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Volume 1 Issue 6 | May 15 to June 15, 2015 Contents

The front row 4 Happy festival time to you headliners 7 Soul Twins: The Shook Twins 10 Waking Up to AM

Summer Festival Guide 12 A festival for every taste 10 headliners: AM The Scene Sydney Fox photo 15 CD Baby and Rumblefish: Making Profits for Industry Rockstars in the 21st Century 17 Johanna Warren: Song and Spirit

18 Haley Johnsen: From Idol to Identity

20 Tony Furtado: 'The Bell' Rings 21 XX Digitus Duo: Four Hands Are Better Than One 22 Dave Snider: The Distance Between Quiet and Loud 20 23 #IRespectMusic 24 Scene & Heard: Music Matters reviews 25 Album Reviews: Guantanamo Bay watch, Damian Erskine, and Dogheart

Get out! 25 26 Staff picks for shows to catch around Oregon Cover photo by ronitphoto 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

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Publisher Ana Ammann Editor-in-Chief Happy festival Tom D’Antoni Photography Editor Kevin Tomanka Copy Editor time to you! Christine Autrand Mitchell Writers By Tom D'Antoni The mission of Editor-in-Chief Robert Ham Oregon Music News Sunny Clark (OMN) is to grow "If your sub culture sets you apart, once James Bash and sustain Oregon’s Christa McIntyre everyone else joins in it no longer makes music community by Ruben Mosqueda you different. You're just normal. providing an all-genre Matthew Bernstein Young people like festivals to music platform for Holly Johnson experience the freedom of youth and their comprehensive online and Cervante Pope own new music, and older people like them print music journalism. Inessa too, trying to remember their own youth. Tony Starlight OMN develops writers, Scott Cunningham And that kind of child-like freedom is a photographers and digital Nathan Rizzo media producers of all great part of the promise of any festival: Alaya Wyndham experience levels – driven outdoors, open air, camping in the Aaron Martin by a passion for music countryside, music and other arts, with a Estevan MuÑoz and a commitment to group of like-minded people, seeking relaxation or excess." Thea Prieto journalistic integrity. — Denise Winterman/BBC Teri Briggs Since its inception in 2009, Dennise Kowalczyk During these days when you close the windows, put on a sweater OMN has strived to: Mellish and turn on the heat one day and reverse the process the next (we William Kennedy Kerry Politzer call it Spring in Oregon), isn’t it fun to turn the pages of OMN the • Provide training and Magazine, and look at all the festival fun we have in store for us? mentorship for new Peter Vaughan Shaver One catches your eye, maybe you’ve been there, maybe you’ve writers and Photographers always wanted to be there, but, either way you drift into that space photojournalists John Rudoff where you remember or imagine yourself outside listening to music Jon T. Cruz you love. • Provide a vehicle for Jason E Kaplan Maybe you’re only half-listening, the other half of you with your established writers/ Anthony Pidgeon photographers to have loved ones taking your attention, or looking out at some mountains, Karen Fox their work published/ or… you fill in your mental image. Henry Ammann syndicated William Riddle "Festivals are great because you get to just walk around the corner ronitphoto and see a new band that you've heard but not had the chance to check • Introduce and promote Design/Layout out." — Johnny Marr local artists through coverage in OMN Ossie Bladine For some, these festivals are communal experiences. We tend to be Production cooped-up during the wet months. The festivals allow us to be with • Inform community about like-minded music lovers, fellow dancers or old friends. For some, music events Teri Gunn these festivals are the only time of the year we see these friends. Advertising • Impact local youth And they’re fun for the musicians, too. music programs through Tammy Cook awareness and giving Adriana Ness "I've found that festivals are a relatively painless way to meet people and make a few points that need making, without having to hit them Reach us at [email protected] or over the head with too many speeches." — Pete Seeger PO Box 5494, Portland, Oregon 97228 To advertise, email [email protected] So even if you’re bundled up tonight, spend some time browsing Facebook: www.facebook.com/oregonmusicnews our festival guide and smile. primary logos lenames for les provided Twitter: @oregonmusicnews for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card OMN 4 | AprilO 15 -M May N15, 2015 OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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The period from mid-May to mid- June, when the Oregon Music News Summer Festival Preview Issue is on the street, coincides with the celestial sym- bol of the zodiac, Gemini — The Twins. In keeping with the theme, we thought it would be fun to feature two of Portland’s most sought after sum- Soul mer music festival acts in this month’s issue, who also happen to be identical twins — Katelyn and Laurie Shook, of the Shook Twins, and Jenni and Amanda Price of Acoustic Minds — photographed amidst the sunshine and blooms of Portland’s Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden.

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riginally from Sandpoint, Idaho, Katelyn our minds. We were hooked. So much effort, love more food vendors, etc. and Laurie Shook moved to Portland five and freedom of expression in one place. Oand a half years ago. Currently on tour Do you ever attend festivals you aren’t per- with their latest album, What We Do, the duo has What are your plans this summer? forming at? been on the road with their Indie folk-pop band (that We’ll be playing at 15 or more festivals...the list is Rarely. We went to Pickathon twice. The second also includes Kyle Volkman, Niko Daoussis and a long! (See inset.) time we couldn't afford the ticket, so we volunteered Magic Egg*). With plans to venture out into newer at the beer garden. I'll just say that that was a very territories in the East and Midwest, the sisters plan Do you have favorites that you like to go back humbling experience considering that we would to travel home to Portland in between tours to begin to every year? have loved to be playing instead. It's tough to go to writing songs for a new album, as well as take part in festivals and not play. To us, that's the best part. two songwriting retreats. It's always fun to be able to go back to certain festivals and establish a reunion situation. There's a lot of festivals that won't book bands two or more years How do you live at festivals? Are you campers, Q&A with Laurie Shook in a row, but we have been going to NWSS, Oregon glampers or hotelers? Country Fair (except not this year, sadly) for six All of the above. When we fly out to festies, we What was your first summer in Portland like? years, and it sure feels like coming home! This will camp or hotel. Our fave is glamping in our bass also be our third time in a row at Boats & Bluegrass player's SWEET "Yeti Bus" — a remodeled/repur- Portland summers are divine. Once we found in Winona, which is a real sweet one. It's nice to see posed school bus that's like a small cabin on a lake. a couple good swimming holes in the Sandy and the same faces and really get to know people. We get to live in that for the West Coast festies! Washougal Rivers, we felt better. We are fresh water

swimming snobs due to growing up on a beautiful What do you notice changing from year to What’s the best part/worst part of festival lake in North Idaho. year at the festivals you play? life? What was the first music festival in Oregon We notice that people know us better and The best part is to hang with all our amazing mu- you attended? therefore give more and more amazing hospitality. sical homies that are also playing. Getting to meet primary logos They are also growing; more people lenames each for les time, provided new friends and strengthen other relationships. I I think Oregon Country Fair in 2009. Man, it blew for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card OMN 8 | MayO 15 - MJune N15, 2015 OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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Both June are important to balance out this scheduled, drivey 13 – Big Apple BBQ Block Party in New York, NY kinda life. 20 – Fairfest in Fairfield, IA 26 – Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, OH Oregon… What items from home do you take with you July on tour? 2 – Abingdon Music Experience in Abingdon, VA Tegan and Sara We all like to bring our special blankies and pillows. 3 – US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC 4 – Fun Fourth Festival in Greensboro, NC Canadian-born twins, Tegan and Sara Quin, 9 – New Mountain AVL in Asheville, NC began playing guitar and writing songs at the 10 – Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA age of 15. While they don’t believe in parents 12 – Red Wing Roots Music Festival in Mount Solon, VA Q&A with Katelyn Shook 16 – 19, Northwest String Summit in North Plains, OR dressing their twin children identically, they 24 – Red Ants Pants in White Sulfur Springs, MT admit having a similar aesthetic in hair and fash- How alike are the two of you? 26 – Oyster Ridge Music Festival in Kemmerer, WY ion. Neither shares any “twin-telepathy,” yet 30 – Summer Nights @BioPark Aquarium in Albuquerque, We are very similar. We've basically had the NM they feel they do have “twin-tuition” because they have spent so much time with one another, same lives! We always had the same jobs, the same August friends, the same school and even the same col- calling their relationship in many ways like a 7 – Arise Music Festival in Loveland, CO lege degree! We always had all the same likes and 28 – Fayetteville Roots Festival in Fayetteville, AR platonic marriage. This past month Rolling Stone posted to You- interests so we were pretty inseparable growing up, September and we kept wanting the exact same lives, so we just Tube a short documentary about the relation- kept doing everything together! But our personalities 25/26 – Boats & Bluegrass in Winona, MN ship they have with their fans, and on June 6th, continue to take on their own individuality. the duo will be performing in Edmonton during year that we feel like we'd create a space that would the Opening Ceremonies of the FIFA Women’s Do you spend your downtime together or satisfy people very well. Then we could still be in World Cup Canada. According to their bio, apart? the scene and still have the joy of meeting bands and “The sisters enjoy reading, hair, ships, vampires, We live together, so we do spend a lot of time creating something for audiences to enjoy! Laurie hot dogs, talking and relating to elderly people, off the road together, but we also take separate also likes to edit little videos, montages of our tours. self-soothing, rearranging furniture, and giving trips with our significant others on our downtime And that's kind of what we got our degree in. excellent advice.” a lot, too. What’s your favorite food spot in Oregon? NERVO Do you have the same taste in music? There are so many AMAZING restaurants in Electronic dance music’s first sisters — Mim Portland that we love to support, like Tin Shed, The and Liv Nervo — are ranked among the all-time Yes, and it always has been. Our taste has grown elite DJs in the world according to a poll by DJ together as well. Farm, Zilla, and we pretty much go to New Seasons Magazine. Their career took off in 2009 when market every day that we're home! they co-wrote the global hit “When Love Takes Do you listen to the same type of music that Over” for David Guetta and Kelly Rowland, but you play, or something totally different? What’s your favorite place to hangout/social- ize Oregon? they had been making a name for themselves in Both. Some of our favorite artists are folky; the festivals and clubs of their native Australia, Mississippi Studios in Portland is wonderful and however, we listen to all kinds of music like Pop and in London, Ibiza and Las Vegas leading also we absolutely love the Applegate Lodge down in and Electronica. We find elements that we like in all up to that. Having cemented their songwriting Applegate, OR. genres and it's fun to explore them all to see if any prowess with a global No. 1 (plus several other pieces could be added to our sound. songs for artists like Ke$ha, Kylie Minogue and Describe a perfect day in Oregon Armin Van Buuren), NERVO set out to pursue Who are you listening to these days? The sun is shining and we get a group of friends their own career as artists, quite literally writing Sufjan Stevens, Beyoncé, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., together and go to breakfast at Tin Shed in Portland, their own songs under their own name. In a Chet Faker, Jungle, Bahamas, Emancipator, Björk, then we'd either go to the Washougal River, or a day world dominated by bros, they are one hell of Gregory Alan Isakov, John Hartford and soooo much hike at Eagle Creek. Then come back to our place in a sister act. to even name, really. We have LONG drives so we Portland for a backyard BBQ and, after, maybe go to listen to tons of people on the road. a show down at one of the venues on Mississippi Ibeyi or Alberta Street… makes me homesick just thinking Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Díaz are the 19-year-old If you weren’t touring musicians, what do you about a day like this! [OMN] twin daughters of the late Cuban percussionist think your profession(s) would be? Anga Díaz. The Paris-based, French-Cuban duo *For the full story behind the Magic Egg, check out who sing in a mixture of Yoruba (the Nigerian lan- We always thought that we'd be great venue Matthew Bernstein’s weekly “Music on the Street” owners! 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ortland natives, Jenni and Amanda Price trademark harmonies of Acoustic Minds to chang- being featured in the season opening episode of PDX of AM have been singing for people their ing the game and their name — AM — with their Spotlight on Comcast. Pentire lives. In fact, in a 2011 interview with live Electronic Dance Music. The four-piece is on OMN, Jenni divulged that their mother says that their way to releasing their second album (collec- the identical twins came into the world singing and tively AM’s 7th album). Q&A with Amanda Price harmonizing their crying in the crib. The band has been busy inking a PR and radio For the past three years, Jenni and Amanda, licensing deal, appearing at SXSW, releasing a video What festivals are on your list to attend this along with bandmates Aaron Altemose and Josh for their single “Kitty Kat,” driving a GoFundMe summer? primary logos Lorenzen, have been transitioning from the former campaign, filming a new video lenames for “Quicksand,” for les provided and Oregon Country Fair, Blues Festival (one of our for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card OMN 10 | MayO 15M - JuneN 15, 2015 OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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What is your preferred mode of accommoda- If you weren't musicians, what would you be? Bee Gees brothers Robin and Maurice Gibb tion? Jenni: A detective, I've always been into solving were fraternal twins. We love glam, love to camp, some would say our mysteries. camping is like a hotel, but we can't deny the good- Amanda: A writer or a teacher or a mom, maybe Breeders lead guitarist and bass guitarist Kel- ness of a nice warm shower and soft comfy bed in a all of the above. ley and Kim Deal are identical twins. primo hotel. What do you like most about being twins? Good Charlotte founding members Benji How alike are you as far as twins go? and Joel Madden are twins, they formed The Mad- The connection, having your best friend there den Brothers in 2014 and Benji recently married Very and not at all, we are the yin and the yang. through thick and thin, someone who knows you, Cameron Diaz. Super alike, yet completely different. someone who will be bluntly honest with you at all times. Twin sons of Ricky Nelson, Gunnar and Mat- Do you hang out with each other during thew Nelson, who recorded the 1990 No. 1 hit downtime? What do you like least? “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection” Mostly together, we own a home and so most All of the above! Not having your own entity. with their band Nelson, are listed in the downtime we try to do things that are fun or just Always being seen as a duo and not an individual. Guinness Book of World Records as part of the completely do nothing at all. Everyone presumes we have the same thoughts, only family to reach number one record state when in fact we think completely differently on most in three successive generations, beginning with Jen says, "Sisters being sisters, and sister time things. [OMN] Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. [OMN]

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May pridenw.com Motet, ALO, Rusted Root and lots of The rain may have stopped by then but Funk, Blues and Americana. Camping (7/10 - 12) Yachats Music Festival you can bet your last nickel that Martha included in Festival Pass price. $$ [C] Yachats Community Presbyterian Church (5/14 - 17) UFO Festival fsarts.org McMenamins Hotel Oregon, McMinnville Wash will sing "It's Raining Men." No (6/19 -22) What the Festival Classical and world music, with daytime ufofest.com matter your orientation, catching Martha is a treat. Lots of other performers. VIP Wolf Run Ranch, Dufur seminars. $ - $$$ [S-d] This is a weird one. Free options available. Free whatthefestival.com Has been called, "The Millennial's (7/11) Mississippi Street Fair (5/15 - 17) Apple Jam Music (6/18 - 20) High Desert Fiddlers Woodstock." Mosty electronic (but not Mississippi Street, Portland Festival Country Music Jamboree all) in the middle of nowhere. $$$$ [C] mississippiave.com/streetfair/ Williams, Applegate Valley Harney County Fairgrounds, Burns Usually lots of bands. No info yet. The applejammusicfestival.com highdesertfiddlers.com July walk up and down the street with the In a big green field with a beautiful Annual celebration for group that meets throngs is special. Free view. Some groove, some jam, some weekly. Donations accepted (7/2 - 5) Waterfront Blues rock. $-$$ [C] [S-d] Festival (7/11 - 25) Oregon Coast Music (6/18 - 21) Portland Piano Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland Festival (5/22 - 25) Sasquatch! Music International Summer waterfrontbluesfest.com Various locations, Coos County Festival Festival Buddy Guy, Allen Toussaint, Greg oregoncoastmusic.org The Gorge, George, Wash. Lewis & Clark College, Portland Allman and lots more. Watch for the big From Coos Bay to Bandon and from sasquatchfestival.com portlandpiano.com OMN the Magazine Blues Festival issue Broadway to Blues to Classical. A In the Gorge. Sleater-Kinney and other Saluting the genius of the legendary in June. $$ [S-d] great stop on your trip to the coast. angels in millennial heaven. Usually sells Sviatoslav Richter’s legacy in a $ - $$ [S-e] out. $$$$ [C] stimulating array of piano-centric (7/3 - 5) Wheeler County lectures, master classes, films, workshops Bluegrass Festival (7/16 - 19) NW String Summit June and recitals. $$$$ [S-d] Wheeler County Courthouse Lawn, Fossil Horning's Hideout, North Plains wheelercountybluegrass.org stringsummit.com (6/12 - 28) Astoria Music Festival (6/18 - 21) Portland Mid East Way out East in Fossil. No lineup yet, Yonder Mountain String Band, Del Throughout Astoria Camp but it's a real full-fledged Bluegrass McCoury...even the Greyboy Allstars. astoriamusicfestival.org Pendarvis Farms, Happy Valley Festival. Free Bluegrass to Americana on a farm. Highlights include Donizetti’s Maria portlandmideastcamp.com One of the most popular festivals of the Stuarda in concert featuring soprano Belinda Underwood's weekend of music (7/10 - 12) Oregon Country Fair summer. $$ - $$$$ [C] [S-d] Angela Meade, orchestral works by and dance. She's importing talent from Veneta Beethoven and Sibelius, renowned all over the world. She'll play and dance oregoncountryfair.org (7/17-18) Canby's Harefest V soloists and ensembles, and Mozart’s too! $ - $$$$ [C] [S-d] Look for the entertainment listings around Pat's Acres Racing Complex, Canby The Magic Flute. $-$$$ [S-e] June1 or so. They're informal and so so harefest.com (6/19 - 21) 4 Peaks Music Fest so Oregon. Should be even more fun One night of 80s "tribute" bands in (6/14 - 14) Gay Pride Festival Rockin A Ranch, Bend after the new laws take effect in July. $$ Canby. $ [C] primary logos lenames for les provided Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland 4peaksmusic.com [C] [S-d] for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card OMN 12 | MayO 15M - JuneN 15, 2015 OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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(7/17 - 19) Wildwood MusicFest and Campout Roshambo Art Farm, Willamina wildwoodmusicfest.com Some call it "Mini Pickathon." Bands from PDX to Eugene, to Texas to LA and everywhere. Mostly Americana and Roots except for Ural Thomas. $$$ [C]

(7/19 - 20) Da Vinci Days Oregon State University, Corvallis davincidays.org Pink Martini with Storm Large headlines. $$$ [C]

(7/24 - 26) Newberry Event Diamond Stone Guest Lodges, La Pine newberryevent.com Third annual event that raises funds to "Defeat MS!" Lineup TBA. $$[C] Photo by Kevin Tomanka (7/24 - 26) Northwest World Reggae Festival Scio, Oregon but they'll surprise you with how eclectic (7/25) Siskiyou Folk and Band Perry, Lonestar and more to kick nwworldreggae.com they can be. Free Bluegrass Festival yer boots to. $$$$ [C] Lake Selmac, Selma No lineup announced yet. They'll get to it. Dreads welcome. One love on a (7/24 - 27) Human Nature Festival siskiyoubluegrassfestival.com (7/31 - 8/2) Oregon Jamboree Mountain-friendly tunes in the hills. $ [C] Sweet Home summer's weekend. $$ - $$$ [C] [S-d] Mohawk Loop Road, Marcola Find it on Facebook oregonjamboree.com (7/31 - 8/2) Cape Blanco Country (7/24 - 26) PDX Pop Now! Explore the human psyche: DJs, live Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Big & Rich. Music Festival Hawthorne Bridge, Portland bands, fusion Electronica, art, lights and You don't have to own a cowboy hat to Cape Blanco Road, Port Orford pdxpopnow.com more $$$$ [C] capeblancofestival.com Is this really the 12th? Yes, mostly Pop, Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, The continued on next page

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Free Brownsville willamettecountrymusicfestival.com (9/24 - 28) Decibel Festival Rascal Flatts, Pam Tillis, Tracy Lawrence Seattle and lots more big names. You can dbfestival.com camp, too. $$$$ [C] [S-e] (8/15) West Coast Country October Music Festival Greensprings Inn, Ashland (10/2 - 4) Bend Fall Festival westcoastcountrymusicfestival.com Downtown bend For those who like Country music, but c3events.com not radio Country music. $ Free concerts on two stages. No bands listed yet. Give them a break, it's not (8/15 - 16) Wild Rivers Music until October. Lots of other activities. Free Festival Azalea Park, Brookings (10/2 - 4) Southern Oregon Music wildriversmusicfestival.com Festival Hot Buttered Rum headlines a weekend Various locations, Medford of stringed aficianados.$$[ S-d] somusicfest.org Formerly the Medford Jazz Festival. (8/21 - 23) MusicfestNW $-$$[S-d] Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland musicfestnw.com (10/3 - 5) Oregon Coast Jazz All in one place on three days. 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Each month, Sunny Clark queues up three of Oregon’s music insiders — an artist, an industry pro and an OMN staffer — to ask each three questions about their musical and other tastes. Find out: Who they’re Queuing up to hear; where they’re Questing to with their other appetites; and who, what, or where has recently made them Quiver with delight.

Sara Jackson-Holman Singer-Songwriter

Queued: Illmaculate... Ural Thomas and the Pain blew my mind in the recent past. Always love shows put on by friends' bands, like Thanks and Orques- tra Pacifico Tropical, too. Questing: I'm pretty thrilled about the Portland Mer- cado, which just opened near my house. There are amazing food carts, a market, a coffee shop, a juice store, wine/beer, everything one could want! Quivers: Natasha Kmeto. Everything she does is magic.

Indie Musicians Profit Jared Mees Tender Loving Empire, Co-Founder with Industry Rock Stars Queued: Magic Sword. Recently saw them at Doug Fir. What a spectacle of a show that band puts on... glow in the CD Baby and Rumblefish dark swords everywhere and a smile on every face! Questing: I have been going to Floyd's Coffee Shop a By SUNNY CLARK for digital music distribution alone is not what a bunch lately. Their breakfast burritos can't be beat. Oh, and musician wants or needs to be doing with their Donny Vegas’ Taptails and Hot Dogs on Alberta is not to "this ain't no party creative selves. be missed — Moscow Mules on tap and killer high-back this ain't no disco Enter the distributor who contracts directly booths. this ain't no fooling around" with artists. Digital media has now made music Quivers: Willis Earl Beal — making some of the most -Talking Heads, Fear Of Music (1979) publishing and licensing surprisingly acces- interesting experimental music out there right now, ambient sible to individual artists and musicians who no and soulful at the same time. His performances are awe- ven as musicians seek to revive and longer have to wait and hope to be among the some, too, because you really never know what’s going to retain the elegance of low-tech instru- chosen few to secure a record deal. Today, bands happen next. mentation, music, as an industry, went can simply order 1,000 of their own CDs in jewel hi-tech a long time ago. Now, earning cases for as little as a dollar each from companies your due as a 21st Century minstrel is like Disc Makers, then secure direct distribution Henry Ammann OMN Staff Photographer complicated,E but —with the right guidance and funnels. Or, if you're Portlandish (or, just really options — it doesn't have to be. like quality sound), they'll even cut your vinyl Every independent artist working in music records. Queued: My favorite Portland artist, today needs to educate themselves about how Oregon is home to two of the most avant Michael Zoah, has been performing to monetize their beats in the new economy. firms leading the way. Each founded in the to sold out crowds around town after releasing his new single, "Stay For The Long gone are the days of garage-band-makes- 1990s, CD Baby and Rumblefish complement Night." good-playing-local-gigs-wins-Grammy and global each other's services so thoroughly that they're Quests: You can find me in the Pearl at my favorite res- distribution can launch with your first recording. all a musician needs for worldwide distribution, taurant, Tilt. From coffee and pastries, to specialty burgers Contrary to popular opinion, rather than it including securing licensed uses of their music and sandwiches, Tilt’s hip and modern space has made me being more difficult to make a living as a musi- by third parties. (CD Baby became Disc Maker's a loyal customer... Very popular on weekends, with both a cian, it's easier and cheaper than ever to have sister company in 2008, when it was acquired by unique bar and a hipster feel. your own music widely distributed and even to the manufacturer, so there's an ease of process Quivering: I’ve recently discovered Portland artist Shy Girls and, from the first song I heard, I've become a fan — become an international sensation. However, primary logos lenames for les provided sifting through the myriad new services available Publishing continued on next page hope to see him at a live show very soon. [OMN] for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card 15 | May 15 - June 15, 2015 OMN OMN OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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One complements are part of the Rumblefish roster. the other with programs that combine “The segment we pioneered is to empower musicians, enabling a music micro-licensing, where you put living to be earned from their art using music into social videos," Anthony the many available income streams said, describing the roots of Rumble- now populating a growing digital fish. "For instance, if you shoot a landscape. video on Instagram, you're presented with a few options before you share, CD Baby offered the opportunity to pick a song. CD Baby is the largest distributor Apps and websites using video pay of independent music and artist prof- us for access to music and we pay Paul Anthony and clients brainstorm at Rumblefish headquarters. // Courtesy Rumblefish its on the planet, having now paid the artists. Now we license over four out over $300 million to musicians billion YouTube views each month worldwide. Furnishing iTunes with it's rough to make it in the music are well worth the listen. “I try to from over three million songs in our 17 percent of their music catalog, business — it always has been! Now, interview people who will help move catalog.” profitably distributing CDs and though, distribution is far and wide. independent artists' careers forward,” Top performing indie artists earn creating new revenue streams — like "Artists tend to think too locally. says Breuner. “A lot of Oregonian $50,000 to $150,000 a year from sync-licensing at over $1 million in The audience is worldwide on the industry insiders, like editors, book- micro-licensing alone, and Rumblefish sales and counting. CD Baby has the web. Often, when our artists monetize ers... I've had Alicia Rose and Alex also licenses synchronization rights. numbers to impress anyone look- YouTube, for instance, they're shocked Steininger on, for instance. Everything “Any image synchronized with ing to create an income from their that they start making money." about music promotion, booking music requires digital music stream- musical art. “Made in Oregon” never For musicians today to earn a living shows and publishing is discussed.” ing or sync-licensing,” says Anthony, sounds quite so fine as when it's at their craft, Breuner informs that Sharing a marketplace and a similar adding that “just five or 10 years ago, accompanied by the golden ring of they grasp that “it's a pie... artists artist-centric ethos, Rumblefish acts micro-licensing wasn't really use- "ch-ching! ch-ching!" who want to make a living from their as a partner company (that employs ful to you. Now, the whole world is With nearly a decade under his music should understand that you numerous former CD Baby staffers), switching from traditional media to guitar strings as Marketing Manager, need to participate in all those revenue assisting with things like YouTube online video and we're excited to be Kevin Breuner recalls well the music streams, every slice of the pie.” monetization for musicians. on the leading edge. We have a whole industry status quo before CD Baby: With no print advertising, CD editorial team that curates the entire “I started playing music in col- Baby truly represents the digital age Rumblefish process and we've been doing it since lege in the 90s — unless you had a in music and is known for offering With a $5,000 investment from before YouTube.” record deal, you really didn't have artist education and guidance — from a law professor impressed with his During the interview, Anthony access to the fans. Artists have so monitoring ASCAP and attending fledgling legal and business acumen, predicted that Rumblefish will “prob- much access to the marketplace global conferences, to navigating the the world's first music micro-licensing ably break our 100,000/100 millionth now and are directly connected to latest technology and international business was founded in Oregon by a license today, soon to be a half million their fans. There's so many different licensing. law school dropout of the first degree, licenses a day. It presents incredible ways that we're helping artists make There's more to it than creating and Paul Anthony – and you can't get opportunities for musicians to have money from their music now — we maintaining funnels for artists to make more indie than him. their music licensed.” have lots of artists making thou- and collect revenue. Anthony, ironically, had been Anthony sees no end to micro- sands of dollars a month just from “As a musician, I'd been using CD expelled from business college for licensing opportunities for artists. YouTube. We're always opening Baby since 2003 — always one of the — of all things — starting a busi- "(Especially) now that everyone with new revenue streams and publishing few online resources that informed ness. Rather than slither gently away a cell phone is a filmmaker. We're about new ways to monetize music you about the business of music.” from the dubious powers that be, he excited to see how far it goes.” Plus, on our website.” Then, as now, CD Baby was a place audited law classes for the next year to as Anthony remarked, “CD Baby is so Most musicians are unaware of just to discover and monetize your options learn all he could about the copyright good at creating a lot of independent how accessible CD Baby is to them. A with all-inclusive services. laws he'd predicated his rumbling artist opportunities” that the monetary single $59 sign-up fee and a 9 percent Highly active on social media, business upon. landscape is wide open for musicians cut of sales gets you distributed by CD regular Twitter chats now invite Not one to bear a grudge, Anthony in ways not even fathomed in the Baby — to iTunes, Spotify, and other members and would-be members the came full circle last year when he disco days of yore. major music platforms — for life. first Wednesday of each month, with founded an endowment at his would- Starving artists are a stereotype “Artists need to take advantage of topics posted ahead of time. A recent be alma mater. The Rainmaker Fund we'd all like to put to rest and the primary logos all the revenue streams available," topic was “Your Best Touring Advice.” offers lenames an annual for les providedaward of $5,000. digital age may yet surprise us by do- Breuner said. 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By Robert Ham of the universe through her hands. Her latest album is a pure reflection of t was in the first year of her teens this feeling. It’s entitled nūmūn, a word Song that she joined a gaggle of high that should be pronounced “new moon.” schoolers on a trip to see The She uses the songs on it to pay tribute to White Stripes play live in the the lunar cycle. The links are necessarily and sticky summer heat of a Georgia direct, apart from the gorgeous instru- summer.I She remembers every last detail mental “Apogee,” which uses its title as a of that night, especially when Jack and foundation for a clatter of percussion and Meg finally took the stage, an experi- synth drones — all the better to evoke ence that she described to the website the feeling of being as far away from Smoothie Tunes like this: someone or something as you can get. Spirit "[T]he band played, and in my Otherwise, she uses poetic license, memory I see my whole body being exploring the pain and joys of life, and vertically penetrated by a column of the cycle of life and death. nūmūn lightning. It was the loudest, sexiest, feels like an album-length reminder of most electrifying thing I’d ever expe- impermanence; that every emotion, just rienced, and in that moment I felt in like every person’s stay on this planet, is every inch of my body that I wanted to temporary. But there’s that beautiful bal- be that, whatever it was." ance of knowing that, for now, we can While Warren still resonates with the count on the earth spinning and rotating feeling of that one incredible night, the around the sun. path she has chosen, musically speaking, If we dare try to sum up the album has led her in a direction far away from in one song, a good choice would be lacerating garage Rock. “That Is Why.” The lyrics caution us Her Folk-based sound is much more that “all we know how to do is run, run, delicate, almost frail. The two albums she run, run, run…” The full collection of has released to date highlight her gently- songs attempts to counter that, taking picked acoustic guitar playing and her its time to unfold and sweeping us along crystalline vocals; a combination that can on its quiet path. It feels sacrilegious to cut right to the core of anyone within ear- put nūmūn on shuffle with the rest of shot, causing them to completely stop in your iTunes library. their tracks or at least feel a small shudder The heart of Warren’s work as a musi- of emotion rumble through their being. cian emanates from her attempts to, as “A lot of that is working with my she says, “transcend mundane boring engineer Bella Blasco,” she said, fight- reality, and enter another space that’s ing slightly to be heard on the phone more interesting and colorful and magi- over the wail of a passing freight train. cal.” She feels that same spirit within “She’s a songwriter herself and is so her favorite songwriters — Nick Drake, gifted at hearing what a song wants to Joni Mitchell, and Elliott Smith — her be. Ever since I started working with patron saints who helped her find her her, we’ve looked at a song as a spirit current sound rather than following in and tried to listen for what it wants to the footsteps of Jack White. express and how it wants to express “They created my understanding of itself. Our job is giving it what it needs what songwriting could be,” she says. and getting out of the way.” “It’s hard to believe so many people Like her music, Warren doesn’t could connect with it. They’re being really sound of this world. Her perspec- so honest and specific about their own tive and worldview gives her the air personal experiences. Yet they tapped of a spirit, floating through her days into something that a lot of people can feeding off the auras of the people resonate with. They set the bar really high she encounters. Not to say that she with what’s musically possible in the sounds zonked out or wispy. Rather, structure of a three-minute song.” she sounds completely at peace and Kind words for some musical legends completely connected to forces outside that have already had heaps of praise of herself, open to listen to the music thrown upon... and the type of language of the spheres or, as with her work as a that will surely be used about Warren’s primary logos lenames for les provided Reiki healer, able to transfer the energy work before too long. [OMN] Courtesy Johanna Warrenfor use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card 17 | May 15 - June 15, 2015 OMN OMN OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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Like her songs, Haley Johnsen's burgeoning performance through classical vocal training and performing as a hobby alongside her studies, and she really didn’t know what she career is defined by epic moments was going to do after graduation. Overnight, Johnsen would be cast into the national spotlight By Ana Ammann when she captivated American Idol Season 11 viewers and made it all the way to the Top 24 semifinals before conceding. It was a last minute decision to join the thousands of people in For artists that come through the Idol machine, living through line that afternoon in February 2012, in Portland, when American the experience in front of millions of devoted viewers and discrimi- Idol auditions rolled into town, and then 23-year-old Haley John- nating judges, like Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez, sen knew what a long shot it was. can be either a make it or break it one. What it did for Johnsen Still, she could afford to roll the dice. She was on the cusp of was confirm that she could —and should — pursue a profes- finishing her degree at Oregon State University, where she had sional music career based on the response judges and audiences primary logos spent four years slowly cultivating a discipline for singing and had lenames to her for performances. les provided for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card OMN 18 | MayO 15M - JuneN 15, 2015 OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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Have you heard the OMN Podcast? All of the Portland Jazz Festival Jazz Conversations from 2010 to 2015. Also Inessa’s great interview/music podcasts. ....and every week it’s The Coffeeshop Conversations with Tom D’Antoni! Intimate hour-long conversations with some very interesting people. A new one every Thursday. May 14: Ramsey Embick – Pianist/ composer/ producer/ younameitmusically May 21: Kris deelane – Singer….and everything May 28: Peter Vaughan Shaver – Music/entertainment lawyer, record collector June 11: Lloyd Jones – Blues/Soul singer/guitarist and teller of tall tales Available at your convenience at oregonmusicnews.com/podcast, from the OMN podcast tab on our home page, also on iTunes and now on the Stitcher app. primary logos lenames for les provided

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By Nathan Rizzo

Arguably one of the country’s foremost banjo virtuosos — as well as an adept songwriter and slide guitarist — Portland-native Tony Furtado is a consummate multi-instrumental talent whose stylistically variegated discog- raphy is a testament to his artistic singularity. Interviewed in advance of the release of The Bell, his 17th studio album, Furtado speaks to the origins of his passion for the banjo and his recent re-discovery of the instrument. Furtado also delves into the creative mechanics and broader inspiration underpinning the remarkably articu- late songwriting and emotive depth showcased on the album, which is set to be released during a May 16 event at Portland’s Alberta Rose Theater.

What initially led you to the Tony Furtado performing with bassist Sam Howard at the 2014 Waterfront Blues Festival. // Photo by Kevin Tomanka banjo? It doesn’t seem like an instrument that a lot of kids would I was going through a situation thing in my head now that I’ve got a narratives, and that was my way of gravitate to. with someone at the time I was son. He’s two and-a-half. My wife is working through it. listening to The Bell, and the line, Stephanie Schneiderman, and she’s I was just always interested in “Don’t waste your hammer on a also a musician here in town. How do your songs normally de- instruments and music — it was broken bell” kept playing in my velop? Is your process somewhat something fascinating for me. The head. I was thinking, “This is so Right. segmented? Or do you really have main reason I got into it, though, was appropriate right now.” [laughs] Yeah, we had Liam two and-a-half to sit down, isolate yourself and I took an intro to music class, and you years ago. And my dad died three focus on writing for sustained had to make a little instrument out of [Laughs] and-a-half years ago. So there are periods of time? household items and do a report on these complicated emotions in my Can you talk about the record at that instrument. head. I’m thinking about times when I really have to focus on it — at all? At the time, I was really into making Liam goes to another level of being least to kind of get the process going. the balsa wood airplanes, and I made Well, the first thing that comes to a little guy. And I think back, “Wow, And then I have to get into a routine. a little banjo out of a pie tin and paper mind is that it’s influenced by several I wonder if this is what my dad felt If I’m going to the well every day, then that I stretched over the top of it. I things. One is the death of my father. when I was his age?” Or, “What was they come. If I’m not, they don’t tend put a stick on it, and rubber bands for A number of those songs are it like for my dad?” to come — if I’m not focusing on it frets, and nylon fishing string. I was directly me thinking about my dad I start to understand my dad and and working on it. like, “Wow, that was fun! Now what’s passing. There’s a song on there called the way he was with me. My dad The same goes for instrumentals. I the banjo about?” “Lie Alone.” That’s basically me think- was a really loving and genuine, and kind of need to be going to the instru- I read that it came from Africa, and ing about my mom and what she was generous guy. He was tormented ment, and then they start coming to that you could play all kinds of music going through right after my dad died. by demons, because he was also an me. I don’t like to try to force it, either. on it from Jazz to Celtic music, to So that was me dealing with that. It alcoholic and he had a lot of shit something called Bluegrass. So I finally was me putting myself in these differ- going on. But he was really warm I really appreciate you taking the said, “I want to take lessons on this ent narratives to process through. — just a wonderful father. And I time to talk. I’ll see you May 16! And the thing about it is, all this had to process this. So these songs Alright, buddy — I appreciate it! primary logos instrument.” So that’s what I ended lenames for les provided up diving into. is wrapped up with this complicated kind of came out with these different I’ll see you. [OMN] for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card OMN 20 | MayO 15M - JuneN 15, 2015 OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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What's better than the sound of one world- renowned Classical pianist? The sound of two, of course. That is what Portland music lovers have in store for them on May 14, when the XX Digitus Duo performs at the Historic Old Church on a seven-foot Fazioli provided by Portland Piano Company. The duo is comprised of New England Conserva- tory alumnae Maria Garcia and Momoko Muramatsu. Between them, the two pianists have performed in over a dozen countries in a variety of formats. They've been featured at elite festivals like Tangle- wood and Aspen, and with the Mark Morris Dance Group. Now, after focusing on solo and chamber works, Garcia and Muramatsu have decided to take on the challenge of the duo piano format. (The name of their group, XX Digitus Duo, in Latin means Twenty Fingers.) "I both love and hate the piano four-hand format," Garcia says. "It is super-challenging to play four-hand piano music. Your range is limited — one person gets pedal, the other doesn't. Half of the music rehearsals are about finding fingering and choreogra- phy that works towards comfortable music playing. Courtesy XX Digitus Duo "Sometimes, there is a poorly conceived spot. Who takes that line or that note? Do we rearrange on display at their upcoming concert. The duo will "This is an expanded version of a brief sketch it? Can you please put more pedal? No… could perform Puerto Rican composer Juan Morel Campos' that I composed in November 2014, inspired by you play more legato? That’s with four-hand piano "Four Puerto Rican Danzas," which features tradi- the playful and fantastic creativity and artistry that playing. In essence, you are both manipulating one tional dance rhythms like the habañera. In addition, I observed in the friendship and rehearsal process instrument with limited space and unique challeng- they will play a piece that is a veritable encyclopedia of the tremendously talented and entertaining XX es to make it sound complete. And for that kind of of Brazilian folk tunes, Darius Milhaud's "Le Bœuf Digitus Piano Duo," Selden said. The piece features work, you need to be the kind of friends who don’t Sur Le Toit (The Ox on the Roof)." Jazz harmonies, which the composer describes as get offended easily." "This is a musicologist’s dream!" Garcia says of "hovering clouds of color." Echoes Muramatsu: "Some of our friends have the piece. "For us, the appeal of it is that it's a crazy Garcia and Muramatsu have a recording available commented that our rehearsal process can be pretty ode to all that is Brazilian music, which is one of my at their website and eventually plan to release a feisty. Often we are in loud discussions about who favorite types of music. Milhaud shared this fascina- full-length album. Other plans in the works include is taking up too much space on the keyboard and tion for this country’s beautiful music as he quoted collaborations with visual artists and ballet com- bench or whose elbow is pushing the other person upwards of 30 of its folk melodies in their original panies, and performances of transcriptions of Rock out of the way. It is like any other close friendship form. Sometimes they are in melodic counterpoint in music and orchestral scores. The duo also plans where we have to be honest and trust each other." different keys, making for a fabulously wild musical to continue their educational outreach activities Garcia and Muramatsu have been friends ever experience. — they have already performed a popular series of since they attended New England Conservatory "There’s a wonderful article by Daniella Thomp- children's concerts in Portland. of Music. This closeness figures into their music- son in which she researched and found the original The XX Digitus Duo will perform their formal making: "I feel our longtime history and friendship names of these tunes. Within it you can hear what Portland recital debut on Thursday, May 14th at makes our duo unique," Garcia explains. the original piece sounds like and how Milhaud uses 7 p.m. at The Historic Old Church (1422 SW 11th The two also share international backgrounds them." Ave., 503-222-2031). General admission tickets and musical interests. Garcia is a native of Puerto The XX Digitus Duo will also premiere "Dia- are $20 at the door and $15 in advance (reserve at Rico and Muramatsu is Japanese but grew up in El logues," a new piece written by composer Ken www.xxdigitusduo.com). Senior citizen tickets are Salvador and Brazil. Both pianists have a great love Selden, another alumnus of New England Conserva- $10 and student tickets are $8. Children under 8 are for Latin American works, some of which will be tory of Music. primary logos free. [OMN] lenames for les provided for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card 21 | May 15 - June 15, 2015 OMN OMN OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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and Eugene's Dave Snider releases labor of love, loud Sun Ghosts By William Kennedy couraged me in different directions as well. I started hearing all these minimalist folks songs I was writing To understand the work of Eugene-based musi- in a more orchestral way. Then, eventually, I guess I cian and visual artist Dave Snider, you have to first came full circle again because I just can’t stop listen- understand loud and quiet beyond the definitions of ing to thick, sticky heavy rock.” pure volume and dynamics. While Sun Ghosts is the heaviest we’ve heard For Snider, quiet is distance — such as the plod- Testface, Snider says don’t get used to it. ding, minimal drumbeat and sparse, brittle guitar from “Testface could stay heavy for a while longer, but “The Thickness,” the lead single of Sun Ghosts, the I’ve been listening to a good deal of Byrds and Sadies new release of Snider’s band Testface. And for Snider, and Jack Rose, so who knows what happens next, loudness has mass — the metallic bass riff that pro- might have to take it out a notch.” pels album-track “Swamp Wisp’r.” What also interests Snider says production on Sun Ghosts began three Snider is where weight and emptiness meet, like a years ago at the Magic Closet in Portland's Sellwood feathery, melancholy memory from childhood. District with sound engineer Ian Watts. "We have a The self-produced “Thickness” music video good relationship. He gets what I’m trying to do. On features a young Snider stand-in, laying on his back, the record is Jake Pavlak [Ferns, Yeltsin] on guitar and daydreaming to the clouds. "Trickle down tiny rivers James West on drums. in your mind,” Snider sings in an unadorned tenor; "I play bass and guitar. We had been playing as a anal,” Snider jokes. “Measuring spatial relationships twangy, not in a geographically specific sense, but a trio for a couple years at this point. I’m a big fan of between elements and balance and consistency and sound that’s grown naturally, a vine that’s allowed the trio dynamics, especially when is comes to mak- brand, blah, blah, blah ... Well, music and painting to wander at will. What the boy sees in his dreams ing decisions.” Snider says Testface is a project that are an escape from that for me." are images of 1970s PSAs and Saturday morning over the years has gone through many permutations. After so many years, Sun Ghosts has finally found cartoons alongside child’s play and imagination — “The very name ‘Testface’ is from an old painting release on digital and vinyl formats, and Snider hopes all presented in a grainy, washed-out color palette, a where a central figure has a cyclic rotation of faces, listeners consider the work as a whole — not just palette that infuses much of Snider’s work. expressions and masks passing before its head,” individual songs. “I get inspired from a good number of sources, Snider says. “It’s been an MP3 shuffle culture for a while now, such as friends, fragments of my day, spending time “Testface was a solo project from 1993 through and a lot of kids with micro attention spans can’t or in my skull, visual phrases, audio sketches,” he tells sometime around 2002,” Snider said. “I had always don’t remember what it was like to spin the whole OMN. For Snider, there’s an edge of sadness to fleshed out kernels of songs on a 4-track and let record or make a record with that intention. remembering. Memories define space between now them expand or contract as needed. There is no one "The single will always be popular, but for me and then, larger than the space between the notes way for me, as things can gel quickly and simply or this record is a snapshot in time, and I believe in the and sounds throughout Sun Ghosts. be tossed around for years until they find a home in importance of the order of songs on your record.” “I grew up with metal and when I was a kid noth- a live set." For Snider, pressing to vinyl is a labor of love. ing could satiate me more than heaviness,” Snider Snider’s day job is in commercial art and visual “I love the format and what I created with this says, “Then years went by and I shelved all of it and design. He finds Testface and his personal visual album is more of an art piece. It’s a three-color silk- explored everything else. I started playing the quiet- art projects an escape from the world of clients and screen and a high quality archival print to go along est music my head could handle. deadlines. “During the day, I work in design and with multicolored vinyl. It ended up costing me primary logos “My father was a composer and my mother en- architecture, which is very heady lenames and sometimes for les provided twice as much as what I’m selling them for.” [OMN] for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card OMN 22 | MayO 15M - JuneN 15, 2015 OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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By Peter Vaughan for Internet, satellite and Shaver cable systems purposes, whereby performing art- A bill was just introduced in ists and owners of sound Congress that would radically recordings were legally amend the federal copyright law entitled to obtain royalties to provide fair treatment of radio for the public performance stations and artists for the use of of sound recordings that sound recordings. they either owned or on On April 13, 2015, Representa- which they performed. The tive Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and collection agency Sound- various co-sponsors introduced Exchange was created to the Fair Play Fair Pay Act in collect and distribute these Congress. The Bill contains a digital sound recording number of features, most notably performance royalties to a provision that would provide artists and labels. public performance royalties to Similarly, if and when recording artists and the owners The Fair Play Fair Pay Act of sound recordings. passes, it would provide There are two copyrights artists and sound record- associated with music: sound ing owners with royalties recording rights and musical for performances of sound composition rights. recordings by terrestrial Unlike long-established public radio stations and other performance rights for songwriters broadcasters outside of the and publishing companies, the Screen shot of www.irespectmusic.org digital realm. The Fair Play United States has never granted of 1972, although pre-1972 sound recordings are Fair Pay Act eliminates dis- similar rights for sound recordings and is one of the covered under applicable state laws. Relying upon tinctions between broadcasters and would apply to only major countries on Earth that does not provide for this quirk in the copyright laws, many digital broad- any parties exploiting music for public performance the payment of sound recording public performance casters have avoided paying any public performance purposes. SoundExchange would be the likely collec- royalties. We are in the proud company of China, Iran royalties for pre-1972 recordings at all, cutting out tion agency for such royalties, and would distribute and North Korea in this regard. an important potential revenue source for many early sound recording royalties in percentages similar to Commercial radio stations in the United States bands and musicians. The Fair Play Fair Pay Act seeks those currently in place for digital sound record- have long benefitted from this odd loophole and to rectify this issue by requiring all broadcasters, ing performance royalties — roughly 45 percent to have not had to pay sound recording public perfor- artists and featured performers, 50 percent to the mance royalties to recording companies. The $17.5 sound recording owner and 5 percent to background billion-dollars-a-year radio industry has strenuously We are in the proud musicians and vocalists. resisted efforts to enact similar legislation and are The Fair Play Fair Pay Act contains exceptions and lobbying against The Fair Play Fair Pay Act. company of China, Iran limitations for fees to be assessed to small radio sta- One popular theory put forward by the broadcast- and North Korea in this tions, college stations and public broadcast outlets. ing industry was that radio provided a promotional The Fair Play Fair Pay Act also provides for the platform for recording companies and that, as the sta- regard. creation of a mechanism whereby producers and en- tions were already paying musical composition public gineers, the largely unsung heroes of the music busi- performance royalties (via ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC), including digital broadcasters, to pay legacy artists ness, would, at the discretion of artists and recording there was no ultimate detriment to the recording com- and labels their due. companies, be entitled to directly receive a small share panies or, in turn, the performing artists themselves. With the passage of the Digital Performance Right of collected sound recording performance royalties. Also, federal copyright law itself did not recognize in Sound Recordings Act of 1995, Congress created The Fair Play Fair Pay Act would not, however, create artists’ or record companies’ right to obtain copy- a limited sound recording public performance right any changes to the copyright law regarding the federal primary logos lenames for les provided right protection for sound recordings until February for digital transmissions of sound recordings, such as protection of pre-1972 sound recordings. [OMN] for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card 23 | May 15 - June 15, 2015 OMN OMN OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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Above, The Roseland Hunters perform at Music Matters, a concert support- ing Oregon Music News and Portland Radio Project. // John Rudoff

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Guantanamo Baywatch least long before these musicians were Darling... It's too Late even a glimmer in their parents’ eyes. Suicide Squeeze Records It is a fun and a randy romp on some made-up beach never discovered on some random coast. Tracks range from a lamenting desire to be heard on the track “Too Late,” to bouncy and juicy good fun on “Mr. Rebel.” You will take a trip, my friend, to a place you always longed to be in order to hang out with those cool kids too hip for the mainland. The music sounds a bit rascally and cowhand-like. Imagine a cowgirl on a surfboard. That could, like, totally happen, but in this case it is Jason Powell (guitarist and vocalist), Have you ever been to Hawaii? I Chevelle Wiseman (bass) and Chris haven't, but for some reason I always Scott (drums) raising some holy heck think of The Brady Bunch episode and channeling some such craziness when one of those Brady kids really that is, well, kind of fun. If it swells: pisses off the Tiki god for using an ride it, dude. I don't know about you, idol for some neck candy. Well, now I but I'm feeling stoked. The new CD have a new image of The Aloha State releases on May 12 and rumor has it Damian Erskine Captein, Ed Bennett…I could go courtesy of Guantanamo Baywatch. that there will be 1,000 dreamy copies Within Sight on. For some reason Oregon has The trio mashes up surfer, psyche- on vinyl. Self-released always had more than its share delic, teaser sounds that seem like This is the long-awaited new of virtuoso bassists. It’s silly to they made this way back when, at — Dennise Kowalczyk album from bassist/composer try to rank them 1 through 10, Damian Erskine’s own band. One but you can put Erskine right up garage rock reason why we may have been there with the best. waiting so long is that he’s in so He is joined again by his many other bands. He’s in the partner in odd-meters, drummer Dogheart various bands and projects before hot new Soul band, the Roseland Reinhardt Melz, and if you know What Burns The Best hooking up in early 2014. They Hunters, who have their own of a pair of musicians who are Self-released wasted little time getting into The new album coming out in June, more in-tune with each other, Secret Society recording studio and produced by Los Lobos’ Steve please tell me. George Colligan is releasing what's sure to be one of Berlin. inspired and inspiring on piano the best debuts of 2015. He travels the world playing and keys. Tom Guarna adds From the first notes of opener pop with Gino Vannelli as well sweetness and light on guitar. "Night Jewels," the album walks the as many other projects includ- Guarna provides melody and Col- line between polished and haggard. It ing recording with uncle Peter ligan lightning to the thunder of mixes together notes of 90s Alterna- Erskine. Matter of fact, the only Melz and Erskine. tive, Power Pop and Post-Punk. Laden tune on Within Sight not solely There is no more recogniz- with hooks and smart, catchy song written by Damian Erskine is co- able bass sound on earth than writing, tracks like "Pumpkin Face" written by Vardan Ovsepian, who Damian Erskine’s. This is the best and "Dead Love" snarl like a Morphine recorded with Damian on uncle new Jazz album to come out of hit while surfy numbers like "Lose Peter’s album Joy Luck. Oregon in 2015 and will be right Me" and "Bulk & Binder" perfect that It is time to place Damian up there at the end of the year. Dogheart has left a great first im- jangly-rock sound that the radio loves. Erskine in the list of great (not to Expect it to break nationally, too. pression on the Portland music scene If you're in need of some bare mention world-famous) Oregon It was worth waiting for. with What Burns The Best. boned rock tunes, look no further bass players...Glen Moore, The trio of native Oregonians than the 10 burners of What Burns David Friesen, Scott Steed, Dave — Tom D'Antoni — Matt Jenkins (guitar, vocals), The Best. Cameron Hering (drums) and Gray Hildreth (bass) — bounced around — Ossie Bladineprimary logos lenames for les provided for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card 25 | May 15 - June 15, 2015 OMN OMN OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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Paula Byrne May 9 Camellia Lounge at Tea Zone, Portland Portland Jazz vocalist Paula Byrne is joined by pianist George Mitchell and bass player Dan Presley for a night of lush instrumentation and entranc- ing, soulful crooning. 6:30 p.m. $10 at door. All ages.

The Rentals / Rey Pila May 10 Hawthorne Theatre, Portland The Rentals power-Pop present a sound that is everything at once: fun but raw, accessible yet un- orthodox, and calls to mind what an early Weezer may have evolved into. Mexican-Rock band Rey Pila opens. 7 p.m. $15. 21+

Lewi Longmire and Anita Lee Elliot May 10 Edgefield, Troutdale James Carter takes center stage for Sax and the Symphony // Doug Coombe photo Plucking his guitar with a Southern twist, join deeply emotional music, all through an electronic Rock & Roll veteran Lewi Longmire and vocalist filter - imagine your computer having a beautifully

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May 16 Sax and the Symphony TheN Know, Portland May 11 O / / / sé is a blood-pumping, visceral, and Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland intense Punk band that offers an intellectual expe- Featuring one of today's finest Jazz saxophone rience equivalent to a scraped knee, but necessar- players, James Carter, Sax and the Symphony ily reminds us that we are alive. 8 p.m. Tickets at sends sprawling scores from West Side Story to door. 21+ the Latin sounds of Roberto Sierra’s "Concerto for Saxophones," so yes, you will look smarter for Rhiannon Giddens going to this. 8 p.m. $22-99. All ages. May 19 Aladdin Theater, Portland Big Monti With her debut album dropping earlier this year, Courtesy Lana Del Rey May 13 Rhiannon Giddens is gracefully tapping into Trail's End Saloon, Oregon City America's deep musical roots of Blues and Folk tum from a solid 2014 festival season, Patchy is an Blues-Rock may have peaked with Jimi Hendrix, with as heavenly of a voice one can find. 8 p.m. ensemble to keep and eye — and ear — out for. 8 but Big Monti offers a worthy substitute: Blues $29.50-32. Minors allowed with guardian. p.m. $15. All ages from the heart that cuts through your soul. 7 p.m. Free w/meal. 21+. Patchy Sanders w/ Lindsay Lou & Mexican Gunfight The Flatbellys May 21 Mackintosh Braun May 20 Rock Creek Tavern, Hillsboro May 14 Applegate River Lodge, Applegate With the grit of Blues and the soulfulness of Gos- Doug Fir Lounge, Portland This Ashland-based alt-folk orchestra comes with pel, local band Mexican Gunfight creates Southern Electro-Pop Portland group Mackintosh Braun endorsements from Mason Jennings and The Milk hospitality for your ears. 7 p.m. Free. 21+ primary logos specializes in creating ethereal and elegant but Carton Kids' Kenneth Pattengale. lenames Riding for les momen provided- for use on general items – main webpahge, · OMN_BW_simple_headphones letterhead, business card OMN 26 | MayO 15M - JuneN 15, 2015 OMN · OMN_BW_capsule_headphones oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com oregonmusicnews.com · OMN_color_headphones

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The Jungle Book: Pacific Dance Ensemble / New- port School of Artistic Movement May 22-24 / May 29-31 Newport Performing Arts Center, Newport Let's all go back to a time in our childhood before the bills, before the existential dread, before the constant array of complications that randomly occur, and let's enjoy a high-caliber Jungle Book musical Photo by Autumn de Wilde, courtesy The Decemberists with insanely well trained artists. May 22, 23, 29, 30: 7 p.m. May 24, Majestic Chamber Music: California Metal-Core / Nu-Metal may 31: 2 p.m. $15 adult, $10, student/ Thunder Egg Consort sound a tad annoying to some, but Of child. All ages. May 29 Mice and Men is unique in their ability OLCC Majestic Theatre, Corvallis to strike a broad enough demographic I$14.99 The Decemberists / Spoon Consisting of members who have while also adhering to the artistic SPECI A L May 22 gotten musical training from the standards of their genre - no easy feat. OLCC approved courses o ered Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend finest institutions in the world, 7:30 p.m. $22. All ages. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Indie rock bands The Decemberists this piano quartet promises to be Initial & Renewal Alcohol Servers and Spoon have a lot in common nothing but majestic and an elegant Neutral Milk Hotel Education Classes & Exams. with each other musically, and a extravaganza. 7:30 p.m. $5-15. All June 3 single venue with the same sonics ages. McDonald Theatre, Eugene could be deliciously Indie, or may be With their legendary album In The even too Indie. We shall see. 6 p.m. J Boog Aeroplane Over The Sea becoming $42-45. All ages. May 30 entry-level music appreciation for the Hawthorne Theatre, Portland millennial generation, Experimental- Robert Plant & The Sensa- Good vibin' R&B/Reggae singer J Indie Neutral Milk Hotel relishes in tional Space Shifters Boog makes the kind of music that wildly inventive instrumentation. 7 May 25 calls to mind the beach vacation all p.m. $49-199. All ages. Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend of us daydream about: lovely, breezy, Musical legend Robert Plant is still and always extraordinarily melodic. Haley Johnsen / My rocking and rolling and this time 7 p.m. $18. All ages. Brothers and I with his backing band, The Sensa- June 6 www.ASEPDX.com tional Space Shifters, a musical in- Miami Horror Aladdin Theater, Portland www.MOMENTSNOTICEOREGONTESTING.com dulgence into the Classic Rock arena May 31 Up and coming Portland singer/ with everything from soaring guitar Holocene, Portland songwriter Haley Johnsen and Indie riffs to epic orchestra numbers. 6:30 Managing to be both danceable and group My Brothers and I could be "I like p.m. $49-99. All ages. abstract, Miami Horror is a Nu- the next big things for the City of

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