Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Ghostcapital DJ Set at FXFU 3-19-11
People of Portland- I'll be spinning some records for FXFU on March, 19th.
Mike Coykendall, Old Light & certain of the FXFU honchos are some of my very best neighbors here in lovely Mt. Tabor. Good people with great live bands. Sweet vibes guaranteed.
The show is at the Eagle's Lodge (at 50th & Hawthorne), which- thanks to the some of the great Exiled Records shows (Rick Bishop & Bill Orcutt, Sic Alps & Magik Markers...)- has become one of my very favorite *occassional* venues in town. Does that place have flavor? Believe it. The most.
$5 appears to be the suggested donation. Kids are welcome & free. The beer is cheap. See you there?
"FXFU is a ramshackle affair celebrating music here in Portland, a kinda anti-SXSW but too lazy to be too overtly political, though that is the dominant ethos. That and a love for community. There’s also a bar, DJ’s, food and a colossal eagle soaring over Mt. Hood. And it’s only a $5 suggested donation to help us pay for the rental of the lodge & equipment. Kids are free! Come down and have fun with a bunch of great bands on a nice, warm saturday in March!"
Old Light
Mike Coykendall & the Golden Shag
Stiffwiff
Pigeons
Yes, Father
What Hearts
DJ Black Sandwich
DJ Nicholab (Ghostcapital.blogspot.com)
http://www.fxfu.org
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The Whines- Hell To Play (2010)
Mediafire Download Link: The Whines- Hell to Play (2010)
1. To Be True (03:32)
2. For Your Safety (04:43)
3. Love Revisited (02:53)
4. 13 Floors (04:12)
5. Here We Sit (04:00)
6. It's Raining (02:52)
7. Vacation (03:29)
8. Down the 2 Tracks (04:31)
9. Straybird (02:36)
10. Cut Meat (02:08)
11.Rotten Beach (04:19)
Grouper- Wide
Mediafire Download Link: Grouper- Wide
Read full review of Wide (Limited Vinyl Edition) - GROUPER on Boomkat.com ©
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Ghostcapital DJ Set: Wed April 7th @ Tanker Bar
Hello Portland. I am officially a DJ, once again. My first set here in the Rose City will commence at the Tanker Bar on Wed, April 7th from 8-ish till 1-ish. Be a pal and come out. Bodies=Success in this equation. I want to keep this gig, and make it bi-weekly. See you there?
WED, APRIL 7th 2010
8pm-1am
Tanker Bar
4825 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland, OR
http://www.tankerpdx.com/
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Mississippi and Exiled Records
Portland happens to be blessed with a couple of totally dynamite Record Shops. They are- Exiled and Mississippi. Both are boutique stores that only stock what they like. What's more, they're thriving as neighborhood hotspots in spite of this here interweb. They're so great! I love me some record shopping, but I must say that, as a busy dad, I have less time than ever to troll through mountains of third-rate record bins searching for those hidden gems. I'm just more inclined to go visit these good folks- each happen to have two of the best curated small (& oddball) selections, new or used, that I have ever come across. What's more, both shops put out some amazing records themselves, usually limited to editions of 1000. I basically just snatch up whatever they release, and I have only been even mildly disappointed once or twice. Its downright inspiring to see them succeed in doing what they love, especially in context of the amazon/iTunes behemoth. They are a credit to their neighborhoods, to Portland, and also to the virtues of the small indie record shop. In fact, that's mostly what they sell... RECORDS!!!
Here's what I like most about each:
Mississippi Records: An unbeatable selection. Vinyl only, and some tapes. They also have a fantastic selecton of vintage stereo equipment at nice reasonable prices. You couldn't throw a rock in there and not hit a record worth having. From Irma Thomas to Animals and Men, I eagerly collect nearly anything they release. I encourage everyone out there to do the same. FYI, many of their earlier albums fetch nice sums on ebay now that they're out of print. That's why I'm at peace providing you, the reader, with the following link:
Mississippi Records Download Thread. I'd suggest starting with Washington Phillips, Lipa Kodi Ya City Council, Orchestra Regional de Kayes, Oh Graveyard..., 70s Thai Orchestra, Malcolm X Memorial and Last Kind Words. Well, they're all pretty much super. The only ones I'm not wild about so far are Ntsamina and The Rats- though I do love Fred Cole, especially Dead Moon.