#music millenium

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PORTLAND! In-store acoustic set with Cooley & @pattersonhood at @musicmillennium on Oct. 1 at 4PM.

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While passing through Portland, OR (where the album was made) on the In The Magic Hour Tour, Aoife stopped by Music Millennium to play some tunes, with the support of @thebluegrasssituation and Union Wine Company. 

Check it out right here. 

In The Magic Hour is available now via @yeproc here. 

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Decemberists meet fans at Music Millennium

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Just wanted to say for anyone who lives in or near Portland, I got an email that the Decemberists will be doing a meet-and-greet at Music Millennium (32nd and E Burnside) on January 19 at 4 pm. No mention of in-store performance, though. (I am not certain if I'm going, myself.)

Thanks for the heads up!

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Music Millennium // Portland, OR // 12/6/14

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Portland and what I did there (a brief history)

Yo everybody, 

It's been a little while since I've updated here. Sorry for the drought, just haven't been motivated I guess. 

So work sent me to Portland this week, and yes, I took pictures. Wanna see those pics? I thought so. You said yes right? 

So even though I have had most nights off, I just haven't felt like spending the time uploading, writing, blah blah blah when there was so much trashy tv I could watch instead. BUT I guess the powers that be is now giving me no excuses. It's my last day in Portland and I arrive at the airport only to discover my flight has been CANCELLED and I am being put on a later one which makes me stuck here for a good five hours. Yes, that's my entire day. Sooooo, here I am, using the slow internet and updating. Bear with me.

Arrived PDX around noonish last Monday, took my time getting the rental car and checking into the hotel. If my previous experience with helping other offices was any indication they would put me to work right away, and I wanted to decompress a little. Not to mention I had gotten up early and was a little tired. Got to the office about 2ish and sure enough, they sent me to a ship in Astoria.

Astoria.

Two hours away.

One lane road.

Rain.

So off I went, and I have to say, it is a beautiful drive, everything is green and peaceful. But two hours is a long time just the same. Finally found the place I was supposed to be (got a little turned around as I usually do. Even WITH a GPS. Don't laugh.) This was my first log ship so here are a few pictures of what I saw there:

This is a log ship. Fully loaded. Bound for our friends in China. 

And a view from the top:

That's a lot of wood right?

So turned out they sent me back to Astoria pretty much every single day last week. Boy that last hour back home is a toughie. especially if it's raining, can get very tedious.

One of those days it actually was NOT raining. I decided to take advantage and snap a few shots of things. Plus, didn't want to come home having spent practically a week in Astoria and say I didn't see anything. Had been to the Astoria tower before with my parents when we rode out motorcycles here, but arrived too late in the day and nothing was open. So here are my beautiful shots of that: 

That's the bridge from Oregon to Washington. And of course, a ship coming into the anchorage.

Here's the Astoria tower:

The rest of the week was pretty much running to Astoria, and other errands that seem to take the entire day. Seems to me every port around here is no less that 45 to and hour away. It takes FOREVER to do anything. There are no more work pics since I figure once you've seen one log ship you've probably seen them all. Did also visit some ships loading grain but never got a real opportunity to take decent pics without looking like a tourist. I do have one of me working especially hard. Was at the Astoria anchorage (picture above) with some surveyors doing and inspection of an empty cargo hold. They are inspected to ensure when the grain is loaded in there will be no residue from the previous cargo or rust. No one wants to eat that. Well the ship failed her inspection. And I was told to wait on the ship until they fixed it. About two hours or so. So the Chinese crew put me up in some luxurious accommodations while I waited:  

The office did give me Sunday off. Really I think because there was nothing for me really to do. But I took full advantage. Had to hit up Powell's bookstore of course Would have probably bought the entire section on cocktails and gardening if I had big enough luggage. But those are the breaks, didn't think ahead, obviously. 

And Music Millennium. Great music store slapped right in the middle of a neat residential area. Lots of hipster types walking their dogs with one hand and drinking their locally grown organic coffee with the other.

Attempted to look like a local: 

Don't think it worked though, because when I filled up for gas at the gas station the attendant asked me where I was from. Oh well. 

And finally, last day. Here we are: Got up kinda early because I wanted to try out a coffee shop I read about in my latest issue of Sunset Magazine (wha? You don't read it? Go get a copy stat!)  

It's always cool to ready about something in a magazine and either you've been there already, or your able to go. So why the heck not? Turns out the place was fairly close to the airport already and in it's own little neighborhood. Everyone in there knew the barista, so that made it that much better than Starbucks already.

Did my best to take some pics without looking like a tourist:

The End.

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Day 58 - A Radiation City

Today I was asked by a friend I'd made at the PPN! fundraiser, Andrea, if I'd like to join her to see Portland band Radiation City perform at Music Millennium record store. A friend had to be in Seattle that day so passed her VIP tickets to watch the in store next to where the band performed on side of stage. I had only heard a little of radiation city's music so didn't know what to expect. I found the music to be incredibly melodic indie pop with skilled riffs. The band were also of mixed gender which is a common thing in Portland. 

At music millennium the band were launching their latest album which is out next week. Because they are off on tour they gave a few copies for Terry Riley to sell at the shop. Terry introduced the band and spoke kindly of there music before they performed a handful of songs to wet customer appetites. They also revealed they would be playing a secret gig at Dig A Pony bar across town.

After their Music Millenium set Andre and I walked then took the bus over to Dig A Pony. The venue is an incredibly hip and trendy bar ont he corner of Grand and Morrison. It is as trendy as RonToms but felt still friendly with the well coifeurred staff being happy to serve and help. The band were playing a set to launch a locally produced soda drink and played to an audience of the it crowd in Portland with faces I'd recognised from other key events. 

I managed to get an email address from the band so hopefully I can catch them before they leave to be on tour!