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Portland, Oregon singer/songwriter Nick Jaina is releasing A Bird In The Opera House in April on Hush Records, also home to  Laura Gibson and Loch Lomond. He is an art-folk troubadour who has played in (and busked outside of) clubs across the US and beyond. His new record is a carefully crafted studio album with lush orchestration and amazing melodies. Jaina has west coast tour dates booked for the release of the album with more dates to come.

Sample “Sleep Child,” a lively and upbeat number saturated with hand claps and tribal beats. It rushes forward at a surprising pace, grabbing the attention of listeners and forcing them to move along with his sound.

Nick Jaina – “Sleep Child”

Look for A Bird In The Opera House out April 13th.

Tour Dates:
Apr 02 – Doug Fir (CD Release Show!) / Portland, Or.
Apr 07 – Sam Bonds / Eugene, Or.
Apr 08 – Sophia’s / Davis, Ca.
Apr 09 – Cafe Deva / Modesto, Ca.
Apr 10 – Partisan / Merced, Ca.
Apr 11 – Crepe Place / Santa Cruz, Ca.
Apr 12 – Elbo Room / San Francisco
Apr 13 – Cafe Flo / Chico, Ca.
Apr 14 – Echo Curio / Los Angeles
Apr 15 – Pappy & Harriet’s / Joshua Tree, Ca.
Apr 16 – Lestat’s / San Diego
Apr 17 – Mia’s / Flagstaff, Az.
Apr 19 – The Patio / Torrey, Ut.
Apr 20 - State Room / Salt Lake City
Apr 21 – Velour / Provo, Ut.
Apr 22 (early show) – The Modern / Boise
Apr 22 (late show) – Linen Building / Boise
Apr 23 – Red Room / Kennewick, Wa.
Apr 24 -  Great Pacific / Pendleton, Or.

Nick Jaina: website | myspace

Photo by Melani Brown

San Francisco just hosted the annual Noise Pop Festival on February 25, 26 and 27. To celebrate the festival,
Diesel:U:Music, in association with The FADER had their 3rd annual Happy Hours at the Diesel Post Street store.

Check out an exclusive video recap of the Happy Hours event. The video includes performances from Girls, Ra Ra Riot, Les Savy Fav, The Submarines and Loch Lomond.

Diesel:U:Music: website

This Memorial Day Weekend (May 23-25, 2009) will again see Quincy, Washington’s beloved Sasquatch! Music Festival held at The Gorge. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, February 28th at 10AM (information below).

This year’s Sasquatch! line-up includes:
Jane’s Addiction (feat. all four original members), Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Harper & Relentless7, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Erykah Badu, The Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, TV On The Radio, Animal Collective, Silversun Pickups, Bon Iver, Santogold, Of Montreal, Explosions In The Sky, DeVotchKa, Peter Bjorn & John, Gogol Bordello, M. Ward, The Avett Brothers, Doves, Calexico, Grizzly Bear, M83, Girl Talk, The Gaslight Anthem, The Walkmen, Chromeo (dj set), Deadmau5, Mugison, Sun Kil Moon, Airborne Toxic Event, Blitzen Trapper, Shearwater, BLK JKS, The Wrens, Tobacco, Monotonix, King Khan & The Shrines, St. Vincent, Passion Pit, John Vanderslice, Bishop Allen, Blind Pilot, AA Bondy, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Ra Ra Riot, The Dodos, Beach House, The Submarines, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, The Dutchess & The Duke, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, Dent May & His Magnificent Ukelele, Fences, School of Seven Bells, Death Vessel, Horse Feathers, Hockey, The Pica Beats, Loch Lomond & more to come!

The festival’s comedy line-up includes Zach Galifiankas, Demetri Martin, Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job, Todd Barry, Jon Benjamin, God’s Pottery, People’s Republic of Komedy & more.

The festival, now in its eighth and most ambitious year yet, has evolved from a unique, homegrown & low key fest into a full blown three day extravaganza. A festival-goer’s dream, it comes complete with camp-outs, canyons, sunsets, three stages and new this year, an expanded comedy and dance music tent. The tent will feature performances from comedians throughout the day, and then come dusk, will spotlight electronic and dance music artists.

For the third year in a row, the Sasquatch! Music Festival teams up with Esurance and Sustainable Energy Partners to bring you a carbon neutral music festival. By increasing sustainable practices at the Gorge, including an expanded recycling program, eco-friendly signage, and energy efficient lighting (to name a few), we are able reduce our overall carbon footprint at the venue. The rest of the calculated carbon emissions – fuel consumption by all those who travel to the event and energy used during the festival – are then offset through investments in carbon reduction programs, such as methane capture projects in the Pacific Northwest.

Beginning February 28th (on sale weekend only):
A discounted 3 DAY FESTIVAL PASS is available for a very limited time / $154.50
Offer ends Sunday, March 1st at midnight.
Single tickets, per day / $56.50

Beginning March 2nd:
3 day pass / $199.50
Single tickets, per day / $66.50

Beginning May 11th:
3 day pass / $229.50
Single tickets, per day / $76.50

V.I.P. package tickets with special amenities also available.

Tickets go on sale Saturday February 28th at 10AM and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, sasquatchfestival.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone in Seattle (206) 628-0888, in Oregon (503) 224-4400, and in Eastern Washington (509) 735-0500

Camping is available for May 22, 23, 24, 25 and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com. For more details, directions and further information on camping at The Gorge Amphitheatre go to sasquatchfestival.com.

Sasquatch! Music Festival: website