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just in from the prideful self-promotion dept.: Every year, for the
past four years, we've made it our mission to collect original holiday
tunes (and a few covers, too) from my favorite Portland artists. And
every year—usually about a week before Christmas—the thing magically
falls into place. It is as if Santa himself were holding a gun to these
musicians' heads, urging them to get into the holiday spirit.
This yearâs holiday compilation is ridiculously awesome. It featuresâdeep breathâIncredible Yacht Control, Your Rival, Gabe Hascall (ex-Slowreader, the Impossibles), Key Losers (ex-Dear Nora), A Weather, Mbilly, the Rainy States, Jack Lewis, Jason Simms (ex-Metal Shakespeare Company) with Michele Wylen and Randy B, Grey Anne, Neal Morgan and AndAndAnd. In that order. You can get the comp right here for five bucks (all proceeds go to P:ear, an awesome Portland non-profit). Another Christmas miracle!
Hereâs the opening track from the comp (Incredible Yacht Controlâs âAllergic to Hayâ), in case you donât believe me about the awesomeness. You can also listen to the whole thing at BandCamp.
But thatâs not all. This year, weâre having a release party at Mississippi Studios, and itâs a split release party for our compilation (which, again, is awesome) and Paul Laxerâs great comp, A PDXMAS, which just dropped as well (you can get it, totally free, right here). The official performers are Duover, Incredible Yacht Controlâs Bret Vogel and Sam Cooper. Theyâll be playing holiday tunes and selections from their respective catalogs. And weâre expecting a few surprises as well.
The show is free, next Wednesday (Dec. 22) at Mississippi Studios. And itâs going to be awesome. We hope to see you there.
WWeek 2015
