Battle of the Gentle Bands (Portlandia)

[@s4ujcd]

And the crowd goes mild.

[@BrianBattles]

Ha ha!

[@nikkiking259]

s4ujcd omg 😂

[@andylindsaytunes]

Yaaaaaaay.

[@lebbo88]

LMFAO!!

[@adrianmbugua8344]

Please keep it down , a slight nod will do !

[@robinwhitcomb1689]

I had a dream of my grandfather and his wooden chair.

[@BirdieBirdieBirdie566]

i wish it was a real song

[@PMinPhoenix]

@@BirdieBirdieBirdie566 Make it be one🪕

[@Jakeylope]

Randomly I will think of this line and it brings me back everytime.

[@everwake2689]

I think that's a nice dream to have.

[@abelincolnlover2470]

Makes me think of Joe by the Cranberries 😂

[@nightmoose]

Kind of shocked at how violently the crowd was clapping it's like they either don't know jazz hands exist or don't care about the welfare of insects.

[@lynnpehrson8826]

At poetry readings I've seen people snap their fingers, these people would definitely do that.

[@keithklassen5320]

​@@lynnpehrson8826Do you have any *concept* of how many microbes die on your fingers with every snap?!

[@standupstraight9691]

I always thought that was a joke. How did you not go crazy with a flamethrower?

[@TheSam12678]

I saw frannys wisp with slayer in '88

[@Cheeselord83]

You made me snort 6 years later.

[@jmsmith1767]

I want to hear that entire song by Featherwash that guys grandfathers chair sounds cool as hell.

[@justincannon3621]

I think we got a new name for a song....Grandfather's Chair!!!

[@ragnarsson-1597]

The precision of that vocal blow on the feathers left me in tears, truely astounding.

[@montanaelkwhisperer1744]

i might have believed your tale of tears....had you not misspelled truly.

[@jamesclapp6832]

Virtuosity

[@kaninma7237]

@@jamesclapp6832 Incarnate

[@daveguy11]

I love how far away the audience was sitting. You know, because it might get too loud.

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

This is every day in Berkeley, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Sausalito...

[@millsykooksy4863]

Malcolm Nicoll lmao

[@danielchais4603]

Malcolm Nicoll And Cotati, Sonoma County... I was there in the 70s Where time and place came together at the Running Fence

[@gabelogan56]

Sausalito and Santa Barabara for sure. Those places are rich white joke versions of authenticity. Berkeley and SF still have a lot of real in them. real= homeless, punks, vagabonds, poor artists, poor students, poor (comparably) professors, cool approachable people.

[@theEarlofChip]

I don't count rich kids pretending to be homeless for fun 'real' tho

[@DiamorphineDeath]

"Poor students" that are wasting a massive amount of money to pay a liberal institution to "teach" them leftist propaganda doesn't seem to real to me there dude. "Hey man, I'm a gutter punk, I drink listerine, don't believe in monogamy, use organic fair trade floss to sew my band patches on my distressed black outfit, and have a sweet Noam Chomsky book I got at the goodwill. So what if my dads on Wall Street?"

[@hoacky]

I saw Dinosaur Jr play a show in a barn in Iowa this year and I really wanted to make a shirt that said Bless The Barn.

[@joshuadurbin3271]

Codfish Hollow.. love that venue!

[@TimpBizkit]

I don't think Dinosaur Jr will be winning any battle of the gentle bands anytime soon..

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Frannywisp are total sellouts. She could have scalped that ticket and donated the monies to a bird charity.

[@cugamer8862]

In Portland you can put a bird on a charity and call it art.

[@alexandercamelbakalvarez6904]

Sorry bro birds aren't real

[@HiVizCamo]

* insect charity

[@WOLVEOVSIBERIA]

Even unplugged he's still the loudest guitarist ever!

[@KneedleKnees]

"We don't wanna harm any insects" Goddammit J. That cameo made this sketch

[@jocelyneke6445]

I wish more people thought like this. I just saved an ant the other day.

[@stevematson4808]

What Camino

[@spaghettininja4209]

Love how J is using his actual signature guitar in this lol

[@shastica]

I have that guitar its amazing ❤️

[@alienvomitsex]

His second signature guitar

[@williep1626]

They got poor J. wandering around in a field.

[@elliothill3953]

Fender classic vibe paint scheme is so beautiful.

[@SheldonBeldon]

at 1:18, those two women kiss that same bell in succession, yet it produces two clearly different tones. What, are we supposed to believe that this is a magic bell or something?

[@jimreily7538]

Boy, I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

[@alienvomitsex]

Genius at Work

[@OneTimWhatley]

Each woman generates a completely different cosmic energy.

[@elliothill3953]

Different kissing embouchures.

[@chappa1234]

The reference to J being too loud is amazing haha. Cuz dinosaur jr. is notorious for their loud shows

[@ehpunka]

Thanks for pointing that out mate

[@scottwebster8756]

Oh now I get it.

[@Terbyn]

Ya think?

[@philllax1719]

I could feel it in my head for a solid 24 hours after I saw them play inside

[@patdisaster8543]

He once played guitar for GG Allin....he was strumming Blood for you...in that segment.... brilliant.

[@ermir001]

Such a respectable crowd!

[@xtlm]

J Mascis way behind the stage in the grass was a nice touch. Didn't even realize it was the same band on the first watch.

[@KageZX10RRonin]

" Grandfather and his wooden chair ' was totally Gordon Lightfoot

[@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134]

I thought he sounded like Nick Drake but could be.

[@elliothill3953]

Really gave me “Saturday Clothes” vibes. Glad I’m not the only Gordon Lightfoot fan ❤ RIP

[@wpopopolo]

J knocking into the microphone is one of the funniest things I've ever seen

[@albertandrews130]

Not as funny as J lurking 50ft behind the stage playing without a cord

[@glassarthouse]

@@albertandrews130 i thought that was trey anastasio at first, not gonna lie.

[@JohnnyJohnny-f5o]

Not really though, right? It was amusing, but the one of the funniest things you've ever seen? No.

[@wpopopolo]

@@JohnnyJohnny-f5o thank you for reminding me of this video, I needed a good laugh today :)

[@kalliekilchrist6915]

this is basically NPR's tiny desk

[@seangrabowski3142]

Kallie Kilchrist hmmmm not so much, maybe you should watch more... m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/enfMfZd4rrx8ers m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJbVi6GQZcSlia8 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJfdpmZpd8uFfqc m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHyXaoSBi7djppI m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3zdoJWKeK6Fetk m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6O1kJqja7ekedE m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXyum3WbdsuXhsk

[@kt550]

Sean Grabowski Lizzo 😂 what a joke

[@seangrabowski3142]

@ K T cool, way to click on the first one. Anyway Lizzo totally proves my point that Tiny Desk is an eclectic mix of musicians, not just quiet strings. Get with it

[@kt550]

Sean Grabowski I would rather the quiet strings lol

[@seangrabowski3142]

Lizzo, Snarky, Puppy, Superorganism, Tank and the Benga’s, Mac Miller and Raphael Saadiq those are the videos. Watch em, ya boring.

[@cleanartcollective]

the 2 girls that kiss the bell are members (or former members) of The Dirty Projectors, and are wonderful musicians in their own right

[@sergeant_salty]

1:24 only the dog smiling lol

[@munobasho9]

Was that J. Mascis?

[@JCIJB]

munobasho9 yeah

[@bojanglesfries]

yep

[@mitchwilliams7090]

Playing a Jay mascis jazz baby

[@GustoFormula]

omg, I knew that guy was somebody, just couldn't place him

[@jasonberezny9705]

Jay Mascis🤘 “ Hey Jay , I think your a little bit loud” 🤣🤣

[@thebandsoul7836]

J mascis 😂😂 "yeah we dont want to harm any insects"

[@randalls9822]

No insects were harmed in the making of this special episode of Portlandia. : )

[@durandefreitas9309]

kiss my bell and blow my feather.

[@unclvinny]

It’s always wonderful that Carrie Brownstein - of *Sleater-Kinney* - is in Portlandia, but it makes this skit especially fun.

[@chrish931]

The idea of J Mascis in a quiet band is pretty damn funny.

[@HeraclitusSavage]

You captured the vibe totally. My fav band. Saw them in 1987. Check out Cronin's cover of a Forest.

[@matt5415]

That blond actress has been in a couple sketches and they always use that giggling child sound effect. There’s a sketch in a second-hand store where she’s an employee. Fred Armisen calls for her and she just giggles like that.

[@myradioon]

She looks like indie musician Mira Billotte and I think it is her.

[@raindaresmusic]

the dog in the audience. also, i would go to each of these bands' shows. i live in portland and love this park haha.

[@_PrimetimePranks]

Bless the Barn. LOL

[@onlythelonely93]

1:36 that laugh was really creepy

[@sexobscura]

been around a while kzbin.info/www/bejne/aajWmYOHqLppoK8

[@lethrneck4]

J cant help but be loud, even when muted

[@JesseSimpson]

Fred is really channeling Captain Beefheart in the first tune!

[@DiamorphineDeath]

Funny as the years progress and Portlandia keeps going, it turns more and more into just a documentation. Rough part of satire is it's only satirical when you can still recognize its being done, otherwise it just seems like a documentary as this behavior is too close to reality now. Like "is this a joke, or is this real, I can't tell anymore."

[@profd65]

Shut the fuck up.

[@roflstomps324]

@@profd65 What? He is correct. Anyone who has been to Portland knows this.

[@roflstomps324]

@Juantarde Haha. Thanks for the laugh. You mad? I've never been to PDX. I don't know what a woodlawn event is... I simply used to take my kids there (up from Medford) to see the OMSI, go on the sky ride and visit the outlets on the way. Ironically, you have done nothing but reinforce a stereotype that has been pulling money out of Portland for decades. A stereotype that Portland *thinks* it is more than the OMSI, blood sucking lawyers, and politicians that have been strangling the Oregon economy with red tape and bums who don't want to work. Also, your weather sucks.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

1:07 -- How do you get feedback without mics? Nevertheless, I loved this. I was going to use capital letters and an exclamation mark ("Nevertheless, I LOVED this!"), but it seemed ... it didn't seem gentle enough.

[@jkoff76]

J. I bought your new solo album. Found it in Goodwill. (cries.)

[@3798penisholder]

jkoff76 that means someone bought it im the first place

[@leifhoklin2681]

I love how she gets sent to the tractor pull for re-education.

[@thelocust64]

i moved to portland about 8 months ago and im still not sure if I like it here and this show and scene make me want to die

[@seanmanseau]

Can confirm!

[@robertloerwald3]

Update? Have you moved? Did you die?

[@sweeeetteeeeth]

did you die and move?

[@jophusxakc3192]

Clearly, she died. Was the cause an anti-Trump riot, drug overdose, mugging, covid, or monster truck accident?

[@gregbors8364]

A lot of idiots moved to Portland because they thought it was like this show

[@mikaylabansie9512]

is that sub-titles in russian , if yeah, that's cool. this show is hilarious😅😂😂. every country should laugh, plus comedy heals the wounded soul. Thanx, mate

Sadly this is more like a documentary now and the wounding continues.

[@TJ-mw6bb]

Yes that's Russian 🙂

[@SquiggyWigginz]

I was once a gentle band owner.

[@roflstomps324]

Most people (that haven't been to Portland) don't know that Portlandia is actually a documentary...

[@Bla484]

That happy dog in the crowd 😭

[@phest02]

It's just like this in Pinkerton a annual concert held out there in Portland OR

[@dontask8979]

Winner gets 1 ticket to the tractor pulls...😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@uneedtherapy42]

beyond hilarious but I especially am loving the doggo at 1:25... you can tell he is digging it

[@JLKDOOM]

Because unlike a lot of music, this didn't hurt his ears. He was beyond pleased

[@BrianBattles]

Frannie Wisp, enjoying the shit out of the truck pull, alone.

[@rjc63]

This series got many Portland people spot on

[@danielchais4603]

1:57 Actually, I thought the winner blew it.

[@coma-body-stilllife]

The first song was actually really beautiful even if they were just parodying the elements of a soothing band. I love anecdotal lyrics with strong imagery.

[@philwillett9102]

ending it with the "check me out" tramp-stamp is comedy gold!

[@justine_holloway]

'Featherwash' what a name for a band haha

[@stephenhowes8937]

Featuring Jay Mascus from Dinasaur Junior & Fred Armeson from SNL.

[@thedave8972]

The bell kissing broke me.

[@sbg1911]

1:25 the dog 🤣🤣😭😀😃

[@wheelzwheela]

"Can you turn the guitar down please"

[@vladvampirelord8910]

Heavy feather.

[@markeastridge9649]

1:21 I have an idea for a bell that triggers a smaller bell(s) inside it when touched. Perhaps further to send me a notification to my phone the bell has been touched. … an absurd summoning bell.

[@OhFishyFish]

That dog at 1:23 broke me.

[@sparkyvandamproductions8577]

i was just going to say that until i saw you already did. WOW is the only word. just. WOW

[@killerbing11]

People from Portland are like this!

[@coyoteshark]

Lols...Sunday Sunday Sunday! Love Carrie!

[@wyldthangz]

1:24 the dogs face lol

[@LiamPorterFilms]

I recognize Amber from Dirty Projectors

[@siobhanmairii]

Going to a music festival tomorrow and this skit came to mind. 🤣 Does anyone know what skit has the eccentric looking girl with a guitar trying out for a music festival/or at a bar? I’m drawing a blank

[@elfritts9895]

That looks like the same park I went to see the free style canoeing event at.

[@brianm2881]

1:11 😅 J. Mascis playing his guitar far in the background behind the stage after being asked to step back.

[@juliabryan8083]

"Yeah, we don't wanna harm any insects" 😂😂😂

[@TheBanMan]

If you're wondering if you should get into 70's Genesis, watch this immediately before a Manowar concert EDIT: For full immersion leave the venue every 5 minutes and repeat this video before returning

[@aceofspades856]

Too funny! Twisty loves Portlandia!

[@PatrickRyder-k1n]

Brilliant!

[@thebaysix]

lyrics: I had a dream of my grandfather And his wooden chair

[@kenaldri4982]

where was Gentle Giant? This is what you find at Oregon Country Fair.

[@Lateralus347]

I think i heard that Featherwash song on the last Big Thief album

[@tomitstube]

kind of reminds me of the band named bread.

[@GoblinGirl]

Bread would be considered edgy compared to this lot :)

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Hearing a Bread song usually gave me cold shivers of dread. Yet those hosers sold millions!

[@MrBackoftheface]

God damnit this is so accurate

[@tedtravelsteadvlog]

Man oh man. Great. ❤

[@dennisolsen4507]

All I can think of is Bluto's reaction to the folk music in Animal House.

[@collegeman1988]

Okay, I’m going to go over to that tree and take a nap. Wake me up when the battle is finished.

[@Kevin_Kennelly]

I dated Franny Wisp. She was into WWF cage matches.

[@byHexted]

Oh fuck the first voice Fred did is so familiar he’s definitely doing a reference or impression and it’s on the top of my tongue, especially when he said “my grandfathers old wooden chair” or whatever, maybe it’s just dylan idk

[@ezakustam]

Peter, Paul, and Mary, for one.

[@poop7080]

j mascis going quiet. brilliant

[@tcaw8813]

Didnt expect to see mascis here, ive talked to him a couple times at shows. Such a sweety:)

[@ryanh7389]

j wandering around in the grass gets me every time

[@delilasloan8914]

Yeah he had to be way back there because his unplugged guitar may get to loud.

[@samgonzalez5264]

the blond woman who wins the battle has some bizarre youtube video that she did, independent of her involvement with Portlandia. Does anyone have the link or know what to search for to find it?

[@socallars3748]

I've seen this bit a dozen times or more and I only just now realized that's J Mascis!

[@ryanblais6208]

The first song actually sounds pretty good 👍

[@briank.8925]

1:48 - Robin Bowser of The No-No's on the left.

[@stephensmith8101]

Bless the barn rocks ..

[@zt1788]

Lol, J. "Wall of sound" Mascis going mild

[@kellymckay1750]

Bless the Barn...J.Macis!!

[@cquilty1]

This is so incredibly accurate and nothing has changed to this day. The audience here? Go to any New Seasons and you'll see clones of them.

[@richardjames1812]

Total whitey town. But BLM (somewhere else, I guess, you know).

[@lisacolbert5987]

1:37 Fred's trying not to laugh .

[@willcoots6772]

gonna tell my kids this is modern folk music

[@mg7757]

does anyone else think that the first band actually sounds quite good?

[@Zeuts85]

Nope.

[@panwu6602]

Yeah, they were all right.

[@Freshlygrazed]

too loud, should've cut off their mics

[@ofpine]

yes!

[@skullsaintdead]

Now I have to go listen to Meshuggah to recalibrate. BRB.

[@isiahs9312]

These guys certainly know how to turn the dial up to 1

[@montanaelkwhisperer1744]

i saw this, and said..."oh, i've seen that already", and scrolled on past it. then i stopped and thought..."what if this is exactly what i needed to see today?" 🤔 and i scrolled back up and watched it.....again. this is a true story, and not a paid endorsement for Portlandia or gentle music competitions in any way.

[@GoblinGirl]

Oh, what I wouldn't give for Motorhead to make an appearance. They should do their song Shoot Them in the Back :P

[@abel90221]

Goblin GirlZappa qjaaagyhfu

[@abel90221]

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[@SpeedDemon908]

Is that the singer of the growlers in the crowd? With the bushy hair and red shirt?