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| Episode 20 Featuring Lew Jones |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2007 
Episode 20 Parts 1 and 2 We're thrilled and honored to feature the extraordinary talent of Lew Jones on Episode 20's Part 2 live portion of The MastanMusic Hour.
Shortly after moving to Portland, Oregon at the tender age of 18, MastanMusic's Jeremy Wilson found a musical mentor in Lew Jones-- and the relationship has continued to bear fruit for both artists, to this day.
As Lew attests, "In early 2000 I began work on my CD Sublimation with Kurt Cobain's mentor Jeremy Wilson from the Dharma Bums. That alone got the CD press."
Lew has a new CD coming out this summer, and if you find yourself in Portland on any given Thursday, stop by The Wine Down (126 NE 28th Ave.) for an evening of music you won't soon forget.
And speaking of music you won't soon forget... we've got a new batch for you in Part One of Episode 20-- artists like Jonah, Clampitt Gaddis & Buck, Leigh Marble, Celilo, Rachel Taylor Brown, and Carrie Akre.
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The MastanMusic Hour is produced, engineered and hosted by Jeremy Wilson and Sam Densmore. Videography and video editing by John Densmore. |
| Jonah, Clampitt Gaddis & Buck, Lew Jones, Leigh Marble, Celilo, Rachel Taylor Brown, Carrie Akre |
MastanMusic Hour - Episode 20 - Part 1
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| Jonah |
Our "Get Through The Rain Special" begins with "Step On Me" by Portland band Jonah. The track, appears on the Deep Roots Music Project CD #7: The Troutdale Poetry Experiment from a couple of years ago. MastanMusic Studios are producing much of the Deep Roots Music Project this year. (In fact, look for our Deep Roots Music Project Special in Episiode 23 of the MMHour coming out May 7th.) The Deep Roots Music Project, which began 9 years ago as a Troutdale, Oregon highschool teacher's idea to engage his students in English class, has grown significantly in scope and impact-- so much so, that we can't do it justice in this little write-up, so please visit www.deeproots.com to learn more about this remarkable project.
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| Clampitt Gaddis & Buck |
Winning critical praise for their three-part harmonies, Clampitt Gaddis & Buck deliver a beautiful and heartfelt homage to traditional country, every time they take the stage.
As John Chandler wrote for The Portland Tribune, "Purist snobs may point a collective finger at the group, demanding to see some country credentials, but such an objection is rendered picky and pointless by the obvious care and affection that the trio has for its material. If in fact Clampitt, Gaddis and Buck are merely students of the genre, then they're at the top of the class."
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| Lew Jones |
Dubbed "Portland's Godfather of Folk" by The Oregonian, Lew Jones is certainly that and more. A published poet, award-winning painter, teacher, tremendous lyricist, songsmith, guitar player and master of any musical genre to which he turns his attention-- Lew Jones is the true embodiment of a renaissance man.
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| Leigh Marble |
It's true. We love Leigh Marble's music so much, that we're including it on two concurrent episodes of The MastanMusic Hour. Leigh's label, Laughing Stock Records, describes his music as a cross between Tom Waits and Fugazi: rooted in folk forms... with a scrappy sound descended from punk rock minimalism. And we'd like to add that Leigh Marble is one artist whose lyrics warrant a close listen-- so go to his show because his live act is something to behold. But buy his CD because, as Tape Op Magazine advises, "Marble's songs have lots of sharp, unexpected lyrical twists that reward repeated listenings."
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| Celilo |
Strangers, the fifth track on episode 20, is from Portland quartet Celilo's third release, The Man Who Owns The Sand. Since its recent release, the album has been receiving plenty of positive praise in the press and lots of comparisons to luminaries like Neil Young and Townes Van Zandt-- one listen and you'll agree that the compliments are well placed.
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Rachel Taylor Brown |
Delicate, contemplative, and beautiful in its melancholy, Rachel Taylor Brown's music will wend its way into your soul, and there it will stay. A truly remarkable and unique talent worthy of your attention and further exploration.
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Carrie Akre |
Carrie Akre fronted three Seattle bands-- Hammerbox on A&M, who "equaled the untrammeled rage of their Emerald City peers [Nirvana and Pearl Jam] but also inserted a new wave energy in their typical Seattle blend of heavy metal and punk" (All Music). Carrie's band Goodness, on Epic, was featured on a Schoolhouse Rock compilation with Moby, Better than Ezra and Pavement. Carrie was also the lead vocalist for The Rockfords, which also included Pearl Jam's Mike McCready. We're happy to report that, although those bands have gone by the wayside, Carrie Akre is just as powerful, gripping, charismatic and talented in her solo efforts!
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