THE HONUS HUFFHINES, LUCKY BELTRAN, METROPOLITAN FARMS
(Plan B, 1305 SE 8th) The Honus Huffhines' Bandcamp page (where you can stream the entirety of their latest album, A Brief History of...) labels the band's music as "twee crunk baseball rock." The Portland band isn't really twee, and it certainly isn't crunk, but if "baseball rock" is a legitimate musical genre—and why shouldn't it be?—then the Honus Huffhines could very well be its finest practitioners. Despite a passing resemblance to Elvis Costello at his most adenoidal, the Huffhines have a distinctly American sound, boasting laidback and goofy rock songs that make you feel like you're spending a sunny weekend drinking affordable yellow beer. With the sun nowhere to be found these days, we'll take any happy reminder of baseball season that we can get. NED LANNAMANN
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