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Jakob Adler

Last Updated: 12/23/2009

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City: Portland
State: Oregon
Country: US
Signup Date: 2/12/2006

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June 30, 2009 - Tuesday

REVIEWS

Indie-Music.com
By Wildy Haskell

     "Jakob Adler’s Between The Heat And Bitter Frost has a number of things to like about it. Wonderfully quirky songwriting, an unusual sense of melody, a great "dirty" guitar style that isn’t exactly garage, and a sense of sitting on the edge of something big.
     Preoccupation is the main theme; a wonderfully dark and self-possessed musical construction that is an aural simile for its own title. A close second is the title track, which starts as a subdued rocker and builds to an early Police-style Punk climax before returning to the brooding quiet where it started. Adler even shows off his deft guitar skills on the acoustic instrumental "Transient." Other highlights include "Halloween Photo," "It’s Buried" and "My My."
     I don’t know if it’s Adler’s vocal style or if its an intended method of purveyance, but the songs do come across as a tad whiny. Not so much in what they say lyrically, but in tone. I’ve gone back and listened several times and I keep coming back to the same thing. It’s a shame, because there are several songs here I really enjoyed.
     Whether Adler impacts many other listeners in this fashion will go a long way toward telling what sort of career he’ll have. From what passes for popular these days, it shouldn’t be an impediment either way. And he is a pretty darn good songwriter, so give him a listen. Between The Heat And Bitter Frost is definitely worth the effort."

PDXPole.com
"Jakob Adler's talent for folk indie music is undeniable. His songs are as twisted and unexpected as his sketches. He has been dumping his stories into an album,"Between the Heat and Bitter Frost", that's five years in the making and long overdue."

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June 10, 2009 - Wednesday

SKETCHES

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August 11, 2008 - Monday

past PERFORMANCES

07.09 R5 Records In-Store / Portland, OR
07.09 the Know w/ the Unit Breed / Portland, OR
06.09 the Parlor / Portland, OR
06.09 Last Thursdays on Alberta St. w/ the Water / Portland, OR
03.09 PRA Radio "Big Green Jones Show" / Portland, OR

08.08 Monochrome Art Gallery w/ the art of Joe Demaree / Portland, OR
04.08 Red and Black Cafe w/ Insomniac Folklore / Portland, OR
03.08 the Know w/ the Paperbacks and Colin Jones / Portland, OR
01.08 Tonic Lounge* / Portland, OR
11.07 PRA Radio Appearance
10.07 Twin Paradox Cafe w/ Adam Balbo / Portland, OR
09.07 9 Muses w/ Us Against the Throne / Portland, OR
07.07 Haiku w/ JiveWhiteBoy / Portland, OR
07.07 Langano Lounge / Portland, OR
06.07 the Nest / Portland, OR
05.07 Holocene w/ Chris Garneau / Portland, OR
04.07 the Green Room* / Portland, OR
03.07 Old Ironsides* / Sacramento, CA
03.07 Fox and Goose Tavern* / Sacramento, CA
02.07 Graeme Mathew's Studio w/ the Record Winter / San Jose, CA
02.07 Rasputin's Records In-Store / Campbell, CA
01.07 Johnny V's w/ Fawn / San Jose, CA
12.06 Sofa Lounge* / San Jose, CA
11.06 Orchard Valley Coffee w/ Benjamin Henderson / San Jose, CA
10.06 Hotel Utah* w/ Richard Watkins / San Francisco, CA
06.06 Blue Rock Shoot w/ Derek See / Saratoga, CA
06.06 Orchard Valley Coffee / San Jose, CA
06.05 Orchard Valley Coffee / San Jose, CA
* = indicates an open mic performance