considering that I think the band has only played out like six times in it's entire existence. Inside voices was a band I was excited to see and was very satisfied...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for June 5th to June 7th

Hello Dear Readers,Summer time is crazy. It is super nice outside which makes you want to go outside. It is also means that it stays light for like forever. Which means generally you do more things. As a show=goer this can be dangerous. I have missed several shows due to exhaustion. So pace yourself. If there is a show that you know you NEED to...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for May 3th and 4th

Hello Dear Readers,Hey Yo! Did you know that Portland is awesome? Here are the shows to prove it. Not that having awesome shows is the sole reason that Portland is awesome, but it certainly does help. Here are the shows I am interested in.Wednesday, June 3rdBerbati's is having Leather Tom and the Dirty Dudes and Ocean Age. Apparently Leather Tom...

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SANDPEOPLE Redux PT 2/3

SANDPEOPLELong Story, Short EPreview by kid tygerOk, I'm not gonna lie. I'm feeling this EP. A lot. In fact I almost didn't re-post, despite my initial enthusiasm.Why? Good question.I guess sometimes, (have you ever had this happen to you?), I get so entranced and overwhelmed with a work of art that I wasn't expecting...

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Review : UK Band "Play People"

A couple of months ago, I got a random Myspace friend invite from this band, Play People. Now, I tend to get tons of band invites on Myspace, and I generally wait until I have ten or so lined up, and twenty minutes or more to kill, and sit there and listen a little to each one and decide whether to add them or not. Generally, I end up getting a lot of...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for June 1st and 2nd

Hello Dear Readers,Last night when I played with Y La Bamba at the Doug Fir, I had such a good time. St. Frankie Lee were good, with Chelsea making the jumop from her usual acoustic gutiar to an electric. While it might not have been as big as when Dylan went electric, I still noticed and appreciated the switch. Autopilot totally brought it with big...

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