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The Molenes, The Grassholes, The Coming Grass

The Molenes forge hard-twang melodies and driving steam-train rhythms into compelling songs that have been firing up the stages of the Northeasts burgeoning Americana/Alt-Country scene since the bands inception in 2005. Evoking the burnished lyricism of SON VOLT, the organic atmospherics of WILCO, and the rootsy swagger of STEVE EARLE, The Molenes second album, Songs of Sin and Redemption (2008), takes the listener on a tour through both the dark and light sides of the American experience. Nine years in, The Grassholes are just getting started. As they've moved from slamgrass takes on Monroe/Flatt & Scruggs/Carter Family traditionals to more nuanced interpretations of contemporary Americana and fully realized original work. Acclaimed gunslinger Nate Schrock returns for a rare appearance with Steve Jones, Ginger Cote, and Sara Cox as The Coming Grass, hands-down one of the finest bands to come out of Portland.