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emBrownlowe

KEEP IT ON THE BROWNLOWE

About Me

..I WRITE ABOUT TRAGICALLY UNHEARD OF MUSIC
WWW.GAYCONDO.COM // PORTLAND MERCURY..

..I LIKE TO VIDEO TAPE BANDS:..

THE KILLS:: "KISSY KISSY" :: MAY 2008

AGENT RIBBONS :: FEB 2008

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Member Since: 5/31/2005
Band Website: embrownlowe.wordpress.com
Band Members: Emily Ann Brownlowe
Influences: I'm in love with the following: Bjork, nieervana, cat power, patti smith, pj harvey, the displaced, the B-52's, radiohead, goldfrapp, jen wood, jim morrison, shannon wright, madonna, scout niblett, dark world music, young people, agent ribbons, the doors, the brian jonestown massacre, bollywood music, 60's french pop, quix*o*tic, bat for lashes, white magic, the kills, velvet underground, captain beefheart, kusikia, ty, yeah yeah yeahs, karma bomb, pallaton, adam gnade, hairspray blues, hey lover, podunk nowhere, tea cozies, slutty hearts, chores, porches, autopilot is for lovers, grandpa's ghost stories, the ovulators, elastica, crazy for jane, john sutherland, alina simone, y-tron, black rebel motorcycle club
Sounds Like: "At her heart emBROWNLOWe is a folkie -- and sometimes she even sounds like that rocker girl with an acoustic guitar. But usually there’s something to off-set it, from a basement sound and wind chimes to the intoxicating apathy of Helium or the biting facetiousness of Kathleen Hanna." - MINI LIFE
Record Label: Outsider Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Crossing over to the other side....as a music writer

I have crossed over to the other side... as a freelance music writer - errrr fan - who has been published in the Portland Mercury. I have been trying to keep this creative endeavor "on the Brownlowe",...
Posted by emBrownlowe on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:55:00 PST

ESSAY - Welcome to the Digital Era (PART ONE)

Em BrownloweLast weekend, I went up to Seattle to learn more about MINI LIFE. MINI LIFE is a new music/video/game website being launched by Carlos Rodela. In a nutshell, MINI LIFE was built to provide...
Posted by emBrownlowe on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:48:00 PST

GAYCONDO

my housemates and i created a blog called gaycondo. Y'all should read it. We have good taste.
Posted by emBrownlowe on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:32:00 PST

BEST OF 2007 : FROM MUSIC TO BURGERS!

TOP 10 BEST ALBUMS 2007 (In No Particular Order): BJORK - VOLTAI am a huge fan of Bjork, don't get me wrong, but I am SO glad she returned to semi-structured pop music with Volta after fleeting off in...
Posted by emBrownlowe on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:57:00 PST

Interview on Local Cut!

This past Saturday (Feb. 10), the Red & Black Café hosted a Love Harder showcase that included performances by the label's founder, John Barrios (who plays under the name Nest and as one-third of ...
Posted by emBrownlowe on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:10:00 PST

full video of performance at Someday Lounge (Dec. 4)

Check out this live video recording of Autopilot and emBROWNLOWe as they both play full sets at the Someday Lounge last December...
Posted by emBrownlowe on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:16:00 PST

3:AM Review

[11.7.06] [Andrew Gallix]3:AM REVIEW: emBROWNLOWe's Flight "emBROWNLOWe has yet to find recognition among music fans around the world," writes Richard O'Brien, "and it's a sad fact that this record's ...
Posted by emBrownlowe on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:00:00 PST

Church Of Girl Review

CHURCH OF GIRL RADIO REVIEW: http://www.churchofgirl.com The more familiar we become with emBROWNLOWe as an artist, the more deeply we understand the space between the allure of pointed detachment an...
Posted by emBrownlowe on Wed, 17 May 2006 10:45:00 PST

Minstrel Music (Paris)

Location: Paris, France The last stop on my tour was the city of lights we know as Paris. It was the first city I would have to stay at a hostel. It was quite a wonderful experience. As I was checking...
Posted by emBrownlowe on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:51:00 PST

le cave

Location: Lille (northern France) My dear friends Olivier and Julie took me to a show at an art house my first night in Lille. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to play after I was promised I could so the ...
Posted by emBrownlowe on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:26:00 PST