Modest Music
In the middle of downtown Portland is a cafe called Island Joe’s. I’m presently sitting in this cafe because my hotel down the road doesn’t have free WiFi.
This ordinary place, Island Joe’s, is suddenly special because a few minutes ago its stereo played Modest Mouse’s “Gravity Rides Everything.” That song is truly a NW gem.
a NW gem maybe. but what it most definitely is, is the soundtrack for a Nissan minivan commercial.