WWW.OREGONMUSICNEWS.COM OREGON REBECCA MUSIC SANBORN NEWS Genre the magazine Crusher CELEBRATING WOMEN IN MUSIC Featuring: Beth Harrington Natasha Kmeto Christa Wessel Corin Tucker Alexa Wiley PLUS: NORMANDY GUITARS | DIRTY REVIVAL | SHAMROCK & ROLL VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4 | MARCH 2015 CONTENTS THE FRONT ROW 4 Women's voices matter HEADLINERS 7 Rebecca Sanborn: Genre Crusher 9 Natasha Kmeto: Crisis to Comfort 10 Beth Harrington:The Winding Stream 12 Christa Wessel: The End of Divaville 14 Corin Tucker: Riot Grrrl to Riot Woman HEADLINERS: OMN celebrates 7 Oregon's women of music 15 Alexa Wiley's Call of the Wild 16 Women's Arts Resource Guide THE SCENE 18 Normandy Guitars: Getting the Right Feedback 19 Music on the Street: Lily and Madeleine 21 Dirty Revival: From the Basement to Tucker Martine’s Recording Studio 21 22 Scene and Heard at the Portland Jazz Festival 23 Parenthetical Hits (Of The ’70s) REVIEWS 24 Album Reviews: Scott Pemberton, Hailey Niswanger, Doug MacLeod and Lost Lander GET OUT! 25 Staff picks for shows to catch around Oregon 26 Cover photo by Anthony Pidgeon / www.AnthonyPidgeon.com ADVERTISE IN OREGON’S ONLY ALL-GENRE PUBLICATION AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS ALONG WITH THE STATE’S VIBRANT MUSIC COMMUNITIES 503-687-1252 | [email protected] 503-687-1247 | [email protected] FRONT ROW FROM THE MANAGEMENT Publisher Women's voices matter Ana Ammann BY ANA AMMANN Editor-in-Chief PUBLISHER Tom D’Antoni March is women’s history month, a perfect Managing Photography Edi- time to reflect on the progress pioneers in tor women’s rights and feminist movements have Kevin Tomanka made, while also celebrating those around us who continue to break through. Copy Editor Christine Autrand Mitchell The entertainment industry is still lagging The mission of when it comes to equal opportunity, and the Oregon Music News Writers recent award ceremonies in Hollywood shone a (OMN) is to grow Robert Ham bright light on that. Regardless of your politics, and sustain Oregon’s Sunny Clark or whether you agree with Patricia Arquette’s music community by James Bash Oscar stand calling for wage equality and equal providing an all-genre Christa McIntyre rights for women, there is still significant room music platform for Ruben Mosqueda for improvement where women are concerned, just look at the numbers. comprehensive online and Matthew Bernstein print music journalism. Studies on women’s employment in the arts published on womenarts. Holly Johnson com show the disparity — fewer than 1 percent of the works programmed by Cervante Pope OMN develops writers, the American Symphony Orchestra League represent works by women; just Inessa photographers and digital 9% of directors in the top 250 domestic grossing films in Hollywood were Tony Starlight women; and the New York Times Book Review, the most powerful publication media producers of all experience levels – driven Scott Cunningham in the world of book publishing, has been called a “boys club”, limiting by a passion for music Nathan Rizzo opportunities for women to break through in the literary world. and a commitment to Alaya Wyndham At the 57th Grammy Awards show, it was the first time since 1999 — sixteen journalistic integrity. Aaron Martin years if you’re counting — that a female fronted act took home the award Estevan MuÑoz for Best Rock Song, and the second time ever that a female, St. Vincent, was Since its inception in 2009, Stephen Murray awarded the prize for Best Alternative Music Album. Has it really been that OMN has strived to: Stephen Blackman long since a woman was worthy of that honor? Thea Prieto The stories that get told in our society — through our music, film and books • Provide training and Teri Briggs — in large part shape our culture, and there is power in that. Women bring mentorship for new Dennise Kowalczyk a different perspective to storytelling and our voices should be heard. This writers and month’s issue features one of the Northwest’s great storytellers, Grammy- photojournalists Photographers nominated filmmaker, Beth Harrington, whose documentary about country John Rudoff music pioneer-women Sara and Mother Maybelle Carter and the Carter/Cash • Provide a vehicle for Jon T. Cruz families, is a lesson in American music history. Rebecca Sanborn, featured established writers/ Jason E Kaplan on our cover, is an artist who transcends labels. Natasha Kmeto is among photographers to have Anthony Pidgeon the few women making a name for herself in the male-dominated electronic their work published/ Karen Fox music scene, and a look back at an interview with Sleater-Kinney’s Corin syndicated Henry Ammann Tucker revisits the impact of the Riot Grrrl movement. William Riddle Oregon is home to some fantastic organizations that work to foster creative • Introduce and promote local artists through Design/Layout exhibition and performance opportunities for girls and women — Rock ‘n’ Roll coverage in OMN Ossie Bladine Camp for Girls, Siren Nation and Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest). We’ve included a list of several women’s arts organizations to • Inform community about Production familiarize yourself with — to support, and explore your creative side. music events Dan Spence Our state is bursting with talent crossing all boundaries of culture, color and community. What you will see every month in our pages, and daily • Impact local youth Advertising online, is inclusive representation across ages, genres and gender. The artists music programs through Tammy Cook we think you should know about based on their talents. awareness and giving Adriana Ness At the end of the day, I think what female artists look forward to most is the day when there are no counts or news items for how many of us received Reach us at [email protected] or awards, but rather when we are all looked at blindly and evaluated solely for PO Box 5494, Portland, Oregon 97228 our abilities and contributions. To advertise, email [email protected] Maybe Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has the best idea Facebook: www.facebook.com/oregonmusicnews about women’s equality. 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She is a member of Portland’s beloved Indie/Jazz/Punk/Intellectual (I could go on a naming spree)