PDXBands.com Podcast Show #3 - Tasty mellow-osity

Show #3 features...

Caves with "Curiosity"
Find more of Caves at their web site

John Vanderslice with "Trance Manual" from Pixel Revolt (Buy it).
Don't forget, Vanderslice at the Doug Fir this Friday (
Tickets on sale now at TicketsWest)

Amy Subach with "Like a Drug"
Find much more of Amy at Music for Dozens

Corrina Repp with "Finally" from The Future (Buy it).

White Car with "gilest flux"

Nick Luca with "Anywhere in America"
from Little Town (Buy it)

Ex-Hustlers with "Ship Song"

Also mentioned:

Podsafe PDXBands
Podsafe music overview
Hush Records
Panther Fact Records

The PDXBands Podcast intro music is "Sketch (for a landscape)" by Elephant Factory. Buy it here

PDXBands.com Podcast Show #2

Music from Portland, Oregon and beyond. Show #2 features...

Blei with "Fight Song". Buy the album at CD Baby.

Bllix with "In the Pines"

Ex-Hustlers with "The Ballad of Anne Pilgrim"

Thirty Two Ways with "Prize"

Traumatize' Immortal with "Forsaken"

The Murdocks with "Death of a French Whore" and "Easter Moon" from Surrenderender (Buy it)





Also discussed:

Michael Penn and his new record, Mr. Hollywood Jr. 1947 (buy it)
Download MP's "Walter Reed"

Northwest Noise
Panther Fact records
Pangs

The PDXBands Podcast intro music is "Sketch (for a landscape)" by Elephant Factory. Buy it here.

Hello, my name is Alex, and this is my first post on PDXBands.com. Matt Mair Lowery Pangs has been kind enough to extend an invitation for me to join the blogging fray.

I live in NW Washington State in the small town of Anacortes, and I help to run a creative space/music venue here called The Department of Safety. I grew up in Portland and my family still lives there, so I've got deep PDX roots, yo.

Just wanted to share my personal thoughts on Pixel Revolt, since Matt is obviously deeply in love with it. You know, I've also loved JV for a while and I really enjoy the vast majority of his musical catalog, as well (wait, I mean, I love his music, and I like him as well). However, after listening to Pixel Revolt a few times, I feel like there is something missing. Although the lyrics are great and the arrangements quite different from what he's done in the past, I long for some of the sounds of Vanderslice past. The big drums, the distorted guitars - the noise that results from hitting the tape hard. You know, burying the needle, peaking in the red? It's not there for me. I like that stuff, messy distortion and huge drums.

However, it's not like JV isn't conscious of this. Check out this quote from a recent interview with Splendid:

"Splendid: So I wanted to ask you about some of the people you worked with on this album. One of them is Scott Solter, who I know you've worked with quite a bit in the past.

John Vanderslice: Yes, he's my engineer and he's my guide. He's my adviser and in many ways he's the producer of the record. He's the one pushing me to go in certain directions. We had a lot of intense dialogues about how to make a record together. Before I just made records on my own, and I was never really pushed out of my zone. Scott is a very savvy and skillful guy, and he knows how to make his sale. He can definitely win me over. Looking back on the decisions that he pushed me into, starting with Four Tracker, I really did see that this guy knows what he's doing, and I started to trust him a little more. This record probably had most to do with him of all the records I've worked with him on.

Splendid: How so?

John Vanderslice: He does not tend toward distortion and distressed sounds as much as I do, and he's also not as sloppy as I am. I really like a lot of sloppy takes. I like when you can hear the musicians figuring out what they're playing. I'm a fan of that.

Splendid: But your record is really clean..."

Ah, see now? There it is. It's not John, it's Scott! He's responsible for the clean sheen of this record! That being said, I am really glad that people are liking it and many props to John and Scott for trying something different. But you know, I miss those sloppy, distorted sounds. I shed a tear, and listen to "Life And Death Of An American Fourtracker" in memoriam.

In other news, TV ON THE RADIO is playing a show in Anacortes on the same night of the Vanderslice show in Portland! Friday, September 30th! It's their warmup show for their big tour with Franz Ferdinand, and you can see them for about a third of the cost - $10 at the DoS compared with $30 tickets for the rest of the tour.

For more info and to buy tickets online: www.departmentofsafety.com/venue/schedule.html

The amazing John Vanderslice, whose latest record Pixel Revolt I am in love with to a sickening degree, will be in town in a couple weeks. Tickets are on sale now.

John Vanderslice
September 30, Portland, OR
Doug Fir Lounge w/ Crystal Skulls, Lackthereof | 21+

Tickets on sale now at TicketsWest

Seriously, I have it bad for this record. Execution of All Things bad. Series of Sneaks bad. Alien Lanes/Bee Thousand bad. Exile In Guyville Bad. I am listening to it so much I may be in danger of eventually ruining it for myself. Alas, I cannot stop. Have a taste, then buy this to experience the full force of its greatness.

Exodus Damage mp3

Trance Manual mp3

PDXBands members - PDXBands now allows you to set your music to "Podsafe" so it can be used by Podcasters and other digital broadcasters on the internet.

If you want to make your music available for podcasters, log in to your PDXBands account, read the Podsafe PDXBands agreement on the "Home" tab of the Artist Area, and then set your account to Podsafe. If you're already giving away a few mp3s, this is a great way to get a bit of extra promotion.

This is a great new addition to pdxbands. I really like what you've done with the place. It's so open and roomy. I'm already excited for the next podcast, I've heard good things about it.

PDXBands.com presents music from Portland, Oregon and beyond. Show #1, featuring Crack City Rockers with "Glory of The Sun", Woke Up Falling with "Fight Song", Jasmine Ash with "Fall", "Under The Weather" by International Falls, "Saint Sebastian" by John Larsen and lastly The Prids with "Glide, Screamer".

Click the links above to see more about the artist and find links to download the mp3s.

Also discussed:
Larry & Jackpot Studios
Tape Op Magazine
Greyday Productions
& Emo

The PDXBands Podcast intro track is "Sketch (for a landscape)" by Elephant Factory. Buy it here.

Welcome. If you are a returning visitor, you'll notice that we've made a few changes with the site. While we're continuing to host a great directory of local bands, we're jumping on the blog and Podcasting bandwagon as well so that we can push great music from Portland to you a little more proactively. On the blog, you'll hear not only from me, but from an assortment of local music folks. On the podcast, we'll regularly play great local music (or just music we really like) for your enjoyment. And you can just subscribe via iTunes or your Podcasting tool of choice and be good to go.

So, what is PDXBands.com now?

1. A place for bands and artists to promote themselves for free. Bands, join our directory now. If you are already a member, be sure your information is up-to-date. Log in and update. And if you forgot your password, click here to use our handy "I forgot my password" feature.

2. A place for fans to find information about local artists and to listen to music from those artists. Fans, search the directory using the search box at the top of each page.

3. A blog covering local music. (Atom RSS Feed of the PDXBands.com blog)

4. A podcast featuring songs from local artists. (Subscribe to Podcast)

5. A place for podcasters and other online broadcasters to find "Podsafe" music to feature in their broadcasts. Podsafe means free music for the Podcasting community and free promotion for bands. Bands, log in and set your music to Podsafe if you want to be a part of this.

I look forward to hearing from you. Send your questions and comments to me at matt@pdxbands.com.

REMEMBER, if you forgot your password, click here to use our handy "I forgot my password" feature.