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Excellent Portland indie-folk band Y La Bamba‘s new record “Court the Storm” is comes out February 28th on Tender Loving Empire. Until then, check out this video or  listen to the whole album streaming over at NPR’s website.  

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Bartholomäus Traubeck gives trees a voice with this modified record player. By analyzing wooden disks the record player creates a unique soundtrack for every tree. Check out more of his work at traubeck.com

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We’re very proud to bring you the second installation of Shwood Mixtapes. Featuring some incredible bands that also call Portland home, this compilation cuts across Stumptown’s diverse independent music scene both in terms of genre and renown. Here, you’ll find Radiation City’s sprawling wall of guitars, Nurses’ echoing percussive pop, Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s subtle psychedelia, […]

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We have the utmost respect and appreciation for people who can’t help but to find new ways to do old things, and legendary bluesman R.L. Burnside did just that throughout his music career. Watch him play “See My Jumper Hanging on the Line” in this video from 1978 and be blown away. More info at […]

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