November 4, 2009 – 2:18 pm
I’m not a Conor Oberst fan. He can write, no question, but over the course of a few records, his developed vocabulary transforms into a beast he can’t quite control, squeezing out feeling and tone. I own “Digital Ash in a Digital Urn” and “I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning,” have heard “Lifted” and “Cassadaga,” his Mystic Valley Band [...]
December 2, 2008 – 4:43 pm
Louisville native-turned-Portlander Tara Jane O’Neil (Rodan, The Sonora Pine) will appear on Mirah’s fourth solo album, (a)spera, due out March 12 on K Records. Also lending his talent is Decemberist Chris Funk, Tucker Martine (Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Laura Veirs) and Adam Selzer (M. Ward). O’Neil popped in for a solo appearance earlier this year with [...]