Thursday, July 31, 2008

Slug Scene 7-31-08

What a weekend!

  1. Eef Barzelay "I Love The Unknown" - Playing tonight @ the Jambalaya with the Bad Mitten Orchestra. 10pm
  2. Svelte Velvet "Little Things" - Tonight @ Toby & Jack's (on the Arcata Plaza)
  3. Townland "Perigee Moon" - Tomorrow @ Mosgo's w/ Greg Lojko (of the Rubberneckers) and Svelte Velvet (for whom Greg Lojko plays drums, now)
  4. The Apple War "Alarm Bell City" - Saturday @ the Lil Red Lion w/ Neighborhood Stars and Hypatia Lake
  5. The Singularity "Leigh & Stokes" - Sunday @ the Boiler Room w/ The United

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

4 on the Floor

From Jill in Fortuna: Sci-Fi set
Beck - Gamma Ray
Wolfmother - Dimension
Phantom Planet - California
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

From Thomas in Fortuna: Pain & Remedy
Three Days Grace - Pain
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Seether - Remedy
Tool - The Pot

From Michael in Arcata: The Got Lucky Last Night set
Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy
Eagles of Death Metal - I Want You So Hard
Poe - Hey Pretty
Beck - Sexx Laws

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

NXNW

Local bands highlighted:

The Rubberneckers
Strix Vega (shares a drummer with DbH)
Dragged by Horses (see above note)
The Cutters
Machete (featuring former members of The Hitch, The Buffy Swayze and Mr. Bungle)
Dynamite Sweater (members of The Cutters plus DJ Red)
The Ian Fays (formerly of Humboldt, currently of SF)
The Hitch (disbanded, boo hoo)
Henpecker (Jeff from The Hitch and more!)
The Zygoats

Coming soon to a venue near you:
Black Eyes and Neckties (Alibi, Aug. 24) Bellingham
Hockey (played Lil'Red last night, actually) PDX
System and Station (Lil'Red, Aug. 26) PDX

Monday, July 28, 2008

'90s at Noon

Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Soundgarden - Burden in My Hand (for Sean at ERD Paint)
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Bush - Mouth
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - 2 Kindsa Love
Big Audio Dynamite - The Globe

Hole - Miss Violet
Meat Puppets - Backwater
Mudhoney - Touch Me, I'm Sick

Nirvana - Man Who Sold The World

Friday, July 25, 2008

Freestyle Friday

Happy Birthday, Monica!

Catherine Wheel -- Black Metallic
Green Day -- Longview
Weezer -- My Name is Jonas
Strix Vega -- Mad Rain
Tilly and The Wall -- Pot, Kettle, Black
Alanis Morrisette -- You Oughta Know
Counting Crows -- Mr. Jones
The Rubberneckers -- 100 Beers/Ice in My Drink
Foo Fighters -- Everlong
Hillstomp -- Lucy's Lament

Thursday, July 24, 2008

4 on the Floor

Inspired by Eskemo's desire to hear "that amazing cover of Sweet Child O'Mine":

Taken by Trees -- Sweet Child of Mine
The Concretes -- Miss You
Throw Me The Statue -- Is This It
Letters To Cleo -- I Want You To Want Me

From Eskemo:
The Refreshments -- Banditos
The Rentals -- Friends of P
The Replacements -- Left Of the Dial
They Might Be Giants -- We're The Replacements

From Yod in McK:
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros -- Redemption Song
Vampire Weekend -- A-Punk
Spoon -- Don't You Evah
Wolfmother -- Love Train

Slug Scene 7-24-08

  • The Study "Margery's Off-Key Temperment"-playing Thursday night @ the Jambalaya w/ Lasher Keen and the High Class Hobo Society
  • Uni & Her Ukelele "I'm On My Way"- playing Saturday @ Roll On the Mattole
  • It's Casual "The Pantry"- @ the Alibi on Saturday with Sirhan Sirhan
  • Hockey "Too Fake"- Monday night @ the Lil Red Lion w/ Chase Pagen, The Invasions and The Erns
  • Young/Lost Ones "I Dunno I'm Kinda Tired. I Think I Might Just Go Home" (recorded live in the KSLG studio 7-19-08)- Monday night @ the Jambalaya with Pokey LaFarge and Silver Darling

Oh, and Monica got serenaded by Jen's daughter and a couple of her friends for her birthday... but you'll have to subscribe to the Slug Scene podcast (for free in the iTunes store!) to hear it.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

NXNW

An ode to PDX Pop Now! 2008: all Portland bands.

The Blow -- Hey Boy
Ralf Youtz -- Hey Boy
Bodhi -- Nadine
Starfucker -- German Love
The Rainy States -- Suddenly Electric
Tu Fawning -- Out Like Bats
World's Greatest Ghosts -- Sleepwalkers
White Fang -- Breakfast
Red Fang -- Reverse Thunder
The Builders and The Butchers -- When It Rains
Lackthereof -- Last November
Menomena -- Wet & Rusting

Monday, July 21, 2008

'90s at Noon

Concrete Blonde - Joey/Bloodletting 1990 (Sean in Eka)

The Dandy Warhols - Cool As Kim Deal/The Dandy Warhols Come Down 1997

Superchunk - Cast Iron/No Pocky For Kitty 1991(playing Bumbershoot!)

The Blake Babies - Out There/Innocence & Experience 1993 (Juliana Hatfield's first band)

INXS - Suicide Blonde/X 1990

Soundgarden - Outshined ("I'm looking California and feeling Minnesota": one of rock's great lines)/Badmotorfinger (Join the debate! If you could only own on Soundgarden album, would you choose Badmotorfinger or Superunknown?) 1991

Lit - My Own Worst Enemy/Tripping the Light Fantastic 1997 (Yod in McK)

PJ Harvey - 50 Ft. Queenie, Highway 61 Revisited/Rid of Me 1993 (Beacuse I can never play just one; the woman is fierce!)

Frank Black - Los Angeles/Frank Black 1993 (Lisa in Blue Lake)(which naturally led to...)

Pixies - Subbaculture/Trompe le Monde 1991

Luna - California (All the Way)/Bewitched 1994 (Mmmmmmm...)

Radiohead - Karma Police/OK Computer 1997 (From allmusic.com: "Haunting, mystifying, and exquisite, "Karma Police" was the third single from Radiohead's 1997 masterwork OK Computer. Dense yet subtle layers of sound bolstered the acoustic guitar/piano-centered foundation of the song, culminating in a lush, swooning climax. The structure is somewhat unorthodox, since there doesn't seem to be a true chorus section; the main verse alternates with a short, subdued break during which Thom Yorke repeats the line "this is what you get," and after two cycles, the song builds to a completely different ending section. The melodies in the main body are a little more angular, but the finish is plaintive and soaring, without overpowering the delicate melancholy of all that preceded it. Yorke's vocals are given a little extra echo here, and the bass begins to flex underneath as the orchestration builds; a heavily overdubbed sliding figure dominates instrumentally, providing Yorke with a dramatic counterpart. The lyrics are paranoid and inscrutable -- during the verses, people are "arrested" by karma police for cryptic reasons, and a man protests that he's given all he can, in between the "this is what you get...if you mess with us" section. The ending doesn't make clear whether its only lyrics -- "for a minute there, I lost myself" -- are an expression of relief or hopelessness, but really, the emotion comes from the pure sound, not from any logical, concretely presented meanings. And that emotional intensity is evident throughout "Karma Police," making it one of the cornerstones of one of the greatest albums of the '90s.")

Thoughts?

Thanks to Water Planet Garden Supply.


Friday, July 18, 2008

Freestyle Friday 7/18/08 – female vocalists

M.I.A. -- Paper Planes
Tilly and the Wall -- Pot, Kettle, Black
Kate Nash -- Foundations

Jessie Deluxe -- High
The Dts -- Freedom
PJ Harvey -- The Wind

Dido -- Thank You (for Sean in Eka)
Kitty -- Ain't No Saint (Rachel in McK)
Concrete Blonde -- God is a Bullet
Katy Perry -- Ur So Gay (Megan going to work)

Babes in Toyland -- Bruise Violet
The Ravens -- Do You Want It?

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Slug Scene 7-17-08

Jen and Monica discussed lost IDs, hoping the door people at the Alibi recognize them, and a lot of good music coming up over the weekend.


The Zygoats "Disposable Culture" (playing Thursday night at the Fortuna Vet's Hall)

The Beat Nun "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." (playing Thursday night at Sacred Palace Bikram Yoga)

The DTs "Freedom" (Friday night @ the Alibi with the Ravens)

Mosquito Bandito "Sweetheart" (Saturday night @ the Alibi w/ The Shankers)

Young/Lost Ones "I Dunno I'm Kinda Tired I Think I Might Just Go Home" (playing Saturday @ 2pm in the KSLG studio, then at the Lil Red Lion w/ Polar State)

Mika Miko "Take Hold" (Tuesday night @ the Lil Red w/ the Monster Women, Sick Bitch, and more)

And, as always, you can download the weekly Slug Scene podcast by searching for "KSLG" in the iTunes store. It's Free!!