Category Archives: CASH Music

Spotlight: Portugal. The Man

I’ve got seven words that should make you love Portugal. The Man: futuristic space grizzly punks in white suits. Portugal. The Man is a new kind of band, or at least they’ve built a new kind of crowd. They could … Continue reading

Spotlight: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down

Today was the release of Thao with The Get Down Stay Down’s new record, Know Better Learn Faster, on Kill Rock Stars. I hope it shatters the most optimistic projections for sales, becomes a cultural touchstone for Autumn in 2009, … Continue reading

Spotlight: Willard Grant Conspiracy

It’s Sunday night after a pretty perfect fall day in Newport. There’s a part of me that wanted to skip the blog entirely in favor of a more mellow night with my wife. But when I say I’m going to … Continue reading

Spotlight: Family Of The Year

“I just fell in love with a band.” That’s how Emily first told me about Family Of The Year. Emily is of course the amazing Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment, and within two days or so she was officially managing … Continue reading

Spotlight: TW Walsh

I suppose the title of this post should read ‘Spotlight: Headphones’ to match the fundraiser contribution, but it was TW Walsh who sent the test pressing to us. He played drums in Headphones behind his Pedro The Lion bandmate David … Continue reading

Spotlight: DM Stith

Talking about DM Stith is easy. His story is one that you want to tell. Before this CASH fundraiser craziness started I had never met him or even heard his music. My friend Marisa Handren introduced me to Michael Kaufman … Continue reading