Northwest Noise

I'm looking for a single or fixie bike. Any got one for sale? I've resorted to posting here on NW Noise because craigslist has beat my will down, because these damn things sell fast here in Portland....

I heard Guidance Counselor on the KBOO Plugged In show this evening. They were talking about PDX Pop Now (heard of that right?) and his music. I really dug this bit of music he played, Forming (yes, The Germs song)....

Eugene, Oregon guitarist and singer/songwriter Ehren Ebbage recently took some time before a show with The Dimes to talk about his first full length record Ten Cent Souvenir (2008), his experience as almost being part of a major record label record deal with Justin King, and about the struggles of being an independent musician on economic, personal and creative levels. Jason Gears, Justin Royce...

UK's Mystery Jets with an infectious and cute pop song with folk-singer Laura Marling.

Traditionally I'm not a big fan of acoustic guitar music, it reminds me too much of summer camp sing-alongs and s'mores and almost every Christian "rock" band out there. Despite my bias, there were a few songs on Ehren Ebbage's debut solo album, Ten Cent Souvenir, that led to obsessive repeat listens. My favorite track on the album was track two, "The Way She Does It"....

From Amelia's third album A Long, Lovely List Of Repairs. Soulful, Americana pop from Portland. Also, check out OPB's interview with Amelia and April Baer. Amelia with The Great Escape...

Three Imaginary Girls is giving away 2 tickets to Capitol Hill's Block Party, in Seattle. Email the girls at tig @ threeimaginarygirls.com with the subject line "CHBPTix. Please remember to include your first name and last name to be entered to win the tickets. Menomena is playing the block party. Vampire Weekend is playing. So is Say Hi and Fleet Foxes. Enter to win now! Full schedule is...