Napalm Beach, Snow Bud and the Flower People, Divining Rods, Boo Frog
Napalm Beach played Mayor’s Ball Too 1988 and 1989. I remember someone mentioning that Chris dedicated his Snow Bud song “Killer Bud” to Mayor John Elwood “Bud” Clark (1931-2022). Clark apparently owned the bar where Chris’ bandmate Doug Naish (ex-Crackerbash little brother of former Wipers drummer Brad Naish) works. I met Clark once visiting at Naish’s home when Naish was drumming with Boo Frog.
Related documents (The Oregonian articles) PDFs
“Alive Again” profile of Chris Newman by Matthew Singer at Willamette Week.
Boo Frog is proud to release “Better Than The Rest” on 12″ vinyl! Come help us celebrate on Saturday, July 16, at Slabtown, Portland. We will be playing with Seattle’s ATOMIC BRIDE, Portland’s SICK BROADS, and El Paso’s THE MUSICIANEERS.
Tix $15 at the door. Doors at 7. Show at 8.
From Willamette Week: Kleveland, Snow Bud and the Flower People, Hogwild, Slackjaw
[DOOBIE JAMS!] Snow Bud and the Flower People, fronted by Napalm Beach frontman/Portland legend Chris Newman, is kind of a joke. Newman, of course, is in on said joke: Snow Bud began as a gag—a stoner-rock project that could goof on trippy Doors and Hendrix formulas while writing a seemingly endless string of songs about marijuana—and later grew into something of a bit more consequence. That initial joke spawned a 25-year career—one dogged by hiatuses during Newman’s occasional jail time and homelessness—and a few brushes with fame, from High Times to Sub Pop. The music, taken in as a lengthy blur of bluesy riffs, feedback and one-liners, reminds as much of the Butthole Surfers and the Melvins as it does of those hippie-rock influences. For an old joke, it shows that these guys take Snow Bud pretty seriously. CASEY JARMAN. Satyricon 9 pm. $7. 21+.
WONDER BALLROOM
128 Ne Russell Street, Portland, OR
Fri 10/22 – doors @ 8 show @ 9pm 21+
tix available from ticketmaster $22
or at the door $25 day of show