WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2013, 8PM
There has to be some credit given for this band’s name alone — co-founder John Gourley once explained it as an attempt to create a demi-mythic entity bigger than the individual members. Portugal. The Man (yes, there’s a period in the middle of their name) grew out of the ashes of a post-hardcore band whose vocalist and guitarist — Gourley and Zach Carothers, respectively — opted to continue working together. Their initial existence in the Pacific Northwest was the typical hardscrabble life of a band with few resources. The band’s profile received a boost from the Internet (the musicians made heavy use of MySpace and PureVolume for promotional purposes), and Portugal. The Man released an initial EP in 2005 before issuing their debut album, Waiter: You Vultures!, in early 2006. The next year, the group issued Church Mouth, whose aggressive sound bore traces of Led Zeppelin and Jane’s Addiction. The bandmates then opted to finance their third record themselves, drawing upon a wealth of guest musicians — including trombonists, trumpeters, and violinists — to create the eclectic Censored Colors. In 2009 the group released The Satanic Satanist, then quickly followed up the next year with the mellower and more electronic American Ghetto. Later that year, the band signed with Atlantic Records. The group recorded their major label debut album, In the Mountain in the Cloud in late 2011 and released in July of 2012. Portugal. The Man enlisted Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) as producer for 2013’s Evil Friends which was recently released.
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2013, 8PM
WHERE: AT REVOLUTION LIVE
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