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Mon, 05 May 2008 
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Featuring
Blue Skies For Black Hearts - Set 1
For Episode 49 Part 2 of the MastanMusic Hour, Portland's Blue Skies For Black Hearts visit their classic brand of 60's influenced indie pop on the MastanMusic Studio for the first of two sets.
"Serenades and Hand Grenades" is their new CD on the King Of Hearts Record Label, coming out May 20 with a CD release show scheduled for May 30th at Holocene in Portland, OR. With summer tour dates scheduled to take them to venues as far away as Boise, ID and Los Angeles, CA., Blue Skies for Black Hearts are showing their dedication to exposing their music to the masses on the road.
Get a copy of their new record and show your support for real rock n roll!
Scroll down to the Episode 49 Part 2 section below to listen to the whole audio show and to read more about the band.
Join us in Part 1 where Jeremy Wilson and Sam Densmore spin new tracks from: The Old Believers, Hillfolk Noir, Here Comes Everybody. The Portland Cello Project, Astrophagus.
Just scroll down to the PART 1 section below to hear the show and read about the featured groups.
Visit our MastanMusic YouTube Site to see our exclusive MastanMusic Hour Video Singles. This week Blue Skies For Black Hearts performing "A World Without Love" live from our recording studio.
Buy great music at the MastanMusic Store!
MM Newswire 49
Get Your Band CDs Made and Support a Good Cause
Portland's Cravedog CD/DVD replication and merchandise is working with MastanMusic to alleviate expenses related to Jeremy Wilsons upcoming heart surgery. Order your CDs from Cravedog and they'll donate a sizable portion of their profits to Jeremy's cause. Be sure to let them know you want the Jeremy Wilson special when placing your order! Click Here For Details
FRIDAY, MAY 9 at The Someday Lounge
IRPC's 10th Birthday Rock n' Roll Bash: Superstar Open Mic Night —8pm, $10.00 at the door
Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) Tenth Birthday Rock and Roll Bash: Superstar Open Mic Night
Headlined by Brandon Summers from The Helio Sequence, this super special event will feature short solo sets by some of Portland's most illustrious rockers, including Leigh Marble, Sam Coomes (Quasi), Jeremy Wilson (ex Pilot and Dharma Bums) and many more. To keep it real for the kids, members of The Thermals will play an all ages show next door at Backspace. All proceeds benefit the IPRC as we gear up for our second decade of community building, self-publishing, art-making and all around good times.10 dollars gets you into events at Someday and Backspace!
Silverhawk CD RELEASE PARTY! Friday May 9th at The White Eagle at 836 N. Russell St. Portland, OR. The line-up includes Dan Jones and the Squids! Click Here to find out when and where they will be performing. Go catch this concert and don't forget to pick up a copy of their new CD Hangover Bicycle Ride - BUY NOW
The Dry County Crooks Record release party scheduled for Saturday May 17th at Dantes at 1 SW 3rd Avenue & Burnside in Portland, Or. The new CD "When Hearts Break" will be available at the show for the first time. But you can be the first to buy the CD NOW available exclusively through the MastanMusic website before May 17th. The CD won;t be available in stores until June! Order your CD NOW. Be sure to check out The Dry County Crooks Tour Schedule to find out when they'll be in your town. Look for an upcoming feature in Portland's Willamette Week magazine the week of May 17th. CD AVAILABLE ONLY AT MASTANMUSIC UNTIL JUNE! BUY NOW -The Dry County Crooks - When Hearts Break
Tony Smiley is also ramping up his playing schedule with gigs booked in California. Check out the Tony Smiley MySpace Page for complete tour dates this spring. Need a copy of Tony's latest CD "Driving Myself Sane" now available in stores. Or pick up a copy right now directly from us BUY NOW - Tony Smiley "Driving MySelf Sane"
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The MastanMusic Hour is produced, engineered and hosted by Jeremy Wilson and Sam Densmore. Videographer Christine Frederica, Videographer John Densmore Photography by JW
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| The Old Believers, Hillfolk Noir, Here Comes Everybody, Portland Cello Project, Astrophagus |
MastanMusic Hour - Episode 49 - Part 1
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The THIS IS A GREAT SHOW! Show |
The Old Believers
"The Trouble" from the CD
Eight Golden Greats |
The Old Believers hail from Portland, via Kenai, Alaska.
"These eight songs were all we had left to document our leaving home," Nelson Kempf says of his collaboration with girlfriend Keeley Boyle. Simultaneously recalling Simon and Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, Modest Mouse, and the Raveonettes, their gospel influenced indie folk is perfect for an evening with your lover. Due out July 10, (with a CD release party at Berbatis Pan scheduled for the same day), "Eight Golden Greats" is a beautiful, strangely mature recording for a duo of such tender young ages of 19 and 20 years. Go get this record, and see them when they come to your west coast town on tour this summer, because they're really great.
Band members:
Nelson Kempf- Vocals, Guitar, Lap Steele
Keeley Boyle - Vocals, Guitar, Violin
Visit this band on the web at MySpace for more
info and such.
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Hillfolk Noir
"Voodoo" from the CD
Diggin Songs |
Hillfolk Noir, features the songwriting, vocals and guitar work of Travis Ward (Doug Martsch, Junkyard Bandstand) paired with the vocals and drums of his wife, Alison Ward. Their latest CD, "Diggin Songs" is packed with 17 songs of dark, folk-based murder ballads mixed with spaced out guitars. For the most part, it was recorded in a small house in the north end of their hometown of Boise, ID. Hillfolk Noir will be on tour this summer, including a stop in Portland for the debut MastanMusic Hour - Club Showcase at Kelly's Olympian on July 11 w/ Dry County Crooks and the Dirty Birds.
Band:
Travis Ward- vocals, guitar
Alison Ward- vocals, cocktail drums
Mike Waite- upright bass
Sam Merrick - "Fringe" guitars, vocals
To hear more new songs from them check out their Myspace page.
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Here Comes Everybody
"The Box" from the CD
The Veronica Project |
Yet another band featuring a couple! Portland's Here Comes Everybody
are a local institution. Since 1986, the duo have been churning out the pop numbers left and right, at times recalling Elton John, Joe Jackson and Ben Folds. They have an upcoming CD release party scheduled at Dante's in Portland on June 27.
Band members:
Michael Jarmer...Vocals, Drums
Rene' Ormae-Jarmer
Check out more info about this band at the Here Comes Everybody homesite
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Portland Cello Project
"Hands in Pockets" from the CD
Portland Cello Project |
The Portland Cello Project strives to introduce folks to an alternative side of the cello. Collaborating with local songwriters as well as covering some bizarre songs, including GnR's "Sweet Child O' Mine" and Britney's "Toxic", they are doing just that. Laura Gibson, Coquille, Oregon's contribution to the Portland music scene, offers her captivating voice and original song "Hands In Pockets" on the Portland Cello Project's self titled CD.
The Band:
Cellist include - Heather Broderick, Rob Brooks, Galen Cohen, Gideon Freudmann, Anna Fritz, Kevin Jackson, Douglas Jenkins, Justin Kagen, Allegra M, Sonja Myklebust, Catherine Odell, Tony Rogers, Skip Von Kuske, and Erin Winemiller
Find out more about this band at their The Portland Cello Project home site.
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Astrophagus
"Do You Have Three Settings?" from the CD
For Boating |
"This is our life, try not to laugh," says Jason Cain of Astrophagus. Judging by the tone of their new disc, "For Boating", the Cain Brothers lives are no laughing matter. Moody and emotional, the Danver band's verbed out epics take place in the canyons of the mind traversed by Mazzy Star and Rain Parade.
Band members:
Jason Cain - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
David Kurtz - Drums, Electronic Drum Performance
Joshua Cain - Keyboards, Electronics
Chris White - Bass, Accordion
Check out more info about this band at their Myspace Site.
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| Blue Skies For Black Hearts - Set 1 | MMHour 49 Part 2
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MastanMusic Hour - Episode 49 Part 2
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| Blue Skies For Black Hearts |
This show represents the continuation of the temporary MastanMusic Hour format. Our featured artists do two sets, so be sure to check out our next MastanMusic Hour, Episode 50 to hear set 2 from the biggest stars in the sky, Blue Skies For Black Hearts.
Blue Skies For Black Hearts
new record, "Serenades and Hand Grenades" is due out May 20, 2008. It was recorded in guitarist Pat Kearns newly built studio in Portland, Oregon. They stuck to the basics and made a rock n roll record "the way it should be made," according to the band. We had a great time recording them and their retro-leaning rock n roll sounds for the MastanMusic Hour. Get more information about their up coming Portland shows with the fabulous Posies at Dantes on May 16, their CD release show on May 30 at Holocene, and subsequent tour dates running through June of 08 at Blue Skies For Black Hearts Website.
The band is:
Pat Kearns - vox/guitar
Michael Lewis - guitar/vox
Kelly Simmons - bass/vox
Paul Noel - drums
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