Live At Mississippi Studios: Oberhofer + Pond

Last night two of my favorite bands played at Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon. Pond was the first band up to play, and though their second guitarist was not feeling well they still put on a fantastic show. Playing my favorite tracks, "Fantastic Explosion Of Time," "When It Explodes," and "You Broke My Cool."

It was extremely refreshing to hear such powerful classic rock and roll coming in a newer form. 

So after a brief intermission Oberhofer started to take the stage. Before the show I wondered how odd it was to have a psychedelic rock band in Pond open up for a more pop rock influenced Oberhofer. I was dead wrong. Oberhofer came out with a bang! All the members put out such an amazing energy for the audience, it was not hard to dance along with them. About half way through the show Brad decided that he needed to be in closer to audience and put the microphone about 10 feet into the crowd. They played a good portion of their new album Time Capsules II which came out March 26th. Featuring "Away Frm U," "I Could Go," and "oOoO." Check it out below the photos.

Pond + Yellow Ostrich

A couple of really cool bands for you all today. Pond is a great rock 'n' roll band coming from Australia. They embody everything you want from a rock band. Showing the influences of legendary classic rock bands while coming up with their own style of creativity. I immediately hear a showing of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin in their sound but there is something deeper than that. A type of psychedelia that isn't there in classic rock 'n' roll. The album, Beard, Wives, Denim, has the sound of youthful rebellion. It's a really great album so listen to it all below.



Onto a different pace with Yellow Ostrich with their latest album, Strange Land. More of a modern day pop-rock band coming from New York via Wisconsin. Some really catching songwriting tunes on this album. Not my favorite album, but still worth checking out below. I really dig "Elephant King," "The Shakedown," and "Up In The Mountains."