Wednesday, September 23, 2009


The latest tape from the Polyps is out now on Night-People Records. You can order it at their website, along with about ten other tapes that just came out (I've got my eye on the Twerps one and the Taterbug one). This is what they have to say:
"An eclectic collage sensibility prevails on this recording, track to track there is an interesting variety, synth goop and guitar drone mix with burnt to hell upbeat folky pop tunes vaguely reminiscent of a 90's Expressway vibe, totally its own deal though, another almost unclassifiable tape from Night-People."






Sunday, September 20, 2009

Non-Portland residents, Eggy Mail Order is now up and running.
Portland residents, the mail order site is a pretty good list of everything in the vaults that won't fit on the shelves at the Half and Half. If you want any of those releases, shoot me an email and I will bring it down to the Half and Half.

Friday, September 18, 2009

BIG EVENT THIS WEEKEND! TWO-DAY FESTIVAL! JEFF KRIKSCIUN FEST 2009!
DAY ONE!
GOODBYE, POODLES!
THE LAST POODLES SHOW EVER IS TOMORROW AT THE HALF AND HALF! 6:30! THE WOOLEN MEN ARE ALSO PLAYING!
DAY TWO!
GOODBYE, JEFF/HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRIAN MUMFORD!
WITH EXCLAMATION MARK AND THE HYSTERIANS FEATURING MANY OF YOUR FAVORITE PORTLAND PERSONALITIES! THIS SATURDAY! I WILL BE DJING A LITTLE BIT! AT VALENTINE'S!
http://bit.ly/mumkrik30bye

Monday, September 7, 2009

I did an interview with Shayla Hason and Aaron Rose of ANP Quarterly a little while back for a Wieden & Kennedy internet program about Portland music and culture. Here's the trailer, and the full episode should run sometime in the next couple months:

Saturday, September 5, 2009

These are the three latest releases from Eggy Records proper:
Majic Eyes - S/T
MAJIC EYES - S/T
Danny is a friend of mine from Providence, now living in San Francisco. This tape is the debut of his bedroom psych-pop project Majic Eyes. The territory here is the hazy pop of prime Elephant 6 -- weird, blown out sounds, solid pop songs, strange, sometimes disturbing, lyrics. What really stands out is the simplicity of these songs, and the stripped-down arrangements make the sturdiness of the song-writing apparent. Adorned with restraint, the simple, home-made percussion, odd synthesizer noise and doubled-up vocals buttress the songs in the right places without weighing them down. Eggy Records is very proud to be introducing this music to a larger audience. $4







Selda Bagcan - '71
SELDA BAGCAN - '71
I picked up a Selda Bagcan(pronounced "bah-jan") CD when I was in Istanbul a few years ago after hearing her music on both the Love, Peace and Poetry: Turkey compilation and the first self-titled CD that Finders Keepers released. The CD turned out to be a collection of early singles, circa 1971, that were much more melodic and rooted in folk music than the heavy-hitting psych grooves of the other releases. In this stripped down setting her incredible voice and guitar playing really shine. The CD quickly became a personal favorite and one I've listened to on a regular basis ever since that trip to Turkey. Despite many reissues of her early catalog, most of the tracks are still effectively unavailable to anyone living outside of Turkey, hence this Eggy release. Ten songs altogether, this selection represents the peak of Selda's early career. It should be noted that five of these tracks are available on the World Psych LTD Selda release of material largely from the mid 70s, but A) I do not care for the rest of the music on that CD and B) my two favorite Selda songs -- the Yalan Dunya/Kalenin Dibinde Tas Ben Olaydim single, which features the incredible garage/psych/traditional Turkish group Mogollar (pronounced "moh-oh-lar") as her backing band -- were left off. $4







Illustrated Selda discography here.
Unofficial Selda myspace.
The Woolen Men - Pavilion
This is the debut EP of the scrappy, bright-eyed Woolen Men. The six songs here highlight the basic principles guiding this Portland trio: energy, melody, simplicity. Comparisons have run the gamut from first generation Flying Nun and 1970s Talking Heads to Tom Petty and early Police, but the through line is well-written songs hammered out by a steady schedule of dates around town. Much more from these guys on the way. $4






Wednesday, September 2, 2009

TONIGHT:
Woolen Men
Sad Horse
Mangled Bohemians
at Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th ave. Portland, FREE

TOMORROW:
The Polyps
Brian Mumford/Dana Dart-McLean
at the Half and Half, 6pm, for Reading Frenzy's 15th anniversary