w/Twisted Roots, Hour Past, and Heart-Shaped Rock On fairly short notice the Twisted Roots guys asked us to play a benefit for one of their sons, who needs an operation. An old friend of mine from back in NJ is in a similar situation with his young daughter, so I know something about how the poor [ More ]

w/Dark Martini & The Dirty Olives and Some Techno Singer Playing out of town shows is getting to be a financial hardship for us, with a new cd to finance and gas prices being what they are. A bright spot of this show was that my friend Rich and his wife Jen (who I had never [ More ]

Fellow Portland band Twisted Roots has asked us to perform at a benefit at The Big Easy in Portland on Sunday, Sept 24th, 8PM. The benefit is for Ethan Powers (Son of Twisted Roots guitar player Adam Powers) who is very young and very ill. hour past & heart shaped rock will also perform. Please [ More ]

By Blood Alone guitarist John Graveside is now endorsed by KXK Guitars. KXK (a division of Kaufman Music) is a custom builder in California catering to metal players, including Steve Swanson of Six Feet Under, Manni Schmidt of Gravedigger, and DD Verni of Overkill. Being left handed, Graveside has special needs in gear and KXK [ More ]

Metalblade recording artists goatwhore are using a day off from their tour with Celtic Frost to play a show in Portland, and guess what? We get to open! The locale is the big easy on Monday, Nov 6th. Also on the bill are random acts of violence from Boston and the end of everything. Tickets [ More ]

I like it a lot. People are having trouble making comparisons for this band. Does anyone remember Incubus Succubus? This group utilized female vocals and rocking metal guitar to create a nice blend of pop rock and gothic metal. Don’t let the pop aspect freak you out. They are simple and catchy, but they aren’t [ More ]