Artist description porterhall 1.0 had the pop/emo sound that is not too sappy nor offensive. Well, maybe a little sappy i'm sorry to say. porterhall 2.1 is heavier, slightly more offensive and think being sappy is for pansies. Check out the new website now and buy our records!!

Music Style emo, post-hardcore, pop punk

Musical Influences all/descendents, seam, fugazi, samiam, seaweed, jawbox, quicksand, husker du/sugar, garden variety, jawbreaker, billy bragg, drive like jehu,

Similar Artists get up kids, samiam, foo fighters, jimmy eat world, knapsack, jawbreaker, gameface, texas is the reason, hot water music, braid, saves the day, at the drive in, small brown bike, dillinger 4

Artist History Formed in september of 1998. Hook up with endearing AND twentyfourseven records sometime after because we rule and so do they. Debut record, "ten month soundtrack" is available for consumption now. CD on endearing (endearing.com) and LP on twentyfourseven recordings (www.twenty-four-seven.net).

Group Members Darren Preston (guitar/vocals), Munro Mackenzie (bass/leg dance), Ross Andersen (drums/hair), Todd Harkness (guitar/bad egg)- Jeff Caissie used to be in the band but now he's not.

Instruments huh? things man, things.

Albums "ten month soundtrack" CD (endearing) / LP (does everyone stare?) - "everything i know is stolen" CD (dead serious - germany)

Press Reviews "these guys may actually be good!" - Dave Muir/Sloth Records ... "so cute" - my mom ... "crust punk" - The Gauntlet Newspaper ... "sound like the doughboys meets the offspring" - MusicConX.com (??) ... "portishead suck" - opinionated spectator

Additional Info songs on: self portrait #2 7

Location Calgary, Alberta - Canada

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