From Portland, Oregon

From last.fm:

Mike Coykendall released three critically acclaimed albums with San Francisco's The Old Joe Clarks before moving to Portland, OR, in 1999. He set up a home studio, and has recorded such local luminaries as M Ward, She & Him, Blitzen Trapper, while piecing together what would become his debut solo effort Hello Hello Hello. The followup album is titled The Unbearable Being of Likeness and will be released by Field Hymns in 2010. Mike Coykendall on Last.fm.