Monarques Take Manhattan
Posted on Apr 19, 2010
All weekend we enjoyed updates from the Monarques who were flown out to New Jersey to take part in the annual A Prairie Home Companion Talent Show. The band promises to share the experience this week on the Willamette Week's music blog. You can catch them tonight (April 19th) at the Doug Fir Lounge with Holly Golightly and next month the band plans to go on their first west coast tour.
Smoke Signals Artists On Air in April
Posted on Apr 01, 2010
Tune in (and log in) this month to listen to World's Greatest Ghosts and Monarques perform live on the radio! We're very excited to announce these special radio appearances by Smoke Signals artists.
Catch World's Greatest Ghosts this Saturday night on Seattle's KEXP at 8PM (PT). Seattle area fans can listen live at 90.3 FM and the rest of us can listen via the station's high quality live stream at www.kexp.org (you can also find it in your iTunes radio listings). The band is going to play four songs from their new album No Magic on Audioasis, the station's Northwest music show hosted by DJ Sharlese Metcalf.
Monarques were woken up yesterday morning with a call from the staff of A Prairie Home Companion announcing that they have been officially selected to take part in the popular public radio program's annual Battle of the Bands! The 7-piece band is flying to Newark, NJ this month to take part in the April 17th live broadcast from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Visit http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/stations/ to find out where and when you can listen to the broadcast in your hometown.
The Portland Indie Industry Day Party
Posted on Mar 17, 2010
If you're in Austin this Saturday, The Portland Indie Industry Day Party is where its at. We have a lineup of our favorite bands playing back to back sets from 11am to 6pm. No wristbands, no badges, no money, no problem!
RSVP now at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=337326089183 and see you Saturday at The Liberty.
THE PORTLAND INDIE INDUSTRY DAY PARTY
Saturday, March 20th
The Liberty
1618 1/2 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
FREE / 21+ / 11am - 6pm
WITH:
White Fang - 11:00
World's Greatest Ghosts - 11:40
Shellshag - 12:20
Boy Eats Drum Machine - 1:00
Wampire - 1:40
Carolyn Mark - 2:20
All Smiles - 3:00
Blunt Mechanic - 3:40
Finn Riggins - 4:20
Jared Mees & The Grown Children - 5:10
Smoke Signals At SXSW
Posted on Mar 10, 2010
It's March and SXSW is in the air! We've are excited to be participating in the event for the first time this year.
Another first, we have a new compilation album packed full of new music from Smoke Signals artists available through the end of the month as a free download.
Boy Eats Drum Machine, Jared Mees & The Grown Children, and World's Greatest Ghosts will be all over Austin playing day parties, night parties, block parties, park parties, and of course they'll be playing our very own Portland Indie Industry Party.
Get the free download, party information, and a schedule of Smoke Signals SXSW events at our SXSW page.
http://www.smokesignalsbooking.com/sxsw
Y La Bamba Sign To Tender Loving Empire
Posted on Mar 01, 2010
Smoke Signals is excited to announce our first client and one of our favorite bands of all time, Y La Bamba, have signed a record contract with our good friends at Tender Loving Empire. The band's debut album Lupon will soon see the light of day and the band will be on the road to share the music that has been one of Portland's best kept secrets.
Y La Bamba is set to do a west coast tour from March 18th to the 28th. Visit the shows page for full list of Y La Bamba's upcoming tour dates.
World's Greatest Ghosts Featured In Future Sounds #52 on WOXY
Posted on Jan 30, 2010
Future Sounds Radio debuted World's Greatest Ghosts on the 52nd episode of their 2-hour program which aired on WOXY on January 25. The episode can be downloaded now at http://www.woxy.com/music/futuresounds.
"Thanks to the 3 Imaginary Girls folks for tipping us off on this band, someone doing well in the Pacific NW, but should in 2010 spook everyone with perfect indie rock."
Boy Eats Drum Machine Joins Smoke Signals
Posted on Jan 04, 2010
Smoke Signals is proud to announce to addition of Boy Eats Drum Machine to our artist roster.
Boy Eats Drum Machine is Portland native, Jon Ragel, a special breed of multi-disciplined solo artist. He takes the stage with a saxophone, turntable, microphone, sampler, and green tom tom drum. Ragel's clear voice sails over his expert jams, often causing show goers to dance, sway, and otherwise become transfixed.
Ragel is celebrating the release of his new album Hoops + Wire at Doug Fir Lounge on February 27th with Finn Riggins and Brothers Young. Boy Eats Drum Machine is then hitting the road with Finn Riggins for a 4-week tour of the western states with a stop-over in Austin for SXSW.
Check out Portland Mercury's End Hits blog for a preview of the forthcoming album and keep an eye out here for Boy Eats Drum Machine's upcoming tour dates.
Forever Young: An Interview With Dustin Young of The Brothers Young
Posted on Dec 07, 2009
Oregon Music News interviews Dustin Young of Brothers Young. They discuss the genesis of the band, the influence of family, and the new album The Sun Says He's God.
"The musical landscape is littered with family music acts, some brilliant (The Jackson 5, The Pointer Sisters, The Everly Brothers), some less so (The Osmonds). Thankfully, the sibling band we have in Portland, The Brothers Young, falls squarely in the former category."
Visit www.oregonmusicnews.com for the full interview.
