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These Are The Days: Here to Fall

ARYA IMIG — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:39:05 +0000

On this Autumnal edition of These Are The Days we have conversations with Devin Gallagher about his label High Scores and Records and other projects, and with Jesse and Casey Laney about the debut record by their band World’s Greatest Ghosts. Also, new music from old favorites like Sweeping Exits and Patterns, and new favorites Monarques and Leonard Mynx. Fall is probably my favorite season.

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These Are The Days with Arya Imig: Special MFNW Edition

ARYA IMIG — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:36:13 +0000

This edition of These Are The Days features music by artists performing at this year’s MusicFestNW. Now in its 9th year, MFNW is a great opportunity for Portland bands to share stages with national and international acts and this year, MFNW really does have something for everyone.

With over 200 artists performing at more than a dozen venues, they don’t make it easy for you to decide what to attend. Take for example Friday of the festival, where this year you have your choice between legends. Who’s it gonna be? The hugely influential Bad Brains? Or one of the first performances in a decade by the original Sunny Day Real Estate lineup ? Tough one, right? But you’re bound to walk away with memories no matter what decision you make.

On this podcast you’ll hear everything from the knock down drag out punk rock of Defect Defect and the synth synth of Atole to the always compelling Scout Niblett and the ever-charming Ah Holly Fam’ly. There are also some special surprises along the way. Pace yourselves. Brace yourselves. See you this weekend.

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These Are the Days: Every Weekend in Portland Feels Like a Festival

ARYA IMIG — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:01:58 +0000

Superfest. PDX Pop Now!. Manor of Art. SMMR BMMR. It’s no wonder every weekend in Portland feels like a festival. This edition of These Are The Days features a few artists performing at festivals taking place in the waning days of summer, including White Hinterland (Mikrofest on September 5), and Quasi (TBA festival on September 12). Also celebrated on this podcast are new releases by May Ling, Ramona Falls and the Woolen Men, plus the shoegaze of Happy Prescriptions, the ska of Target For Tomorrow and the Sunday morning coming down folk of the Sarcastic Dharma Society. The next few weeks should keep us all pretty well tided over right up until MusicFest NW. Pace yourselves.

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Editors Note: A few of the dates Arya listed are incorrect because they happened last weekend. That’s our bad for not getting it up, and no fault at all on the part of Arya.

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These Are the Days: 2009 PDX Pop Now! Preview

ARYA IMIG — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:28:57 +0000

If it’s the last weekend in July that means it’s time for one of Portland’s most remarkable annual events, PDX Pop Now! For six years, the free, three day, all-ages music festival has featured prime Portland talent, both established and up and coming, and the lineups have simply gotten better with every passing year. This podcast highlights artists I’m most excited about at this year’s festival, ranging from new favorites Deelay Ceelay and Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside to old friends the Shaky Hands and the Estranged, as well artists I’ll be seeing at the festival for the first time like (gasp!) the Minus 5 and Pierced Arrows. Wow. See you at the festival!

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These Are The Days with Arya Imig (Friday, June 12)

ARYA IMIG — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:34:01 +0000

This edition of These Are The Days features music by artists performing at shows taking place June 12-June 25, a two week period which includes the celebration of the summer solstice. In addition to new music from Ghosties, Viva Voce, and Welcome Home Walker, the podcast also features a recording of a very special performance by the always enchanting Loch Lomond.

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These Are The Days: PDX Pop Now & Palatial Crest

ARYA IMIG — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:34:47 +0000

This edition of These Are The Days celebrates two events in the coming weeks which share a similar storyline. The podcast features interviews with Seth Kaufman, the PDX Pop Now! board member in charge of coordinating the compilation of this year’s CD, and Aaron and Sean, the heads of a new record label called Palatial Crest. You might recognize Aaron’s voice as being that of the artist Gejius, who has a track featured on the PDX Pop Now! 2009 compilation.

On June 4 at an all ages show at Holocene, PDX Pop Now! celebrates the release of its 2009 compilation of local music. PDX Pop Now!, a great bastion of support for local creativity, is now in its 6th year.

On June 6 at the Artistery, the launch of Palatial Crest will be celebrated with performances by the label’s roster, which is currently Gejius, Very International Love and Moustache & Game Show

When the history of 2009 is written perhaps the most important part of its story will be that this has been a year for people to seek creative control. Indeed, these are the days for people to create something where they will have valid input over their own destiny.

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These Are The Days with Arya Imig: A Whole Lot of New

ARYA IMIG — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:56:23 +0000

A pattern revealed itself during the course of the recording of this new version of These Are The Days: there’s a whole lot of “new” going on around here. On this edition of These Are The Days, music by New Century School Book, one of Willamette Week’s best new bands, Nurses, the Rainy States’ recent single “New Castle,” and a band still proudly wearing that new band smell, Wilson High School’s Starparty. There’s also an interview with local producer Shay Scott, responsible for twiddling some knobs during the process for new tracks from Paper Brain and Ross McLeron. Also featuring standout tracks from standbys Deer Or the Doe, the Metal Shakespeare Company, and Taxpayers, this podcast reflects that old familiar adage we should all take to heart: make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other is gold.

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These Are the Days with Arya Imig: Springtime Come

ARYA IMIG — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:40:46 +0000

After an extended hiatus, it’s great to be back with These Are The Days. Here we are in Spring, a time of renewal and change and our Portland music scene is in full bloom too. On this podcast you can hear brand new music from old favorites Cower and Starfucker, and a special live recording from Patterns, all bands who have changed lineups over time. You’ll also hear exciting tracks from up and comers the Shivas and Midnight Callers, two young bands produced by Pat Kearns of Blue Skies For Black Hearts. Kearns has been responsible for producing some of Portland’s most enjoyable albums over the last few years. On this edition of These Are The Days, listen in as we chat with Kearns about his experiences as a producer, and other memories, as well as what he’s looking forward to in the future. It’s the Spring season, and we’re in the springtime of our lives. These really are the days.

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The Return of These Are the Days with Arya Imig: MusicFest NW Preview

ARYA IMIG — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:42:19 +0000

Hi. How are you? It’s been awhile. I know you’ve been thinking of me, and I’ve been meaning to write. I’ve thought a lot about you too, and I’ve thought an awful lot about us. Things have been crazy this year. We’ve all been through a lot. It’s been a difficult year in a lot of ways, an interesting year to put it mildly. As always, the one thing we are blessed enough to carry with us is our faith in our friends, and our faith in music. We know there is hope when we see their faces, and when we hear those sounds.

This edition of These Are The Days features artists performing at this year’s Musicfest NW. The music on this podcast includes brand new tracks from The Shaky Hands, Copy, Starfucker, Southern Belle and Nick Jaina, plus live recordings from Blue Skies For Black Hearts, Norfolk & Western, and World’s Greatest Ghosts. There are also a few surprises along the way: some never-before-heard recordings exclusive to this podcast. These special recordings, like this podcast, are a labor of love. That, after all, is what this is all about.

These are the days.
Don’t let anybody tell you any different.

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LC PODCASTS: These are the Days with Arya Imig, Jan. 9, 2008

ARYA IMIG — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:00:19 +0000

These Are The Days #16 is the second in a two part series covering my year in the life of Portland music. Oh, what a year it was. This show covers the second six months of my year, condensed into roughly one hour. Armed with my trusty wall calendar and a pretty good memory, I also closely adhered to my unwritten rule of trying not to repeat artists or songs in multiple podcasts with the creation of this episode.

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