CD Review: Brown Bird “The Devil Dancing”

I’ve seen Brown Bird twice now, and both times they have completely blown me away. Whether it’s just front man David Lamb and string player MorganEve Swain, or the full band, Brown Bird is always on top of their game. I am not a huge folk-junkie, other than classic Dylan tunes, but something about this [...]

Inside Ron Harrity’s new studio

DJ Roy from WMPG’s Liberation by Sound recently visited a local hero of many and neighbor of mine, Ron Harrity. If you haven’t seen his name on this blog before, he is the man behind Peapod Recordings, a Portland-based record label that has put out releases by bands such as Dead End Armory, Chriss Sutherland, [...]

One of Portland’s hidden gems: Chriss Sutherland

Last night I saw Chriss Sutherland perform at SPACE Gallery on the opening of his tour with Americana group Brown Bird (Maine/Rhode Island). Owen and Kegan joined me for the show, and by the end of Chriss’s set, we all agreed that he put on an amazing show. He mainly plays a folk-Americana style but [...]