Junkface plays at the Blue Moon this Saturday, Jan. 20th.

They are a charged Portland 3 piece that hits melodic punk and sinister pop. Singer / guitarist, Randy Bemrose is tattered and chic. You can tell he scored well on his SAT’s.

The night I saw Junkface, they ended up wrestling each other on the floor. They were wearing white suits and ties. A candle fell on them off a table they knocked over. Someone spit on them. A combination Butthole Surfers, Dead Milkmen, WWF. People were walking into the club and these two guys in white were on the floor rolling around on each other. One of them was yelling something about “Telemachus” and “Ithaca.” “Sacker of cities, slayer of Zeus.” That’s from Homer’s Odyssey.

Junkface influences:

Michigan’s Crucifucks. Bemrose says, “The Crucifucks are the total package for me. Doc D. has such an unbelievably disgusting voice, it sounds like he just came out from under a bridge somewhere ready to eat goats. The rhythm section is rock solid too, especially on ‘Our Will be Done’ which had what’s his name from Sonic Youth on drums."

Japanther. Bemrose says, “Japanther do a lot, but it never gets in the way of turning the dance party out.”

And Portland psychedelic band, King Black Acid.

Bemrose also mentions the Beatles. He says, “I’m sure on another day I’d tell you three different influences for completely different reasons. Like Bowie for his pageantry, or Sparklehorse for their use of loaded words, or Iggy, for sleeping with Bowie. But really, the only constants for me are an honest emotional involvement, and the search for what else I can get away with.”

Blue Moon is 712 NE 45TH ST. 21+