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Single Release: ‘Come With Me To Hell’ by Wilkinson Blades

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Steve Wilkinson joins our own Phil Favorite to talk about the new single by Wilkinson Blades.

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A free man can only stay cooped up alone for so long. He’s gotta get out and get some human connection. You can sense that urgency right from the start of the new single from Portland rockers Wilkinson Blades, who venture into jangle pop territory with Come With Me To Hell.

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With a full record in the can, the band is cooling its heels in the throes of the pandemic, having decided in the meantime to release single songs in the run-up to a not-yet-determined full-length release. Come With Me To Hell is about making that human connection when you just can’t stand one more minute of isolation. It’s both a hopeful blast of pop sunshine and a call to action. “Join me, won’t you? This life’s worth living.”

— Phil Favorite

Steve Wilkinson of Wilkinson Blades begins his monthly residency Saturday, Feb. 27 from 2-5 p.m. at Alberta Street Pub. He’ll be joined by bandmate Grant Cumpston and guest Paul Brainard. Erin Wallace opens. Check the pub’s website for more information about ticketing, distanced seating, etc.

Wilkinson Blades: (l to r) David E. Lane, Grant Cumpston, Steve Wilkinson, Leif Myrberg

August Podcast Picks

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Don’t mess with Mamma Coal. The show is Thursday, August 18 at Mission Theater in Portland. Photo by Chad Lanning Photography

Steam or download our August Podcast Picks: August ’16 podcast picks

“You can’t hang a woman for killing a stranger who’s threatened the life of her babe.” So goes the narrative in Mamma Coal’s ambitious new album “Raven Haired Vixen,” ready for release this month and featured here at the top of our podcast picks for August.

We were lucky enough to have Portland’s Carra Barrett Stasney, aka Mamma Coal, as a guest on That Much Further West Podcast for Episode #63 back in January. She had just Kickstarted her recording project, a story in songs inspired by Willie Nelson’s timeless album “Red Headed Stranger.”

Now the raven-haired Mamma is ready to celebrate with an album release show on Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Mission Theater in Portland. We offer a sneak preview of the record with “Ride Through The Night” topping this month’s podcast picks.

Also featured is new music by several podcast favorites who have new records out, including the inimitable Lydia Loveless, American Aquarium frontman B.J. Barham,  former podcast guests Evening Bell, the mighty Sadler Vaden (best known as lead guitar for Jason Isbell’s band, The 400 Unit) and the fabulous outlaw country practitioner Cody Jinks.

We also have summertime hits from Portland’s Wilkinson Blades, whose excellent album “Home” came out earlier this year, and Western Centuries, who lit up Pickathon earlier this month with a couple of stunning performances.

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Willy Tea Taylor, left, with Chuck Noland in The Barn in Portland.

Finally, we share a collection of songs in salute of a fallen hero. Last week the podcast team lost a dear friend, patriarch and constant source of inspiration — Chuck Noland. He was strong as an ox, tough as nails but tender to the core and taught us that real men can be emotional, thoughtful and kind-hearted without losing a shred of masculinity. Chuck was a man’s man, which is why all who knew him loved him so.

Chuck created a family of friends around his love of music and dancing and enriched our lives more than words can say. And for that we will forever be grateful. R.I.P. buddy, we’ll see you on heaven’s honky tonk hardwood floor.

Here’s the podcast picks for August:

Ride Through The Night, Mamma Coal
Same To You, Lydia Loveless
American Tobacco Company, B.J. Barham
Tail Light, Evening Bell
Watch The World Go By, Wilkinson Blades
You Can’t Have It All, Sadler Vaden
Knockin’ ’em Down, Western Centuries
I’m Not The Devil, Cody Jinks
Rose Marie, Slim Whitman
Burning .44, Chuckanut Drive
Sao Paulo, Deadstring Brothers
The Travelin’ Kind, Tom VandenAvond
Life Is Beautiful, Willy Tea Taylor
Grandpa, Truckstop Darlin’