Nice Nice ..worms

So, as promised, Nice Nice: they seemed to be in a little lighter and funkier mood than last year, pushing the world beat part of their sound so far that a few moments sounded like they could be outtakes from Graceland (but much louder). It's amazing the amount of sound this band makes with just two dudes -- and about a thousand effects pedals. It's beyond time for them to put out a new record that reflects how great they are live, Portland needs it!

Following Nice Nice was ..worms. Maybe the single strangest band of the festival so far ...woms puts together Minutemen-like miniatures of spazzy loudness with shouted freaked-out vocals. They're a little bit like what you would get if you put the entire Aphetamine Reptile catalog in a shredder and then pulled out a bunch of little tiny pieces one at a time. This may be too obscure of a reference even for this crowd, but if you're a fan of the batch of Portland weirdos that calls themselves Drats, this is probably right up your alley.

Ok. Strength just went on and so the party's definitely getting started. So, I'm going to go out and do a little bad white-man dancing and I'll talk to you in a bit.