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FensePost Podcast Series: FenseCast #1, From The Garage

Andy Fenstermaker
March 5, 2010March 7, 2010

So this is it, the first FensePost Podcast. A few weeks ago I sat down and compiled a mix of various songs; some new, some old, most finding some relation to garage rock or garage pop. Hence the title, From The Garage. The theme is loose, so some bands fit and some don’t. There are sixteen songs total here, stemming from local Seattle and Portland acts on across the world. New Zealand, Sweden, Canada… you get the picture. Enough banter — listen to the FenseCast already. Read More »FensePost Podcast Series: FenseCast #1, From The Garage

Wet Confetti: Laughing, Gasping [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
August 8, 2009August 7, 2009

In the past year I’ve discovered a number of groups that fit the arty post-punk category, including Kickball and Javelins, but none have had the momentum nor the fervor of Portland, Oregon’s Wet Confetti. Yet this band, like many apparent newcomers out there, has been around for a while. Wet Confetti formed in 2001 and self released Another Fair, Another Show and followed it with another self-released album, 2004’s This Is So Illegal (Do It Fast), which was subsequently re-released on Pampelmoose. Now wade through compilations including PDX Pop Now! and that will bring you to 2006 and Laughing, Gasping. Read More »Wet Confetti: Laughing, Gasping [Album Review]