http://blogs.wweek.com/music Just another Blogs.wweek.com Blogs weblog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:22:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “HAPPY F&#*IN’ HALLOWEEN, JUGGALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!!!” This low, bellowing voice was the greeting of a big bald dude in the middle of a wrestling ring with “Hallowicked” painted on the side of it. The packed hive of demented clown people cheered back. If my 5 hour perspective on Detroit is accurate (and I’m ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/06/portland-cello-project-night-of-the-juggalos-detroit-mi/ This Sunday and Monday, DEVO is performing two of its most beloved albums at Seattle’s intimate Moore Theater. The first night, 1978 album Q: Are We Not Men?, A: We Are DEVO! will be played in its entirety. In 2009, this record still sounds exactly as God and Brian Eno ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/06/devo-totally-worth-a-drive-to-seattle/ UPDATED 2 PM: Celilo frontman Sloan Martin had this to add about his fallen bandmate: Kipp was, and wherever he is now, an extraordinary person. He didn't have a mean bone in his body and most of his friends will agree that he was one of the most gentle and diplomatic ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/05/r-i-p-celilos-kipp-crawford/ Damn, localcut has gone international! First our ex-intern Jenny reported on the Swn Festival in Cardiff, Wales, and now our intrepid globe-trotting reporter Mark Stock reports live from a Glass Candy show in Rome. It's so real! Club Akab—Rome, Italy 11.03.09 I had forgotten how good it feels to smoke a ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/04/live-review-glass-candy-in-rome-with-photos/ Fred and Toody Cole have been making music together for a long time. The legendary Oregon couple are the linchpin of Portland's punk scene: since first appearing in the early '80s, the pair has released a staggering 17 albums, mostly behind the name of their old band, Dead Moon. One ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/04/new-pierced-arrows-record-in-2010/ World’s Greatest Ghosts aren’t the type of nerds you think they are. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="135" caption="IMAGE: Jason Quigley"][/caption] For a band that’s frequently associated with all things geeky, Jesse and Emily Laney’s North Portland house hardly resembles an ode to Dungeons Dragons. Despite the odd thrift store gnome or tchotchke—and ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/04/ghost-stories/ The King of Tacoma and his countrymen get real serious. [POWER POP] I used to laugh at John Cougar when he sang, “Ooh yeah, life goes on/ Long after the thrill of living is gone” in “Jack and Diane.” But now that I’ve got some gray hairs and a pot belly, ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/04/boat-thursday-nov-5/ Loch Lomond Night Bats(Hush) [FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION] If local chamber-folk outfit Loch Lomond can be accused of anything, it’s being too nice. The band’s songs, which take singer Ritchie Young’s quivering voice—one that often switches from a deep register to an androgynous falsetto in the same verse—and surround it with ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/04/cd-reviews-loch-lomond-brothers-young/ The former Pedro the Lion frontman’s fall from grace begets one hell of a solo debut. [BLANK SLATE] David Bazan doesn’t know what to tell you about God. After nine Pedro the Lion releases, a decade as indie rock’s scholastic defender of Christianity, and hosting theological QA sessions at every show—followed ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/04/david-bazan-friday-nov-6/ 1. Owl City, “Fireflies”Holy shit, everything about this rips off the Postal Service. But it’s really, really awful. Is there a lawsuit Ben Gibbard can file? Do we blame him for this shit?2. Jason DeRulo, “Whatcha Say”OK, this is pretty catchy, I guess. The Auto-Tune still makes me puke a ... http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/11/04/top-5-casey-jarman-listens-to-the-billboard-hot-100/