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Screaming Females win the award for national act that could be mistaken for a Portland local band, judging by the reaction of fans at their shows. Every time they come around it’s as if there’s a sigh of relief from the punk and indie rock-loving fans who hold their breath between visits. At their gigs, you can definitely feel it (or that might just be the guy crowd-surfing and randomly punching the air) even as their music shifts as it has been, with more of their underlying groove coming out from under Marissa’s shredding guitar sound, the energy is infectious and unstoppable.  Screaming Females at Apohadion - 2/9/11 Last night at the Apohadion – a diy venue in the Bayside neighborhood of Portland – the Screamales showed us once again why this town loves the trio from NJ who the whole country is finally getting to know. The show had even more cause for celebration, as a reformulated Haru Bangs (formerly a duo, now a quartet incorporating members of Kaveldt) opened the show and set the tone for the evening. Mouth Washington, a possibly-possessed local trio with hints of Titus Andronicus-isms, played in the middle of the bill. They were new to me, but clearly not to the bunch of kids up front screaming along the lyrics to their songs. Check out the full photo gallery from this show after the jump. Lots of fun to be seen in there. Read on… Last night (February 3, 2011) somebody said this show was “highly blogable.” Well, here’s the blog post about it, so I guess they were right.
Woods and Ducktails (Real Estate’s Matt Mondanile solo/backed by whoever he’s touring with) have both been through Portland in the past year, and this time they hit town together for a show presented by SPACE Gallery at The Apohadion, with Woods (as a trio) backing Ducktails after some time onstage solo and Mondanile sitting in on drums and bass at times for Woods’ headlining set. Openers HERBCRAFT (who are connected to the two touring acts and their Woodsist label through a tape release last year) and Milkman’s Union represented two very different aesthetic points on the local indie music spectrum, yet both felt right at home with the sounds of the touring bands. Read on for the full photo gallery. Read on…
As mentioned, the DoorYard Art Collective made a grand return to the monthly First Friday Art Walk in Portland with a full installation and open studio experience. If you’ve ever been to the DoorYard before (or Soundpost, or Stillhouse…) you may not recognize it these days, as it’s changed quite a bit. Check out the gallery after the jump for a glimpse of what the artists involved worked up for this occasion. Read on… |
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