J. Graves celebrates new album at Silver Moon in Bend
Published 3:30 pm Tuesday, September 27, 2022
- Portland indie rock trio J. Graves plays Friday at Silver Moon Brewing in Bend.
If you grew up in the 1980s and ‘90s (or even if you didn’t), you may remember the Choose Your Own Adventure children’s books, wherein the reader makes an array of choices that determine the main characters actions and the plot’s outcome.
The Portland band J. Graves has done something similar with its new album “Fortress of Fun,” which is due out Friday. Each of the songs comes with a video, according to the band, through which listeners can make choices that will lead to more interactive videos. The album “exists in two states: the first a mournful and mysterious effort that parses waves of difficult emotions; the second a lush, eclectic undertaking.”
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Regardless of what choices you make, “Fortress of Fun” is a tightly wound ball of urgent and hooky post-punk that sounds like a cross between Pacific Northwest punk legends Sleater-Kinney and ultra-cool NYC indie-rock giants Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Guitars chug, rhythms ricochet and vocalist J. Graves is a compelling frontperson who spits out lines as if their life depends on it.
J. Graves: Free, 6 p.m. Friday, Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend, silvermoonbrewing.com.