Sometimes it’s vexing when a new band’s press kit tells you what other bands they sound like. As a reviewer, this means you’re not able to listen to the music without prejudice. You’re going to compare the newer artist to the bands that their press agent just told you they sound like. In this case, we’re informed from the outset that we’ll like Oregon’s Supplemental Pills if we like Spacemen 3, The Velvet Underground, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. I am delighted to report that Supplemental Pills does in fact sound like those bands, but takes those influences and melds them together into something new. They are less derivative than…
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“Life Is A Merry Go Round”- Live in Portland with The Zombies
Iconic British psychedelic pop legends The Zombies are back to celebrate their long-awaited Induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with a new album in the works and their 2022 “Life Is A Merry-Go-Round” Tour. This tour feels like a well-deserved victory lap after some major wins for this hard working veteran band, who are truly in a class of their own. The band being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is certainly a significant event in the history of the Zombies, and one that was a long time in the making. After receiving their 4th nomination in 5 years, the support for The Zombies’…
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ITALY’S NEW CANDYS POW INTERVIEW AT PORTLAND, OREGON’S MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS
"When you get new candy, you crave it and it's sweet and it's delicious! And so it was when POW MAGAZINE's Sheena Moore interviewed Venice, Italy's New Candys band at Portland, Oregon's Mississippi Studios and Bar on Tuesday 8, 2022. The New Candys are on tour supporting their newest release, "Vyvyd". It was a three band show with The Black Doors opening, followed by The Sun Atoms and with The New Candys headlining."
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TRIPLE THREAT SHOW AT PORTLAND, OREGON’S THE FIXIN TO PUB
"On Friday night , the 4th of March 2022, they were fixin' to have a triple threat hootenanny party show at Portland, Oregon's The Fixin To Pub. The show was headlined by Portland's, The Sellwoods. Opening were Portland's One Drink and Other Lies followed by The Real Gone Trio"
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A THREE BAND SHOW AT TURN! TURN! TURN!
""THERE IS A SEASON, TURN TURN TURN", a season for Garage and Punk live Rock band music! And now is that season at Portland, Oregon's Turn! Turn! Turn!"
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THE SHIVAS SELL-OUT THE DOUG FIR LOUNGE
On September 9th, 2021, The Shivas appeared at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon headlining a three-band show. The place was packed with around two hundred and fifty avid fans.