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The New Mastersounds new album Made For Pleasure out on October 2
[av_heading heading='U.S. Tour Begins Tonight In Phoenix' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The New Mastersounds, natives from Leeds, United Kingdom travel across the United States this fall to support their latest release Made For Pleasure. Royal Potato Family Records is a Brooklyn-based record label that is distributing their latest album. Made For Pleasure was recorded in New Orleans. Guitarist for the group, Eddie Roberts goes over the title to the album, and how it reflects with the band. "The album's title is very much the ethos of the band," guitar Eddie Roberts
Emancipator releases Seven Seas on Loci Records
[av_heading heading='Portland music goes downtempo with Seven Seas' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Emancipator has just released Seven Seas on Loci Records, and is now available to stream and download on Bandcamp. The Emancipator Ensemble will be hitting the road this fall in support of the new album. Check out the tour dates below. Stream Seven Seas, and watch a video for Ocelot. The producer from Portland has experimented with a wide range of styles in music. This album reminds me of his work on his first two albums. The downtempo emotional draw
Karl Denson lines up 10 west coast shows with Bluhm, Randolph and Dead & Company late night shows
[av_heading heading='Denson and company tours the West Coast in 2015' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] San Diego-based recording artist, songwriter and bandleader Karl Denson and his band the Tiny Universe (otherwise known as Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) have just announced the second leg of their Fantastic Fall Tour 2015. The ten-date November run features shows around the West Coast, including five nights in northern California and three nights in the Pacific Northwest. KDTU will share the bill with Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers in Arcata, Eugene, Portland and Seattle. They'll conclude the tour in
Sturgill Simpson continues the Living a Dream Tour
[av_heading heading='Sturgill Simpson Wins “Artist of the Year” and “Song of the Year” at the Americana Awards' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Sturgill Simpson rolls into the fall of 2015 with the release of his breakthrough 2014 release, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music (iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp). On Wednesday evening, Simpson won Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year at the Americana Awards held at the Ryman Auditorium. Due to being on a nationwide tour, the band had Sean and Sara Watkins accept it on their behalf. The group will be
The New York Times visits Portland, Oregon
[av_heading heading='Creativity runs rampant in Portland ' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The New York Times visited Portland, Oregon in early September to give an overview on the area and culture. Fritzie Andrade, Ava Benjamin, Andrew Hida, Will Lloyd and Sarah Brady Voll helped produce a vivid walkthrough of the city. Portland, Oregon is becoming a hot travel destination. Personally, I am find their view on renewable energy to be very attractive. Here are some interesting points about Portland to gather some more background on the area. There is no sales tax in
Beats Antique just announced Creature Carnival Live
[av_heading heading='Beats Antique goes live' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Beats Antique rolls into the fall season with new live material on deck. The Oakland natives are also set to head out on the road to showcase their latest material with over 35 shows remaining 2015. Creature Carnival Live was recorded during their 2014 tour with stops at the 1st Bank Center in Denver and at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Pre-order of Creature Carnival Live from performances in Denver and Asheville, North Carolina. Guests will pick up 1 track now
Macklemore discusses perfection with TEDx Portland
[av_heading heading='Ben Haggerty shares his creative view with TEDx Portland' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Macklemore and Ryan Lewis released 'Growing Up (Sloane's Song)' featuring Ed Sheeran two weeks ago, and have been working on mastering their new material. The two have been locked away in the Pacific Northwest working on new material. Macklemore recently shared insight on the creative process he shares with Lewis. Haggerty goes over how the two producers push each other to create the best work possible with MTV and TEDx Portland. Ben Haggerty, aka Macklemore, spoke with
Portland Film Festival set to screen over 200 films in September
[av_heading heading='50 hours of professional workshops, nightly after-parties' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The 3rd Annual Portland Film Festival is scheduled to showcase the magic within motion picture featuring over 200 screenings in the first week of September. In 2013, the festival first begun, but its history goes back to 2009. When the Portland Film Club was founded as a film club to bring film lovers together to view and discuss films. The club has now expanded to over 2300 members, and is one of the largest movie clubs on the
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