On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Jennifer Sperandeo wrote:
> I think some of the most exciting bands Ive heard in a while are coming out
> of Portland - it feels like North Carolina did a few years ago (and still
> does for that matter)...maybe he should skip bands advertising themselves as
> alt.country and just see one of the many promising young bands like - 44
> Long, Richmond Fontaine, Pete Krebs & the Gossamer Wings, Little Sue,
> Fernando, Pinehurst Kids, Elliot *frickin* Smith and more...
SIGH..........I've either seen or own something by each & every one of
the, with the exception of the Pinehurst Kids. Sorry, no connection with
any of them the exception of *frickin*. But again, they are putting forth
music that just doesn't jive with my basic tastes. Sue me.
I've heard excited murmurs about the Portland scene since I arrived 1.5
yrs. ago. It's a good scene and I do appreciate the number of bands that
both pass through and are sprouting locally. I don't think that the scene
maps that well to my personal taste, but I certainly don't holkd that
against the groups themselves.
As per the NC scene....man, starting with Arrogance and running through
Let's Active, that NC-jangle pop stuff spoke volumes to me. But, that
was a long time ago at this point.
Jerry
