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Michelle Mahne • Velvet
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The quiet rustling of the river. The sweet scent
of a spring night. Watching the city fade
into the distance as you dine on Northwest
cuisine. These are the
Portland
moments that memories
are made of. This is a
ni ght on the Portland Spirit.
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'THE BEST MOVIE ATTHI5 YEAR'S SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.
The kind of bittersweet finale that we've seen in all the best romantic movies.”
-Stephen Farber, MOVIELINE
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ichelle Malone, a lesbian singer-song
writer who’s been out longer than Just
Out has been in circulation, has been
heralded by the likes of Billboard, O U T and
the Philadelphia Inquirer for her hard-hitting
rock ’n’ roll. This latest release is a five song
EP that samples just a taste of what a full
Malone C D might
offer.
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Devil Moon, was a
critical
success,
by
Rosemary Morrow Lucky is only a brief
glimpse at her nat
ural talent. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough
of a listen to truly assess the Atlanta native.
Four of the songs are original creations dating
from 1987 to 1996, with the fifth being a
cover of the Jagger-Richards classic “Wild
Horses."
Malone has been compared to Sheryl
Crow due not only to her looks, but her
throaty vocals as well. Like Crow, she’s
worked her way up the ranks from dingy bars
to sold-out shows. For more than 10 years,
Malone has pursued her musical ambitions,
after being convinced by the Indigo Girls to
follow her dream of performing.
For a better understanding of Malone’s
music, pick up Beneath the Devil Moon, also
on the Velvel label; or 1994’s Redemption
Dream on Daemon/hifi Records, called “the
most solid uplifting straightforward album” of
that year by Cover magazine.
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across more like a sun shower than a
monsoon. The trio, formerly known as
Final Girl, packed the house for an evening
of lovely harmonies, crowd-pleasing melodies
and good vibes that were recorded last sum
mer in the band’s hometown of Berkeley,
Calif.
These gentle teachers three— Lisa Zeiler,
Eve Decker and Andrea Prichett— are not
only professional academicians, but true-to-
form folk singers.
The band takes its name, according to the
press kit, from a series of violent anti-tax
actions in South Wales in the early 1840s.
The successful movement was dubbed the
Rebecca Riots.
But Bikini Kill they ain’t. This Rebecca is
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Plaid Pantry Project • Catnip Records
T
ruth be told, I had no idea what this
Portland-based band was singing about,
and I loved every minute of it. Totally
nonpretentious and nonintellectual, this is
just good old rock music with bitchin’ hooks.
This is the second full-length release from
the triple P, and well worth your hard-earned
cash, especially if you dig alterna-rock.
Sounds a lot like the Replacements with a
good dose of ’90s confusion. Some of the
album reminds me of Queen, other parts
sound like the boy band of the moment, Eve
6, which recently played the final show at
LaLuna. The guys from Pantry wax poetic
about everything from “ Danny Elfman,” to
“Abby Road” (sic), to the local concert fest,
Big Stink II, tossed together with “Ten Thou
sand T-shirts” and a whole bunch of magic.
Just because he signed the press release
“Luv Dave,” here’s props for the Catnip folks:
E-mail them at plaidworks@aol.com for more
great local licks.
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Transcendental • World Class Records
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he Steam soundtrack is everything you’d
expect and more. Lush, exotic, and truly
sensuous, it could open even the most
frigid flower. This is candlelight-and-a-bottle-
of-wine time. Won’t you look suave when
you pop this into the system as your night of
romance envelops you in aural bliss? Yes,
suave and sophisticated.
Now, if 1 knew anything about world
music, I’d comment on the composers or the
origins of this or that particular sound, but
alas, I’m an ignoramus when it comes to all
things non-English. The notes indicate that
the score was “influenced by traditional Turk-
ish/Ottoman melodies and the trance cere
monies of the Sufi dervishes, as well as the
cultured Turkish music of the early 1900s and
contemporary ambient music." Wow. Several
groups that contributed to the score include
Transcendental, Agricantus, and Secret; and
vocalists Rosie Wiederkehr and Faisal Taher.
I also heard shades of traditional Celtic
music and tribal African rhythms. Having
seen dervishes in action, let me say that this
is mind-expanding stuff. Thank goodness
that, unlike many similar psychedelic experi
ences, the music is not illegal, so you can add
this one to your collection. One love.