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The Lion and the Lamb

Laura Gibson learns a few lessons from rock ‘n’ roll...and basketball.


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Laura Gibson seemed an unlikely candidate to show a beastly side when she competed in And And And’s basketball tournament last year. The slender, soft-spoken singer-songwriter is known for swa   More
 
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 CASEY JARMAN

Cut of the Day: Laura Gibson, "La Grande," La Grande (Barsuk)

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Acclaimed Portland singer-songwriter Laura Gibson's last album, 2009's Beasts of Seasons, was a somber, dew-soft meditation on death. By comparison, "La Grande," the title song that opens her forthcoming fifth record, is a party track. With its galloping rhythm, purposely devised to evoke the sound of horses pounding across a dusty plain -- the album is grounded thematically in the American West a...   More
 
Thursday, November 17, 2011 MATTHEW SINGER

Videos: Laura Gibson, iAME, Burning Yellows, Parson Red Heads

Indoors, Outdoors and Everywhere Between

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Just four videos today, none of which feature any special effects. Laura Gibson, "Milk-Heavy, Pollen-Eyed"I thought I had tired of all those "playing a song out in public" videos that La Blogothèque wrought years ago, but this one from Mason Jar Music—a creative take on what may be my favorite track from Laura Gibson's forthcoming record, La Grande—is shockingly beautiful. It feels pretty sta...   More
 
Friday, September 16, 2011 CASEY JARMAN

Nick Jaina and His Women

The Portland songwriter steps away from the mic to find his calling.


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A track-by-track breakdown of Nick Jaina's new album, The Beanstalks that Brought Us Here Are Gone.   More
 
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 MATTHEW SINGER

PDX Pop Now! Announces Make It Pop Lineup

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A little late, we know, but it deserves the publicity regardless. The lineup for this year's edition of Make It Pop, PDX Pop Now's annual fundraising concert, was announced earlier today, and keeping in the tradition of past editions--which have featured performances by Colin Meloy, Marty Marquis of Blitzen Trapper and the Shins' James Mercer--it's a doozy. Behold: Laura VeirsEric Earley (of...   More
 
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 MATTHEW SINGER

Q&A with Jealous Butcher Records' Rob Jones (And Songs From his new Led Zep Tribute!)


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Image: Jones (left) with Pellet Gun's Eric Jensen in NYC, 2008. Taken by Scott Garred. To mark the release of Jealous Butcher Records' new Led Zeppelin compilation, From the Land of the Ice and Snow, we conducted an interview with label founder Rob Jones. Jones has been an instrumental player in the Portland music scene, releasing material from artists like M. Ward, Kind of Like Spitting, Hutch an...   More
 
Friday, October 8, 2010 CASEY JARMAN

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