Happy Diving, Lubec, The Wild Body, Broodmare
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Happy Diving is the kind of band you throw on when you want to thrash, to squeeze the last drop out of that youthful feeling. With fuzzy, rollicking riffs and hooks all over the place, they’re pretty much the perfect embodiment of ’90s revivalism. But the Oakland band’s raucousness isn’t just replication—on their new album, Electric Soul Unity, satisfyingly droning vocals and crisp production help define their distinct sound. Tonight Happy Diving’s US tour brings them to Portland to play with local bands Lubec, the Wild Body, and Broodmare. This show should yield some real fine thrashing. FIONA WOODMAN