A phenomenal live record from a band Willamette Week describes as "A glimpse into what would have happened if the mothership had crash-landed in Nigeria in 1977." Read More »
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Brownish Black is your new favorite soul band. But, don't take my word for it, check out their live record. Listen »
Banana Stand is proud to release the first full-length live record from San Francisco's Tartufi. Listen »
One of the best live albums to ever come out of the Banana Stand, Radiation City's 2012 set is now available for all to enjoy! Listen »
We're proud to release Vol. 2 of our live and local compilation, featuring Radiation City, And And And, The We Shared Milk, Speaker Minds, Minden and many more! Listen »
Old Age - Live from the Banana Stand is available on July 16, 2013! Listen »
Ever since we heard And And And we've wanted to record a live set from the group, so it's fitting that the band's live album marks a significant milestone for the Banana Stand in our new partnership with CD Baby. Listen »
A great live record from one of our favorite new bands in Portland: Minden. Listen »
The Thermals join us to talk about their new album, the history of the band, and what its like to be a band of their fame. Listen »
Frontwoman of Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Sallie Ford, joins us to talk about her band's new album "Untamed Beast." Listen »
We kick off 2013 with a great album from Grandparents, one of WWeek's 2012 Best New Bands, and a stellar psychedelic live band. Listen »
The We Shared Milk are my favorite band to see play live in Portland. I consider this to be one of the best live sets we've ever recorded. If you need other reasons you should download this live album -- which is FREE, by the way -- well, I don't know what else I can do for you. Listen »
An incredible live performance from a slamming summer night, Speaker Minds- Live from the Banana Stand is now available. Listen »
With their Live from the Banana Stand album, Fanno Creek provides the best evidence yet for their status as one of the best new bands in Portland music. Listen »
A 20-track sampler of some of the best Banana Stand has to offer. Pay-what-you-want, after the jump. Listen »
Arresting surf-rock ballads, recorded before a live audience. Download Youth - Live from the Banana Stand, after the jump. Listen »
One of our best sets yet from staples of the Portland indie scene. Listen »
A Banana Stand record that shook the house like none before it: Sons of Huns - Live from the Banana Stand. Listen »
We're proud to release Talkative as the first full-length live album of 2012. Listen »
A terrific album from a great young band. Download Towering Trees - Live from the Banana Stand, after the break. Listen »
One of our favorite bands in Portland, and one of our favorite live albums. Grab it up! Listen »
An impressive performance from one of the most promising bands in Portland's power-pop scene. Listen »
The Morals played a fantastic set and we're happy to finally share it with the world! Listen »
It's with great pleasure that we release Sam Humans - Live from the Banana Stand! An intimate performance from a well-respected member of the independent music community, we're proud to present the second live recording from the man known as Sam Humans. Listen »
Hi, this is Good Band is Good, a podcast about music in Portland, Oregon. In this episode, Jason Rivera, Tim Hoff, and Nicholas Parks join the podcast to talk about the Portland music scene, their band Gaytheist, and their new record, Hold Me... But Not So Tight. Listen »
Hi, this is Good Band is Good, a podcast about music in Portland, Oregon. In this episode, Randy Bemrose and Cameron Spies from Radiation City join the podcast to talk about getting started in music, growing up as a band, and their new record Animals in the Median. Listen »
One of our most anticipated releases yet, Animal Eyes - Live from the Banana Stand will be available on Feb. 19th, 2013 after nearly a year's wait! Listen »
Nate Carson of Witch Mountain joins this episode of Good Band Is Good. Listen »
Tango Alpha Tango is ridiculously great, and this live album is going to knock your socks off. Listen »
Tiger House is back with a new live album! Listen »
Matt King of Mississippi Studios talks to Good Band Is Good about booking and rad music. Listen »
Our first live record from Banana Stand's house band. Listen »
Check out our latest live album: Sama Dams - Live from the Banana Stand! Listen »
In this episode of Good Band is Good, Randal Wyatt joins us to talk about hip hop in Portland, live hip hop, his solo work, and his band Speaker Minds. Listen »
In this episode of Good Band Is Good we chat with Pat Kearns of Blue Skies for Black Hearts. Listen »
Peter Hughes joins Good Band is Good to talk about metal, guitar, and his band Sons of Huns. Listen »
A treasure held in the Banana Stand vault for two years, now available now for the first time! Listen »
The No Tomorrow Boys - Live from the Banana Stand is available for a pay-what-you-want download. Preview "Rosie Rose" to hear what this awesome 18-track album sounds like. Listen »
Kirk Onstad and Ryan Neighbors join us to talk about starting something new, their earlier projects, and their band Hustle and Drone. Listen »
No Kind of Rider played a blistering set in 2011 for our special Halloween show. Download it now for pay-what-you-want! Listen »
Boone Howard joins Good Band Is Good to talk about touring, being a working band, and the new album from The We Shared Milk. Listen »
In the second episode of Good Band Is Good, Bim Ditson joins us for an inspired night talking about his band, And And And, his musings on the Portland music scene, and Rigsketball. Listen »
Energetic, irreverent, and brisk, Curious Hands were one of the first Portland bands that I really loved. Why? Listen »
Post-rock from a band on the rise. Forest Park - Live from the Banana Stand, after the jump. Listen »
Hello. Welcome to Good Band Is Good, a podcast about music happening in Portland, Oregon. Listen »
Jack Ruby Presents - Live from the Banana Stand is now available to check out online! Listen »
Our first show of 2012 treated us to an early look at one of Portland's most talented new bands. Check out Log Across the Washer live, after the jump. Listen »
Live experimental post-rock from some of our favorites. Listen »
A staple of the Portland scene, live in your favorite basement. Download Destroy Nate Allen - Live from the Banana Stand, after the break. Listen »
Excellent dance music, recorded live -- after the jump. Listen »
Hey, let's (try to) record a concept album in a day. Featuring Prizzy Prizzy Please. Listen »
More from the Seattle scene. The Titans of Industry - Live from the Banana Stand, after the jump. Listen »
Seattle power-pop at its finest. A Million Years Ago - Live from the Banana Stand, go grab it. Listen »
Keeping with our release-a-week rollout in October, we're happy to present a live album from Bombs Into You! Listen »
The Banana Stand is proud to present our second live release with one of our favorite bands in town. Tiger House returns to the Banana Stand, after the jump. Listen »
Now available for a pay-what-you-want download, we're proud to release the live Halloween album from Slutty Hearts! Listen »
The second live album from The We Shared Milk is set to be released on September 27th, featuring the single "Modern Man & The Microwave," available now! Listen »
The Empty - Live from the Banana Stand, the first album from our epic 2010 NYE show, will be released on September 20th. Are you ready? Listen »
Ether Circus are totally serious about delivering a great live performance while also not being very serious. This makes them our favorite type of band, and, this, one of our favorite live albums. Listen »
Diverse influences and sound, and welcome sonic diversity in our release lineup. Check out The Big Ideas - Live from the Banana Stand, after the jump. Listen »
The Hague is a great band, and this is a great album. You should download it. I mean, like, right now. Listen »
The Silent Numbers - Live from the Banana Stand is an excellent live album in every sense. Download it. You'll love it. Listen »
One of the earliest, best live albums produced by the 'Stand, available for the first time in its entirety. Grab it! Listen »
The night Modernstate recorded was a key moment in our documentation project's history. Download the live album Modernstate - Live from the Banana Stand, after the jump. Listen »
There are so many talented bands that come to play at The Banana Stand that I don't want to pick a favorite. But, if I had to pick, it might be Soft Paws. Check them out in Soft Paws - Live from the Banana Stand, after the break. Listen »
A great live performance from a staple of the Portland scene. Blue Skies for Black Hearts - Live from the Banana Stand: download it for pay-what-you-want, after the jump. Listen »
Alex Arrowsmith is so fucking cool, I don't think you understand. Alex has played more times at The Banana Stand than anyone else because he's so awesome. We're proud to release Alex Arrowsmith live with his Pugs, who are also live, and also fucking cool. Dig it. Listen »
Deer or the Doe was once of the first bands we ever recorded, and we've been happy to have them back to The Banana Stand on several occasions. The group rocks wicked hard, so it's with great pleasure that we're happy to share the live sounds of Deer or the Doe along with Spy Island in the March 27th Split, now available for pay-what-you-want in our online store. Listen »
The duo of Kathy and Jessie (The Nextdoor Neighbors) made a dynamic and powerful music force that was both honest and accessible. Listen »
A traditional folk band whose songs often center around the idea that alien robots will someday come to Earth and guide humanity into the next stage of evolution, the band is a clever juxtaposition of old music with modern ideas. Listen »
Asteroid M is a thrash-pop group that is high in energy and youth appeal, literally. The guys brought out one of the biggest crowds we've ever had, and then they rocked super-fucking-hard. Listen »
"Constantina does not give a single fuck about being adorable on the Internet. It's a damn good thing too. Her music is born out of originality, raw emotions, and a forgotten time when wolves and crows spoke to humans." Listen »
"Manla's vision for Jippedo was strange, wonderful, and a little haunting. His was one of those bands that exist outside a genre. It's metal hillbilly? Spastic opera grunge? Carnival math rock? Whatever you call it, it's good." Listen »
"We had this infant idea, this experiment, and Lonesome Radio Heart proved it worked, that it was true - live music is something worth sharing." Listen »
Banana Stand Media is proud to release Alex Arrowsmith: Live from the Banana Stand! Recorded on April 12th, 2010, the album was mixed by Alex Arrowsmith. This live, independent album is available for a requested donation! We hope you'll help support this recording project and the artists involved in the process. Listen »
Yeah Great Fine - Live from the Banana Stand is now available for pay-what-you-want! What are you waiting for? Grab it up! Listen »
Banana Stand Media is proud to release Prizzy Prizzy Please: Live from the Banana Stand! Recorded on March 13th, 2009, the album was mixed by Nicholas Taplin. This live, independent album is available for free! We hope you'll help support this recording project and the artists involved in the process by telling people about this free album.. Listen »
Banana Stand Media is proud to release Tiger House: Live from the Banana Stand! Recorded on January 23rd, 2010, the album was mixed by Matt Thompson. This live, independent album is available for a request donation! We hope you'll help support this recording project and the artists involved in the process. Listen »
Banana Stand Media is proud to release The We Shared Milk: Live from the Banana Stand! Recorded on January 24th, 2009, the album was mixed by Vic Lund. This live, independent album is available for a requested donation! We hope you'll help support this recording project and the artists involved in the process. Listen »
Banana Stand Media is proud to release Ingredients the Band: Live at the Banana Stand! Recorded on May 3rd, 2009, the album was mixed by Ethan Pierce and Brian Wollen, mastered by Chris Munson. This live, independent album is available for a requested donation! We hope you'll help support this recording project and the artists involved in the process. Listen »
