Percussion-based group 1939 Ensemble expands its sound.
M. Ward
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Glasgow Born, Portland Made
Camera Obscura Leap the Pond
It only took four years and 4,500 miles for Camera Obscura’s Desire Lines to get made.
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Mumbo Jumbo
Mike Coykendall’s Doll House of Sound
With Chasing Away the Dots, Mike Coykendall has made a doll’s house of sound.
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Sentimental Heart
Zooey Deschanel Talks She and Him
She and Him’s Zooey Deschanel is just regular folks.
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Death of the Supergroup
Monsters of Folk: This Year’s Wilburys
They first came together in 2004, when Bright Eyes and M. Ward toured with Jim James of My Morning Jacket. It’s taken the three busy singer/songwriters, along with indie über-producer Mike Mogis, five years to finish off Monsters of Folk’s self-titled debut album and, as expected from three very idiosyncratic frontmen, Monsters of Folk is […]
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Sharing Sucks
M. Ward Is Still Ours
Even on solo albums, Portland’s M. Ward shares the spotlight.
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Appreciating M. Ward
Local Boy Makes Good, Rocks it Up a Notch
IT’S EASY TO TAKE M. Ward for granted. As is the case with most other Portland artists who have gained some national notoriety, we tend to react with jaded nonchalance. Yeah, whatever, they’re ours—who needs to be impressed? We’ve got Gus Van Sant; we’ve got Chuck Palahniuk; we’ve got M. Ward (at least we did […]