Battle of the Gentle Bands (Portlandia)

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  • I love Portlandia :)

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  • @s4ujcd
    @s4ujcd 8 років тому +3139

    And the crowd goes mild.

  • @robinwhitcomb1689
    @robinwhitcomb1689 6 років тому +585

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

    • @BirdieBirdieBirdie566
      @BirdieBirdieBirdie566 4 роки тому +9

      i wish it was a real song

    • @PMinPhoenix
      @PMinPhoenix 4 роки тому +4

      @@BirdieBirdieBirdie566 Make it be one🪕

    • @Jakeylope
      @Jakeylope 4 роки тому +10

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

    • @everwake2689
      @everwake2689 2 роки тому

      I think that's a nice dream to have.

    • @abelincolnlover2470
      @abelincolnlover2470 2 роки тому +1

      Makes me think of Joe by the Cranberries 😂

  • @nightmoose
    @nightmoose 2 роки тому +189

    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
      @lynnpehrson8826 Рік тому +4

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

    • @keithklassen5320
      @keithklassen5320 Рік тому +6

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

    • @standupstraight9691
      @standupstraight9691 Рік тому

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

  • @malcolmnicoll1165
    @malcolmnicoll1165 9 років тому +486

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

    • @millsykooksy4863
      @millsykooksy4863 7 років тому

      Malcolm Nicoll lmao

    • @danielchais4603
      @danielchais4603 7 років тому +8

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

    • @gabelogan56
      @gabelogan56 7 років тому +26

      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
      @theEarlofChip 6 років тому +25

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

    • @DiamorphineDeath
      @DiamorphineDeath 6 років тому +30

      "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?"

  • @TheSam12678
    @TheSam12678 6 років тому +142

    I saw frannys wisp with slayer in '88

    • @Cheeselord83
      @Cheeselord83 3 місяці тому +3

      You made me snort 6 years later.

  • @PhoenixProdLLC
    @PhoenixProdLLC 7 років тому +310

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

  • @jmsmith1767
    @jmsmith1767 4 роки тому +84

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

    • @justincannon3621
      @justincannon3621 10 місяців тому

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

  • @WOLVEOVSIBERIA
    @WOLVEOVSIBERIA 11 років тому +270

    Even unplugged he's still the loudest guitarist ever!

  • @daveguy11
    @daveguy11 4 роки тому +90

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

  • @hoacky
    @hoacky 8 років тому +116

    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
      @joshuadurbin3271 3 роки тому +2

      Codfish Hollow.. love that venue!

    • @TimpBizkit
      @TimpBizkit 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @BrianBattles
    @BrianBattles 8 років тому +28

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

  • @spaghettininja4209
    @spaghettininja4209 2 роки тому +83

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

    • @shastica
      @shastica 2 роки тому +1

      I have that guitar its amazing ❤️

    • @alienvomitsex
      @alienvomitsex 2 роки тому +5

      His second signature guitar

    • @williep1626
      @williep1626 Рік тому +4

      They got poor J. wandering around in a field.

    • @elliothill3953
      @elliothill3953 13 днів тому

      Fender classic vibe paint scheme is so beautiful.

  • @KageZX10RRonin
    @KageZX10RRonin 4 роки тому +49

    " Grandfather and his wooden chair ' was totally Gordon Lightfoot

    • @baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134
      @baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134 3 роки тому +2

      I thought he sounded like Nick Drake but could be.

    • @elliothill3953
      @elliothill3953 13 днів тому

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

  • @ragnarsson-1597
    @ragnarsson-1597 7 років тому +91

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

  • @cleanartcollective
    @cleanartcollective 2 місяці тому +2

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

  • @chappa1234
    @chappa1234 7 років тому +392

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

    • @ehpunka
      @ehpunka 4 роки тому +23

      Thanks for pointing that out mate

    • @scottwebster8756
      @scottwebster8756 4 роки тому +12

      Oh now I get it.

    • @Terbyn
      @Terbyn 4 роки тому +1

      Ya think?

    • @philllax1719
      @philllax1719 4 роки тому +11

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

    • @patdisaster8543
      @patdisaster8543 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @KneedleKnees
    @KneedleKnees 4 роки тому +36

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

  • @ermir001
    @ermir001 5 років тому +46

    Such a respectable crowd!

  • @SheldonBeldon
    @SheldonBeldon 6 років тому +28

    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
      @jimreily7538 6 років тому +28

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

    • @alienvomitsex
      @alienvomitsex 2 роки тому +3

      Genius at Work

    • @OneTimWhatley
      @OneTimWhatley 2 роки тому +8

      Each woman generates a completely different cosmic energy.

    • @elliothill3953
      @elliothill3953 13 днів тому

      Different kissing embouchures.

  • @wpopopolo
    @wpopopolo 7 років тому +110

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

    • @albertandrews130
      @albertandrews130 5 років тому +16

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

    • @glassarthouse
      @glassarthouse 2 роки тому

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

    • @JohnnyJohnny-f5o
      @JohnnyJohnny-f5o Рік тому

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

    • @wpopopolo
      @wpopopolo Рік тому +1

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

  • @xtlm
    @xtlm Рік тому +14

    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.

  • @durandefreitas9309
    @durandefreitas9309 8 років тому +69

    kiss my bell and blow my feather.

  • @sergeant_salty
    @sergeant_salty 2 роки тому +6

    1:24 only the dog smiling lol

  • @_PrimetimePranks
    @_PrimetimePranks 9 років тому +90

    Bless the Barn. LOL

  • @thebandsoul7836
    @thebandsoul7836 4 роки тому +12

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

  • @randalls9822
    @randalls9822 8 років тому +194

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

  • @chrish931
    @chrish931 4 роки тому +17

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

  • @matt5415
    @matt5415 2 роки тому +10

    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
      @myradioon 23 дні тому +1

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

  • @kalliekilchrist6915
    @kalliekilchrist6915 4 роки тому +282

    this is basically NPR's tiny desk

    • @seangrabowski3142
      @seangrabowski3142 4 роки тому +9

      Kallie Kilchrist hmmmm not so much, maybe you should watch more...
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    • @kt550
      @kt550 4 роки тому +6

      Sean Grabowski Lizzo 😂 what a joke

    • @seangrabowski3142
      @seangrabowski3142 4 роки тому +11

      @ 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
      @kt550 4 роки тому +2

      Sean Grabowski I would rather the quiet strings lol

    • @seangrabowski3142
      @seangrabowski3142 4 роки тому +5

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

  • @dontask8979
    @dontask8979 4 роки тому +5

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

  • @jasonberezny9705
    @jasonberezny9705 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @onlythelonely93
    @onlythelonely93 8 років тому +63

    1:36 that laugh was really creepy

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 5 років тому

      been around a while ua-cam.com/video/3wshPQsU6jM/v-deo.html

  • @LiamPorterFilms
    @LiamPorterFilms 4 роки тому +3

    I recognize Amber from Dirty Projectors

  • @mikaylabansie9512
    @mikaylabansie9512 6 років тому +12

    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

    •  5 років тому

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

    • @TJ-mw6bb
      @TJ-mw6bb 2 роки тому

      Yes that's Russian 🙂

  • @lethrneck4
    @lethrneck4 8 років тому +18

    J cant help but be loud, even when muted

  • @munobasho9
    @munobasho9 8 років тому +95

    Was that J. Mascis?

  • @vladvampirelord8910
    @vladvampirelord8910 10 місяців тому +3

    Heavy feather.

  • @roflstomps324
    @roflstomps324 4 роки тому +7

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

  • @killerbing11
    @killerbing11 7 років тому +6

    People from Portland are like this!

  • @unclvinny
    @unclvinny Рік тому +1

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

  • @coma-body-stilllife
    @coma-body-stilllife 6 років тому +16

    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.

  • @DiamorphineDeath
    @DiamorphineDeath 6 років тому +148

    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
      @profd65 6 років тому +27

      Shut the fuck up.

    • @roflstomps324
      @roflstomps324 4 роки тому +5

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

    • @roflstomps324
      @roflstomps324 4 роки тому +1

      @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.

  • @raindaresmusic
    @raindaresmusic 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @Bla484
    @Bla484 5 років тому +6

    That happy dog in the crowd 😭

  • @JesseSimpson
    @JesseSimpson 10 місяців тому +2

    Fred is really channeling Captain Beefheart in the first tune!

  • @jkoff76
    @jkoff76 9 років тому +12

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

    • @3798penisholder
      @3798penisholder 7 років тому +1

      jkoff76 that means someone bought it im the first place

  • @Jade_holloway
    @Jade_holloway 7 років тому +9

    'Featherwash' what a name for a band haha

  • @OhFishyFish
    @OhFishyFish 9 років тому +26

    That dog at 1:23 broke me.

    • @sparkyvandamproductions8577
      @sparkyvandamproductions8577 6 років тому +2

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

  • @thelocust64
    @thelocust64 6 років тому +40

    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
      @seanmanseau 3 роки тому +2

      Can confirm!

    • @robertloerwald3
      @robertloerwald3 2 роки тому

      Update? Have you moved? Did you die?

    • @andrewroberts7428
      @andrewroberts7428 2 роки тому

      did you die and move?

    • @jophusxakc3192
      @jophusxakc3192 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @gregbors8364
      @gregbors8364 2 роки тому

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

  • @philwillett9102
    @philwillett9102 5 днів тому

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

  • @aceofspades856
    @aceofspades856 7 років тому +2

    Too funny! Twisty loves Portlandia!

  • @uneedtherapy42
    @uneedtherapy42 6 років тому +7

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

    • @JLKDOOM
      @JLKDOOM 11 місяців тому

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

  • @MrBackoftheface
    @MrBackoftheface 5 років тому +6

    God damnit this is so accurate

  • @wheelzwheela
    @wheelzwheela 6 років тому +10

    "Can you turn the guitar down please"

  • @ryanblais6208
    @ryanblais6208 Рік тому +4

    The first song actually sounds pretty good 👍

  • @danielchais4603
    @danielchais4603 7 років тому +11

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

  • @cquilty1
    @cquilty1 Рік тому +1

    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
      @richardjames1812 Рік тому

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

  • @willcoots6772
    @willcoots6772 Рік тому +2

    gonna tell my kids this is modern folk music

  • @thedave8972
    @thedave8972 2 роки тому +1

    The bell kissing broke me.

  • @SquiggyWigginz
    @SquiggyWigginz 12 днів тому +1

    I was once a gentle band owner.

  • @Kevin_Kennelly
    @Kevin_Kennelly Рік тому +1

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

  • @kenaldri4982
    @kenaldri4982 6 років тому +6

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

  • @skullsaintdead
    @skullsaintdead 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @stephenhowes8937
    @stephenhowes8937 Місяць тому

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

  • @poop7080
    @poop7080 5 років тому +5

    j mascis going quiet. brilliant

    • @tcaw8813
      @tcaw8813 5 років тому +1

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

  • @coyoteshark
    @coyoteshark 7 років тому

    Lols...Sunday Sunday Sunday!
    Love Carrie!

  • @joespappa
    @joespappa 2 роки тому +1

    And people WONDER why Portland is in the shape it's in.
    I know this is supposed to be satire. But it's more true than you would like to think.

  • @collegeman1988
    @collegeman1988 Рік тому

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

  • @TheBanMan
    @TheBanMan 2 роки тому +1

    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

  • @tomitstube
    @tomitstube 7 років тому +7

    kind of reminds me of the band named bread.

    • @GoblinGirl
      @GoblinGirl 7 років тому +7

      Bread would be considered edgy compared to this lot :)

    • @chasbodaniels1744
      @chasbodaniels1744 5 років тому +2

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

  • @kellymckay1750
    @kellymckay1750 5 років тому +2

    Bless the Barn...J.Macis!!

  • @jamesclapp6832
    @jamesclapp6832 Рік тому +1

    Franny Wisp shreds feather chimes like no other!

  • @dennisolsen4507
    @dennisolsen4507 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @ABRASILERA17
    @ABRASILERA17 2 роки тому +1

    Man this is the whitest show out there and Im living for it

  • @wyldthangz
    @wyldthangz 10 років тому +14

    1:24 the dogs face lol

  • @juliabryan8083
    @juliabryan8083 7 місяців тому

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

  • @tedtravelsteadvlog
    @tedtravelsteadvlog 19 днів тому

    Man oh man. Great. ❤

  • @PatrickRyder-k1n
    @PatrickRyder-k1n 2 місяці тому

    Brilliant!

  • @YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen
    @YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen 2 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @ryanh7389
    @ryanh7389 4 роки тому +2

    j wandering around in the grass gets me every time

    • @delilasloan8914
      @delilasloan8914 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @ronalddiberto4161
    @ronalddiberto4161 4 роки тому +2

    This will be the future for those Triggered by Anything,

  • @phest02
    @phest02 4 роки тому

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

  • @alienvomitsex
    @alienvomitsex 6 років тому +43

    Of course, they have the loudest guitar player ever known to mankind, J Mascis, in this skit.

  • @montanaelkwhisperer1744
    @montanaelkwhisperer1744 Рік тому

    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.

  • @byHexted
    @byHexted 2 роки тому +1

    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
      @ezakustam Рік тому

      Peter, Paul, and Mary, for one.

  • @mattbonaccio3522
    @mattbonaccio3522 7 років тому +2

    If only they'd have put J. Mascis in the thumbnail, I'd have clicked on this video so much sooner!

  • @raspycellist
    @raspycellist 2 роки тому +3

    I don't think they're in danger of a mosh pit breaking out. Like in my day.

  • @socallars3748
    @socallars3748 Рік тому

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

  • @leifhoklin2681
    @leifhoklin2681 Рік тому

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

  • @elfritts9895
    @elfritts9895 Рік тому

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

  • @MisterF_1984
    @MisterF_1984 11 років тому +4

    Amber from Dirty Projectors I just.. oh god..

  • @sadasulna6056
    @sadasulna6056 3 роки тому +1

    The prize is the best part!

  • @gabelogan56
    @gabelogan56 7 років тому +1

    I spy with my little eye 1,2,3 Dirty Projectors!

  • @abyrupus
    @abyrupus 3 роки тому +2

    They predicted ASMR in 2013 !!!

  • @thebaysix
    @thebaysix Рік тому +1

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

  • @zt1788
    @zt1788 7 років тому +1

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

  • @isiahs9312
    @isiahs9312 Місяць тому

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

  • @nikkiking259
    @nikkiking259 7 років тому +3

    we don't wanna harm any insects 😂

  • @stephensmith8101
    @stephensmith8101 2 роки тому

    Bless the barn rocks ..

  • @baller84milw
    @baller84milw 7 років тому +8

    Lol in real life the winner would be *"You would not believe your eyes, if 10 millions fireflies.."*