Helens, Tremor, Centre Detente

WE ARE SAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT TEN MILLION LIGHTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM ON TONIGHT’S BILL DUE TO INJURY. THE SHOW WILL HOWEVER GO ON, WITH A GREAT NIGHT OF MUSIC FROM HELENS, TREMOR AND CENTRE DETENTE. Helens is a Shoegaze / Dream Pop quartet based out of Portland, Oregon. After several years and EPs they have released a new album of melancholic anthems to soundtrack an escape to anywhere else but here. The new album, Somewhere In Nowhere, was recorded in 2020 by Corey Coffman (Gleemer) and was released on November 18th, 2022. with help from Portland all-star label, Bud Tapes. Somewhere In Nowhere infuses the band's unique Shoegaze/Post-Rock/Alternative mixture with lusher melodies and more Dream Pop sensibility than previous output. The recent expansion of the lineup to a four piece with added guitar textures has also widened the band's scope which carries the listener from wistful wash to searing sonics. Formed in 2018, Tremor is a Portland-based act that combines elements from various genres of music, ranging from psychedelia to shoegaze, jazz, acid folk, and art rock. The band consists of Teppei Fukuda (vocals, guitar, and keys), Bobby Lukas (drums and percussion), Felipe Ferreira (guitar, keys, modular synthesizer), Rae Warden (vocals and keys), and Jett Kauffman (bass guitar). Although the band is based in portland Oregon, the band was initiated by Teppei, who is from Japan, and Felipe, who grew up in Brazil. With deep roots in poetry and literature, Tremor aims to create a sense of dreaminess and seismic soundscapes through their music and lyrics. Ten Million Lights are the juxtaposition of beauty and noise. Existing to fulfill their need to get loud and a craving of catharsis, they create epic psychedelic soundscapes combining heavy guitars and rhythms with beautiful melodies and harmonies. This “noisy dream-pop and psych-tinged shoegaze,“ as The Portland Mercury calls it, is exemplified with their latest release, Shine So Bright. Centre Detente is Modular synthesizer-centered electronic music from Portland, Oregon.