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My favorite Portland band: MACHINE

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My favorite Portland band: MACHINE

I’ve known Eric for years now, ever since the days of wrenching on our air-cooled Volkswagens together in Anacortes, Washington… Ahhh, bloody knuckles and whiskey gingers. Anyway…

They were luck enough to hop a ride down to SXSW this year, but before they left I was able to catch them during an in-studio performance at KBOO, and as always, I brought my camera.

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Machine is Portland duo Madeline Mahrie & Eric Stopke. Their blend of heavy rhythms and fuzzed out piano create a sound that grabs your attention until the last notes ring out from her Marshall stack. This Machine kills eardrums… Wear earplugs.

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If you’re a fan of doom-folk songstress Chelsea Wolfe, or garage punk rock legend-in-the-making Teri Gender Bender, you WILL LOVE THIS BAND.

http://www.facebook.com/Iammachine

(If you look closely you’ll see Hopeless Jack & the Handsome Devil hangin’ out…  They’re another AMAZING Portland band!)

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i play pedal steel in a rock band… it’s awesome.

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Hi. My name is Michael Winter and I play pedal steel in a rock band. Here’s a little info:

TRUCKSTOP DARLIN’

“Truckstop Darlin’ comes out of the amazing music scene of the Great Northwest, more specifically, Portland, Oregon. Despite being loud and thundering, Truckstop Darlin’ wear their hearts on their sleeves; if Wilco grew up listening to Lucero’s harder moments, it might sound something like this. Their live shows are a sweaty, fist-pumping riot soaked in cheap beer and whiskey and while most bands who fall under the alt-country umbrella focus more on the country part, Truckstop Darlin’ keeps their amps turned up. These boys play honest, driving rock n’ roll.”

Or something like that.

Here’s a video of us playing live at Dante’s in Portland, Oregon. Thanks to Ben Blankenship for creating the video…  You rule.