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Living A Vocal Life: A Podcast For SingersRindy Ross from QuarterflashQuestions? Comments? Guest suggestions? Send us a text!I first met Rindy in the early 80s when she and her husband Marv were riding the wave of their crossover hit Harden My Heart. After years of playing in bars across the Pacific Northwest as Seafood Mama, they had recently been signed to Geffen Records, changing their name to Quarterflash. During their time with Geffen, they had four songs that charted on the top 40, and their self-titled debut album went platinum. They toured with Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, Sammy Hagar, Loverboy, The Beach Boys, Three Dog Night, Jefferson...2019-11-291h 02
Adventures in Artslandia With Susannah MarsDon Horn and Kevin Loomis talk about the world premiere of That's No Lady!Don Horn and Kevin Loomis talk about the world premiere of That's No Lady! at Triangle Productions, a new musical chronicling the fantastic life of Portland's own Darcelle. Chances are you know Darcelle, also known as Walter Cole. Donnie has been working on telling the story of this man, who at the age of 37 became a drag sensation before it was ‘popular’. “How did a man put on a dress, sell a ticket, and stay in business for over 50 years? He’s been in business longer than Starbucks!” Kevin plays Darcelle in the show,
with book and original song (with...2019-08-3033 min
Oregon Music NewsMarv Ross: Two projects down, two new projects working / CC#207My intro sounds nice and clean. Well don’t get too used to it because we had some recording problems with this week’s Coffeeshop Conversations at Artichoke Music…which were all our fault.
So the conversation with Marv Ross of Quarterflash and the Trail Band is, let’s say, a little fuzzy. We tried fixing it but it’s about as good as it’s going to get.
Marv was so good that I didn’t want to do it over again. That’s life.
Marv has a couple of new projects he’s going to tell us about. And you thought en...2019-08-1537 min
What the Riff?!?1982 - April - Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of WirelessWith this debut album Thomas Dolby merged a synth-driven electronica sound with the new wave sensibility cresting on the airwaves in the early 80's. The Golden Age of Wireless would follow a loose theme of radio and communication in its tracks. Thomas Morgan Robertson's affinity for keyboards, tapes, and electronics earned him the nickname "Dolby" from his friends, and he stuck with it for a stage name after a few legal documents from the Dolby Corporation. This debut album did well on both sides of the Atlantic, and several songs would become staples of both radio and video during...2019-07-0839 min