Oh Darling, Oh Darling, Oh Darling

Portland runaways Oh Darling

Oh Darling is not just a band name anymore. This group of recent Portland-to-L.A. runaways are going for the triple dip with a November 17 release of an eponymous album on an eponymous label.

Husband and wife team Daven and J. Marie Hall are joined by front lady and keyboardist Jasmine Ash and drummer Jake Endicott on this indie, pop-rock sophomore release.

This record definitely has the signature of producer Gregg Williams. Give a listen to “I Like You, Baby” to sample Williams’ expertise at grabbing that same rich yet poppy sound he has captured so well for acts such as the Dandy Warhols.

Water seeks its own level, so in addition to attracting a brilliant record producer, the Oh Darling group has smarty-pants art friends too.

Check out this link and click and drag around the 360 degree video. Kinda like playing a video game.

If Portland, Oregon is that town where many bands migrate to, one might wonder why these kids have gone the other way and run off to Los Angeles. A peek at the Oh Darling website indicates exposure for the band on soundtracks for popular television shows such as One Tree Hill, Drop Dead Diva, and Royal Pains and commercials for outfits such as Volkswagen. This success probably allows the Oh Darling stars a big town opportunity as well as little bus money to get back to their hip hometown.

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Stephanie Salvey

This fourth generation Portlander has been a business player in the Oregon music scene since the early nineties when she owned a live music club near the downtown waterfront. Industry gigs include days as a music journalist, publicist, concert promoter, record label gal and indie band manager. Ticket stubs and phone pole poster art from Cascade rock and country shows testify to her years of swimming through the area's live music world. Weekdays are for a rural county legal writing gig. Nights are spent at a flat in NW Portland or out in two-tone Tony Lamas, chasing live music as an insider and fan. "Cascade Country Music comes from that area under the thumb-tip when placed over the Cascade mountain range on a table-top globe".