Portugal. The Man

3.16.2025 History Of Alternative

March 16, 2025 | bphillips

St. Paddy’s Day tunes from Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, The Pogues and The Undertones highlight this week’s show along with U2, The Cranberries, Morrissey and Sinead O’Connor, album anniversaries for Depeche Mode, Radiohead and Modest Mouse, plus Pearl Jam, Green Day and cool covers from Blondie and Foo Fighters.

12.8.2024 History Of Alternative

December 8, 2024 | bphillips

U2, Veruca Salt, Alice In Chains and Alkaline Trio in this set, album anniversaries for The Clash and No Doubt, plus Pearl Jam, Letters To Cleo, The Used, Matthew Sweet, Hot Hot Heat and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

9.29.2024 History Of Alternative

September 29, 2024 | bphillips

The Cure, Bad Religion, Alice In Chains and PJ Harvey in this set, album anniversaries for U2, STP, Beck, Green Day, Oasis and Radiohead, plus Depeche Mode, Rancid, cool covers from Blondie and Social D along with Blink-182, The Smiths and The Dandy Warhols.

6.2.2024 History Of Alternative

June 2, 2024 | bphillips

Nirvana, Joy Division, 311 and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for STP, Sublime, Blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Weezer, The White Stripes, Smashing Pumpkins, Coldplay and The Lemonheads, plus XTC, OMD, Siouxsie And The Banshees and The Strokes.

2.4.2024 History Of Alternative

February 4, 2024 | bphillips

The Ramones, Oasis, Radiohead and Siouxsie And The Banshees in this set, album anniversaries for The Offspring, Cake, Incubus, Dinosaur Jr. and Pearl Jam, cool covers from STP and The Clash, plus The Cure, XTC, Hole, The Juliana Hatfield 3 and The Smithereens.

12.3.2023 History Of Alternative

December 3, 2023 | bphillips

Green Day, New Order, Garbage and The Cranberries in this set, album anniversaries for The Offspring, Rage Against The Machine and Bush’s “Sixteen Stone”, plus Blink-182, Joy Division, No Doubt and tunes from Twisted Xmas bands: The Black Keys, Local H, The Gaslight Anthem, White Reaper and Young The Giant.

8.6.2023 History Of Alternative

August 6, 2023 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Veruca Salt and STP in this set, album anniversaries for Arcade Fire, 311, Rise Against, Gin Blossoms and Midnight Oil, plus Lollapalooza 2023 acts: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The 1975, Lana Del Rey, Foals, Sofi Tukker, Billie Eilish, Declan McKenna and Portugal. The Man.

7.16.2023 History Of Alternative

July 16, 2023 | bphillips

The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, The Breeders and Bad Religion in this set, album anniversaries for The Flaming Lips, The Hives, Candlebox and Catherine Wheel, cool covers from Talking Heads, Orgy and Echo And The Bunnymen, plus The Pixies, Garbage and They Might Be Giants.

3.26.2023 History Of Alternative

March 26, 2023 | bphillips

Cake, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails and L7 in this set, album anniversaries for Linkin Park, Social D, STP, Gorillaz, Taking Back Sunday and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, plus The Cure, Oasis, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Good Charlotte.

3.12.2023 History Of Alternative

March 12, 2023 | bphillips

Green Day, Oasis, New Order and Fiona Apple in this set, album anniversaries for Morrissey, Tears For Fears, R.E.M., Cracker and The Bravery. plus festive Irish tunes from Flogging Molly, U2, The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys and House Of Pain.

Portugal. The Man new music

March 1, 2023 | bphillips

WATCH: the video for PTM’s new song “Dummy” here.

12.4.2022 History Of Alternative

December 4, 2022 | bphillips

Pearl Jam, The Smiths, Beastie Boys and The Pixies in this set, album anniversaries for Bush, The Black Keys, Rage Against The Machine and The Offspring, plus Blink 182, 311, Siouxsie And The Banshees and songs from the Singles soundtrack.

11.27.2022 History Of Alternative

November 27, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Beastie Boys, Blondie and Blink 182 in this set, plus Primus, Eve 6, Nine Inch Nails, Cake and Weezer (WATCH the awesome “Pork And Beans” video here) along with Rancid, The Smiths, Elastica and Echo And The Bunnymen.

11.6.2022 History Of Alternative

November 6, 2022 | bphillips

Weezer, Oasis, Our Lady Peace and The Cure in this set, album anniversaries for R.E.M, Rage Against The Machine, Foo Fighters, Fiona Apple, Alice In Chains and Alanis, plus Pearl Jam, The Pretenders, Public Image LTD and Flobots’ “Handlebars”.

9.25.2022 History Of Alternative

September 25, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Green Day, The Smiths and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Nirvana, Interpol, Depeche Mode, Soul Coughing, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, STP and Weezer, plus U2, Blink 182, Paramore and They Might Be Giants.

9.11.2022 History Of Alternative

September 11, 2022 | bphillips

Green Day, Beastie Boys, The Cure and Alanis in this set, album anniversaries for Muse, Arcade Fire, Jet, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Black Keys, plus Riot Fest bands Alkaline Trio, Nine Inch Nails, Portugal. The Man, My Chemical Romance, Less Than Jake and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

6.26.2022 History Of Alternative

June 26, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode and Radiohead in this set, album anniversaries for Sonic Youth, Rancid, The B-52s and Sugar Ray, plus XTC, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mike Ness’ cover of “Don’t Think Twice” and cha-cha-cha: it’s “Tangerine Speedo” season.

Portugal. The Man — UIC

March 20, 2022 | ZSpang

The Lord of Portland themselves, Portugal. The Man, absolutely ruled the stage at the UIC Pavilion! Check out the photos from the Chicago show here.

3.13.2022 History Of Alternative

March 13, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Green Day, 311 and Nine Inch Nails on the show along with Pearl Jam, Paramore and The Pretenders, album anniversaries for AFI, R.E.M., Matthew Sweet, Morrissey, Elastica and The Smithereens, plus proper St. Paddy’s tunes from Flogging Molly, The Pogues, U2 and the Dropkick Murphys.!