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bylines at Bandcamp Daily, SPIN, Paste, Aquarium Drunkard, the Portland Mercury and elsewhere. radio show at KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon.

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Black Marble - A Great Design - not the video
Black Marble - A Great Design - not the video YouTube video by Hardly Art Records

late-night listening

06.03.2026 09:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One worked in coal mines, the other owned a pizza place.

05.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I liked that first album, kinda! Don't think I've heard anything after that. They just never really stuck for me.

03.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha ... I got no problem with 'em. I bought the first album and it's cool ... just never fell hard for 'em.

03.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Station Model Violence, by Station Model Violence 10 track album

it's like if Interpol was cool and good

staticshockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/statio...

02.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

oh my goodness this record *rules*

02.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A Song That Sings About You
A Song That Sings About You YouTube video by This Is Lorelei - Topic

there are perfect songs and then there are songs that feel like even more than that, somehow

01.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dominique Fils-AimΓ©, β€œMy World is the Sun” The Montreal singer continues her second trilogy with another triumph.

Montreal singer Dominique Fils-AimΓ© continues her second trilogy with "My World is the Sun," a beguiling soul-jazz triumph and our Album of the Day.

25.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Dominique Fils-AimΓ©, β€œMy World is the Sun” The Montreal singer continues her second trilogy with another triumph.

Dominique Fils-AimΓ©'s new record MY WORLD IS THE SUN spills over with beguiling soul-jazz that underscores her ability to evoke a whole spectrum of moods with remarkable efficiency.

I had the pleasure of writing about it for Bandcamp Daily's Album of the Day. ⬇️

26.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aw, thanks! That totally makes my day ... actually, my whole week. Always nice to hear that folks around there reading, listening and discovering new favorites. (And yes, she is terrific. Good job going to the show!)

26.02.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bend's Tower Theatre hosts the 'Women of Americana' - The Bulletin When Brennen Leigh hops on the line to chat with GO!, she’s somewhere in Florida, cruising down the highway in a tour van full of friendly folks and familiar faces. […]

Brennen Leigh and Cristina Vane's Women of Americana tour will crisscross the country over the next 2 months, celebrating artists like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Brandi Carlile, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Gillian Welch and Lucinda Williams. I talked to Leigh about it for The Bulletin in Bend, Oregon.

26.02.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A.M. 180
A.M. 180 YouTube video by Grandaddy - Topic

please play this little synth line as they lower me into the ground

26.02.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very grateful for the opportunity to write today’s Album Of The Day review for Bandcamp Daily. ⬇️

25.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the pavement community on Reddit: β€œFrontwards” performed by SM, solo acoustic // Noise Pop 2026 Explore this post and more from the pavement community

this footage of this performance of this song is a must-watch if you care about SM or his music. so clear, up close and personal, well-composed ... as tender and moving as you'll get with him. (the fuzzy guitar bits are cool, too.)

24.02.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

shout out neighborhood dads!

24.02.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I literally have no idea what this means! Is it different than it used to be?

24.02.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Death in the Business of Whaling, by Searows 9 track album

have you heard this really lovely album from Portland-based Searows? it is ... *really* lovely.

if you're looking forward to a new Phoebe Bridgers album - or even if you're not, but especially if you are - you should listen to this.

23.02.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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checking availability at the White Eagle

23.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t suppose anyone out there has a way for one guy to get into Bitchin’ Bajas in Portland tonight, eh? Usual pathways haven’t worked.

21.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Krullfest in Bend honors longtime pillar of local punk scene, Preston Krull - The Bulletin In the summer of 2023, the local crust-punk trio Pain Without End was perched around a table at Midtown Yacht Club in Bend when the conversation turned to the new […]

I talked to a few of his friends and wrote this about him for the local newspaper β¬‡οΈπŸ«‘

19.02.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

here's an all-time band at the height of their powers for your Monday enjoyment

16.02.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen

14.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"NOβ€ˆTITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD", by Godspeed You! Black Emperor 6 track album

speaking of anniversaries

maybe they should update this title

14.02.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love this: Chris Sale talks about why he will never challenge a ball/strike call with the new ABS system in place. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

13.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Pretty amazing to think about all the records of varying quality and stature that get anniversary pieces each week and also that only one person/publication, as far as I can tell, wrote about Pinegrove's Cardinal yesterday. Good work, @chrisdeville.bsky.social!

One of the best albums of the 2010s ⬇️

13.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At VTP in Bend, Damien Jurado will do what he wants β€” play the hits - The Bulletin It’s right there, plain as day, on the event page for Damien Jurado’s upcoming show at Bend’s Volcanic Theatre Pub: β€œDamien Jurado Plays His Greatest Hits” If you’re unfamiliar with […]

One of the great songwriters of our time, Damien Jurado, is playing "the hits" on his upcoming tour, which starts tomorrow in Oregon and ends in the Midwest.

For my local newspaper, I talked to him about what that means and why he's doing it after 25+ years of playing whatever he felt like playing.

12.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Grub, by Water Shrew Trio 3 track album

If you haven’t yet, now would be a fantastic time to pre-order the new free-improv drone epic by the Water Shrew Trio πŸ›«

eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grub

12.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Hangs together somehow.

12.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Left Of The Dial // 02.05.26
πŸ“»: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon
πŸ‘‚: kpov.org/left-of-the-...
🎡: Voices From The Lake, Maxine Funke, Chris Brain, Foresteppe, Ann Annie, One Leg One Eye, Gwenifer Raymond, Jarrad K, Canary Room, Greet and more.

11.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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an absolute pillar of my local punk scene for the past 20+ years passed away last fall at the far-too-young age of 44, and they're throwing a show in his honor, all the best heavy/punk bands in town are playing, proceeds benefit a local homeless shelter and it's all so sweet. πŸ₯Ή RIP Preston

10.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0