Stumptown Soundtracks: A Hard-Rocking Portland Playlist

1. Wipers, "Doom Town"
The sonic manifesto of Portland punk
2. Red Fang, "Prehistoric Dog"
Portland’s other wolf song
3. Neo Boys, "Give Me the Message"
Pioneering proto-riot grrrl
4. The Exploding Hearts, "Thorns in Roses"
The most tragic band in Portland history
5. The Dandy Warhols, "Bohemian Like You"
That song
6. Dead Moon, "54/40 or Fight"
Howling at the horizon
7. Crackerbash, "Song for Lon Mabon"
Early-’90s political angst, full blast
8. Tragedy, "Vengeance"
Band name + song title = The youth are ANGRY
9. Dharma Bums,"Pumpkinhead"
State-of-the-art Northwest pre-indie, circa 1990
10. Heatmiser, "Sleeping Pill"
An alt-rock lullaby
11. Sleater-Kinney, "Light Rail Coyote"
A Portland punk’s itinerary
12. Floater, "The Sad Ballad of Danny Boy"
Things are not looking good for this guy
13. Summer Cannibals, "Something New"
Fuzz rockers’ post-break-up anthem