Thanks again to everyone who came out for WEINLAND’s New Years Eve Supergroup. It was a super rad night by all accounts. You can watch loads of video from the night on our facebook page. Click here to view and, if you haven’t already, “like” the page to make sure are in the loop.
A special thanks to all of the amazing Portland artists who jumped on stage to sing a song, shred a guitar, etc. These are the folks who made the night amazing!
We were lucky enough to be included in another episode of World Of Jenks! They used Breaks in The Sun and People Like You. Pretty exciting. I was particularly surprised and impressed with what they did with Breaks in The Sun.. to get it to work they re-arranged the parts a little bit.. which actually ended up being really cool. You have to geek out and listen through the dialogue to hear the changes.. but if you do.. its neat. The chord changes they inadvertently (I’m assuming) create are super cool.
On September 20th, 2010 WEINLAND’s music made its MTV debut on a television program called World of Jenks. Not having seen the program before I had to do a little research to get a sense for this event and its meaning..
World of Jenks is a 1st person MTV documentary series that follows the real life person Andrew Jenks as he spends a week at a time hanging out/living with an individual of interest. Each week a new person of interest is introduced. The show happens in acts and seems to have a knack for revealing the inner beauty behind human struggle. In a way it has a very This American Life feel.. but for people that haven’t yet realized that one day, when they’re older, they will be addicted to NPR.
How did this happen?
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Whoa Whoa Whoa!! WEINLAND was featured on the front page of NPR’s All Songs Considered website today! And maybe even more exciting, on their radio broadcast!
We are thrilled and honored to have been featured as a part of the new Led Zeppelin tribute, From the Land of Ice and Snow, from Jealous Butcher Records right here in Portland, Oregon. There are three records worth of songs on this comp! From M.Ward, Laura Veirs, Chris Walla, Adam Selzer, The Portland Cello Project, Arch Cape, Tu Fawning, The Long Winters, Dave Depper, Larry Crane, and so many more!!
Needless to say, we are more than honored to be featured in this amazing broadcast.
Whoa! It’s coming up and it’s coming up fast!! Less than a week from now we will be rocking Pioneer Square in support of The Decemberists!! The amazing Laura Veirs and Blue Giant also on the bill! This is going to be R double-A Rad. Get your tickets in advance.. better yet, get a whole wristband!! We start at 4pm and will be joined by amazing guests and are even considering one of our crazy classic (prog) rock covers!! Hope to see you!
Tickets: www.musicfestnw.com
We’re packing up and heading out! We’ve even got roadies this time!!
Hey Ya’ll,
Seriously.. last night show at The Aladdin, here in Portland, was unreal. When one of the principle dancers from The Oregon Ballet contacted me a few months ago about doing a show together I was sort of back on my heels a little bit… what would that be like? how much work would it be? would we still be able to play the way we play? All that “hey I’m an artist, but not in a the traditional sense.. but more in the hey lets let it all out sense!” kinda stuff. Would it be one of the coolest things we’ve ever done, or would it be awkward?… Honestly I knew it would be rad from the beginning.. but when you take on a collaboration like this.. there is some risk involved.
Dear Friends, Family, + Lovers,
What what what?! Classical dance + WEINLAND! Have you gone mental?!
THIS WEEK IN PORTLAND: Uprising!!
Saturday, July 24th (21+) and Sunday July 25th (All Ages)
@ The Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR)
Doors at 6pm / Performances at 7pm
Purchase your Saturday tickets here!
Purchase your Sunday tickets here!
We are joining forces with Laura Gibson and seven dancers from The Oregon Ballet Theater to bring you Uprising! Conceived by OBT soloist Candace Bouchard, Uprising is a movement among the dancers of OBT designed to bring the beauty of ballet to new audiences in non-traditional venues while fostering collaborations with outstanding local artists. The newest installment at The Aladdin Theatre will team WEINLAND and LAURA Gibson with seven Oregon Ballet Theatre dancers for two seperate ninety-minute performances costumed by local designer Emily Katz and featuring new choreography by Bouchard. GET TICKETS HERE
Uprising is produced solely with volunteer labor and donated goods
Hello! This is a shortened copy of our monthly newsletter that goes out to our email list subscribers. The actual letter also includes lots of extra bits and special deals and what not.. you know… to woo you into our inner circle! sign up over to the right!
Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Dear Friends, Family, + Lovers,
Holy poop balls – We have so much exciting news!!! From shows with amazing groups like The Decemberists, Bonnie Prince Billy, and The Oregon Ballet to a new “by state” newsletter and a ridiculously simple, but totally up-to-date website/blog!! Crappers!! That’s all BIG NEWS!
We’ll break this down to make it a bit easier to get through…
THIS WEEK: We’ve got three free shows at the amazing Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Oregon (Wed, Thur, Fri). Yesterday I received a call from the Forest Grove Times newspaper literally asking me why we were playing these small free shows when we have so many big shows, with big bands, coming up… my answer? Because its gonna be a crazy good time! You should come.. hotel rooms aren’t too spendy.. They have complimentary robes that you’re allowed to wear to the show.. and Justin Power and mBilly join on Thursday and Friday respectively. Music from 6pm to 9pm all three nights..
SOCIAL: Be our Friend! We love chatting with our peeps.. so stay in touch and be in the know by “fanning” us on Facebook.. We’re going to start giving away free tickets, t-shirts, etc.. but you gotta fan to participate.
FACEBOOK • MYSPACE • TWITTER • WEBSITE • ILIKE • AMAZON • ITUNES
WEINLAND Kickstarter Campaign
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EINLAND is running a fundraising campaign to cover the costs associated with making our new record. We’ve got to pay off some old studio bills, some new studio bills just racked up, and a few future bills coming! Please check out our Kickstarter campaign and consider supporting this project in one way or another. All donations $10 and up are rewarded with at minimum an advanced copy of our new record when it comes out!
Here’s an excerpt from our project page:
The Portland, Oregon quintet WEINLAND is making a new record. We need your help! Obviously money has been in short supply over the last few years and with less and less people purchasing music, more and more bands are turning to the generosity and support of their fans to support their artistic endeavors. Us too!
WEINLAND is currently in an amazing position of artistic freedom and excitement. Between labels and looking for love in all the wrong places! We have new songs written, we’ve started recording them, and the momentum is building (recent features on NPR and MTV ain’t no joke!). We’re asking you to join the team …read more!