Acid Mothers Temple

Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (and subsequent offshoots) is a Japanese psychedelic rock band, the core of which formed in 1995. The band is led by guitarist Kawabata Makoto and early in their career featured many musicians, but by 2004 the line-up had coalesced with only a few core members and frequent guest vocalists. The band has released albums frequently on a number of international record labels as well as the Acid Mothers Temple family record label, which was established in 1998 to document the activities of the whole collective. Kawabata initially formed Acid Mothers Temple (originally "Acid Mother's Temple") with the intention of creating "extreme trip music" by editing and dubbing previous recordings, being influenced by progressive rock, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and krautrock. Kawabata, along with Koizumi Hajime, Suhara Keizo, and Cotton Casino formed the original Acid Mother's Temple lineup as a group; however, the first recordings released were Kawabata's own mixes and overdubs.

“I can’t tell if you’re a wet dream or a nightmare” - fan in
Corvallis

The Macks are a young 4-piece garage rock and roll band from
Portland, OR. The Macks play fast, The Macks play loud, and
The Macks will get you moving one way or another. Featuring
vocalist Sam Fulwiler, guitarist Ben Windheim, drummer Joe
Windheim, and bassist Bailey Sauls, the band offers kinetic,
passionate, and impossible-to-predict live shows that appeal to
everyone from punks to blues enthusiasts. The music ranges from
sinister to sarcastic, playing off of the angsty vocals and the rowdy
blues guitar. Anything is on the table at a show, including but not
limited to: stage dives, public displays of affection, youthful
exuberance, partial nudity, and whomping solos. The Macks play
frequently in Portland, Eugene, and Corvallis, and have developed
supportive and dedicated followings in all three cities, taking an
active role in each music scene. The band boasts a DIY ethic while
maintain quality, producing all music, videos, merchandise, and
art to a studio standard themselves, as well as building many of
their own shows, whether it be a benefit show for the Portland
homeless community or house shows supporting touring artists.
Since their debut EP “Happy Camper”, released August 2016, the
band has been hard at work building their presence, completing
their first Northwest tour, and recording their debut album “Camp
Poppa”, slated for release with an accompanying Southwest tour
late 2017.


“Rowdy guitar solos, long instrumental interludes, and intelligent
lyrics…. this Portland four-piece’s newest release is a golden
addition to the flourishing community of up and coming
alternative rock.” - Northwest Music Scene
“Frantic and energetic vocals roar out over the bizarre riffs and
steady drum work, the guitar and bass flow together well and
create a catchy set of riffs that remind me of old school Primus
(and that is never a bad thing).” - 24Our Music
“It reminds me of all of my teenage angst I had. I feel young
again!” - fan in Portland