Union arts employers are being pinched by rising rents and falling support. Oregon Symphony, for example, is paying 50% more for the Schnitzer even as arts tax funds are being diverted to smaller groups. | NW Labor Press Musicians Union Local 99 buff.ly/4arw6g8

I went to this yesterday afternoon and it was superb. The piece by James Wilson, Remnants For Poet And Orchestra, was also very moving.

Not sure about the costume decision, but Wyatt E makes some very nice noise: youtube.com/watch?v=QFmDqQ…

Holy crap, that Brutus gig at Mississippi Studios was amazing! Waited a long time for a US date in Portland, but it was worth the wait. So very good.

'Join the #StandingDesk Revolution with
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Useless.

Samantha's latest hobby...
(s37e01)

Strewth! @omsi's sci-fi festival is both amazing and also crazy good value for money. Just booked tickets for: Alphaville, Brazil, Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest, The Iron Giant, and Stalker.

Awesome! By the looks of the new Mississippi Studios email, there's a new Kelli Schaefer album due out in May. Very much looking forward to that.

What is made of brass and sounds like Tom Jones?

Trombones.

.Judas Priest's Ram It Down is an underrated album. Certainly better than others they've put out.

I've been to The Schnitz quite a few times and, maybe I'm not paying attention, but haven't seen evidence of an organ. This site (enviadventures.com/blog/exploring…) says there's a 6000 pipe (!) organ but, weirdly, the venue's Tech Specs PDF makes no mention of one: portland5.com/sites/default/…

It's a live review of The Throbs for that very short time that Ginger Wildheart was a member.

(I think I still have that Throbs album somewhere)

Petition to have the production and mixing team on The Mandrake Project work on the next Iron Maiden album.

Woo! The new St. Vincent has some crunchy guitars in it. Hopefully the album has even more.

The Black Crowes Listening Party at Vinyl Resting Place portland.craigslist.org/mlt/eve/d/port…

I've lost a lot of weight just by wearing bread on my head.

It's a new loaf hat diet l'm trying.

Nice to see Mississippi Studios's Polaris Hall embracing some Cockney rhyming slang with its current exterior signage.

How it started… how it’s going

Musicians of the Oregon Symphony🎶 are absolutely crushing Jurassic Park here at the Oregon Symphony today.

Here's a sample of what you can see at the Hollywood in March. What will you be coming to see?

Happy two years and one day anniversary for my still unfulfilled PHUQ deluxe boxed set order.