pretty and nice, also free

PRETTY & NICE (Hardly Art Records)
http://www.myspace.com/prettyandnice

Free Tuesday night, 9pm at Berbati's Pan and also

http://www.myspace.com/wildlight
&
http://www.myspace.com/theskinnyz

Megan Callahan Plays Portland

Oh My God!!!Megan Callahan flew all the way from Buffalo last night to play here in Portland... special guests (local faves) may or may not be at her shows. Three are free, one suggested donation. Might even be some healthy treats tomorrow at Awakenings Wellness Center- def worth $5 to get treats and tunes! Non-traditional venues... don't miss it. Below is her press release... She's going to Seattle this weekend after leaving PDX, so if you know people there, pass it along!

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MEGAN CALLAHAN TO BE WELCOMED TO PORTLAND
ON HER NORTHWEST TOUR.
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
6pm The Monkey and The Rat, 131 NW Second Avenue
8:30pm Davis Street Tavern, 500 NW Davis Street
Friday, April 10th, 2009
6pm-7:30pm Awakenings Wellness Center, 1016 SE 12th Ave $5 suggested
9pm Good Neighbor Pizza, 800 NE Dekum St, Portland Oregon.

Portland, Oregon – April 9th and 10th – Megan Callahan will descend on Portland this Thursday and Friday! All details are available at MeganCallahan.com. Megan is thrilled to be visiting one of her favorite cities and to be able to perform at four establishments that should really fit her personality. Megan has many influences, and she is excited to be coming to visit Portland and perform at a unique store, a cool new tavern, a wellness studio and a sustainable pizzeria!

"Sweet and uplifting," "Profound Voice," "Compelling," "Fresh and original,” Poignant lyrics," – Lindsay Berman, Artvoice Buffalo. "An earthy, ethereal sound that you will want to play again and again..." Tina Waters- Fotografia, Buffalo. Combining folk, rock and soul, Megan's songs are stories of loss, triumph and wandering. She plays with nuance and dynamics and a deep reverence and understanding of music's transcendent power. Based out of Buffalo NY, Megan has toured abroad, where she debuted her independent release "Since the Fire.” A self-proclaimed gypsy, Megan Callahan has played with Mary Ramsey of "John and Mary" and "10,000 Maniacs," Jeremy Wall of "Spyro Gyra," and many others. Come listen to original music as well as beautifully interpreted and powerful covers.

Megan’s music is available on Amie Street (http://amiestreet.com/music/megan-callahan/?fms=4sv9X1MVRdgx ), a website designed to help promote independent musicians. Her album "Since the Fire" has been available on itunes (http://itunes.com/megancallahan ) since September so you can download your favorite songs or design her music into a ring tone. If you are craving that hard copy you can also purchase her work on CD BABY (http://cdbaby.com/cd/megancallahan )! She has been featured on WBNY NY, on Alooga, hosted by DJ Ottic of Germany, Harmony ridge on NPR California, KVMR in Nevada and KRBS Oroville.

Thursday, April 9th, 2009 Megan will be performing at The Monkey and The Rat (http://www.themonkeyandtherat.com/ ) located at 131 NW Second Avenue at 6 pm and heading over to Davis Street Tavern (http://davisstreettavern.com/ ) 500 NW Davis Street at 8:30 pm. On Friday, April 10th, 2009 from 6pm-7:30pm Megan will be performing at Awakenings Wellness Center (http://awakeningswellnesscenter.com ) 1016 SE 12th Ave.-$5 suggested donation. Finally, Megan will head north for Portland’s best garlic knots and sing you goodnight at 9pm at Good Neighbor Pizza (http://www.goodneighborpizzeria.com/ ) 800 NE Dekum St, Portland Oregon.
http://www.myspacecom/MeganCallahanMusic & http://www.megancallahan.com/

PDX has An Elephant in the room

Photo by Modou Dieng & reminder that THE UNWIN-DUNRAVEN LITERARY ECCLESIA presents…RAUAN KLASSNIK & ARIANA REINES with music provided by Eric Adrian Lee
Thursday, March 19th, 7:00PM WORKSOUND GALLERY 820 SE Alder St. Portland, Oregon Cost: $5 suggested donation ~ Oh and White Noise Curated by Jhordan Dalh is Up Until March 27th!

Instant Encore PDX

Photo from quatuorebene.com As much as I love my CD's and itunes I love most hearing music on the radio. Tonight Friends of Chamber Music were to announce their 2009-2010 season and will do reprise the announcement tomorrow at the at Ebène Quartet performance at Reed College. And for the first time, starting on Wednesday FOCM will be offering their patrons and fans streaming music from concerts via Instant Encore on Wednesday, March 18. Check out instantencore.com

Mozart Requiem in D minor

*I must shop this weekend for something black to wear to Portland Symphonic Choir and Portland Sinfonietta's big upcoming concert of Mozart's Requiem on March 2oth at 7.30pm. I love the great work of Mozart- this youtube clip gets me in the mood. Amadeus must be one of my favorite movies and theatrical productions. Mark Petersen explained in an email, "Three companion works will be presented in one seamless evening of Mozartian reflection. The Kyrie in D Minor, presented at the beginning, is thought to be the first movement of a Mass that was never completed and is the early work that later was developed into The Requiem in D Minor. The centerpiece of the concert is the Requiem, which flows from the sadness and weight of the orchestral opening of the Requiem aeterna to the rage in the Rex tremendae to the resolution of the Lux aeterna. The concert ends with the sanguine Ave verum corpus, a quiet contemplative piece that is loved the world over." And lets hope Steven Zopfi picks out something less dramatic as last Fall's Faure's Requiem.