As we lead up to our free release event on Sunday, June 10th at the Hawthorne Theatre, we've been blessed to get press coverage in several outlets in Portland that we've respected for years. It's pretty incredible to see so many people starting to fully embrace the idea of high-quality, live music from local artists. This town has a long history of being a haven for creative people, but perhaps today more than ever before there is a great pool of musical geniuses making some of the best songs in the world.

Many articles mention Louie and I, noting that our work and cultivation of the scene has improved the appreciation of live talent. We truly hope so. But, it's also a lie.

Comprised of Quinn Mulligan on guitar and vocals, along with Evan Hailstone and Dane Brist on drums, Fanno Creek is a magic trio of talent and adorableness. Seriously, they're like the music equivilant of fucking unicorns. And by that, we mean unicorns who are fucking. So, get ready to be super gay about it, bronies. 

How long has the band been together in its current form? How did it come together?

Evan Hailstone: The band's been together in it's current form since late 2009 but it really started a bit earlier than that, in 2007. Quinn and I had been in a blues based rock band in high school which carried on through our first two years of college -- I played rhythm guitar and he played lead, but we rarely sang, and when we did it was backup. The band was slowing down and Quinn began writing, singing, and recording his own songs which were very stripped down and honest, and it turned out he had a great voice. Hearing those songs inspired me to try writing and singing a few songs myself and a short while after that we started playing together. We would basically get together after work to drink and smoke and unwind and we would end up practicing songs for hours. Our first gigs were open mics and house parties in Forest Grove, where we would both play acoustic guitars and scream all of the lyrics -- it was all a very liberating thing and we didn't really care where it was going, it was just fun and it felt right. It was a couple years later in 2009, when Dane joined as our drummer, and everything just came together; he really helped shape our songs a lot and brought an amazing energy to the table.

We first heard of The No Tomorrow Boys while hanging out with some super rad music foik over at the house of And And And drummer Bim. Fellow drummer Jimmy seemed like a rad dude, but we had no idea that the band was so incredible. Dirty rock & roll is one way to describe the group's sound. Authentic, but out of time. The trio of Danny Dodge, Jimmy Beat, and Matt Mayhem will clock you in the face, and then buy you a shot to celebrate. The guys answered some questions over email as they prepare to come in for a live recording later this month; we can only assume they were wearing leather jackets while doing so.

How long has the band been together in its current form? How did it come together?

Danny Dodge: We've been together for just about a year. Jim and I go back about a year and a half. I had a crude formation of this band while in Seattle, but they weren't a good fit, so I brought all the songs I wrote to Portland and started on a new line-up. That's when I met Jimmy.