Tag: Portland
0 Episode 24: Week of 7-16-12
We are back again (C & DD) to bring you the top 5 songs of this week. It’s the last podcast for the guests so we for sure amped up game with the best quality so far and as always good tunes. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of fun even though it was overwhelming I had a blast with Boonie and Daniel D. Hope you guys enjoyed what we had to offer.
Podcast Ep 24 with special guests C & DD
Archers of Loaf – Dead Red Eyes
The Rosebuds – Silence By the Lakeide
Thanks for listening to us while we took over for these weeks. Time to pass the torch back to the pros.
Stay classy.
-C & DD
Word of the day: funnest runner up: cricketing. Enjoy the sounds.
0 Support Absofacto
We’ve made no secret of the fact that we are big Absofacto fans here at the flowerhouse. Besides putting Whose Side Are You On Anyway as the top song on our Episode #3 podcast, we’ve also talked him up numerous times both here on the site, in podcasts, as well as amongst friends and colleagues.
So, why bring this up you ask? Well, Absofacto recently started a kickstarter project in an effort to give his album of singles, Sinking Islands, a physical release. With a goal set of $5k, Absofacto (Jonathan Visger) is hoping to take the currently digital-only download and press it into both CD and vinyl formats. Nice!
The flowerhouse will be supporting Absofacto in this endeavor and we would invite anyone else out there to consider doing the same. As an enticement, I’ve streamed the album below for you to take a listen. To our ears, No Power, Gnat Years, Punch Drunk on Black Mold, and Feathers (Don’t Change on Me) are the standout tracks on a solid album. (Whose side… is an obvious fav too)
As a collection of singles composed over the course of a year, Sinking Islands might seem a little disjointed at first blush. Still, Jonathan has done a yeoman’s job remastering and choosing the order of the songs – all of which works to make it feel like less of a “Best of” and more of an actual album.
So yes, we think his music is deserving but what really resonated with us here is just how earnest and approachable Johnathan seems to be with his fans. In my limited correspondences with him, he came across as humble and genuine – all attributes we value here at the flowerhouse. (see Electric Guest, Delta Rae, Hi Ho Silver Oh!, PAPA, Nurses, etc…)
The donations are staggered at a variety of levels (from $8 to $1k plus) and come with some unique rewards. That said, I’m guessing that anything you can give would be much appreciated. (extra funds over the goal will go towards touring and other goodies!)
Let’s get this done people because I would love to have Absofacto dates in Phoenix this year…or maybe even playing at the flowerhouse!
-A
0 Episode #13 – Week of 2/27/12
Episode #13 – Week of February 27, 2012
Flower House Podcast – Episode #13 (2/27/12)
2) Josh And Mer – “From the Sea”
4) Horse Feathers – “Fit Against the Country”
Bubbling Unders
Alex
No show…
Brandon
That Ghost – “Morning Now”
As always, the music posted here is for sampling purpose only. If you hear something you like, please support the artists by buying their music and attending their shows. We do.
*To request the immediate removal of a song, please contact us at flowerhousepodcastaz@gmail.com
0 Chromatics Cover Neil Young…and its great!
Aren't I Fabulous?
Ran across this wonderful cover recently and was kicking myself for not sharing it earlier. Now the original Into the Black is a masterpiece in and of itself but this cover by the Portland based Chromatics does the original justice and then some. Hauntingly simple in production (most of the good covers are, no?), Ruth’s vocals echo the same melancholy undertones of Neil’s original without resorting to vocal hi-jinks or tomfoolery.
It should be mentioned that this iteration of the Chromatics has been working closely with another of my fav PDX bands, Glass Candy.
Bottom line? Portland continues to kill it.
- A
