The Jackets made their only Pacific Northwest stop on their recent US tour in Portland, OR on February 19th. POW was there to capture the action. Check out a live performance of “In My Mind” below, and see the full gallery from the show at the bottom of the page. Created by Codegena. All photos by Kurt Johnson. Follow The Jackets and buy “Queen of The Pill”: https://the-jackets.bandcamp.com/album/queen-of-the-pill
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New Week, New Release: Dream Wulf’s “All Things Unconsidered” Double EP
Portland’s Dream Wulf, a band which describes themselves as “fiercely psychedelic”, rang in the winter solstice last Friday by dropping their new double EP, All Things Unconsidered. The record contains remixed and remastered classics from their 2017 demo release, along with 4 new songs. “Dream Wulf’s sound is fiercely psychedelic. Powerful female vocals, melting guitar riffs, intricate time signatures, and captivating dark undertones, that leave you guessing in wonder. They create a riff- that flirts between the push and pull of light and dark energy. Creating the constant synergy of a positive message with a dark delivery. Magnetically charged, their live performance are captivating and dreamy, radiating a unified intensity…
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Tis the Season for Surf! Los Straitjackets at Polaris Hall
Los Straitjackets have been blowing our minds with their swingin, south of the border surf for a quarter of a century. This week, the masked men came through Portland OR to rock Polaris Hall. Full gallery plus video below! Also, for those still looking for last minute Christmas gifts (or those looking to treat themselves), you can pick up this amazing bundle of Los Straitjackets Complete Christmas Songbook plus incredible ornaments from YepRoc here. Dear Santa, I’ve been a very good girl this year…. Check out a video from the band’s show at Polaris Hall below, and check out the entire gallery at the bottom of the page. Full gallery:…
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POW x Freakout Fest 2019!
From Thursday night, November 14th through Sunday night, November 17th, 2019, Ballard, Washington hosted the 7th annual Freakout Festival featuring all variations of psychedelic and neo-60’s rock. The festival offered seven venues scattered around downtown Ballard with the bulk located on Ballard Avenue. There were 76 live bands performing along with seven DJ’s spinning tracts between the live bands. The venues were diverse and included a coffee shop, a clothing store, a ballroom, a waterfront dive bar and a restaurant. The primary venues with shows going until 1:30 am were the Tractor Tavern, Salmon Bay, the Sunset Tavern, and Conor Bryne. The other three venues hosted early shows until 9…
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POW x The Schizophonics, at Twilight Cafe & Bar
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 x The Zags at Music Millennium
On Saturday afternoon, November 2nd, 2019, Portland, Oregon’s alternative rock garage band, The Zags gave an in-store performance at Portland’s famous Music Millenium music store to promote and support their new release “The Cliff”. Music Millenium is a nationally known music outlet with a vast assortment of all genres and formats of store-stocked music. They also host regular in-store performances of artists of all levels including local, national and legendary artists (such as Peter Frampton, Art Alexias and June Cash Carter). On this evening, the featured artists were Portland’s own, The Zags. The Zags are a three-piece, alternative/garage rock band and have three CD’s and an EP release. The Zags…