So I cruised by the aforementioned Hype Machine, and there was a tune by Portland indie darlings Norfolk & Western on queue.
Odd because all those cats lived here in town years ago, and I became reaquainted with them at the wedding of my friends James & Courtney in June.
It's funny to hear dudes you remember as waiters and baristas referred to in these terms: "Norfolk & Western might be the biggest name in this post, and this song certainly makes it seem well-deserved".
What's even stranger?
Another townie scenester from those halcyon days is a bona fide indie success story.
Matt Ward chopped off most of his first name and went from record store clerk to brushing shoulders with the Indie Demigods and recording for underground powerhouse Matador Records (home of Yo La Tengo, Belle & Sebastian, Cat Power, etc etc)
God bless anyone who can make a buck doing art they love!
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