Mobile Micro Shows

February 5, 2012No Comments

The D’s (AKA: The Disappointments) are a quartet who play mostly original and somewhat improvised instrumental music, mixing elements of jazz with unique percussion . We caught up with them at Jimmy Mak’s, considered by many to be Portland’s finest jazz club. This episode features an original song and a cover of Bill Withers’ “Ain’t [...]

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January 15, 2012No Comments

Wow, our 25th episode! And what a good one it is! We caught up with folk/blues singer McDougall just before he started his first tour of the year which will take him up and down the West Coast. We drove out to a park near Battle Ground, Washington and he played us a few tunes, [...]

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January 15, 2012No Comments

“We over do it a little at practice so the gigs go smooth.” Kaleido Skull is full of energy and though they’ve only been playing since September, they’re making waves and have a lot of upcoming shows in the Portland area. We met with them the night before a show downtown and they rocked the [...]

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December 18, 2011No Comments

Our very first Portland Mobile Micro Show! Cody Weathers has been playing music since his early teens, playing in various bands, including Flip Nasty and UFO Catcher. He now lives in Portland, OR, playing solo shows as well as with his full band, Cody Weathers & the Men Your Mama Warned You About. His scat-rock [...]

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November 4, 2011No Comments

We caught up with Mickie Lambert, painter from Sun Valley, California, at NadaDada Motel this summer. She gives some insight into her recent work and talks about her experience at NadaDada Motel. Be sure to check out her facebook page to see which paintings she has for sale!

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October 18, 2011No Comments

Chad Sorg is one of Reno’s most influential and unique artists.  He not only explores many different avenues of artwork, including painting, illustrating, designing, and writing, but he’s also an event coordinator and social media guru.  His personal philosophy of “Me, Them, Us” emphasises how interconnected we all are and how artists can benefit by [...]

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Welcome to Indie4Life!

Indie4Life was created by James Garcia and Benjamin Arnold to showcase local artists and musicians. They started in Reno, NV and have recently expanded to the Portland, OR area as well!