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Live: yOya, Oh Darling @ Doug Fir Lounge, 8.20.13 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Since moving to Portland, Oregon at the beginning of August, I’ve heard nothing but praise for the Doug Fir Lounge, a log cabin built with Jetsons kitsch. The venue has the sleek, silly personality of...
Video: Nite Jewel – ‘This Story’ 14 Aug 2013 | 07:11 pm
A faux-karaoke take on Nite Jewel’s “This Story,” a lovely track from one of last year’s finest albums, One Second of Love. (Buy)
The Wrens ‘Mixing The Album’ 4 Aug 2013 | 11:25 am
Let’s take a few steps back. After a reasonably productive ’90s and the critically acclaimed album Seacaucus, the Wrens fell into label hell with the company that would go on to sign Creed and become ...
ARMS – ‘Comfort,’ ‘EP2′ Due in September 2 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
New York’s ARMS will follow up 2011 indie rock classic (yes) Summer Skills with EP2, a exuberant collection of guitar-hero jams gritty with July sweat. I’ve heard it in full: it’s all as good as “Comf...
Elliott Smith Tribute Shows Coming This Month 1 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
I have been lax in my Elliott Smith news duties lately, but there’s a lot going on: in honor of what would’ve been his 44th birthday, four tribute shows will be held this month, with proceeds going to...
Dog & Panther – ‘What Happened’ 31 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
Dog & Panther’s What Happened is purposefully missing a question mark in its album title: they’re here in the wreckage, still reeling. “She won’t think about the future, or hold a steady job/she’s so ...
Junip – ‘Line Of Fire’ 29 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
When I saw Mark Kozelek in Los Angeles in February, he spent a hilariously long time making fun of Jose Gonzalez. “What are you listening to, besides Bon Iver and fuckin’ Jose Gonzalez?” he asked a he...
The Rawkblog Newsletter (Formerly Playlist Club) Is Now Open 26 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
Hi, readers. As some of you know, for most of the last two years, I’ve been sharing music and reviews via a subscription service called Playlist Club (previously dubbed Mercury Music). It was an exper...
Fort Jams – ‘Dream’ (Premiere) 25 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
Elliott Smith lives, or at least he does in the music of Fort Jams. Like Cymbals Eat Guitars before him, Fort Jams’ Joel Bond draws on the late singer-songwriter’s electric legacy: high-pitched melodi...
Video: Ashley Eriksson – ‘Good Storm’ (Live) 14 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
Ashley Eriksson’s Colours, her solo debut, is a sort of lo-fi Carole King-in-Olympia session-pop almost-classic. The songs are simple and unassuming in their arrangements and performance but written a...
