I suppose since it's my favorite Portland area band and all, I should probably share this.

Red Fang is streaming on NPR. For serious.

Let's see how many of these I've already heard!

1. Malverde. Yeeeah. I heard this one in early 2008 when I saw them live for the first time. It's on the Tweak Bird split released that year. I like bass, I like that version better.

2. Wires. I've heard this as-is for ages, and for at least a year and a half live. Didn't notice the weird noises going on in the middle-end of the song, though. Production, wtf.

3. Hank Is Dead. Metal Swim compilation in the summer. This slightly different quality (perhaps just because it's streamed) is making me focus on different parts of the music.

4. Dirt Wizard. I've heard this live for some time now - since September 2009 according to my notes. Got a recording of it recently.

5. Throw Up. February 2009 they played this live at Rontoms. I got the flu the next week. I'm not sure if I've heard this song since then - otherwise it sounds unfamiliar. Mellow? I heard they changed the vocalist on this song (I think?) but I don't remember who was singing, if I could even see, at that show. ... But they're both singing after all! Nice ending.

6. Painted Parade. Drum intro sounds familiar. Yep, heard this one live, too. I think I have video of it! And lyrics in my ticket stub book.

7. Number Thirteen. This is on a comp from Relapse, and I've also heard it live 500 times. Aaron has a nice voice. Fucker needs to get Ancient Age into gear when he gets back from Fang-wide Tour '11.

8. Into The Eye. This title is in my notes from September 2009. I vaguely remember knowing it was called "into the eye" without checking the song list. I'd like to hear it live again; not enough bass/heavy on this recording.

9. The Undertow. This is an unfamiliar name! The intro spacey bit seems unfamiliar, too... I have a hard time not connecting this to Tool. Nice, chilled out little doomer without the cliche screaming part... I'll take it.

10. Human Herd. This name is not in my notes. Who the fuck is singing? Weird. That style makes it a hell of a lot more stoner-ish. I like. Nice ending, too.

So out of ten songs, I have heard at least eight of them. The two I have not heard yet are worth the $12 CD price alone, so you can guess how it is.

In conclusion, I have seen this band live too many times. Next show: Thursday. I've never seen Red Fang perform upstairs at the Roseland before, so it should be exciting and sort of new. Love these guys. You will, too. Mark the date: April 12th.