This Week in the Mercury
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Tonight! Tonight in Music: Eliot Lipp, Spookies, Portland Cello Project
Posted by Ned Lannamann on Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 12:52 PM
ELIOT LIPP, B. BRAVO, BARISONE, LINCOLNUP, BEN TACTIC
(Rotture, 315 SE 3rd) Read our article on Eliot Lipp.
SPOOKIES, WOOLEN MEN, PAPER BRAIN
(The Know, 2026 NE Alberta) Portland's Spookies are far from spooky, but they do have a terrific just-released three-song demo that intersects garage rock, power pop, and early R&B. Obviously there's some familiarity in those descriptors, but this Portland quartet has the tunes, too. It shouldn't come as a surprise that the band is made up of former Shaky Hands members Mayhew Hoons and Colin Anderson, along with current Shaky Hand Alex Arrowsmith. The result is carefully crafted pop with loads of unwieldy vocals and fuzzy guitars, which are the best kind—10 times more fun than their other band. Haven't heard Spookies yet? That's likely to change in 2012. MARK LORE
HOLIDAY SHOWDOWN: PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT, ISRAEL NEBEKER & RYAN DOBROWSKI, EMILY WELLS, THE ALIALUJAH CHOIR
(Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie) Nobody does holiday cheer like the Portland Cello Project—their aptly named Holiday Showdown features a special VIP section for anyone who shows up in a sufficiently gaudy holiday sweater. Joining Portland's favorite string ensemble for the holiday blowout are the Alialujah Choir and members of Blind Pilot. ALISON HALLETT
Friends of End Hits
- Our Dumb Twitter Feed!
- Bend Bulletin
- Blackout Bin
- Blogtown
- Chris Cantino
- Cowboyz 'n' Poodles
- Crappy Indie Music
- The Daily Swarm
- The Days Of Lore
- Daytrotter
- The Fader
- Fuck Bad Music
- KPSU
- Last Plane to Jakarta
- Line Out
- Local Cut
- Manhero
- More Cowbelle
- Music Spectator
- My Favorite Album Art
- The Old Gold
- Oregonian Music
- Outsider Music
- Pandora
- PC-PDX
- PDX Pop Now!
- Portland Musicians Union
- Rock and Roll Camp for Girls
- Rubin Recommends
- Snacks and Shit
- Super Happy Wax Forum
- Three Imaginary Girls
Enemies of End Hits
The Handyman Pro - Your Honey-Do Specialist
Don’t let our name fool you. The Handyman Pro, LLC is a repair and remodel service provider with over 25-years experience. We cover all aspects of construction and repairs for residential and commercial clients.
RSSGoing to Seattle?
Comments (1) RSS