BLUE CRANES ~ news archives

>>4/22/10:

>>3/20/10:

>>2/21/10: tour! (with kickoff 2/27 at pdx jazz festival)

>>2/10/10: Blue Cranes: as featured in Dell's press release for the Mini 3:

>>1/27/10: Coming up in February at The Know with good friends from Davis, California (Elders):

>>1/14/10: Donate to Haiti relief: Oxfam, Mercy Corps, Partners in Health.

>>1/7/10: Thanks to everyone who came out to the Mission Theater two nights ago. Our next show is an intimate two set night at Blackbird Wine (details to the left). I'm looking forward to expanding the quiet end of our dynamic range in this room with no p.a.

>>10/21/09: We are finished tracking our new album. Thank you to Timothy Young (guitar), Anna Fritz (cello), Kyleen King (viola), Marilee Hord (violin), and everyone in the adhoc percussion and vocal sections who joined us for the recording. Immense thanks to Jason Powers at Type Foundry for engineering. Now to mix!

>>10/06/09: We are performing with NYC's Claudia Quintet this Halloween (see details on the left):

The Claudia Quintet is made up of: John Hollenbeck (drums), Drew Gress (bass), Chris Speed (clarinet & tenor sax), Matt Moran (vibes), Ted Reichman (accordion).

This will be an early show (6:30 doors, 7pm show). Blue Cranes will play first.

>>7/24/09: California here we come.

7/23/09: blue cranes will be playing tomorrow as a part of the chamber of commerce (blue cranes + paxselin quartet) at the pdx pop now! festival - friday at 7pm on the outdoor stage. this evening, come learn the secrets to financial success from some of our nation's greatest minds. in this third of seven fun and educational lectures, we will cover topics such as: "pyramid schemes-- taking a fresh, new look from the bottom up," and, "ebay: how to make your money work for YOU." don't miss this exciting opportunity.

>>6/7/09: New unreleased studio version of Broken Windmills available now on the 2009 PDX Pop Now! Compilation.

>>4/12/09: Tour Kickoff this Tuesday in Portland + Davis poster

>>4/6/09: New t-shirts now available!

>>3/9/09: California tour dates for April are all confirmed (see details to the left). This is our fourth time down, and I'm looking forward to hitting the road! If you know anyone in our tour route, please let them know about the shows. Thanks! -r

>>2/9/09:

Our next show will on Friday, February 20 with the Paxselin Quartet combining forces with Blue Cranes to form the nine person Chamber of Commerce. We'll be playing new music composed especially for this ensemble as well as sets by Blue Cranes and Paxselin. This is a showcase for the Portland Jazz Festival. See show info to the left for show details.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PRELIMINARY POLICY STATEMENT

FEBRUARY 9, 2009
PORTLAND, OREGON

ONE OF THE BASIC BENEFITS OF AN INTEGRATED FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS ITS ABILITY TO MAKE CREDIT AVAILABLE TO BOTH LARGE AND SMALL ENTITIES IN EVERY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. MEASURES TO STABILIZE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE FUNCTIONING OF CREDIT MARKETS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. HOWEVER, THE COMBINATION OF EXPANSIONARY MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES NOW IN PLACE AND THE CONTRACTIONARY FORCES COMING FROM ABROAD MAY HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL DRAWBACKS OF OUR SYSTEM. DUE TO THE STERILIZED INTERVENTION IN THE FORM OF MACROECONOMIC POLICY MEASURES BEING TAKEN AROUND THE WORLD, WE HAVE DEEMED THAT A FURTHER SIZABLE REDUCTION IN THE CASH RATE MAY BE APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO GIVE FURTHER SUPPORT TO DEMAND. MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE CHOICE OF A STIMULUS TRIGGER, HOWEVER, IS THE DESIGN OF THE PACKAGE ITSELF. AS ANALYSTS RECOGNIZE, TO BE EFFECTIVE, SEQUENCING MEASURES MUST NOT BE CONCEIVED IN RESPONSE TO POLITICAL PRESSURES OR IDEOLOGICAL FIXATIONS. EVERY RULE MUST PROVIDE REAL BENEFITS FOR CONSUMERS AND INVESTORS. NOTHING IS MORE ESSENTIAL THAN MODERNIZING AND STRENGTHENING OUR SPECULATIVE MOTIVES AND THE OUTMODED REGULATORY SYSTEMS THAT GOVERN OUR FISCAL NEUTRALITY.

SIGNED,

REED WALLSMITH, ALTO SAXOPHONE
MARY SUE TOBIN, ALTO / SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
SLY PIG, TENOR SAXOPHONE
CHAD HENSEL, BASS CLARINET
REBECCA SANBORN, PIANO / KEYBOARDS
BILL ATHENS, BASS
KEITH BRUSH, BASS
KEN OLLIS, DRUMS
JI TANZER, DRUMS

>>1/20/09:

>>8/14/07: New live track posted from PDX Pop Now! on our Listen page

>>12/2/08: Thank you to everyone who helped make our California tour and Portland tour kickoff show so fun (especially the dancers)! Here is a new hand screened poster by Eric Redpath - available for $5 at shows.

>>11/7/08:

>>11/4/08: I am overcome with tears of joy.

>>11/3/08:

>>10/11/08: November Bay Area tour coming soon! (see shows list to the left)
Also, stay tuned for more buttons, stickers, t-shirts and temporary tatoos.

>>7/1/08:

>>5/20/08: We are proud to have our music included on the 2008 PDX Pop Now! compilation, available at many fine Portland area music stores and on their site.

>>4/22/08: California tour this weekend! Ashland, San Francisco, Davis, Oakland.

Our new album, Homing Patterns is now available in hard copy and digital form @ integersonly.com. Our Portland CD release will be Wednesday, May 7 at the Holocene (see show listings)

>>Poster for Saturday 4/26 in Davis, CA:

>>3/14/08: Our new album Homing Patterns just got done being mastered today by Timothy Stollenwerk, after being mixed by Gus Elg.

>>1/25/07: We now have t-shirts. Lovingly designed and hand screened on american apparel t's by Casey and Derek. $15 per shirt, or $20 for a shirt and cd combo. Please contact <reed at bluecranesmusic dot com> to place an order.

>>12/20/07: Tracking is completed for our upcoming album, Homing Patterns. Engineered by the Type Foundry's Jason Powers w/ guest guitarist Ila Cantor. Stay tuned!

>>12/15/07: Live video of Dirty Bourbon from Valentine's 12/10/07

California!

eric redpath

Portland!

dylan mcconnell

>>10/1/07: Live video of Returning to Portland