Welcome to East Portland Blog, Dennish! We’ve been waiting for you! There’s something about this light-hearted family band from Perth, Australia that encapsulates the outsider-pop FUN FACTOR we’ve been looking for! They describe themselves in this way, “Dennish ~ A family bonding and growing through music. Inspired to share, spread fun and laughter with the …
Month: April 2023
He was a favorite “ice breaker,” or conversation starter, of mine during my career as a music journalist. Invoke this composer’s name, and I’d get a foot in the door. Thomas Dolby once told me the story that I’d long wanted to hear – how the two met, and ultimately collaborated. Peter Murphy recalled playing …
Jehovah Shalom Acapella are a powerful gospel sextet from Uganda who have been blessed to present their songs with pristine delicacy and the most colorful tonal palette seemingly possible on earth. Listen closely. It is a gift. “Freely you have received, freely give…” – Matthew 10:8 NIV https://www.facebook.com/Jehovahshalomaccapella
If a band announces it’s disbanding, but that the frontman and keyboardist will form a new band of the same name, has it really broken up? The Cat Empire, a joyous dance band from Down Under, did just that in September 2021, with most of the members who’d played with the band since its formation …