Joni Mitchell, The Arrogant Worms, Duke Ellington, Palestrina, Player Piano, Quiet Riot, Futuristic Retro, Nino Rota, Sun Ra, They Might Be Giants, Weird Al Yankovic, Godzilla movies, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Scott Joplin, The Carter Family, Peak Oil, Martin Luther, Discover Magazine, Scientific American, Steve Reich
About Dr. Something & the Poppin' Fresh Love Engines
Dr. Something & the Poppin' Fresh Love Engines are a band from the post-electric future, where powered-down acoustic music, by necessity, has regained its prominence in popular culture. However, they are also a retro band of their time, heavily influenced by popular and art music of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, and drawing thematic and lyrical content from the halcyon culture of the EHFFC (Era of Heigh Fossil Fuel Consumption). This was an era wherein a number of societies (primarily Western) attained a surprising level of wealth and egalitarianism through the exploitation of finite natural resources. While this simultaneously caused vast damage to the Earth's eco system, it also yielded social and technological marvels, such as Industrial Capitalism, Communism, Socialism, the rise of the middle class, railroads, automobiles, flying machines and more. In many places, slavery was abolished in favor of wage slavery. Revolts, political upheaval and/or protective legislation in some areas (but offset by explotation of populations and resources in other parts of the world) led to greater rights, wealth and leisure for the working class, leading to an era that has come to be widely romanticized by the decimated populace of the future. Like many future balladeers, Dr. Something & the Poppin' Fresh Love Engines wax rhapsodic about robots and their hubraic creators and also plead to technological progress to heal the wounds of humanity, reflecting a fantastic desire to experience the strange, maximalist features of a long-gone and unsustainable world order.
David Kyle and the Invisibles appearing live in downtown Portland on SW Ankeny at Valentines-- an open-ended process toward music that allows everything from a solo performance to full improvised jams, building and blending hypnotic phasing loops with varied acoustic instrumentation. Includes a solo performance on the taisho koto!
I was just coming on to look for you guys to add when I saw you had added me. I'm glad you were able to play at Ross's -- I am really digging your music, and the Robot Sunday School song continues to slay me. Keep me in the loop about your new stuffs!
Join Dr. Something live at Rererato in NE Portland in her quest for total domination of the world, with heart-felt emotions and sweet vocal harmonies. Acoustic pop music about science fiction, technology, and more! An inspired performance featuring hand-painted sets and dramatic presentation... and EVIL!
(It will make Notorious smile to see friendly faces at this event, even if you can only stay a short while) Portland Punk Carnival and Vinyl Release Party - FREE!!! Saturday May 10th, 2008 3 pm until ? 4023 NE 7th and Shaver THEEEE event kicking off the Summer of Lovvvvvvvve in Portland and The Couv Random Order (and possibly simultaneous) Open Mic from 3 pm to 5 pm with Musicians, Poets, Comics, Spoken Word, Circus Acts, Special Surprises Bands start at 5 pm on into the night! Bring a little money for Pulled Pork sandwiches, Dogs, Shaved Ice YUM! and MORE!! plus show some love by purchasing the split vinyl of The Hand That Bleeds + Monster Sized Monsters. (10 bones methinks?) Artists and bands meetings other artists and bands forming collaborations booking shows and things.
there is pudding to be found in that holy land my child. ye shall soon dwell in the midst of the calcium bandits and lo, ye shall emerge as a whole portificio...
Dr. Something and Mr. Frederick should cross the streams and blast some evil marshmellows across the universe. You guys sound rad, tripping my brain around the edge. Let's play a show sometime?
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