2 Responses to “viva voce are paste magazine’s band of the week”

1. jason Says:
   January 30th, 2008 at 1:42 am

   Mystic Canyon
   8:00 pm.
   Friday, February, 15 2008 at Sellwood Public House
   8132 SE 13th Avenue, Portland 97202
   Non-smoking. No cover charge and kids are allowed until 10:00 PM.

2. Emerson Valentine Lyon Says:
   March 13th, 2008 at 2:32 am

   I’m a local musician with a substantial fan base looking to get an article. Below is my contact info, music link, and a quote from Portland comedian Aaron Ross.

   Emerson Valentine Lyon
   503.332.8819
   o.rickety@gmail.com

   http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/EMERSONVALENTINELYON

   “Emerson Valentine Lyon is a hip-hop inspired artist, raised in classically trained home, by the Portland, OR indie-rock scene. While Lyon’s delivery is taken from the world of hip-hop, his production and lyrics show a diversity of influence from soul, folk, rock, and electronic music. His ability to sample obscure songs, modify electronic synths, and use live instrumentation has frequently been compared him to a Beck with the lyrical sensibility of a Kanye West.

   Lyon’s live performances are enriched with a full sound, rarely found in hip-hop, thanks to his collaboration with a crew of rotating band members, which includes Caws Pobi of The Taste.

   Whether it is collaborating via the internet with his elder partner Caws Pobi on their “Thuggage” album, which mixes old school sampling with live instrumentation, or employing the vocal talents of local soul singers on electronic infused hip-hop music, Emerson’s challenging music is an amalgamation of influence rarely seen by artists in the new millennium.”

   -Aaron Ross of The Ed Forman Show

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