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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Tonight! Tonight in Music: Pancake Breakfast, Archers, Science of Yabra, and more

Posted by Morgan Troper on Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 1:10 PM

TENDER LOVING EMPIRE WINTER FORMAL: PANCAKE BREAKFAST, LOCH LOMOND, AAN , DJ DREW GROOVE

(The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie) Local label/boutique Tender Loving Empire throws their first-ever Winter Formal—and dressing up is recommended. Playing the festivities are goodtime party-folkers Pancake Breakfast, plus new TLE signees Loch Lomond, backed by a chamber orchestra. Tickets are on sale, but if you bought a gift at the TLE store in the past two weeks, you've already scored a free ticket. NED LANNAMANN

ARCHERS, BLOOD BEACH, SONS OF HUNS, NUCULAR AMINALS

(Berbati's Pan, 10 SW 3rd) Read our article on Archers.


JAM FOR A.M.: OLD GROWTH, THE MEAN JEANS, SCIENCE OF YABRA, LANA REBEL AND THE LOVE LASERS

(Bossanova, 722 E Burnside) Amaren Colosi once took my photograph. It was at some sweltering house show buried deep in the dregs of industrial NW Portland, and Colosi had a photobooth set up in the living room. I mention this because after all these years I still remember her name and how kind she was to all at the show. Now it's time for us to return the favor. Stricken with ovarian cancer, Colosi is the worthy recipient of this benefit show, compiled of some of the finest and most entertaining bands Portland has to offer. Old Growth and Science of Yabra unleash the rock and roll in ferocious little doses, Lana Rebel and the Love Lasers are vintage rhinestone country, and no one—and I mean no one—parties like the Mean Jeans. Cancer, you don't stand a chance. EZRA ACE CARAEFF

The Chapin Sisters, as well as a link to the complete show listings, after the jump!

THE CHAPIN SISTERS, BROTHERS YOUNG, NEEMA

(Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) Nieces of Harry, the Chapin Sisters—Abigail and Lily—both have crystal-clear voices that pair perfectly together, with a tint of vintage country and western twang that adds to their sincerity. The sisters' second record, bearing the not especially imaginative title Two, opens with the windswept a capella lines of "Sweet Light," proving that, wow, these girls can really sing. In fact, they were the ideal choice for backup vocals on She and Him's recent tour—their warm but not overly glossy singing is not that dissimilar from Zooey Deschanel's. The record was recorded in the New Jersey countryside (yes, there is such a thing) and is a low-key, pretty album with a charming homespun vibe. Its low point is the annoying, faux-Native American "Digging a Hole" (whose chorus actually goes, "Hi-ya ya ya!") but that's more than counter- balanced by tunes like the splendid, heartfelt "Palm Tree." There's a third Chapin sister—Jessica Craven, actually their half-sister and daughter of horrormeister Wes—who contributed to Two but took a break from the band to raise a child. NED LANNAMANN

You can check out the complete show listings here.

 

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