holy moly. had an incredible time at Music Fest NW in Portland last weekend… saw soooo many rad bands:: Japanther + Typhoon + Jared Mees & The Grown Children + BOAT + Inside Voices + The Shaky Hands + Bad Brains + Karl Blau + so many more… and got to play on top of a 7 story building with a bunch of rad bands… and played a sick sick Tender Loving Empire Showcase at East End on Saturday night to bring it all to a glorious climax. the TLE showcase also featured CHURCH + GRATITILLIUM + BLUE HORNS + YEAH GREAT FINE. all were awesome. it was a really amazing night. sweaty sweaty sweaty. more videos and photos to come!! thanks to everyone that made it out. what a great start to our fall tour schedule!!

jared mees sings "a president, a pacifist" with us