Homegrown Hootenanny Oregon-bred band Larry and His Flask grew a following in living rooms and basements On the hot asphalt of our nation’s arena parking lots, the Warped Tour lives on. But as the festival has aged, the variety of the lineup has suffered. Band after band plays a similar brand of pop and punk [...]
Japanther Feature From The Inlander
Not Just a Band Rotating stages, marathon concerts and illegal performances – it’s all old hat to Japanther. Japanther is an unusual, wild beast. At first glance, it seems only to be a harmless rock duo. But on closer observation, the creature is befuddling. Japanther does not practice typical migratory patterns. It appears to have [...]
Cobra Skulls Feature From The Inlander
Fast & Furious How to make an album in three weeks, the Cobra Skulls way. When the Cobra Skulls finished a leg of relentless touring in February, they found themselves with no new songs and only a month to write an album. That’s when lead singer Devin Peralta holed himself away in a dingy hotel [...]
Koffin Kats Feature From The Inlander
SLAP HAPPY The Koffin Kats are part punk, part rock and part cartoon. You can thank Beavis and Butt-head for producing the punkabilly-proficient band the Koffin Kats. Without the animated works of Mike Judge, the band might not exist. “I was watching Beavis and Butt-head one day and saw Reverend Horton Heat on one of [...]
SXSW ’11 Day Four Recap
SXSW came in like a lion and went out like a lion roids. Day 4 featured the first show from a reunited Death From Above 1979, Okkervil River, Kevin Devine, Dog Day, Fake Problems, and a riot. Check it.
