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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Music This Week's Mercury Music Section

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:32 AM

Guantanamo Baywatch
  • Guantanamo Baywatch

Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you kill time before Nick Cave's remake of The Crow. Will the soundtrack have more songs from Helmet and Machines of Loving Grace?

Hey look, it's quite possibly our biggest music section ever! Eight bands from PDX Pop Now!, one folk singer on a motorcycle, and Buenos Aires' best dance night ever.

Guantanamo Baywatch can magically turn Portland basements into raucous beach parties. Look for their spinoff band, Guantanamo Baywatch Nights.
LISTEN:

Guantanamo Baywatch - "Boomerenga!"

Speaking of basements, Hockey went from playing in them to performing in front over 50,000 Pink (!) fans in Europe.
LISTEN:

Hockey - "Song Away"

Ylang Ylang are the best local supergroup named after an essential oil. Okay fine, top three.
LISTEN:

Ylang Ylang - "Haunted Seeds"

Few bands can match the intense passion—and onstage hugging—of Tacoma transplants, Kusikia. PLus, unlike the WW, we didn't spell their name wrong.
LISTEN:

Kusikia - "Shaker"

Hiphop saved Luck-One's life, and now the local emcee is about to return the favor with his forthcoming LP, True Theory.
LISTEN:

Luck-One - "80's Back"

Now on solid ground as a trio, Wampire prepares a new record and sweats to the oldies alongside Richard Simmons.
LISTEN:

Wampire - "Orchards"

We're not alone in our giddy fandom of Cloudy October. The bedroom emcee just released a fantastic debut EP and is primed to become an integral part of Portland hiphop for a long time to come.
LISTEN:

Cloudy October - "Two Rude Dudes (A Couple Guys Who Are Up To No Good)"

After a lengthy absence, Get Hustle has emerged once again and is working on their first LP in over five years, Down from the Clouds.
LISTEN:

Get Hustle - "The North Thule"

Oh, hello non-PPN! coverage. You can trust the music of Phosphorescent, just don't let him come anywhere near your van.
LISTEN:

Phosphorescent - "We'll Be Here Soon"

ZZK Records is a stable of Buenos Aires' burgeoning dance culture, and their roster of DJs and performers is headed this way.
LISTEN:

El Remolón - "Bolivia"

End Hits: PPN! FTW!

 

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Nice picks؟ This Week's MMS: my favorite segment of the week. (OK, favorite second only to WSH weekly youtube finds.)
Posted by Evil Wm. Steven Humphrey on July 29, 2010 at 9:58 AM · Report
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WOooo ZZK!!!!!!! They're gonna knock it out of the park! Soo excited!
Posted by derek on July 30, 2010 at 6:53 AM · Report

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