Although the band hails from Austin some members of Spoon now call Portland their home. They will be headlining one of KNRK radio’s “December to Remember” concerts at the Crystal Ballroom on Saturday December 15th. Also on the bill are local rising stars The Shaky Hands. Tickets for the show are available here

Details:

Saturday, December 15
94/7 Alternative Portland & McMenamins present
SPOON
The Shaky Hands
8 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show | $25 advance, $25 day of show | All ages

Danny Seim, the skin pounding member of Menomena has apparently been working on a new Lackthereof album on the side. Here’s a cut. More here including another MP3.

Lackthereof - The Columbia [MP3]

Beggars Group home to the label Beggars Banquet whose artists include St Vincent, Oceansize, Calla, Film School to name a few, are looking for good people to join their street team to promote their artists in Portland. If you’re interested send an email to Claire Taylor for more details.

Due to what apprears to be a serious illness with one of the band members the Decemberists have canceled all of their remaining tour dates which include several European and North American cities and, sadly, the three-night tour wrap-up at the Crystal Ballroom here in Portland. A message on their web site includes the following…

It saddens us to disappoint our fans. We hope everybody understands it
is only because of an extreme situation that we had to cancel a tour
we’ve all been excited about doing since the idea was originally
hatched.

The Decemberists