Word: portland
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...Ward isn't on your radar yet, he should be. The soft-spoken Portland, Oregon musician has released seven solo albums, toured with Norah Jones, co-produced a Jenny Lewis album, and recently teamed up with actress Zooey Deschanel to make one of the best folk-pop albums of 2008. Ward doesn't write songs so much as he makes melodies with words; the tunes will stick with you long after they've left your ears. His latest album, Hold Time, comes out Feb. 17. M. Ward talks to TIME about his songwriting process, living in Portland...
...studio together to record a Richard Thompson song. So we met in L.A. and got along really well and eventually she sent me her demos and I thought they were incredible, so I told her you know, "Let's make a record." She came up to Portland and it took about no more than two months to finish the whole record. We called it Volume One. That was the fastest project I've ever worked...
What is the music scene like in Portland? A lot of people are moving here, artists are moving here because by and large it's the cheapest city. It's incredible. I've lived here since 2000 which is when I starting making my first record and was making music full time. There's a big music scene and of course we have all the coffee shops. I love it. I have no plans on leaving. We have pretty dreary weather in the wintertime which draws people indoors to make music...
Depending on your definition of "Major U.S. City," Sam Adams, the new mayor of Portland, Ore., is not necessarily the first openly gay man to lead a major U.S. city [Feb. 9]. That designation may more deservedly go to David Cicilline, the mayor of Providence, R.I., elected in 2002. Portland's population is bigger, but Providence is its state's capital. That's pretty major in its own right. Rick Carson, ST. PETERSBURG...
...Nines for $99. The Nines, the new Starwood Luxury Collection hotel in Portland, Ore., is practically giving away rooms for $99 per night through April 18. The hotel is perched on the top nine floors of a former department store with a library stocked by famed local bookseller Powell's, which is within walking distance and definitely worth a visit. 525 SW Morrison Street...