POW caught up Pat and Lety Beers November 17th at the final stop of The Schizophonics’ US tour, at the Twilight Cafe and Bar in Portland, OR. We try to uncover what the secret is to the endless, insane energy the band brings to every show, talk about their new album People in The Sky, and find out what’s ahead for the band in 2020- hint: world domination. Check out the interview below, and check out the photo gallery from the show at the bottom of the page. Read POW’s review of People In The Sky: http://www.powmagazine.org/powmagazine/nwnrschizophonics/ Check out the full gallery from the show below! All photos by Kurt…
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POW MAGAZINE GOES TO THE WATERFRONT BLUES FESTIVAL
On this Fourth of July weekend, POW MAGAZINE attended Portland, Oregon’s Waterfront Blues Festival for the very first time. The Blues is not POW’s regular music focus. However, in this instance POW MAGAZINE was invited to the Waterfront Blues Festival to provide media coverage of the Vintage Trouble Band. Vintage Trouble was scheduled to perform two shows, one on the main Beaverton Blues Stage and then in the Marriot Hotel Ballroom after hours venue. They also appeared at a meet and greet session at the Music Millennium tent where their devoted fans could meet them in person and purchase CD’s and LP’s and have them autographed. POW was able to…
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POW Book Review: Keep Music Evil: The Brian Jonestown Massacre Story
The Brian Jonestown Massacre are undeniably one of the most influential bands in the modern psych scene. However the brilliance and originality of the BJM’s music is often overshadowed by their notoriety, particularly that of Anton Necombe. Everyone I know who has seen the Jonestown live has a story about the show (usually involving Anton going off on an audience heckler or a bandmate). Remotely every piece of press about the band focuses heavily on Anton’s antics or the chaotic history of the band. Ondi Timoner’s 2004 documentary Dig! introduced a massive new audience to the BJM, but forevermore branded Anton as a violent junkie on the edge of his…
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POW’s Portland “Tea” Party With The Evening Attraction
POW Editor Sheena Salazar sat down with Chicago’s The Evening Attraction September 1st in Portland, OR to discuss their tour, their upcoming new singles, and just how the hell exactly to describe their unique sound. Watch the interview below, and watch their full set from The Waypost below that.
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Planning For Burial Interview
Planning For Burial is one phenomenal man named Thom Wasluck. His resent album, 2017’s Below The House on Flenser’s Records, has been captivating fans of drone metal mixed with its eerily beautiful lullaby style instrumentation. Recently, I had the fortunate opportunity to sit down with Thom and discuss his song writing process. POW!: So Thom, your music has always, to me, been an exhausting amount of passion being expelled until there’s absolutely nothing left. Was this your intention or did you have something else in mind? Thom Wasluck: The best way I can describe it is that I never had an intention for anything. It’s just what I needed…