• The "Sibilance" staff will admit to never having heard CRUEL HAND's music before last week, but we find it remarkable that the Portland-based hardcore band have carved out a following in New Zealand, where they recently played a string of shows. The five-piece band just put out Lock and Key. Give it a listen if you're into the heavy stuff.
• JON NOLAN says his next album — the long-awaited follow-up to 2005's When the Summers Lasted Long — will be out by October.
• There's word that this weekend's set from WESLEY ALLEN HARTLEY AND THE TRAVELING TREES at AROOTSAKOOSTIC up in New Sweden will be the band's last show together. We're not sure what that means for Hartley, but we can tell you that's a damn fine reason for making the drive. They do a lot of things alt-country right.
• Um, JOSE AYERVE just joined up with the SPENCER ALBE e-fronted SPACE VERSUS SPEED (which also includes WALT CRAVEN and NEIL COLLINS)? Ridiculous.
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How spoiled are we in this town? A record like the new Greetings from Area Code 207 Vol. 8 can come out and it's like: Big Fuckin' Deal.
- Local bluegrass and jazz at the Buzz
One of the busiest local bluegrass/old-timey bands lately have been the TRICK BRITCHES . Makes sense.
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Those who recall the work of PETER DONOVAN — who fronted the punchy, sour-luck rock and roll of ALL THE REAL GIRLS until the band's hiatus in 2009 — would be keen to know this: Donovan himself has spent the summer acting in an independent film (titled LOST ON PURPOSE ) about some guys finding themselves on a dairy farm.
- Zach Jones gets all Smokey and Wonder-ous
Isn't Zach Jones a guitar player? And yet, on the brand-new Things Were Better , it would appear he doesn't play a single note.
- Sidecar Radio to pull the plug
It seemed like maybe they were rejuvenated by the addition of Walt Craven, but just a couple of shows into playing as a four-piece, one of Portland's longer-running rock acts announced this week they were calling it quits.
- The digital delight of Space versus Speed
Since 2000, we've had the Popsicko, Rocktopus, As Fast As (three albums), Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia, and now Space versus Speed. All with Spencer Albee as principal songwriter and frontman. Seven full-length records.
- Introducing ANNA
It would appear Gypsy Tailwind's tumultuous ride has lost its backing breeze.
- Pig out on new 6gig
On stage a couple Fridays back, opening for Paranoid Social Club (who also have new work on the way shortly), 6gig frontman Walt Craven was as relaxed as I've ever seen him.
- Boo-ya!
Maybe it’s because dressing up as the economy would be kind of lame, but I’m haven’t heard Jack O’Shit in the way of truly scary costume ideas this year.
- Rare treats
They've dined you, they've wined you with meals both wonderful and offal.
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Theoretically, there could be terrific kosher Chinese restaurants.
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