NUG Portland based band blending post-punk, 90s indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze sounds to create something one fan affectionately (we think) called "a blend between parquet courts and the grateful dead".
Midnight Morning Grunge/Rock - Vancouver, WA. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Midnight Morning is a musical brotherhood that has seen it all.
Die Right– Sweat, swagger, and six-string salvation. These Portland punks got the raw nerve and the mean hooks to shake your bones loose. No frills, no filler—just loud, dirty, and dangerous rock & roll the way it’s meant to be. Get in, get wild, and let it hit you like a fist full of lightning.
Monty Vega & The Sittin' Shivas “are one of my favorite discoveries of 2021 so far. The band’s ’60s power pop meets Ramones-esque punk sound had me rocking out from the opening notes of “Last Step,” the first of fourteen tracks jammed onto this album. The needle on the gauge between their power pop and Ramones influences swings from track to track, but I enjoyed the variety this provided. Every one of the songs on Closed No Fun is a banger, making it hard to pick a favorite, but there’s also nothing that you don’t want to hear after repeated listens. I particularly enjoyed their cover of Scandal’s “Goodbye to You,” an example obviously leaning more towards the power pop end of their sound, but with an edge to their version not present in the original.”
Maximum Rock N’ Roll Review May 2021
21+
DOORS 8:30pm MUSIC 9pm