Fronted by Meatbodies bassist Kevin Boog, and filled out by guitarist Shelby Jacobson, drummer Mike Kriebel, and guitarist Thomas Alvarez, Oog Bogo played a tight 35 minute set of predominantly power chord crunch. The four-piece band was exceedingly loud, with their multiple vintage amplifiers screaming and pushing the decibel levels into the stratosphere. Drag City label mates, as well as fellow LA residents, Oog Bogo came hard out of the gate, forcing many people in the ballroom to frantically grab their earplugs. Oog Bogo kicked off the evening at 9:00 pm, assaulting the unprepared ears of the attendees pressed close to the rail. This immediately created a safe and relaxed environment, as was evident by the remarkably tame Friday night crowd. Per artist request, the event required proof of vaccination for entry, not permitting on-site, rapid testing.

With many other shows happening in the city on the same evening, the venue was nonetheless at near capacity, with all attendees complying with mandated COVID protocols. You won’t want to miss it.Ty Segall brought his Freedom Band to Portland’s Crystal Ballroom on February 4th, only a few shows into a lengthy nationwide tour supporting his current release, Harmonizer. You can catch him at Pickathon 2017 ( QRO photos of Segall at Pickathon ’16) in Happy Valley Oregon, August 3rd-August 6th. The crowd exited happy and exhausted, surely preparing for Ty’s return to Portland. Ty Segall walked out on the stage and apologized to the fans, but there’s no apology needed, as the band took this extra time during the main set to extend songs into monster shredding and jam sessions. The crowd begged for an encore at the end of the show, but due to time constraints, the band was unable to continue. After the three-song recovery period, everyone is ready to go again and Ty Segall did not disappoint, feeding the newfound energy with throwbacks “Love Fuzz” and “Feel”. Mid-show, Ty Segall seemed to anticipate the crowd’s exhaustion and lent us a much needed break by slowing down the mood and delivering us his slow and melodic new tracks “Orange Color Queen” and “Papers”, accompanied by an older favorite, “She Don’t Care”, from his 2013 album Sleeper.

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