Saturday, August 14, 2010

Photos: Mimicking Birds, Bears of Manitou & St Ranger @ The Rhythm Room 8/12/2010

Mimicking Birds @ The Rhythm Room 8-12-2010-3

What a fantastic show at The Rhythm Room on Thursday. If you missed it you definitely missed out. Portland's Mimicking Birds were amazing. Some people in attendance were a little too chatty for such a mellow band but that's what happens when the bar is 14.2 feet from the stage right?

Bears of Manitou are getting better and better and better every time they play. Just like shining a diamond ;-) I fully expect them to be huge very very soon.

The surprise of the night for me was St Ranger. Don't quote me on this but I heard it was only their second show ever. On one hand I am not surprised because they are so very young but on the other I was amazed because they are so fucking good. It's not often that a band that relies heavily on 2-3-4-5 part harmonies sound good let alone pull it off like seasoned professionals but they did. You can download their first two recorded songs on their Band Camp page HERE. and you should ASAP.

Check out some pictures after the break and even more on our Flickr page HERE


Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Best of 2010...So Far (Part 3) Psyko Steve Edition



Seeing our "best of the year... so far" lists gave our good friend Steve Chilton (AKA Psyko Steve) such strong urning for list creation, it could only be quenched by making his own list. So without further ado, Steve's list...

I change what records I am into almost daily. The top half of the list has lived in the CD player in my car since they came out. These are all at the top for sure but putting a number on it is a bit arbitrary and I am sure I will dislike this order tomorrow. I also want to make a honorable mention of Miniature Tigers new album Fortress but since it is not officially out yet and I have only heard a promo I thought it should not make the cut, but it would be near the top if it could.

So far The Morning Benders Big Echo is the one album that is making it's way onto all of our lists, that must mean it's REALLY good, and it is. Check out Steve's entire list along with mostly hand picked videos after the break...