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Portland, Oregon is a beautiful city full of fantastic art, music, vegan food…oh and bicycles!

However, a 30 minute drive out of the city lands you in the heart of forests, waterfalls, and lakes. I recently visited Multnomah Falls (see photo 1) and several other waterfalls outside of Portland. Here are some photos from a day of hiking and relaxing in nature. Enjoy!

Lava Lounge • Pittsburgh • June 4, 2009

Bands:
Stephen Tribou and The Vacant Sea
Ryan Phipps of Vowels
The Baker Family Band

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Stephen Tribou’s Website: http://www.myspace.com/thevacantsea

Lava Lounge • Pittsburgh • June 4, 2009

Bands:
Stephen Tribou and The Vacant Sea
Ryan Phipps of Vowels
The Baker Family Band

All photos © geekstar.com.

Vowels Website: http://www.vowelsmusic.com

Vowels is Ryan Phipps with guest musicians Ethan Harrington, Stephen Tribou, Shawn Koschik, and Stacy Pomroy.

Lava Lounge • Pittsburgh • June 4, 2009

Bands:
Stephen Tribou and The Vacant Sea
Ryan Phipps of Vowels
The Baker Family Band

All photos © geekstar.com.

The Baker Family Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/thebakersnc

Portland loves PBR. Everywhere you go there is PBR. I asked a bartender what his specialty drink is, he said “PBR”. Why not immortalize your love of PBR and hipsters Portland with a 6 story mural downtown? Oh wait…done!!!

I also love that in Portland, you can order ‘The Snoop Dog Classic’. Yesssss!

So, when you create an account at youtube.com, the site will start to recommend videos for you to view based off of past searches, views, etc.

I logged into my account today and was amused by my recommendations. Earlier today, it was ‘Robot Fail’ but now, all eight are a perfect fit! This is so me.

Salvador Dali

French Surrealism

Beavis and Butthead and their rock video commentaries (HILARIOUS!)

Oh my gosh, I love water slides. Who wants to go to Sandcastle???

Dubs and Donks? Sign me up!

This is my all time favorite Povich Phobia Video! You have to watch the entire clip. It just gets more awesome by the second…

Where: Lava Lounge, 2204 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh (South Side) 15203
When: 10 PM
Price: $5 (21+ show)

Bands:
Stephen Tribou and The Vacant Sea
Ryan Phipps of Vowels
The Baker Family Band

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Come to South Side…watch the game…then head to Lava!

Two of my great friends and favorite local musicians are on the bill: Ryan Phipps and Stephen Tribou.

Ryan has played in a variety of local bands that have created quite a local following including Thee Adora and Soulharmonic. At Lava, Ryan will be performing music he has written that can be described as a mixture of trip-hop and rock. Ryan combines vocals and live instruments over electronic loops he has written on his Apple computer.

Ryan played last month as ‘Vowels’ at Brillobox and the show created such a buzz. Tonight, guest musicians including Stacy from Thee Adora will be lending vocals and instruments on several of the songs.

Stephen is also a local artist and musician. He often shows his paintings at art events throughoug the city. Tribou is a dedicated fan of live looping. His shows are a lot of fun to watch as he creates real-time tracks (rhythms, vocals, instruments) and layers them to create a full rich sound. Tribou’s music is often dark and haunting and I particularly enjoy the songs where he mixes vocals with spacey keyboards and guitars. Stephen will also be accompanying Phipps on several songs.

Here is a little taste of what to expect:

The Baker Family Band is an indie rock and alternative country band from Asheville, North Carolina, which features musicians Stuart and Elizabeth Baker, Nathan Ribner, David Barrett, and former Salisburian Daniel Resner. Stuart writes the songs for the band, but all the members contribute to the arrangements. With influences such as Neil Young, Jeff Tweedy, Donovan, Sonic Youth and Bruce Springsteen, the band fuses country and rock n’ roll with indie rock and electronic music.

I love rock. I love alt country. I LOVE electronica. Can’t wait to see The Baker Family Band too!

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Ryan Phipps: @ryan_phipps

Stephen Tribou: @StephenTribou

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