Nightcrawler: Sir Mix-A-Lot

Nightcrawler: Sir Mix-A-Lot

The Crawler knows. You just got through returning all those clunker presents from the office Secret Santas. Now here comes scene stalwart Henning Ohlenbusch, playing sonic Santa. “As physical copies of music are becoming more and more obsolete, we feel this is an...
Nightcrawler: Piping Up

Nightcrawler: Piping Up

The Emmy-winning PBS series Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? has been off the air for nearly two decades And where in the world has the man who co-wrote the show’s theme song, Sean Altman, been in the time since? Performing at the White House Hanukah Party...
Nightcrawler: Picture Perfect

Nightcrawler: Picture Perfect

Two years ago, Tony Jillson was asked to contribute music for a short film about Cynthia Elbaum — a friend of his who was killed while covering the Chechen/Russian war in 1994 as a photojournalist. “The music was well received, but it was recorded with many computer...
CD Shorts: Greylag

CD Shorts: Greylag

Greylag (Dead Oceans) Portland’s Greylag exists in a weird musical crevice — the band’s music is not exactly bluegrass, not exactly rock, and not exactly indie pop. Still, there are clearly identifiable elements of all those. Acoustic instrumentation, including...