Future unknown, the model currently on display, Melville is the combined effort of a band in the making since 2011. That's when, newly returned stateside from a four year stint living in Berlin, songwriter and vocalist Ryan T. Jacobs first debuted Melville at Portland staple the LaurelThirst Pub. Since then, the band has performed many shows and had several highlights including having single Heart debuted at halftime of a sold out Portland Trailblazers game, playing at SXSW and sharing the stage with the likes of 3 Doors Down, Wilco side-project The Autumn Defense, Minor Alps, Murder by Death and Eric Earley (Blitzen Trapper) among others.

Founded on openness and a collaborative spirit, there's a tangible longevity to Melville that begs the band to explore and discover new layers to its sound.

Melville's introductory offering, Maquette, was recorded at Type Foundry Studios with Adam Selzer (M. Ward, Sallie Ford, Blind Pilot, The Decemberists, Peter Buck of R.E.M., She & Him) and mastered by Gus Elg at Sky Onion (Typhoon, Nurses, Horse Feathers, Blue Cranes), and has garnered radio play on Portland stations like KINK, KNRK and KZME. For now, Maquette is the base layer-but Melville will be charting a fresh course from here.

Melville are currently in the studio with Gregg Williams (The Dandy Warhols, Blitzen Trapper, Sheryl Crow, etc) working on the full-length follow-up to Maquette, entitled The New Zero.

Website:

http://melvilletheband.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/melvilletheband

The Breaking is a pop rock band from Portland, OR. Brainchild of a recovering folk musician who grew up listening to 70′s and 90′s rock, the band draws inspiration from an amalgam of classic records like Rumors, The Bends, Born to Run, Achtung Baby, It Don’t Come Easy, and Recovering the Satellites. Fronted by Adam Sweeney (Incredible Yacht Control, The Cabin Project), the band features Rian Lewis (Crosstide, The Dimes) on drums, Jay Haser (Lifesavas, Marv Ellis band) on bass, and Tim Karplus (Alexander Tragedy, Redwood Son) on guitar. They released their debut EP, “Current Through the Wire” in December 2013. Swirling psychedelic harmonies, jangly 12-string and growling reverb-laden electric guitars compliment Sweeney’s darkly personal songwriting. The band is currently tracking it’s debut full length, due out in the fall of 2014. “The Breaking… sound like the resulting genesis of studying 1960′s coffeehouse folk music and 1970′s acid rock… they ripple with a soft fluidity and rich echoing vocals… that reverberate with the concept of controlled chaos.” – Ethan Maffey, The Source Weekly (Bend, OR) “The Breaking hits the ground running with their debut EP, Current Through The Wire. The tracks thoroughly grasp the band’s vintage rock sound… and will leave you hungry for more. This is a superb debut from a band with some serious musical chops.” – Ellene Smith, KZME 107.1FM

Website:

http://the-breaking.com/