Lord Master, Jet Ski, 2 by 2 Front Loaders
This event is in the past
Fri., Sept. 23, 9 p.m. 2016
The World Famous Kenton Club
Kenton (Portland)
Most bands pay homage to their musical heroes by... well, by trying to become them. The good bands synthesize their influences and turn them into something new. Portland's Lord Master brings together heavy metal, glam, power pop, and psychedelia to create their own wild, catchy style of rock 'n' roll. And they have a sense of humor that skirts cutesiness, even on songs like "He'll" ("If you take the apostrophe out of he'll you get hell"). These rock 'n' roll weirdos seemingly still operate on the fringes of Portland's music scene, always a great place to be—and it makes me like them even more. MARK LORE