Jared Mees Covers Neutral Milk Hotel Album at Residency

Posted on Nov 10, 2011


JARED MEES RESIDENCY
@ THE CRYSTAL HOTEL (AL'S DEN)
NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH 12TH
7PM - 10PM :: 21+ :: FREE

FEATURING:
11/6 with Luz Elena Mendoza (Y La Bamba) & Viox
11/7 with Ben Meyercord & Colin Jenkins (Rocky & The Proms)
11/8 with Sean Flinn & Nathan Baumgartner (And And And)
11/9 with Jesse Bettis (Oh Captain, My Captain) & Josh Spacek (Monarques)
11/10* with Mike Midlo (Pancake Breakfast)
11/11* with Tyler Keene (Log Across The Washer)
11/12* with Ritchie Young (Loch Lomond)

*Performing Neutral Milk Hotel's "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"

Jared Mees & The Grown Children On Tour This Week

Posted on Oct 19, 2011

This week you'll find Jared Mees & The Grown Children playing a pair of special events in Las Vegas and La Grande. The band has been building a reputation on the road for their rowdy and upbeat live show that often end with members of the audience on stage dancing, singing, and sometimes playing along with the band. Las Vegas and La Grande are a couple of cities that have played host to some of the band's most memorable shows and the group is looking forward to getting back out to play for their fans in both towns.

10/20 Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar for the "Dumpster Dive"
10/22 La Grande, OR @ Ten Depot for the Eastern Oregon Film Festival After Party

Jared Mees & The Grown Children Release New Album on 5/10/11

Posted on May 07, 2011


Pre-order Only Good Thoughts Can Stay now at Tender Loving Empire and get a free download of Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money and join us in celebrating the record release on May 14th at Backspace (6pm, all ages) and Someday Lounge (9pm, 21+) with Your Rival, Wild Ones, And And And, and Dirty Mittens.

Smoke Signals Showcase at Doug Fir Lounge

Posted on Apr 11, 2011


Join us at the Doug Fir Lounge on Friday, April 15th for our first Portland roster showcase. Advance tickets are available at http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/30747.

Tender Loving Empire Featured In NYLON

Posted on Nov 11, 2010

Tender Loving Empire the boutique and record label, founded and owned by our very own Jared Mees and his lovely wife Brianne, has been featured in the latest issue of NYLON. As tireless supporters of the Portland music and arts scene Jared & Brianne have and continue to help many artists reach new audiences and demonstrate that really is possible to do well by doing good.

The issue is available on newsstands now and you can check out the article right here: Tender Loving Empire.

Monarques and The Grown Children Wrap Up Tour At Promenade Music Festival

Posted on Oct 15, 2010

At the end of September, Jared Mees & The Grown Children and Monarques embarked on an 18 date west coast tour together. The bands shared a string of incredible shows together and made for an incredible case study for the importance of touring in the livelihood of a band.

Both Jared Mees & The Grown Children and Monarques kept tour photo blogs on Tumblr and I jumped in the van with The Grown Children and documented my experiences on the road as well. Additionally, Jared Mees & The Grown Children was supposed to submit a tour diary to one of their hometown's popular music blogs and I'll post a link if that diary ever sees the light of day.

Until then, here are links to concert previews, reviews and interviews that resulted from the tour.

Tour Press:

FensePost: Jared Mees & The Grown Children: Live at Baby Bar [10.06.10]
Pop Tomorrow: Grown Chilldren Kick off Western States Tour
Fingertips Music: Jared Mees and the Grown Children (homespun hoedown w/ cosmopolitan concerns)
Owl And Bear: Fluxx Live’s Award-Winning Lineup
SF Weekly: Jared Mees & The Grown Children @ The Hemlock (Sun.)
Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Triple Threat - Finn Riggins Plays Moscow Tonight
Daily Titan: Monarques Fly Free At Becker
LocalCut: Irrelevant Interviews: Monarques
The Deli: Monarques And The Like At Rotture Tuesday!