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Portland Makes Music 7! The MJ Tribute!


4 CommentsPosted on Friday, July 17th, 2009

Whoo! Busy week. But here it is, Portland Makes Music number 7. This edition of our monthly show did things a little differently. We held the show at Backspace, and cut out the Q&A session which normally precedes each act. Instead, we brought in 11 acts, each of them covering a Michael Jackson tune. The [...]

LC RADIO: Portland Makes Music, Episode 6


0 CommentsPosted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009

June 7, 2009: Lovers / Reclinerland
Oh my, this should have gone up weeks ago!
The June 7 installment of Portland Makes Music featured Portland pop trio Lovers playing a special acoustic set and longtime Portland (recently relocated back East; we’ll miss ya, Mike!) songwriter Michael Johnson/Reclinerland. Both were really, really fun and sweet and it was [...]

LC Radio: Portland Makes Music, Episode 4


1 CommentPosted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

April 5, 2009: Inside Voices / Nurses
Yeah, I know, this is almost three weeks late. Shoot me. Despite the lengthy wait, I couldn’t resist posting the audio files from the April Portland Makes Music for a few reasons: A) We had a record turnout of over 150 people and B) The show was amazing. When [...]

LC Radio: Portland Makes Music, Episode 3


2 CommentsPosted on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

March 1, 2009: Rapids / Pure Country Gold
Sunday night was a much different version of Portland Makes Music, the music-and-interview series we host every month. First: We had a guest host! And most importantly, it was loud. Really fucking loud.
For installment number three, Casey decided to ask Pure Country Gold—Portland’s most kickass garage/soul/blues duo—to play, [...]

LC Radio: Portland Makes Music, Episode 2


4 CommentsPosted on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

February 1, 2009: E*Rock / Atole
Where were all the dancers on Sunday night? I know, you were probably still marveling at the site of The Boss’ crotch coming right atcha. But still, eating too much guacamole during the Super Bowl is kind of a lame excuse for missing the second installment of our monthly music [...]

LC Radio: Portland Makes Music, Episode 1


1 CommentPosted on Thursday, January 8th, 2009

January 4, 2009: Alilujah Choir / Old Growth
Where were you Sunday night? Pfff, lame. We were at Someday Lounge, enjoying the music of our new concert series’—Portland Makes Music—first two bands, the Alialujah Choir and Old Growth.
Sunday was the Alialujah Choir’s first show, though you would never have known it from the trio’s performance. [...]