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New Music Tuesday

July 15th, 2008

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Portland's Hush Records are giving out a free sampler of their artists, including label founder Chad Crouch/Podington Bear and Colin Meloy of the Decemberists. Check it out in our featured albums this week, and enjoy the music!

Artist Spotlight: Forro in the Dark

July 9th, 2008

Forro in the Dark is a New York-based band that plays Brazilian music, taking their name from forró, a style of celebratory dance and music popular in Brazil for over 100 years. They're playing at the Mercury Lounge tonight, along with Amie Street friends Zigmat, so if you're in the area check them out!

Brazilian Big Beat from Brooklyn

November 4th, 2007

Nation Beat aren't your typical Brooklyn indie rockers. In fact, they're pretty far from your typical anything at all. Their exciting and cosmopolitan performances are equally inspired by Brazilian maracatu, New Orleans funk, and -- thanks to Skye Steele's fiddle work -- roots music from the Appalachian South.

Recorded in Brazil,

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is a fun, eclectic, and completely different kind of dance album.

Verge Records- Inspiring New Sounds of Rio de Janeiro

July 11th, 2007

What unites this collection is the socially conscious messages of the songs, which zero in on urban problems like poverty and crime. The music is a Brazilian miscellany - hip-hop, reggae, pop and funk - and it's at its best when acts like A Filial or BNegão e os Selectores connect with samba and rural Brazilian roots." [Jon Pareles The New York Times]

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is compilation that showcases the broad range of influences present in contemporary Brazilian music. A perfect summer mix!

Key Tracks:

A Filial - Tremenda Calorera (

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Bnegao e os Seletores de Frequencia - V.V. (

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Movimento Na Rua - Periferia de Jah (

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