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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Tonight! Tonight in Music: Outdoor School Benefit, and The Ettes

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 11:30 AM


OUTDOOR SCHOOL PROGRAMS BENEFIT: KYLE MORTON, YOUR RIVAL, PROFCAL, THE SHADES
(Backspace, 115 NW 5th) Chances are your fondest school-day memories don't involve sitting at a desk, but if you went to outdoor school, it's a different story, one filled with dirty boogers, slug-related dares, and bad skits—what childhood's all about. Tonight's music—featuring Typhoon's Kyle Morton!—is a benefit to keep the Multnomah County Outdoor School afloat. MARJORIE SKINNER


THE ETTES, HANS CONDOR, MY GOODNESS
(Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside) It's easy to compare the voice of Coco Hames to the liberated sass of Nancy Sinatra, or the rainy-day huskiness of Dusty Springfield, or the kittenish growl of Wanda Jackson. But it's not really necessary: Hames' band the Ettes—all they need is a suffix for a name—makes vintage soul-punk that stands its own ground without any reference points required. The Ettes' latest album, Wicked Will, is a livewire of American-style rock and roll, with glimmers of rockabilly, proto-punk, girl group, and an acidic tint of nascent psychedelia. It's also well worth tracking down the record Hames made last year with Reigning Sound's Greg Cartwright under the name the Parting Gifts: Strychnine Dandelion is a marvelous platter of upbeat garage pop, including an obscure Stones cover and a jangly classic in the form of opening track "Keep Walking." NED LANNAMANN

 

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