Top Five Recently Funded Kickstarter Music Projects

By Casey Jarman

Dr. Maddvibe, The Angelo Show (102 percent funded)

Fishbone frontman Angelo Moore's new album "is not meant to be just a band playing songs, it's like a carnival."

 
Ethan Rose, Reflection (106 percent funded)

Portland sound artist Ethan Rose's next show involves a lot of bells. Goddamn bells aren't cheap, son!

Heaven Adores You (104 percent funded)

From the folks responsible: "An 'experimental film' that explores the impact behind the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith."

Nataly Dawn’s solo debut (523 percent funded)

The girl from

Pomplamoose

with the creepy stare has lots of creepy fans. Two of them paid $3,000 each for private house shows.



Five Iron Frenzy’s new album (540 percent funded)

Christian ska is not dead.

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Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman is a freelance editor and writer based in East Portland, Oregon. He has served as Music Editor at Willamette Week and Managing Editor at The Believer magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He is currently working on his first book. It's about death.

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