Strangehold covers a lot of ground, and for $10, it’s a good way to check out a few you’ve heard “the cool kids” talk about, and get exposed to a few new bands.
The Austinites had a hell of a concept when they franchised the rights to SXSW’s ugly kid brother, North-by-Northwest, to the local hip set up here in Portland.
Based on the “Un-Cola” concept, The Unpunk Album stitches together snotty, hyperactive punk songs with a few mid-tempo shit tracks, to break up the monotony.