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JessPDX: February 2007
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Musings about music, writing, Portland, my new house, my travels, my family, politics, whatever. Wednesday, February 14, 2007. We won't be afraid to be alive anymore. I haven't posted here in a month, what to say? Well tonight I went to a reading at Powell's that was really interesting. It was Byron Katie, the founder of a school of spiritual teaching called The Work. Which is quite comprehensive. Or see her somewhere on her book tour. Also this evening I bought the new Patty Griffin. My Pictures at Flic...
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JessPDX: September 2006
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Musings about music, writing, Portland, my new house, my travels, my family, politics, whatever. Monday, September 25, 2006. Americana and No Depression. Got back from the Americana Music Association. Between the showcases and the AMA awards show at the Ryman, I saw Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal, Dave Alvin, Darrell Scott, Abigail Washburn, Casey Driessen, Sam Bush, Buddy Miller, Alejandro Escovedo, Rodney Crowell, Mindy Smith, Tres Chicas, Elvis Costello (! Posted by Jess @ 11:03 AM. To the lovely pictur...
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JessPDX: August 2006
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Musings about music, writing, Portland, my new house, my travels, my family, politics, whatever. Thursday, August 31, 2006. With exactly no help from the government.". I finally read the rest of the Mother Jones cover article from the May/June issue so I could send it to Rebecca: "The Revolution Will Not Be Shrinkwrapped: Breaking the Industrial Food Chain." I liked this sentence: "The [$14 billion market in organic food] was built by consumers and farmers working informally together outside the syst...
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The Sound of Blackbirds: October 2012
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The Sound of Blackbirds. We like to talk about music- mostly of the folk and acoustic variety- from our home bases in Urbana, Illinois; South Hadley, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; and Portland, Oregon. The name of the blog comes from a lyric written by Tracy Grammer, from her song "The Verdant Mile.". Friday, October 19, 2012. Fourth Annual Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, Folk and Roots Festival November 2-3. Posted by Matt Winters. On Friday and Saturday, there will be a variety...
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The Sound of Blackbirds: February 2013
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The Sound of Blackbirds. We like to talk about music- mostly of the folk and acoustic variety- from our home bases in Urbana, Illinois; South Hadley, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; and Portland, Oregon. The name of the blog comes from a lyric written by Tracy Grammer, from her song "The Verdant Mile.". Sunday, February 24, 2013. Posted by Matt Winters. Longtime stalwart of the NYC bluegrass scene Jack Hirschorn calls the following to our attention:. Retrofret is one of the few...
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The Sound of Blackbirds: John Fullbright on Prairie Home Companion
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The Sound of Blackbirds. We like to talk about music- mostly of the folk and acoustic variety- from our home bases in Urbana, Illinois; South Hadley, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; and Portland, Oregon. The name of the blog comes from a lyric written by Tracy Grammer, from her song "The Verdant Mile.". Sunday, September 30, 2012. John Fullbright on Prairie Home Companion. Posted by Nick Toloudis. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). From June 1998 through May 2009,. When not pr...
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The Sound of Blackbirds: July 2012
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The Sound of Blackbirds. We like to talk about music- mostly of the folk and acoustic variety- from our home bases in Urbana, Illinois; South Hadley, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; and Portland, Oregon. The name of the blog comes from a lyric written by Tracy Grammer, from her song "The Verdant Mile.". Monday, July 30, 2012. Marshall Crenshaw with The Bottle Rockets @ World Cafe Live, Philadelphia PA, July 25th, 2012. Posted by Nick Toloudis. He’s really something. The same gu...
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The Sound of Blackbirds: Marshall Crenshaw with The Bottle Rockets @ World Cafe Live, Philadelphia PA, July 25th, 2012
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The Sound of Blackbirds. We like to talk about music- mostly of the folk and acoustic variety- from our home bases in Urbana, Illinois; South Hadley, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; and Portland, Oregon. The name of the blog comes from a lyric written by Tracy Grammer, from her song "The Verdant Mile.". Monday, July 30, 2012. Marshall Crenshaw with The Bottle Rockets @ World Cafe Live, Philadelphia PA, July 25th, 2012. Posted by Nick Toloudis. He’s really something. The same gu...
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The Sound of Blackbirds: December 2012
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The Sound of Blackbirds. We like to talk about music- mostly of the folk and acoustic variety- from our home bases in Urbana, Illinois; South Hadley, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; and Portland, Oregon. The name of the blog comes from a lyric written by Tracy Grammer, from her song "The Verdant Mile.". Friday, December 21, 2012. Hot Tuna @ The Beacon Theater, New York City, December 1st, 2012. Posted by Nick Toloudis. This edition of Hot Tuna included the core band—Jorma...
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JessPDX: November 2006
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Musings about music, writing, Portland, my new house, my travels, my family, politics, whatever. Wednesday, November 29, 2006. Thanksgiving trip to Vancouver. So this year for Thanksgiving, I went to Vancouver, BC, where it was not Thanksgiving and I had no relatives. Lisa had a discount at a nice downtown hotel, so we went up for 4 days to explore the city and hang out. We ate lots of good food, drank lots of yummy cocktails, and walked around Stanley Park. And walked across the suspension bridge. The n...
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