Lost Echoes & Veradas
Saturday, April 16th 9pm doors 9:30 start
$10
Lost Echoes
https://soundcloud.com/echoes-pdx
Born in the fall of 2016, Lost Echoes unites four Portland, Oregon-based musicians in a sonic collective dedicated to creating songs that blend the dark, hypnotic grooves of post-punk titans Joy Division and The Cure with the blissful aural barrage of shoegaze pioneers My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. Earlier that year—nearly two decades removed from playing in shoegaze-inspired bands including Skiptracer and RF Programme—singer, songwriter and guitarist David Alexander Gross found himself drawn once again to a sound that had always captivated him. Energized to start a new project, he reached out to drummer Justin Knauer and bassist Joel Cox, two friends from the techno scene who were also fellow producers and DJs. They were soon joined by guitarist Michael Lynch, formerly of the Dream Pop outfit Visiting Diplomats. Together, the band began writing the songs that would appear on their first EP, No Tomorrow. Released in early 2018, the recording displayed the key elements of their sound: heavy, swirling, reverb-drenched guitars; dynamic, pulsating grooves and dramatic vocals. The group further honed their sound on the three expansive tracks featured on The Things We Said EP, released a few months later. With thicker, more textured guitars, sinewy bass lines, powerful drumming and more assured vocals, The Things We Said is the sound of a band gelling into a single, powerful unit. The group entered the studio again in early 2019 to record the All My Heart EP. Released in mid April to coincide with the group’s performance at the 4th annual Seattle Seagaze Festival, the three muscular, ethereal tracks reveal yet another side of the group. All My Heart is the first release on the Portland-based DIY collective This-a-Way Records, which features a roster of talented PNW artists championed by label founders Prids. In May 2019 the Lost Echoes took another step in its continual evolution when Brian Wilcher, formerly of Southern California-based shoegaze/dream pop duo Paris Ohio, replaced Cox on bass guitar. The band are currently focused on writing new material for a mid-2021 release. “The Things We Said reveals an epic, unmistakable sound.” - Dean “Shoegaze” Bromle
Veradas
https://veradas.bandcamp.com/releases
From the high desert to dense misty forests of the Northwest, the swirling intensity and melodic force of their sound drive you deeper into the world that is Veradas, a basement-psyche trio from Portland, Oregon.