Menomena All sorts of squeaky clean. “WE’RE JUST THREE PEOPLE,” Menomena’s Justin Harris said, sitting on a sinking couch in a warehouse practice space. “We’re not the Polyphonic Spree… or maybe we ...

There was once a time when Menomena was fresh on the Portland indie rock scene. It was 2003 and the band had just self-released their debut album I Am The Fun Blame Monster! to a rather impressive ...

Portland's Menomena maneuvered through their musical minefield to a capacity crowd at Casbah. Supported by Tu Fawning and Suckers, the trio of multi-instrumentalists/vocalists highlighted material ...

When all three members of Menomena join me over Zoom from their respective homes—keyboardist-guitarist Brent Knopf and bassist-saxophonist Justin Harris in Portland, Oregon, drummer Danny Seim in, as ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Though they’ve been playing for almost 10 years, Menomena is just really starting to make the step from club band to theater band, something bassist Justin ...

It’s rare when every member of a band can claim both vocal and instrumental contributions to an album, and even more rare when each contributor is exceptionally talented. Portland, Ore., rock… By ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Last night at the Fox, Menomena demonstrated and overcame the challenge of transforming studio albums into something new for their audience. Joined by Joe ...

The shakeup in Menomena's lineup after Brent Knopf's departure in 2011 didn't throw remaining members Justin Harris and Danny Seim too far off course. In fact, the duo's new album, Moms, is likely ...

The last decade has seen Oregon’s Portland establish itself as a serious hive for new music, luring artists Child Catcher-like with its low rents and soundproof basements. You’ll know Modest Mouse, of ...

A trio of multi-instrumentalists from Portland, Oregon, Menomena set out with a jam-band bent and have grown more song-focussed with each album. There’s an alt-rock classic lurking in Mines, but it ...