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Three Lives
Author Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Invisible Monsters) opens his paean to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees, by quoting another local author, Katherine Dunn (Geek Love):
“Everyone in Portland is living a minimum of three lives.”
It’s that kind of attitude, that kind of expectation that’s made the Oregon city a magnet for musicians of all genres, especially Indie Rock. It’s why Stephen Malkmus, Johnny Marr, Isaac Brock, Britt Daniel and so many others call Portland home. You can be a serious, working musician…and a stay-at-home dad, or an energy efficiency expert…or a dentist. Here, having a day job doesn’t turn your passion into a hobby. Both are respected and treated as equals.
“I like my job and have a lot invested in it,” Little Beirut’s singer Hamilton Sims says. “Honestly though, it enables me to make music. The worst thing I could think of is being a dentist where I worked hard all week with no outlet for creative expression.”
Guitarist Edwin Paroissien agrees. “I spend a lot of time thinking about our music and the endless quest to refine and improve it, ” he says. “It’s a compulsion, but a totally natural one that I’m ok with. Despite all the things I may have going on, many of my other interests end up being eclipsed by music. ”
The members of Little Beirut approach their time dedicated to the band with an non-jaded attitude that’s refreshing to see amongst rock ‘n’ rollers. The gratitude they have for still being able to pursue music seriously despite where they’ve come to in terms of lives, families and, careers is immediately apparent when discussing their band.
Author Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Invisible Monsters) opens his paean to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees, by quoting another local author, Katherine Dunn (Geek Love):
“Everyone in Portland is living a minimum of three lives.”
It’s that kind of attitude, that kind of expectation that’s made the Oregon city a magnet for musicians of all genres, especially Indie Rock. It’s why Stephen Malkmus, Johnny Marr, Isaac Brock, Britt Daniel and so many others call Portland home. You can be a serious, working musician…and a stay-at-home dad, or an energy efficiency expert…or a dentist. Here, having a day job doesn’t turn your passion into a hobby. Both are respected and treated as equals.
“I like my job and have a lot invested in it,” Little Beirut’s singer Hamilton Sims says. “Honestly though, it enables me to make music. The worst thing I could think of is being a dentist where I worked hard all week with no outlet for creative expression.”
Guitarist Edwin Paroissien agrees. “I spend a lot of time thinking about our music and the endless quest to refine and improve it, ” he says. “It’s a compulsion, but a totally natural one that I’m ok with. Despite all the things I may have going on, many of my other interests end up being eclipsed by music. ”
The members of Little Beirut approach their time dedicated to the band with an non-jaded attitude that’s refreshing to see amongst rock ‘n’ rollers. The gratitude they have for still being able to pursue music seriously despite where they’ve come to in terms of lives, families and, careers is immediately apparent when discussing their band.
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January update
5 Jan 2012 | from 75.102.25.251/~little
Happy New Year Friends - Just a quick note here with some
updates from the Little Beirut world. We’re still working hard on
new material – writing, revising, recording demos, exploring
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- Last show for 2011 6 Dec 2011 | from 75.102.25.251/~little
- Spring news 11 May 2011 | from 75.102.25.251/~little
- 1.22 at Alberta Rose 12 Jan 2011 | from 75.102.25.251/~little
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