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While hanging out at Musicfest NW the Big Green Bus caught up with Oregon natives, Mimicking Birds, for an intimate performance in an antiques warehouse nestled behind local favorite waffle cart, Flavour Spot.

Mimicking Birds is a rock group quartet from Portland, Oregon comprised of singer/guitarist Nate Lacy, drummer Aaron Hanson, guitarist Ian Luxton, and bassist Adam Trachsel.

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 Mimicking Birds

While in Portland, the Big Green Bus stopped in the city's Historic Mississippi District to meet up with the band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, for an intimate session in the hammock garden hidden behind Casa Naraja.

Indie pop band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, hails from New York City and is comprised of singer and guitarist Kip Berman, guitarist Connor Hanwick, drummer Kurt Feldman, Alex Naidus on bass, and Peggy Wang on keyboard and vocals.



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 Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Continuing on its journey through the Pacific Northwest the Bus next made its way to North Portland, where it met up with indie pop quartet, Radiation City, for an intimate performance in the city's Peninsula Park.



The band, naming themselves with the idea of making music that could be found in the wreckage of a future dystopia, formed in 2010 and features vocalist/organist Elisabeth Ellison, vocalist/
guitarist Cameron Spies, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Patti King, drummer Randy Bemrose, and bassist Matt Rafferty.

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Radiation Spotify Big Green Bus Tour

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After weaving its way through Seattle and Salt Lake City, the Big Green Bus continued its journey, stopping next in the Pacific Northwest city of Portland. Here it met up with eager fans outside of local hot spot, Mississippi Studios, for a special afternoon performance with alternative rock band, MUTEMATH.

MUTEMATH

Hailing from New Orleans, the Grammy award nominated MUTEMATH features lead vocalist and keyboardist Paul Meany, drummer Darren King, guitarist Todd Gummerman, and bassist Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas.

Check out MUTEMATH's Big Green Bus playlist:

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The Big Green Bus made its way to Seattle and caught up with Washington natives, Minus the Bear, for a one of a kind performance at the city's famous Gas Works Park.

American indie rock band Minus the Bear was founded in 2001 and features current and former members of bands Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving.

St. Louis, Seattle, Portland  - The Spotify On Tour Big Green Bus is making its way across the US. Catch up here on all the action from the road and our recent stops at LouFest, Twilight Concert Series, MusicFest NW and more. 

Spotify's Big Green Bus, proudly sponsored by BACARDÍ, made its way to the Midwest for St. Louis' LouFest Music Festival where it met up with artists Phantogram, The Flaming Lips, Wild Nothing, Cotton Mather and more. 

Racking up more miles on the odometer and tons of roadhouse diners, the Pacific Northwest was next. First stopping in Seattle, the Bus parked outside of the city’s famous Gas Works Park for a Spotify Session with Washington natives, Minus the Bear, before making its way to Salt Lake City, where it visited fans at Twilight Concert Series. 

The Bus hit the I-5 and made its way to Portland for a pre-festival party at digital agency, The Brigade, where it hosted a night of music from the band Mimicking Birds and DJ Reverend Shines, before

Spotify's Big Green Bus, proudly sponsored by Bacardi, stopped by the Haus of Hipstamatic to host a Spotify Live gig with our friends Geographer.

Geographer, an Indie Rock band from San Francisco consisting of members Michael Deni (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Nathan Blaz (cello, synthesizers) and Brian Ostreicher (drums, vocals), wowed the crowd with favorites including an acoustic version of "Kites." 

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Before embarking on a multi-city tour, Grouplove took time out of their afternoon off to hang out with Spotify and the Big Green Bus, treating fans to an intimate performance.

GROUPLOVE, an American indie pop band that formed in 2010 by Christian Zucconi (vocals, guitar), Hannah Hooper (vocals, keyboards), Andrew Wessen (vocals, guitar), Sean Gadd (bass, vocals), and Ryan Rabin (drums), thrilled the crowd with catchy fan favorites, including 'Itchin' on a Photograph'.

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GROUPLOVE (photo: Howard Wise)