signal-to-noise ratio w/ Toyboat Toyboat Toyboat, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ratio w/ Toyboat Toyboat Toyboat, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ratio
signal-to-noise ratio w/ Enemies of Carlotta, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ratio w/ Enemies of Carlotta, LIVE!
Not one to turn down a favor for Ranger Mike, I was more than happy to render my sound services for an up-and-coming math-metal group comprised of a number of KPSU alum.
Both Sean and Johnny have made a number of appearances on KPSU in a variety of incarnations and permutations, so it was really excellent to see them in their latest form. Hopefully you’ll be seeing these guys around town more often, but for the time being you can enjoy them via this incredible on-air performance. Honest: you need to hear this one. It’s pretty much one of the best bands I’ve gotten to record.
I’ll be appearing on the last two episodes of signal-to-noise ratio in two different capacities, and the episode on the 31st is a two-hour show (extending into All 7″). Ranger Mike will be leaving KPSU to pursue a wife and a job, and we hate to see him go. But life goes on, and we’ll have to enjoy the precious little time we have left with him. Honestly, all of radio will be suffering with his absence. I will do my best to work double-time in an effort to fill the void he will leave behind, but there really isn’t anything like the real thing. Good luck, where ever you end up.
See ya soon.
signal-to-noise ratio w/ The Ax, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ratio w/ The Ax, LIVE!
(Featuring a live performance, DJ set, and interview with local rock duo, The Ax!)
Always looking to lend a hand for my good friends at signal-to-noise ratio, I stopped by KPSU last night to run sound for an excellent local band that were kind enough to grace The Station with their presence. Ob-soive.
I always enjoy working with Ranger Mike, but this band was more than worth the usual bribes and favors that he offers when I come in to run sound. I highly recommend checking out their record, Our Queen of Dirt, and look for a split 7″ they put out with a French group whose name escapes me. These guys not only rocked quite a bit, but were some of the nicest folks I ever met.
signal-to-noise ratio w/ Silversafe, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ratio w/ Silversafe, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ration w/ Slackhabit, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ration w/ Slackhabit, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ratio w/ Bikini Girls With Machine Guns, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ratio w/ Bikini Girls With Machine Guns, LIVE!
Things have been pretty hectic in radioland lately, so I feel pretty bad about not plugging Wednesday’s live, on-air event before it actually happened. But, fear not! The Inter-Web-A-Tron offers the wonders of the past in the present… or the future! And in this case, it’s good that we can unite all three, because I was able to run sound for the only Cramps tribute band in Portland, Bikini Girls With Machine Guns!
With the recent passing of Lux Interior, there have been a number of radio tributes (including one on my own show, still archived here at the end of the hour), but with a live performance by an actual tribute band, you more or less can’t go wrong. Especially with the choice of musicians filling out the band: half of the sorely-missed Eat Your Heart Out combined with all of the still-amazing Hairspray Blues. Of course, hosting it on Ranger Mike’s signal-to-noise ratio was an excellent choice, and of course, having the wonderful Miss Meghan return to radio as Mike’s co-host was just the icing on the cake. (Meghan hosted the very-much-missed Songs The Lord Taught Us show before she decided to travel the world for a few years.) All in all, it was the COOLEST hour of radio that’s been broadcast in quite some time, and you would be remiss in your duties as an American not to listen.
signal-to-noise ratio w/ The Vibrarians, LIVE!
signal-to-noise ratio w/ The Vibrarians, LIVE!
Last night, on Ranger Mike’s signal-to-noise ratio, The Vibrarians stopped by for a live set, and I was lucky enough to run sound and catch their awesome live set. Rumor has it that they’re playing at Rotture (with Hornet Leg, Wallpaper, & Lake), so if you like what you hear, you should totally check ’em out.
(Photo to the right by Ricardo Wang, on May 3rd, 2008, as they appeared on What’s This Called?)
moss garden variety hour w/ Scout Niblett, LIVE!
moss garden variety hour w/ The Buttery Lords, LIVE!
moss garden variety hour w/ The Buttery Lords, LIVE!
I was tapped to run sound for The Buttery Lords when they played on moss garden variety hour with Ranger Mike.
moss garden variety hour w/ Curious Hands, Live!
moss garden variety hour w/ Curious Hands, LIVE!
I was tapped to run sound for Curious Hands when they played on moss garden variety hour with Ranger Mike.
The Prids, LIVE!
The Prids, LIVE! (Live Friday 063)
The Prids‘ new album, “Until the World Is Beautiful” is a follow-up to the band’s 2003 debut, which successfully nails down the heart-bursting experience of a live Prids show. The album builds on the themes David and Mistina have found the most intriguing in music: drunk on sadness, letting go, keeping hope alive, and letting things fall apart. Their sound has been compared to obscure and mainstream groups alike, but their new album hits you so squarely in the chest that it begs you to put them in a category all their own. For best results, why not tune in tonight to hear a live set here on KPSU. Hosted by Ranger Mike.
moss garden variety hour
moss garden variety hour (Pledge Drive Karaoke)
Another Guest Appearance on the moss garden variety hour!It’s week two of Pledge Drive, and Ranger Mike & Andy Z wanted to continue their Karaoke madness by doing it again. Again, Michelle from Chopsticks was kind enough to donate her official work discs for the occasion, and we had a pretty great turnout with an even better sound set-up. This show was only 1 hour long, but Miss Meghan asked me to open her show by singing (along with Lux) their cover of “Psychotic Reaction,” which is one of my all time fave songs. All in all, it was quite, quite fun. Here are the links:
We’ll probably be having more Karaoke features on KPSU in the future, so stay tuned! In the meantime, enjoy the stuff you hear in the archive, and thanks again for donating your ears, time and money to KPSU.
moss garden variety hour
moss garden variety hour (Pledge Drive Karaoke)
For Pledge Drive, Ranger Mike & Andy Z came up with the fantastic idea of doing Karaoke on the radio. Michelle from Chopsticks was kind enough to donate her official work discs for the occasion, and Mike invited many of us (friends and DJs included) to help sing along. This was a a two hour presentation for Pledge Drive, and I have to say, Mike & Andy really know how to throw a party!
Pledge Drive has been really kicking a lot of ass this week! I’m glad Mike and Andy let me partake in another part of it! Go KPSU Karaoke Team!
Mid-Valley Mutations 