Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Tuesday, August 31st

Hello Dear Readers,Oh no. I didn't make it out to any shows last night. I hope that you guys did. Did I miss anything that is going to go down in Portland Music Scene History? Well, I am gonna go out tonight for sure. But to what show? Hmmmm...how about one of these?Valentine's is having a show with Aliens, ASSS, and Desert Moans. I could not find out...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I needed a recharge. I skipped all shows and stayed home. It was nice. There are some shows that happening tonight:Holocene is having a show with Dum Dum Girls (California), Guantanamo Baywatch, Orca Team, and The Reservations. Dum Dum Girls have a real good sound. Fuzzy distorted pop. The all girl band carry on in the tradition...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Sunday, August 29th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night, for me, was awesome. I was at the Doug Fir and I got to see Ezza Rose's new band. It is the line up she used for recording her upcoming album. She has wrangled up some real talent including a pair of ladies on violin and cello whose vocals blend ridiculously well with Ezza's already beautiful voice to create stunning harmonies....

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Saturday, August 28th

Hello Dear Readers,I was out of town for five days. What did I miss? Seriously. I have no idea. Well while I wait for you to respon in the comments section, I will list a ton of good shows that are happening this fine day:Hopworks Urban Brewery is having Biketoberfest with Hillstomp, Morning Teleporatation, Boy Eats Drum Machine, Ravishers, Quiet Life,...

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Sounds Illustrated: Anna Paul, Yarn Owl & Fenbi at the Know, Aug 20th

Hi, Crappy Indie Readers!I've added some new crappy indie sketches to my sketchbook. The following sketches were drawn at The Know on Alberta on Friday, August 20th. I caught three lovely performances which were part of the first annual Portland Folk Festival. (Click on any image to embiggen.)First was Anna Paul and the Bearded...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for August 23rd to August 27th

Hello Dear Readers,I left town for the week. I am going to be back on Saturday. Just in time to play the Sean Flinn & The Royal We CD release show at Doug Fir. But I thought as a nice gesture, that I would do a few picks for the week like I used to do. Except I did not have time to write much about any of the bands. I suggest you click on all...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Sunday, August 22nd

Hello Dear Readers,Yesterday I ended up working a 12 hour day. After my super long day yesterday it kinda just did me in. I did not see any shows. I hope you guys did though. Anyway, today is the last day of the Portland Folk Fest and quite honestly it is by far the best day (in my opinion). On the website they have descriptions of every single act playing...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Saturday, August 21st: part 2

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I did double duty as a member of Tragos Amargos aka Y La Bamba then as a member of AristeiA. The Tragos show was at The Alberta Rose Theatre. It was my first time to go there. I liked it. It is essentially a baby Aladdin Theatre. The stage was pretty big and the audience was very respectful and for the most part, a little...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Saturday, August 21: part 1

Hello Dear Readers,I just wanted to say that The Alberta Street Fair is going on right now. ALL AGES and FREE! Here is the music schedule:NE 30th + ALBERTA12:20pm Danny Caudle2:20pm This Fair City3:20pm The Light Band with Abdul Hall, Neo, Jeannie Moore, Richard Greer, and Friends!6:20pm Intirhyme7:20pm VequinoxNE 21st + ALBERTA11:40am The Alphabeticians1:40pm...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Friday, August 20th

Hello Dear Readers,I really want a lot of things. I want a computer to call my own. I want a bike to call my own. These are the two things that I suppose I want the most right now. Otherwise it makes it impossible to blog constantly. Boo. Anyway there are many shows that look good tonight (two of which I am playing). Also to give everyone fair warning...

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Band Review : Bordeauxxx

England seems to be a haven for great pop right now, and Bordeauxxx are an excellent example of this. Their songs are catchy and clever, interspersing sparse bass, drums and vocals with sparkling, thick instrumental chorsues and layered vocal harmonies. They're skilled musicians, and it shows; they also know how to balance complication and simplicity...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Monday, August 16th

Hello Dear Readers,Did you guys go to that bomb line up at Rontoms last night? I Didn't! I ended up working until 11:30 PM last night and then being too pooped to head out last night. I probably would have missed them anyway. The first bus I could get to wasn't until after midnight. I really hope you guys went though, it looked like such an awesome lineup....

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music picks for Sunday August 15th

Hello Dear Readers,I totally jacked my roommate's laptop and going to get you my picks today. I will be honest, I wrote the majority of this and yesterday's posts on Friday. I did end up playing that Chimp Fest thing as a part of Sean Flinn & The Royal We. It was fun. Here are the shows that look good today:Rontoms is having a show with Ramona...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music picks for Saturday August 14th

Hello Dear Readers,I totally jacked my roommate's laptop and going to get you my picks today, again. Hooray for him not being home! Anyway Here are the shows that look good to me today :Laughing Planet on Woodstock is having a something called Chimp Fest a benefit for IDA Africa's Sanaga-Young Chimpanzee Rescue Center. The show has a lot of stuff...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music picks for Friday August 13th

Hello Dear Readers,I totally jacked my roommate's laptop and going to get you my picks today. I played a Deschutes Brewery Event for the Morrison Kids benefit event. It was pretty rad. Some of my favorite Portland bands like Ages and Ages, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, and Loch Lomond played it. Y La Bamba was scaled back essentially to...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Tuesday, August 10th

Hello Dear Readers,It has been very rough on me not having a computer. I miss listening to music on it. I have the iPhone, but due to the whole Adobe vs, mac thing, I am unable to listen to most music on the Internet. At least the easy things like myspace. Anyway, I feel like it has been a long time. I have only been to two shows recently. I went to...

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