Another week, another
Mercury music section to soothe your jittered nerves as you gaze at the
spectacular lineup for Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, then nervously realize it lands on the same exact weekend as Sasquatch.
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The Walkmen's latest album,
Heaven, was touted as their most mature work to date. Whatever
that means.
LISTEN:The Walkmen - "The Love You Love"• • •
Portland powerhouse live band
Grandparents release their new live album tonight, recorded by the good folks at the Banana Stand (
who we profiled a few months back).
LISTEN:Grandparents - "Germans" (live from the Banana Stand)• • •
PBR hosts semi-regular covers nights, each centered around a theme. This time, the theme is
Cities, which each band tackling the music from a different city.
LISTEN:Talking Heads - "Cities"• • •
With her other band the Golden Bears, musician/artist Julianna Bright has made music geared to the grownup crowd, but her new project
Cat Doorman is inclusive for folks of all ages.
LISTEN:Cat Doorman - "So Many Words"• • •
Speaking of all ages, the School of Rock folks have a GREAT concert planned for tomorrow night at the Crystal Ballroom.
We talked with organizers of the "Best! of Portland" show about pairing School of Rock students with Portland rock stars.
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Aaaaaand a whole lotta
Rosie Up & Comings.