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Debra Arlyn Show and Live CD Release

For the past few weeks, the boys of Northwest Noise have been working diligently on a new project, our first CD release, a live album from the lovely Ms. Debra Arlyn recorded last December at the Doug...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:46:00 GMT

Weekend With The Dimes

Saw The Dimes twice this past weekend. Two times in less than 24 hours. Once Friday at 9:30PM, then again Saturday at 4:30PM. I'm not ashamed to admit it, though I'm convinced the guys think that I'm ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:15:00 GMT

Weekend Music June 10-11, 2008

It's another busy weekend of music as two of my favorite local bands are playing shows in the Portland area. First up, Intervision, laying the funk in your ear holes at a free show at Bridgeport Villa...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:22:00 GMT

Intervision Audio Interview

Gears and I had the pleasure of sitting down with the front man of one of our favorite bands, Mr. Paul Creighton of Intervision, a couple of weeks ago before his band's show at Jimmy Mak's. I met Paul...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:40:00 GMT

NW Girls Make Noise Live CD

NW Noise is releasing its first cd, a live album from Debra Arlyn and her band recorded last December at the Doug Fir. Of the couple dozen Debra shows I've been to in the last few years, this one stic...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:13:00 GMT

The Cost of Gas on Indie Music

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080622/ap_en_mu/touring_on_empt yFound this article to be an interesting read. Lately, many of the local artists that I have talked with have mentioned this problem. Interv...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:53:00 GMT

Disappointment, Then Redemption

As much as I love my DVR (perfect for repeated viewings of Lost), I find myself incredibly frustrated when a TV program runs over its regularly scheduled time and the DVR cuts off the last few minutes...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:11:00 GMT

Scott McCaughey on Letterman

Friend of Northwest Noise Scott McCaughey (REM, The Minus 5) will debut his new side project, The Baseball Project, tonight (June 20th) on Letterman.  Check it out if you're home early tonight, o...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:21:00 GMT

Intervision at Jimmy Maks

Intervision will perform this Saturday night, June 21st, at Jimmy Mak's in the ..Pearl.. (10th and ....Everett....) at 10PM.  Evoking the style of Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, and Jamiroquai, ...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:57:00 GMT