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Secret master

David Binney's many faces
Scratch below the surface of any number of hard-playing jazz musicians these days and you hear a common refrain: "I hardly ever listen to jazz."
By JON GARELICK | July 27, 2010

Four on the floor

Albums you may have missed as fall fell
It’s been a fine fall already: sunny, crisp weekends for apple picking; big-time albums from Ray LaMontagne, Pete Kilpatrick, and Twisted Roots; a deep Red Sox run in the playoffs.
By SAM PFEIFLE | October 22, 2008

Hitting Bottom

Brown Bird return on the spring winds with an aching beauty
Lamb may insist he’s an everyman — “My heart is valve and ventricle and flesh” — but this Brown Bird truly soars.
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 16, 2008

Second job

Interview: Tyler Ramsey splits the difference with Band of Horses
Tyler Ramsey is currently touring the country pulling double duty as both a solo singer-songwriter and a recent-addition guitarist in Band of Horses.
By MIKAEL WOOD | January 16, 2008

Portland scene report: August 17, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Something tells us she dreams pretty wildly, too, so watch out.
By PORTLAND MUSIC STAFF | August 15, 2007

Sun Kil Moon

Tiny Cities | Caldo Verde
Mark Kozelek is the rare performer in whose hands material by Kiss and John Denver sounds exactly the same.
By MIKAEL WOOD | May 25, 2006

Fully Bully

Doug Cowan’s club emphasizes the literate indie pop they’ve always done best
Somewhat quietly, Doug Cowan’s band, Bullyclub, has stuck around long enough to become one of the Portland scene’s elder statesmen.
By SAM PFEIFLE | February 16, 2006