Big Q&A: Portland Musicians Get Political on Election Day

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Barack the Vote
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Erik Gage, White Fang:
What's your favorite political song ever?
Have you ever delved into politics in your own songs or do you think you ever will?
What do you think of musicians who publicly come out for a candidate and/or talk politics in the press?
Links:
White FangSpace
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Ana Rodriguez, Magic Johnson:
What's your favorite political song ever? Why?
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Have you ever delved into politics in your own songs or do you think you ever will?
What do you think of musicians who publicly come out for a candidate and/or talk politics in the press?
Links:
Magic JohnsonSpace
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Benjamin Johnson, The Rainy States:

What's your favorite political song ever? Why?
Have you ever delved into politics in your own songs or do you think you ever will?
What do you think of musicians who publicly come out for a candidate and/or talk politics in the press?
Links:
The Rainy StatesSpace
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Erik Trammell, Black Elk:
Links:
Black ElkSpace
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Dhani Rosa; Eskimo & Sons, Double Dutch:
Links:
Eskimo & Sons
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Sare Eastman, Shakespeake:
What's your favorite political song ever? Why?
Have you ever delved into politics in your own songs or do you think you ever will?
What do you think of musicians who publicly come out for a candidate and/or talk politics in the press?
Links:
Shakespeake
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Christian Carmine, Fist Fite:
What's your favorite political song ever?

Have you ever delved into politics in your own songs or do you think you ever will?
What do you think of musicians who publicly come out for a candidate and/or talk politics in the press?
So who are you endorsing and why?
Links:
Fist FiteSpace
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Nicole Perry, Almost Nearly:
What's your favorite political song ever?
Do you have any political songs? Will you?
What do you think of musicians who publicly come out for a candidate and/or talk politics in the press?
Links:
Almost NearlySpace
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Ricci Swift, Patterns:
What's your favorite political song ever?
Do you have any political songs? Will you?
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Shoki, also of Patterns
What do you think of musicians who publicly come out for a candidate and/or talk politics in the press?
Links:
PatternsSpace
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Casey Laney, Emily Laney, Jesse Laney and Brandon Anderson of World's Greatest Ghosts:
What's your favorite political song? Why?
Have you ever delved into politics in your own songs or do you think you ever will?
What do you think of musicians who publicly come out for a candidate and/or talk politics in the press?
So who are you supporting candidate wise and/or what issues are important to you?
Links:
World's Greatest GhostsSpace
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Drop-off locations:
Oregon Secretary of State's Election Division site
Photos of Almost Nearly's Nicole Perry, Fist Fite's Christian Carmine, DoubleDutch's Dhani Rosa by Nilina Mason-Campbell. Magic Johnson photo by Misha. All other photos care of MySpace.

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