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We had joy, we had fun

Dominic and the Lucid release Season of the Sun
It’s hardly rare for bands to borrow local talents to add flair here and there to a record, but Dominic and the Lucid have gone above and beyond the usual guest spots.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | August 20, 2008

Three in one (more)

New from Marie Moreshead, Adam Kurtz, and Hotel Arrival
Last week, we previewed the releases of three discs. This week, we offer three discs that came out this summer, but didn’t hit my desk till recently.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | August 13, 2008

Three in one(1)

Discs to get you through the late summer
As this most prolific summer of local album releases stretches into August, it’s getting hard to keep up.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | August 05, 2008

A chilling spray

Sailing the brooding waters of the Baltic Sea
Those of us desperate to escape the singles-saturation our MP3 existence has thrust upon the modern musical landscape and return to album rock now have a band we can get behind — the Baltic Sea.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | July 30, 2008

Dude, you got any green?

Winter woes
I feel like I’m back in college, trying to score some decent weed.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | July 23, 2008

Home, at last

Jerks of Grass deliver a disc 10 years in the making.
Other than two tracks on the Greetings from Area Code 207 series, there has been nothing to bring home and put on the stereo for fans of what has been at times Portland’s hardest-working band.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | July 23, 2008

Touch me, feel me

Subject Bias tell you When, Where, and How
After three increasingly good discs in 2004, 2005, and 2006, Subject Bias took 2007 off, but return with eight songs in 2008 that continue to show that Kevin Ouellette is one of the area’s best songwriters.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | July 21, 2008

Being the boss

Another glimpse of the Phantom Buffalo
Talk about long-awaited: The new Phantom Buffalo record was recorded at Thundering Sky, down in South Berwick, over four days in August, 2005. That’s right, 2005 .

By: SAM PFEIFLE | July 21, 2008

Can you see yourself?

Apothis offer Reflections and Symmetry
On Apothis's eight-song debut album, Reflections and Symmetry , they give you 40-plus minutes of unpredictability.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | July 09, 2008

A six-pack for the Fourth

Looking for the right buzz for your Independence party?
There’s no better holiday for throwing back a few cold ones and listening to tunes on the dock, boat, front lawn, or backyard, and there are plenty of discs I’ve been meaning to make people aware of.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | July 02, 2008

Like a Hurricane

Matt Newberg is Back from the Trail of Tears
Matt Newberg has a knack for naming bands, songs, and albums. It’s not to be underestimated.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | June 25, 2008

Okay, I’m Biased

Looking forward to a summer of Jerks, Phantoms, and Tules
Is our local music scene actually better because so little national and international talent comes here?

By: SAM PFEIFLE | June 18, 2008

The kids are alright

Faster! Faster! debut with music.sex.coffee
It’s not amateurish at all. It’s just rough around the edges — and enjoyable in its bravado.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | June 11, 2008

Drinking and driving

The Molenes release Songs of Sin and Redemption
Dave Hunter and his Molenes show they’re more than just a guitar band.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | June 04, 2008

In the pines

Arborea make it up as they go along
Though 2006’s Wayfaring Summer was certainly a pretty disc, it would have been a mistake to use it to peg Arborea as a folk outfit.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | June 04, 2008

“Why” and why not

Hearing Kate Schrock’s Invocation
There are songs here that speak of Jamaica and others that are more like the Portland-suburb Schrock you’re already down with.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | May 28, 2008

Something Lost, something gained

Dead Season ramp things up yet again
So delicate and so menacing.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | May 21, 2008

Two and one

Gypsy Tailwind debut a tremendous vocal pairing
There’s something thrilling about the right harmony of opposite-sex voices, the meaning and emotion they can convey, the balance of power and grace.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | May 21, 2008

She will become like birds

Vanessa Torres touches fertile ground with Witness
On what’s already a very personal album, the finish makes the piece of art itself seem a living, breathing thing.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | May 19, 2008

Good to great

Dead End Armory offer treasures by the ounce
Harrity attributes the reverb’s warmth to the location of the recording, but there is also a collective consciousness here.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | May 07, 2008

Groove infatuation

Sly-Chi carve out Space on the dance floor
This band's cohesiveness consistently shines through on tunes that reference bands as diverse as the Commodores, the O’Jays, the Latin Jazz Orchestra, and the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | April 30, 2008

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