Portland Music

We watch the great bands coming out of Portland so you can go see 'em live!

Apr 22

Donerail - Destiny & Dishonor (LP)

Donerail - Destiny & Dishonor

Thank you Bandcamp for being a rad embeddable album player. Sorry, Tumblr makes you view this post in order to listen to the album.

Now onto Donerail…where to begin?

The music to me is uniquely familiar. Yes, it’s a bit of an oxymoron, but it’s true. At first listen, I thought the album was very fresh and uncommon. However, the songs begin to remind me of other bands after the 2nd or 3rd listens. Though not in a bad way.

For example, the song Some Ending started to sound like a polished Husker Du track. Throughout the rest of the album there’s the alt.country sounds of The Gorged and Glass Bottom Boat, the indie-punk of St. Pats and Black Lights in the Night Sky, and the blues-rock of Last Night in Town. It’s a weird phenomena, that makes for a very good album.

Posted at 7:02pm

Where the Hell Did the Music Go?

Sorry. Portland Music had to take a break from being awesome for a little bit there. We’d purged a lot of the albums around the office and didn’t want to repeat bands we’d already featured. We had a couple new bands to put out there, but were waiting on sharing tracks, videos and photos to coordinate with their live shows.

So what’s next?

Well, we’re going to go around town photographing & recording live shows and share the choice tracks & pics with you :)

First, we’ll put up Donerail’s second album because we’ve been listening to it all day and found a link to the whole thing.

…I didn’t say we weren’t a little lazy ;)

Posted at 6:47pm

Mar 24
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Panda Lion - Hundred Pound Kitten

How has it been almost a month since we last updated?! Today we have Panda Lion’s Hundred Pound Kitten. Nothing is known about this band, but I think that the singer sounds like one of the guys from the Curious Hands…hmm, maybe it’s time for the Curious Hands to grace our presence.

Anyway, the song will get stuck in your head. So, we’re sorry about that ;)
Posted at 12:19pm

Feb 26
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Cootie Platoon - Divided

Today’s music comes from Cootie Platoon. Infectious Pop Punk (not Pop-Punk, you’ll soon learn the difference) from a brash and insanely tight trio. It’s unclear whether they are still together or just working hard on new recordings. For Portland’s sake, let’s hope their sticking around.
Posted at 2:24pm

Feb 25
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Caught In Motion - Blood Still Beats

Acoustic Rock/Pop is not easy to pull off without sounding kindof douchey in our opinions. Which is why we’ve so enjoyed this track from Caught In Motion. The arrangement and songwriting present exceeds many other artists of their ilk. Having 5 talented musicians helps add to the depth in many of their tracks, allowing their songs to stand out from the aforementioned typical Acoustic guitar bass drum formula.
Posted at 2:46pm

Feb 23

Matthew Lindley & Troubadour Deluxe - The Parting Gift

It’s a cheesy video for sure, but it’s cool to see a new Portland band that has some appreciation for an older sound. Matthew Lindley & Troubadour Deluxe sounds like the Stones meet The Frames, and it’s great that we have him here in Portland.

See them this Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Ash St. Saloon.
Posted at 5:22pm

Feb 10
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The Thermals - Now We Can See

Yes, today we’re stealing one from HipsterTracks. Why? Well, we’ve been having a hard time finding suitable Portland underground lately. Not everyone shares their music so freely, and most of the bands we feature here don’t have CDs (or at least we don’t have them ;) ).

Anyhoo, The Thermals are one of the bigger Portland bands we’ve ever featured here, and they’re one of the best. Go check ‘em out.
Posted at 5:54pm

Jan 28
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Drunken Boat - Memorial Days

Drunken Boat is the first Portland punk band to be featured on PortlandMusic. Drunken Boat is fucking great. It’s clear they love The Replacements, they love Lookout Records and East Bay punk, and they love to rock. Currently on tour in Japan where they will love sushi.

Drunken Boat
Posted at 2:19pm

Jan 27

Hey Lover - bio pic?

This is a little different. Here we have a great duo, Hey Lover, and instead of any one song, we get about 2.5 seconds of a few songs and an interview. Eh, you’ll like it, they rock.
Posted at 1:37pm

Jan 26
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Blue Horns - Shotgun Wedding

Blue Horns, like only a few other bands from Portland, clearly love Rock ‘n Roll. They have a smart style that blends garage rock and lush compositions with clean, jangly guitars and a tight rhythm section.
Posted at 12:34pm

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