Reposting my current favorite tracks from Portland and beyond.

Pheasant is a band of lobsters... Two raw, two cooked, so much butter:)

Smash open the case bite the tape in half and throw both reels flying into the air against the sky and the clouds.They leave trails behind them, slowly a wheel becomes a line. and as they fall they intertwine and become one huge tangled up mess. Bury me in magnetic tape.

Artistic Director (PDX Pop Now!), Talent Buyer (Rontoms), Radio DJ (XRAY 107.1FM), Podcast Host (bit.ly/pdxmusicpod).

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Record label based in Malmoe, Sweden.

Home of:
The Dive
Teneriffa
Marble Heads
Wrstlng
Ludwig och skyltdockorna
Cirkus Livet
Janina Frank
Ivanna
Friction!

Glam rock from Seattle.

Praises:

"It's honest, sad, and epic but without being big or bombastic..." - Charles Mudede, The Stranger

"The new Friends and Family band LP, Happy, Good-Looking, and in Love, is produced by Sam Anderson of Hey Marseilles. Its 10 tracks are a diverse, meandering and powerful bunch without being overwhelming. Lead singer Ben Violet has a malleable, sweet voice and the music behind him is fun, packed with strings, male and female backing vocals, tambourines and heavy bass lines." - Jake Uitti, KEXP

"Like Johnny Rotten meets The Band!" - Malcolm Guite, Cambridge Scholar

"Friends and Family are from another Seattle, a Seattle where people read books, make jokes, and sometimes sweat from doing things other than bicycling." - Bart Cameron, Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly  

"Friends & Family On its recent fussed-over debut album, Happy, Good-Looking, and In Love, this local septet (sic) spins elaborately orchestrated, borderline-twee indie-pop tunes." - Andrew Gospe, Seattle Weekly

"Catharsis Incarnate." - Rain.Repeat

Just Lions is a Portland, OR-based Rock/Pop/Jazz trio comprised of brothers Chandler and Brady Strutz, as well as their childhood friend Andrew Shepherd. The band’s crisp live set is driven by catchy guitar solos, energetic drumming, and tight harmonies. 

Andrew and Chandler have been in bands together for over a decade. Brady and Chandler have been quarreling in the backseat of family sedans for the better part of two decades. Starting Just Lions is one of the best ideas to ever from a Denny’s in the middle of the night (second only to, “Let’s stop going to Denny’s”). Some major influences include Elliott Smith, Radiohead, Weezer, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles.


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