SMMR BMMR: MAYYORS, WOVEN BONES, BURNING YELLOWS, METH TEETH & MORE(Plan B, 1305 SE 8th) The summertime answer to the annual Dmmr Bmmr festival, Smmr Bmmr is a mandatory ritual of ear-ringing garage punk (and beyond) that stretches over three sweaty days and nights. After packing a sweltering Rotture last year, the Smmr Bmmr is headed down the road to Plan B for its inaugural run as an outdoor event. "I just think it's more fun if every show is as different as possible and the venue is a big part of that," says co-booker Jon Barron. The other half of the booking equation, Hailey Poyser, explains the appeal of their new home: "Plan B has more of a summer vibe. We are really psyched to have bands playing outside." As for the future of the vowel-free event? "I think it can only get bigger and better every year," explains Poyser, before Barron adds the obligatory, "That's what she said."
...Continue reading for Ezra Ace Caraeff's picks for this weekend's Smmr Bmmr festival.
REPORTER, WAMPIRE, SOFT METALS (Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) It's a waft of the voice you hear on many '80s 12-inch singles, the final resting place of the disco diva. It's Jocelyn Brown, Shannon, and Sylvia Striplin—sotto voce. It's spooky. And thanks to a compellingly artless reliance on echo and delay effects, it's omniscient, too, much like all good ghosts are. This is Alberta Poon, cut loose from all those Blonde Redhead comparisons she and her bandmates, Michael McKinnon and Daniel Grazzini, once attracted as Wet Confetti. But I repeat: That band is over. Poon, McKinnon, and Grazzini now call themselves Reporter. It might not be a new group, but it is, as Poon says, "a new project," one whose chief distinction from the last is its ability to fill a dance floor. Which isn't to say this trio only recently learned how to have fun. It's just that, on Reporter's new full-length, Time Incredible, they've invited us into their circle.
...Continue reading the rest of Andrew Stout's article on Reporter here.
THRONES, SUBARACHNOID SPACE, ARANYA (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) Chances are you still had a retainer and were riding a Huffy when SubArachnoid Space first began flattening eardrums and rattling skulls back in San Francisco 14 years ago. Now the band is primed to call it a day, pulling out of PDX Pop Now! and allocating this show as their final performance. While it was never easy to pin down their massive monolithic sound—copious use of the following terms were generally accepted: "stoner," "drone," "metal," "trippin' balls"—SubArachnoid Space simply carried on, creating a masterful sound well outside the grid of any quaint genre expectations. Tonight's show will feature unreleased new material, old favorites, and your final chance to push close to the stage and feel the band's heavy sound rumble through your chest one final time. EZRA ACE CARAEFF
Caleb Klauder Band, Chromeo, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Nneka, Astrology and Autolux all coming up after the jump!
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