Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Thursday, September 30th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I did not end up going out. I had a three hour plus Meyercord practice getting ready for our show on Saturday. It was awesome, but kind of musiced me out. I hope that some of you guys did though. Anyway, here are some of the portland-centric shows happening tonight:Mississippi Studios is having a show with Cory Chisel...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Wednesday, September 29th

Hello Dear Readers,I am back. Tour was great. Y La Bamba's album Lupon was officially released everywhere yesterday. Typhoon is the best band Y La Bamba have ever gone on tour with. Granted we have only done the "tour with another band" twice once before: once was with Meyercord and the other was with Sean Flinn and The Royal We (both pretty much...

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Free Download: The Social Network soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Here is the link to the official download site:The Social Network Soundtrack EPGoldie's Movie Review:I saw saw The Social Network last night. I AM FREAKING OUT! I can not wait for you guys to see it (opens Oct. 1st). It is a fucking brilliant masterpiece. Music, writing, acting, editing... I mean come on! It's directed by the...

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Cloudy October X Travis Wiggins

The Aviator Is Dead Remix. THE AVIATOR IS DEAD REMIX by travis wigg...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Friday, September 17th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I didn't see any music. I was getting ready for tonight and tomorrow and I guess for almost two weeks. I guess what I am saying is that I am going on tour and I will be unable to blog for a couple weeks. Anyway, here are the Portland centric shows happening tonight :Mississippi Studios is having The Y La Bamba CD Release...

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Ben Meyecord's Live Music Picks for Thursday, September 16th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I did a nearly four hour practice with Y La Bamba that left me music overloaded. I did not end up making it out to any shows. Hopefully you guys did. It is starting to get all rainy and while that means it may suck a bit to go to shows. As a musician it sucks even more to play to empty spaces. So you should make an...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Muisc Picks for Wednesday, September 15th

Hello Dear Readers,I went and saw the Blue Cranes play at Music Millennium yesterday evening. It was awesome. They played really well and through in some covers that I have not heard them do before. I love it when they do covers. I feel like they have similar taste in music as myself. They covered a David Bazan songs and a Blonde Redhead song. They were...

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Review & Concert Update : We Made These Songs : A Compilation Of Portland Duos

"We Made These Songs" contains work by six bands; Thee Headliners, Kusikia, Palo Verde, Swallows, Magic Johnson, and Hey Lover. All of them are Portland bands with two members; after that, the resemblance fades. Side A starts off with "Uh Huh" by Thee Headliners. According to their Myspace, Thee Headliners formed as a band...

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Mikey Vegaz Goes Hard In New Video

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Tuesday, September 14th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I played at the Doug Fir. It was awesome. Apparently, Jay Brannan is big in the gay community. And can I tell you something? The gay community is great. They were respectful and wanted signatures and were really supportive and told me how much they loved the show and were bummed that I didn't have CD to sell. I mean...

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Brand New leak from Luck-One "More"

Luck-One is an emcee from Portland whose upcoming full-length True Theory is one of the most anticipated releases in NW hiphop, which is also starting to build an international buzz.Earlier this summer I wrote a piece here for the Portland Mercury, and earlier today I was blessed with a link to a brand new track in my inbox,...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Monday, September 13th

Hello Dear Readers,Last night I got to see The National play in Pioneer Courthouse Square. It was pretty surreal. First of all they turned the place into what looked like an arena rock stage. All sorts of lights and smoke and such. I thought I was not gonna be able to see anything at all. The wrist band I got as a band who played the fest did not...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Sunday, September 12th

Hello Dear Readers,It has been a crazy busy and insane week for me. I did some Nike coverage for the blog which included a bunch of videos with me wearing some fresh Nike gear. I performed in Y La Bamba at the Tender Loving Empire showcase at Someday Lounge. I played in Sean Flinn & The Royal We last night at Bunk Bar. Bunk Bar is a cool space....

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Friday, September 10th

Hello Dear Readers,As you undoubtedly have noticed, MFNW is in full swing. There are about million shows happening. As you may or may not have heard I am covering the Nike Sports Wear music events that happened yesterday and today. Check out the videos to see how I look decked out in Nike gear. Anyway due to a lack of time and Internet I was not able...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Wednesday, September 8th

Hello Dear Readers,Last Night I ended up having a very full day I worked and then hung out with the Nike folks and then had a Meyercord practice. It was 10:30 before I knew it. I could not go to any shows. But I will be out tonight. There are a lot of good shows tonight. But as the big name out of towners start to take over our stages (for example...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Tuesday, September 7th

Hello Dear Readers,Honestly I didn't see any shows that caught my eye yesterday. It was weird. I also would like to announce that I started doing a little bit of blogging for Nike Sports Wear. Yesterday I did a video blog and some actual blog stuff too. I am not sure it is up yet. But keep an eye out for your boy. Anyways, here are some shows happening...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Sunday, September 5th

Hello Dear Readers,Last Night I played at Press Club in Y La Bamba. Sorry I couldn't tell you officially. Secret Shows are secret. We ended up playing two sets covering most of the material we know. Also we threw in some numbers that we didn't know so well. It was a lot of fun and some people went on to go to Langano Lounge afterwards, but I could...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Saturday, September 4th

Hello Dear Readers,Last Night I played at The White Eagle in AristeiA. I thought we did a pretty darn good job. It was weird because we played at a much quieter volume than we are used to, and also a much brighter stage (even with the lights turned off). But we played and people seemed to like it. I mean what more could you ask for? A burger that...

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Ben Meyercord's Live Music Picks for Friday, September 3rd

Hello Dear Readers,I ended up doing back to back practices from 4:30 to 9:30. I then was too pooped to have any more music. I watched a little bit of that Bob Dylan movie I'm Not There (it was weird but beautifully shot) and then fell asleep. For shame really. I am requiered to go out tonight, though. Check out these shows:Obviously the biggest show...

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