Kil Ripkin - Aftermath Part 1

What's good people? Just wanted to share with you the newest link off of Kil Ripkin's much awaited solo full-length The Balancing Act via Soulspazm Records.Kil Ripkin was nice enough to e-mail me with this newest leak so I could share it with you all. This track was produced by Eric G who has also been doing some nice production...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Sunday, January 31st

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I didn't see any shows in Portland. Instead, I played a show in Seattle in Tragos Amargos with Loch Lomond and Hey Marseilles sharing the bill. The show was sold out, which is crazy. We played first. I think it went all right. Then Loch Lomond played a great set. I had never seen Hey Marseilles they were pretty cool....

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Crappy Indie Music on Facebook

Hey beautiful people! Crappy Indie Music is invading your Facebook account. The fan page is up now and ready to dominate another section of your life. Become a fan, post a picture, write on our wall and generally harass us. We look forward to seing more and more of you.Soon it'll be Events on your calendar, love notes from...

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Love and Loch Lomond

I love the Penny Jam. Right before I moved here I spent a solid day just listening to all the artists they've worked with and their selections are almost entirely inside my tastes in music. I decided to drop in today whilst perusing the intertubes and came across these guys.Loch Lomond has got a great sound, mixing folk and acoustic instrumentation with...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Saturday, January 30th

Hello Dear Readers,I would like to say that I am not too great at emails. It seems like I am getting them all the time. I suppose I am expected to read them especially when they are from my "friends". But as I implied that does not always happen. Last night a bunch of the CIMTB bloggers got together to do karaoke. I did not go. I wish I could be...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Friday, January 29th

Hello Dear Readers,Yesterday I had another pretty full day. It started at 6:30 in the morning getting the AristeiA band van fixed. Then I hung around downtown until it was fixed; about 2:30 in the afternoon. Then I did chores around the house, and then an AristeiA practice from 4 to 8:30. By this time, I was kind starting to feel spent. I was going...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Thursday, January 28th

Hello Dear Readers,Yesterday was crazy busy for me. I had to take the AristeiA band van in to get looked at(the day prior we had a unfortunate parking incident with a wall), I had two practices (Sean Flinn & The Royal We and Meyercord), and then I played a house show. I had all my shows picked in yesterday but I didn't get a chance to post. It...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Tuesday, January 26th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I didn't get out of AristeiA practice until 10:30 in the PM. That is crazy late for me. By that time I had dashed all hopes of going to a show. Oh well. Tonight there is only one local show that I want to mention. If that is what you want to read about, I suggest you skip this next part. I never do this, but I would like...

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Question of the Week: Have You Voted Yet?

So this isn't music related, and is more of a public service announcement than an open-ended question, but wevs.Oregon ballots are due Tues. January 26th (TOMORROW) by 8 ...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Monday, January 25th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I was supposed to have a practice. But it got canceled. I was like, "Great! I can go see a show." But then I couldn't decide what show to go to. Then I got a text from my friend Eric and he was like, "come over and get some free dinner and dessert, while we read from dead poet Robert Burns". And I was like, "Free dinner...

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Help me make a list of PDX Labels

Please help me make a list of Portland, Oregon record labels.Please add the ones you think of in the comments. I will then compile the list and make a blog post out of it.Thank you! -gol...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Sunday, January 24th

Hello Dear Readers,Last Night I played the Press Club in Sean Flinn and The Royal We and Y La Bamba. The shows at the Press Club are very fun. The place is tiny so any amount of people make it feel packed. Granted I can't hear anything that I am singing or my bass when I am playing. I just like the vibe of the place. Very chill. There were a lot...

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Question of the Week: The Perils/Benefits of Social Media

Hey all, I've been considering getting a Twitter account, but I'm afraid it'll just be one more annoying thing to update all the time (one of the many reasons I deleted my facebook account a while ago).For those of you that use it, what are the pros and cons? Do you find it's good for promoting your music? Other thin...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Saturday, January 23rd

Hello Dear Readers,Last Night I had to have a late night AristeiA meeting, which is a lot more innocent than it sounds. That meant that I was unable to see any shows. I instead went to Fire On The Mountain and had some "Portland Wings" (veggie wings) and tried my first deep fried Oreo and my first deep fried Twinkie. Needless to say after this I was...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Friday, January 22nd

Hello Dear Readers,Sorry I missed yesterday. I was mostly out of town. Thursday and Friday Y La Bamba opened for The Builders and The Butchers in Salem and in Seattle. It was cool. I got to see my brother in Seattle. Other cool things seen in Seattle. I man run his motorcycle straight into a brick wall outside the Crocodile, Blue Giant, the members...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Wednesday, January 20th

Hello Dear Readers,It was one year ago that Barack Obamba took office. Whatever. More importantly to me (maybe you?), it was twenty eight years that I was born. Nice. So for my birthday I am going to go to Salem and play in Y La Bamba with Builders and Butchers. However there are a couple of really good shows in Portland tonight:Wednesday, January...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Tuesday, January 19th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I had planned to go to Valentines. I was going to go right after Meyercord practice. I was super stoked to practice with those guys. Between me being gone for the holidays, then Holland being gone for the holidays, Perry being gone for the holidays and then on tour with Black Heart Moon, I hadn't gotten a chance to play...

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Follow Crappy Bloggers on Twitter

You can follow our list of bloggers:http://twitter.com/#/list/CIMTB/cimtbloggersOr individually:Ben Meyercordhttp://twitter.com/MeyercordAmber Dawnhttp://twitter.com/amberdaaawnRyan Feigh aka Kid Tygerhttp://twitter.com/kidtygerJess Gulbranson:http://twitter.com/jessgulbransonEriq Nelson:http://twitter.com/ellummoxoCIMTB (Goldie...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Monday, January 18th

Hello Dear Readers,Last Night I went to the Satyricon to see a show. What an experience. I felt like I was back in high school. Not only because there was an inescapable feeling that I was in an all ages club, but because the majority of the bands, three out of four (yeah, there were four bands. Didn't I tell you it was an ALL AGES club?) bands played...

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BAT COUNTRY!!!! Volume 3

Hi everyone, this has been one of the genuine craziest times for me as far as being busy with projects. Goldie can attest to that as I periodically bombard her with portentous announcements of all my projects like a proud toddler who has just painted "Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte" on the wall with ALL 8 colors of crayon. Good boy,...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Sunday, January 17th

Hello Dear Readers,Last Night at the Woods was fun. I saw a lot of people I knew there. Even fellow blogger Jess made it out. I thought we, as Y La Bamba, played pretty well. The audience was unnrevingly quiet and respectful during the performance. It was our first real show with Scott McGee on stage. We look forward to having more of him in the...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Saturday, January 16th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night was crazy. I was going to try and be ambitious and catch Padriac Finbar Haggerty-Hammond and then go to Berbati's to Catch Matt Sheehy, Weinland, and Deelay Ceelay. Alas last minute Zilla Sake and Mercy Corps decided to put together a last minute Haiti benefit show featuring Y La Bamba. This thew a wrench in my plans....

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