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Oh snap…we’re back! No, we wont apologize for being gone. But we’re sorry….all 10 people who read us regularly were apparently on the verge of caring! OH NO! Well, it matters not now. We have returned, and we are starting with a little piece of awesome.
You probably didn’t get a chance to read our mammoth interview with Chris Robley a few months ago…which is too bad. Dude was way cool, and Dan got a special gold star of aptitudes for finding that group. Turns out Dan needs to be given the special Sash of Wonder too…because he found another band with Chris Robley doing some fine, fine songstering. This group is called “The Sort Ofs” and their sound is really cool.
The Sort Ofs are a group comprised of Chris Robley on vocals (and writing) and John Stewart (not that one) on the drums/all things percussion. The rest of the group is comprised of Portland musicians who have a fine dandy time being awesome.
Listen for some of the interesting chord progressions again! Especially when you get into the chorus. this particular song throws some curve balls. LISTEN to it…pay attention and you will see what we mean. Beyond the interesting chords, The Sort Ofs are not nearly as creative with their instruments as Chris Robley was with his other groups. But that’s OK, as The Sort Ofs are aiming for a more mainstream group. It’s certainly fun to listen to. Enjoy!
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My Life in Film Festivals (haiku #1)
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A Memory Lost At Sea
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From the album “Movie Theatre Haiku”
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In all my years playing, rehearsing, practicing, tuning, swearing about, and performing music there have been few people with whom I see eye to eye. In the beginning my musical associates were into things like rap and teeny pop that well…just plain didn’t interest me. Not that there aren’t merits to those genres (there has to be…right?), but in reality they seem to just re-plagiarize themselves over and over. As a matter of fact…the other day I played one Shakira song while singing another (and, sadly, it fit perfectly).
As I progressed and moved deeper into my studies my associates changed. They became die über Musiker and were unwilling to accept that normal culture included things like guitars and drums. I did not really like the later parts of my classical training at the university level, because I was forced to listen and study things that no one should like…yet everyone around me claimed to not only like it, but they would gladly reproduce with it were that possible.
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The Sort Ofs are a group comprised of Chris Robley on vocals (and writing) and John Stewart (not that one) on the drums/all things percussion. The rest of the group is comprised of Portland musicians who have a fine dandy time being awesome.
