Exciting Portland Bands?

[ottokbre]

Hello,

I wan't to do a profile on Portland based bands and groups. I want a lot of diveristy within the profile, not just indie rock.

1) Who are some of the more exciting acts in Portland?

2) Do you feel that there is a scene in anyone direction/genre?

I'm not totally hip to what's going on over there, but it seems that the lack of a scene seems to be the strength. Of all the stuff I rerally enjoy that is coming from Portland, few of it seems to be related at all.

Gimmie your dime, I'll give ya five cents change!

[aurelialuz]

i heard a cd by this band garmon bozia or something like that, it was the most amazing music i've heard out of portland. the played a couple times at a club that my friend was working at and he got a CDR off them. then they dissappeared. but track them down, it's amazing stuff.

alex

[eeldip]

me: i cant get enuf of m. ward. fucking love it.

[durasoundrecordingco]

The Swords Project

Pete Krebs and his Gossamer Wings

[marqueemoon]

my girlfriend's brother who used to live in the land of port had a CD from a band called Nice Nice that's really cool. It's super-processed guitar and a drummer. I'm not sure if they're still around, but it's great stuff.

[gabewheel2000]

just played a show with two portland bands that were good.Bronwyn, The Keys . also, in corvallis there's a rad band called Tourist. they play portland a decent amount.

[Rick Hunter]

desert city soundtrack....Great guys and awsome music
PLeasure Forever... Kick ass

[Jay]

Holy moly there are so many good bands in Portland right now it's not even funny. Look at the stuff coming from Adam Selzer and the Type Foundry studio- Norfolk & Western, Decemberists, the Graves, so on. There's a band called Pangs that's about to put out a great album that's really melodic and energetic in a GBV kind of way with a bit more new-wavishness. There's also Bobby Birdman (laptop pop and piano balladry), Thanksgiving (young folksinger), and Rob Walmart (casio). I'm probably forgetting a bunch.

Adam also did a sweeeeeat harmonica solo for my band's next album. He totally soloed over a dimished F# chord.

[kaliyuga]

Check out Jackie-O Motherfucker and Rollerball (if they're still based out of Portland). Good stuff.

Jason

[fear of texas]

-The Triggers
-The Minds
-The Flip Tops
-The Hunches
-Fireballs of Freedom
-Goddamn Gentlemen
-The Buttfrenchers
-The Electric Eye



and i know i am forgetting tons more

[Larsen]

-the sensualists
-the joggers
-the riffs
-wet confetti

lots more...

you can check out my friends site (who also does under the radar).
He has a site dedicated to portland bands,

http://www.pdxbands.com

also (I won't pimp myself to you, but there are a couple of cool Portland bands on this label..)

http://greydayproductions.com


cheers.
-john

[Piotr]

Buttfrenchers is just so wrong!!! OK so what do I know?

Did anybody see the Menomena show at Berbati's last weekend? Who opened for them? Whoever it was they were awesome, three keys, bass, drums and vox.

This may be really random but I liked Hotboxed when I saw them battle it out at the Roseland Grill. Pretty heavy and lots of screaming but very genuine.

[Monkeyfist]

They are no longer together, but I have always hoped for a "thirty ought six" revival, I don't even know if you can get thier stuff anywhere anymore!

[durasoundrecordingco]

Gern Blandsten as well. They were from Portland right?

[Monkeyfist]

And if you want to reach a bit less back, but a little more major locally, check out the Sweaty Nipples! They F&*kin' Rock, and they rock, and when they rock they rock, and they rock!