#a.side

[2018]

> Published online in A.side

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"There is something to be said about the spotlight that Portugal. The Man grabbed in the Alternative Rock scene in 2017. They’re a band that has been around for more than a decade, but if you didn’t listen to them in high school, it’s guaranteed you’ve heard their hit single “Feel It Still” by now.

But the hit tune caps off the end of a longer story. For newer fans, let’s start with what’s familiar. Let’s use the words and lyrics to “Feel It Still” to guide us through the events that got Portugal. The Man to where they are now. From their start in Alaska, to their adventures across the world, to returning home as rock stars, and wading their way out of a rut to sucker punch onto a number one on the Billboard charts.”

[2017]

> Published online in A.side

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It’s guaranteed that once two people find out that they both like Vulfpeck, they will instantly become friends. 

[2017]

> Published online in A.side

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It’s fun to imagine the different kinds of conversations that have taken place on the couch Alex Aiono and I were sitting on. Nestled in a downtown Toronto agency office, in the last few weeks alone it’s housed names like Hedley, the Vamps and Imagine Dragons. The couch’s upholstery cinched the perfect balance between soft and firm. “Enough to cradle and protect a person’s hopes and dreams,” I had remarked to Collin, the camera-man who was setting up his equipment at breakneck speed. But late that Monday morning, the talk we had with Alex Aiono leaned more on the soft side.