I only have one tiny issue with APDXMAS—the cover art. First of all, Santa is black. I'm totally okay with this—thanks, Obama—but why does the black Santa get the hoopty of magical sleds? Two reindeers? That's it? Plus he's clearly not in Portland, given the snow-covered rooftops in the background. And why does white Santa get a red velvet bag of toys, while this Santa has what looks like a Glad trash bag? So many questions.
Oh, the music?
It's quite excellent. This all-local Christmas compilation produced by Paul Laxer has a great collection of Portland acts (see after the jump for the complete tracklisting) and is available for free right here. Although, unless you want black Santa to mess up your shit with his two reindeer sled, you should donate to APDXMAS' PayPal account.
LISTEN:
Typhoon - "Merry Xmas Anyways"