Trabants is a psychedelic rock band from Portland, Oregon, whose latest album “Mirage” cameout in June 2026, supported with additional tour dates throughout the early part of the summer.This is a band that combines multiple different genres into their approach, dabbling in surf-stylemusic like Dick Dale, western-style music, bossa nova, Motown soul etc. The lead singer andarchitect is Eric Penna, supported by Dave Berkham, Anthony Brisson, Glen Brigman, PeteCurry, Bryan Murphy, and Ron Dziubia. Before putting pen to paper, I gave the album two complete listens to fully absorb its sound and vibrancy into my bloodstream. I then listened to the previous two albums in their catalog. Unlike other psych/surf…

The Darts are an all female punk band who originate from Seattle Washington, a fertile breeding ground for interesting music, the city that gave us Jimi Hendrix and the 90s grunge movement. The members are Nicole Laurenne on vocals, who is a former judge, Rebecca Davidson on guitar, Lindsey Scarey, with a very appropriate surname on bass, and Rikki Watson on drums. They come from a label called Adrenalin Fix Music (EU) or Meow Hiss Music (US). Both names describe the band well. The Darts specialize and ply their trade in a subgenre of punk made famous the Cramps and the Misfits – horror themed garage rock with surfer licks.…