Skummymen, old-school punks throw birthday bash tonight at Geno’s
One of Portland’s most prolific party-throwers is throwing a party for himself. Paul Simisky, who turned 38 yesterday, is hosting a birthday bash tonight at Geno’s featuring locals The … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Falls of Rauros, Obsidian Tongue, and Feral
Let there be light. For obvious reasons, Geno’s Rock Club is our favorite spot in Portland. Geno’s hosts the shows that are dearest to our blackened hearts, and it’s an inexpensive, come-as-you-are holdout … Continue reading
A family affair tonight at Geno’s with Falls of Rauros, Feral, and Obsidian Tongue
Never mind the white stuff falling from the sky. Tonight, Portland maintains its heart of blackness when Falls of Rauros, Obsidian Tongue, and Feral take the stage at Geno’s. (Show organizer G. Souza … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Holy Filth, A Traitor’s Pact, Capture the Sun, Ruin, and Stone Tools
Last night, we made so many trips between Geno’s and Empire, the sidewalks are probably rutted like the Appian Way. Between two simultaneous events, we managed to catch Holy Filth, A Traitor’s Pact, Capture … Continue reading
Competing shows offer Capture the Sun, Holy Filth, Ruin, Stone Tools and more tonight
Seven bands. Two venues. One evening. That’s the cruel calculus tonight when competing shows round out an unusually heavy week in Portland. At Geno’s, a reconfigured Stone Tools re-emerges after several … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Pharmakon
Fearless. That’s probably the best catch-all word to describe last night’s event at Geno’s — a wide-ranging bill that featured NYC solo noise act Pharmakon; Maine lo-fi rock band Standing Stones; Portland sludge band … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Karma to Burn and Sierra
The dream of the ’90s was alive last night in Portland. And that’s a good thing. (A paying assignment kept us from seeing Kind and Portland’s ever-awesome Pigboat, but) we were fortunate enough to catch Sierra … Continue reading
‘Karma’ and Black Label Society face off tonight on Congress Street
Prepare to fire stage 2 rockets. Our weeklong ascent into madness accelerates tonight when two competing events erupt within the same city block. At Geno’s, Pigboat kicks off a four-band show with headliners Karma to Burn. … Continue reading
PHOTOS: High on Fire, Mountain of Wizard, and Eastern Spell
It happened. Last night, as if by magic, Post Mortem was transported beyond the security perimeter and into the cloistered halls of the holiest of holies: Backstage. Armed with only a camera, … Continue reading
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