This past weekend I went out to visit a friend in Portland, OR. Being known for a great music scene I was excited for my first show. The Aggrolites were in town and are playing the Hawthorne Theatre. The California quintet comprised of Alex McKenzie (drums), Roger Rivas (piano, organ), Jesse Wagner (vocals, lead guitar), […]
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Very rarely am I at a concert and only have my focus on the opening (rather than the headlining) band. It’s not that I wasn’t excited to see the Wombats last night; I was just overly excited to see the Postelles. Their album has wormed its way into my personal rotation since I first heard
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With 1300+ bands there is a lot to see and do over the awesome five day festival known as CMJ. We had the joy of seeing some old favorites and found some great acts. Here are ESBMusic’s highlights from the week: Portugal. The Man was playing at The Ace Hotel Wednesday morning. The place was
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If you think Justin Timberlake is a good beat-boxer, wait ’til you hear Taylor McFerrin (yes, son of Bobby McFerrin). I was finally able to see him perform live on Tuesday night at a CMJ showcase at Le Poisson Rouge. Fantastic, pretty much sums it up. His solo performance, although super short in length, brought
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Deathly screams came from cars sitting in the line of traffic, kids in tight cut off jeans and cut off tee’s to match would walk by with backpacks and imitation Ray Bans, and I watched as spot by spot the parking lot of the Monmouth Park Raceway began to fill and look like that game
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