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Den grimme ælling

Copenhagen swan -- perhaps the descendant of the inspiration of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling"?

@denmarkdotdk

Metal Monday

Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan

@sargenthouse @CrystalPortland @RussianCircles

I was fortunate last week to cross, not one but, two names off my bucket list of bands-I’ve-never-seen live. Ironically, two nights later I was talking with a guy who has a similar list. He listed Rammstein and Russian Circles as his numbers one and two. When I told him that Rammstein was also my number one and that I just saw Russian Circles for the first time, he was more than a little bit surprised. Anyway, Russian Circles were amazing; I had goosebumps galore through much of their set.

I guess my top five list will need to be updated. Maybe something like this:
Rammstein
Behemoth
Kampfar
This Will Destroy You
Heilung

Senga Falls, Japan

仙娥滝

RONE’s mural in PDX

RONE's "Every Rose has its Thorn" mural

#MuralArtsMonth #RONE #MuraloftheWeek #Portland #StreetArtPortland #StreetArtChat

I love a good mural. They can look great in person but somewhat uninteresting in photos in my opinion. Therefore, I don’t tend to post my photos of murals. However, this one (corner of SW 12th and Washington in Portland, Oregon) is exceedingly cool for a few minutes each sunny day when the light hits it just right.

One year ago today…

Have a seat

#johnday #paintedhills @JDFossilBedsNPS @TravelOregon #traveloregon

Throwback Thursday

SUMAC @ Roskilde Festival (Pavilion stage)

@SUMACband @SigeRecords @bbcbubblegutz #rf16 @orangefeeling @sargenthouse @SargentHouseEU

Today’s photo of SUMAC at the 2016 Roskilde Festival is from more than a couple years ago. The guy on the left, Brian Cook, is best known for his work in Russian Circles, a band I was fortunate enough to see for the first time last night in Portland at the Crystal Ballroom (photos coming).