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Summer Fest Onslaught Continutes with Download

JAMC , Gang of Four at Download Festival

Last Night: Blitzen Trapper at the Independent

Blitzen TrapperTuesday, Dec. 2, 2008The IndependentWords by Jennifer Maerz, photo by Chrissy LoaderBetter than: Seeing the Parson Red Heads alone.I recently read an interview with M.I.A. where she laughed off the fact that in the beginning, record labels had no idea where to place her music. Makes s ... More >>

Top Ten Indie Rock Albums of 2008

By Michael Roberts In 2008, independent rock returned to the underground, where it belongs. Given the grand catastrophe that is today's record industry, most major-label executives don't have the time or energy to convince music fans they might like something a little out of the ordinary. They'r ... More >>

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

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Last Night: Blitzen Trapper and The Moondoggies at the Fillmore

Joseph Schell​Blitzen Trapper and The MoondoggiesThe FillmoreJune 30, 2010Better than: hanging out on some train tracks, drinking whiskey, occasionally shooting a lover or two ...Blitzen Trapper frontman Eric Earley belongs on center stage -- that much was clear last night when the Portland-based ... More >>

All Shook Down: A cross-section of the festival schedule

Joseph Schell​Blitzen Trapper and The MoondoggiesThe FillmoreJune 30, 2010Better than: hanging out on some train tracks, drinking whiskey, occasionally shooting a lover or two ...Blitzen Trapper frontman Eric Earley belongs on center stage -- that much was clear last night when the Portland-based ... More >>