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Pampelmoose Picks For The Week of November 6th

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:35:34 -0800

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week of November 6th:

Loch Lomond – Tuesday, November 10th @ The WoodsThey will have a new album coming out in Spring of 2010, but to whet our hungry appetites for more music, Portland’s finest chamber pop quintet have…

New MP3 from Thao With The Get Down Stay Down

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:46:17 -0800

New MP3 from Thao With The Get Down Stay Down:

Photo: Tarina Westlund
Go here to download When We Swam

Album Review: Cold Cave – Love Comes Close (Matador)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:12:58 -0800

Album Review: Cold Cave – Love Comes Close (Matador):

Some bands try their hand at a late ’70s/early ’80s synth pop homage with tongue planted firmly in cheek, others revel in the experience of updating the sound of their influences with modern day…

The Portland Rumble, Tuesday Nov 6th at Holocene – Free

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:04:39 -0800

The Portland Rumble, Tuesday Nov 6th at Holocene – Free:

Another free show for Portland. The monthly Portland Rumble continues November 3rd at Holocene. Pampelmoose, Future Sounds, Cravedog and online radio station WOXY bring you Apes of Wrath, Serious…

Pampelmoose MP3 Music Monday

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:05:17 -0800

Pampelmoose MP3 Music Monday:

Now Now Every Children.
Having started a new interactive strategy company Fight, 3 months ago, I have become rather time challenged as me and my partners wrestle with the complexities of actually…

microfilm release a new ep, “blips don’t lie”

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:40:25 -0700

microfilm release a new ep, “blips don’t lie”:

microfilm – His N’ Hers Hibernation (Kid Whatever’s Bear Affair) from keppel: “I think we wanted to make something more house-y, as well as have a sort of vaguely late ‘80s acid house/early ‘90s…

Fever Ray Friday For No Reason At All

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:41:20 -0700

Fever Ray Friday For No Reason At All:

Image of Karin Dreijer Andersson of Fever Ray via Home Of The Vain
Fever Ray – If I Had A Heart
Read an interview with Karin Dreijer Andersson by Sasha Frere-Jones in the New Yorker.

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of October 30th

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:55:21 -0700

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of October 30th:

múm – Wednesday, November 4th @ Aladdin TheaterIn the 12 years since the band formed in its native Iceland, they have altered their sound in tiny increments, a move that suits the group’s frail,…

Win Tickets To See The Gossip!

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:09:20 -0700

Win Tickets To See The Gossip!:

We’re giving you a mere 24 hours to enter to win admission for two to see Portland’s own disco-blues-punk superstars The Gossip at Wonder Ballroom this coming Saturday, the 24th! Since time is of…

The Top 20 Music Review Blogs – Pampelmoose is Number 1

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:34:32 -0700

The Top 20 Music Review Blogs – Pampelmoose is Number 1:

I am not certain how we achieved the number one slot only because I have no idea of what the actual metrics are that would vault us to the top of the list. Having said that, I am happy to have…

Album Review: Robert Francis – Before Nightfall (Atlantic)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:54:04 -0700

Album Review: Robert Francis – Before Nightfall (Atlantic):

The widely circulated story about Robert Francis, apocryphal as it might be, is that he was, at the age of 9, given his first guitar by Ry Cooder. If anything did rub off on Francis with this…

Claire from Yacht talks to the New York Times

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:29:34 -0700

Claire from Yacht talks to the New York Times:

Claire Evans, one half of Portland electronic pop duo, Yacht, shares her fashion and music faves with the New York Times. Nice ups for Portland too.
Found via @thebandfrom on Twitter.

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of October 16th

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:02:38 -0700

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of October 16th:

Kid Sister – October 21st @ HoloceneIf you keep the company of music fans, you likely have friends who boast of seeing a band/artist before they could sell out stadiums, catching them in some…

Pomplamoose Meets Pampelmoose with Beyonce’s Single Ladies

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:34:37 -0700

Pomplamoose Meets Pampelmoose with Beyonce’s Single Ladies:

I am so happy that Pomplamoose exists. Beyond validating my mangling of the French word for grapefruit, Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn have what I suspect is a more bastardized version than mine and a…

Album Review: Thao With The Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster (Kill Rock Stars)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:46:13 -0700

Album Review: Thao With The Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster (Kill Rock Stars):

The third studio album by Thao Nguyen and her backing band, The Get Down Stay Down, is likely to be the one to push this distinctive singer into the consciousness of the mainstream. Not that her…

Tom Waits Offers Free Download of Glitter and Doom Live

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:57:07 -0700

Tom Waits Offers Free Download of Glitter and Doom Live:

Visit the Tom Waits website for the download link.

The Marshmallow Ghosts MP3 – Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Appleseed Cast, Casket Girls and Dreamend

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:23:05 -0700

The Marshmallow Ghosts MP3 – Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Appleseed Cast, Casket Girls and Dreamend:

The Marshmallow Ghosts and their new single “Shrieks” 7-inch is the result of a special Halloween side project of members of Black Moth Super Rainbow, the Appleseed Cast, Casket Girls, and Dreamend….

Part Time Punks Festival Los Angeles Sunday October 11th

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:14:40 -0700

Part Time Punks Festival Los Angeles Sunday October 11th

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of October 9th

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:01:23 -0700

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of October 9th:

Monsters Of Folk – Wednesday, October 14th @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
If you have yet to hear about this all-star project pictured, you obviously don’t get online too frequently. The music…

Part Time Punks Festival San Francisco October 9th

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:19:02 -0700

Part Time Punks Festival San Francisco October 9th