Live Music: Charlieboy, Porcupine & Squinny

CHARLIEBOY (noun)
/ˈCHärlē-boi/

Honest and abstract, therapeutic rock music.

Based in La Crosse, WI

Cut throat intensity, paired with the feeling of being a baby kitten, being held.
Vague lyricism meets Midwest nostalgia.
Intricate, spontaneous grooves.
Feel provoking melodies.
Compelling mix of indie rock, jazz, pop and prog.

PORCUPINE
Porcupine started around 2006 in La Crosse, WI by singer/guitarist Casey Virock. In naming the band, Virock saluted one of his favorite bands, Echo and the Bunnymen. His songcraft and musical sensibilities swirl the Bunnymen and other New Wavers along with 1960s British psychedelica purveyors (especially Syd Barrett) and 1970s classic rockers. The result is muscular and edgy, infused with melodicism and angular guitar work that puts the band in a class with Queens of the Stone Age and Swervedriver.

The band has released four full-length albums, and has worked with music titans such as Steve Albini. Their new album ‘Our Chemistry is a Tightrope’ released in 2024, has been featured by The Current and other media outlets. The vinyl record is available at record stores across the U.S. and Europe.

Porcupine’s live show includes tour support for the Meat Puppets, Mudhoney, Mission of Burma, The Flaming Lips, Built to Spill, and Dinosaur, Jr.

SQUINNY
Squinny is a Minneapolis psych fuzz four-piece. Synth and riff-heavy, the group’s high-energy performances are home to both dancing and head-banging. Their combination of crushing rhythms and giant melodies is reminiscent of King Crimson a la Black Sabbath.
https://squinnysquinnysquinny.bandcamp.com/