This Week in the Mercury
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tonight! Tonight in Music: Thee Headliners at House of Sound Fundraiser, Danielson, and more
Posted by Colleen Smyth on Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:29 PM
HOUSE OF SOUND FUNDRAISER: THEE HEADLINERS, THE NEEDFUL LONGINGS, WELCOME HOME WALKER, DJ HWY 7, DJ INSTANT ONION(Fez Ballroom, 318 SW 11th) Let's face it: Portland radio sucks. One of the few bright lights is House of Sound, an online-only startup with 38 unregulated music shows a week. Party at the Fez tonight with the garage rock of Thee Headliners, WH Walker, and just-born supergroup the Needful Longing to raise money for the little station. SARAH MIRK
DANIELSON, OLD LIGHT, 1939 ENSEMBLE(Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) There was a brief window of time when it appeared that Brother Danielson would cling to the ascent of pal Sufjan Stevens (much like one would to the cape of the illegally drawn Superman that adorns the original cover of Illinois) and vault himself from the Christian folk fringes to the less-forgiving glare of the mainstream. In retrospect, that is a ridiculous expectation to have for a man who often wears a gigantic tree outfit onstage. Daniel Smith & Co. have always sounded best tucked away in the corners, never having to answer for their fascinating/frustrating catalog of uneven recordings (or to have to field questions about where the other 48 state-themed albums are). Best of Gloucester County is Danielson's absolutely epic new long-player, a slimmed-down glimpse at an artist whose best work comes on his own terms. I still don't get the tree outfit, though. EZRA ACE CARAEFF
A complete listing of this week's shows can be viewed here.
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