A few days ago I went to see Generationals at Doug Fir in Portland. I had only been to the Doug Fir once before, and I'd gotten there pretty late and it was a sold out Music Fest North West (MFNW) show so I kind of got stuck in the back corner. I wasn't sure what to expect from the venue, but it seemed pretty cool and definitely worth going to again.
Now, I didn't know a ton about Generationals. I knew they were on my favorite label ever, Polyvinyl (http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/). I'd only heard a few of their songs, but I liked them quite a bit. Their style is kind of hard to pin down as one thing or the other to me, but they have a lot of different elements I really like. I got their newest album, Heza, and had been listening to it a lot and liking it more and more the week or so before the show. For the few days leading up to it, I'll be honest, I kind of only listened to them and Sugar Rush. The show was super cheap and I was going to be in Portland that night anyway so I figured it was worth it even if I didn't know them that well.
Doug Fir was a pretty great location. It was a rather small venue which I love, but the back opened up quite a bit and had its own bar. It very much has a log cabin feel, hence the name. The walls and benches are made out of logs and just LOOKS super cool.
Young Empires opened for them and they were very similar to Generationals and I thought they were pretty good. I was up pretty close for Generationals, and yeah they were pretty great. They were fun and dancey and even though I didn't know much of their material, they played everything I knew well and a lot of Heza that I'd gotten familiar with. The only downside was this girl right in front of me who was kind of out of her mind and danced in an approximate 10 foot circle around everybody with her eyes closed and hands in the air. At one point, they said "We're gonna play a cover song now!" and my fingers were crossed to the max for Sugar Rush! It was a song by The Cure, so I was still pretty happy, but it was no Sugar Rush. Then after the show, they posted this on their Instagram, and I can literally see myself in both of the pictures here which is kind of surreal
The music was great, the show was great, and now I totally love them. Just another awesome band I've found through Polyvinyl! I also heard a few weeks ago that Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin (SSLYBY) is coming out with a new record soon! I think they're doing a few shows with Ha Ha Tonka in the Missouri area, and I'm HOPING that they're still together when SSLYBY goes on tour for this album.
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