My pop/neo-soul band, Double Dragon, is playing at Town Lounge next week. It's my first show as a crooning devo with a live band. As many of you may know, I had the electro project HIV Wolves in 2004, wherein I yowled my buns off in front of a laptop. I find that to be a tired old medium these days, so I hired a large band to learn a few of my HIV ( Read more... )

visit my real blog at ryandolliver.blogspot.com

it's good.

i'm serious.

dear friends and family ( Read more... )

This Thursday, March 16, from 8-10pm the Ryan Dolliver Electric Sextet will be performing at the Red and Black Cafe on SE 21st and Division. It's on the south side of the street across from Starbucks and Pastini ( Read more... )

I have an awesome hook up on a house that i'm looking to move into, and I need another person to move in. It's a three bedroom, two story house with a nice liveable basement and a huge yard. It's on 88th and Stark, which is very close to the 20 and 15 bus lines, and about half a mile walk to the Max. The house is really nice and the landlord is ( Read more... )

I've graduated from college and I'm pursuing a career in music teaching.

Do you want to learn piano or guitar?

I'll come to your house, or you can come to mine. Call me at 503.939.9509 or write me an electronic letter at rdolliver at gmail dot com for my extensive list of qualifications and availability.

Okthanks.

My jazz guitar duo is playing at C Bar in SE Portland this Saturday, September 17th. We are playing from 8-11pm, and there is no cover. C Bar is located at 2828 SE Gladstone. That's sort of near Reed College. It's near the rhodendron gardens, too. Take your loved one out to dinner, then splurge for a sensual stroll through the gardens. Skip ( Read more... )

thou shalt make haste to www.hivwolves.com to read my blog. i will not update this blog ever again.

it's my birthday. yeah. november 9th, 2004 marks the end of my teenage years. i'm 20 years old. that's depressing to me. don't worry, though. i've drowned my depression in a bottle of sauvignon blanc. whatever.


( Read more... )

I'm listening to Dave Douglas' Tiny Bells Trio. Brad Shepik on guitar and Jim Black on las pieles. Some of this stuff is too Western European Folk/Klezmerania for me, but there are some really great improvisations and overall beautiful songs. You all should give a listen to Claudia Quintet's "I, Claudia" as well. Check out these records if you ( Read more... )