Panther, Live from a bookstore display window in downtown Portland

Panther, Live from a bookstore display window in downtown Portland

Behold, the long awaited episode 23 the Penny Jam! It’s featuring Panther playing in a window display at Cameron’s Books in downtown Portland. We caught Panther before they took off on an international expedition including some coverage on Russian television and from the looks of their Myspace page they are playing at the Strawberry Music [...]

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The Ascetic Junkies at Mt Tabor Legacy

The Ascetic Junkies at Mt Tabor Legacy

This was filmed during a show we organized on January 2nd of this year. The show also featured Derrek Wayne and Grey Anne. Sean and I filmed, each plugged into our own projector, although the second one is out of frame, unfortunately. When we filmed the Ascetic Junkies for their Penny Jam episode, this song, [...]

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Ume at the Mohawk, Austin Texas

Ume at the Mohawk, Austin Texas

I filmed this on my first day in Texas, an Austin band called Ume letting loose in the Mohawk. I was hanging out with Dave of pampelmoose.com and filming some stuff with him for his music blog. I ended up seeing Ume play a few more shows during the week of South by Southwest, at [...]

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Celilo at Ken’s Workshop

Celilo at Ken’s Workshop

Check out episode 21 of The Penny Jam, filmed in a woodshop near 17th and Powell in Portland Oregon. Our friend Ken Tomita hosted, allowing a band and crew to set up in his place. Ken is a woodworker who works mostly with bamboo, and has some really great peices. His blog is also a [...]

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The Tallest Man on Earth returns to Rontoms

The Tallest Man on Earth returns to Rontoms

Swedish folk rambler The Tallest Man on Earth played two consecutive free shows at Rontoms last night, with a strong contigent of second set fans who yelping at the mention of the first set. The Tallest Man is Kristian Matsson, who is on an international tour that will lead him from the American west to [...]

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