The second night of the Repeater Festival was closed by Portland punks White Fang. Formed in 2007,White Fang have been mainstays of the Portland DIY punk scene and have released 7 full length LPs. Favoring bedroom recording sessions over studio time, the band maintain a DIY ethos which is reflected through the band’s raw garage punk sound.

The long haired frontman declares “this song is about getting drunk as fuck” before the band launches headfirst into abrasive and catchy punk rock. Vocalist Eric Gage delivers laconic lyrics with wide eyed optimism and tongue in cheek humour. The guitarist hammers out infectious fuzzed out pop melodies which drive their decadent scuzz rock. White Fang inject a healthy dose of stoner humour into their act; songs start out as humorous conversations, Gage mimes taking bong hits in between songs, and the lyrics are simple odes to getting wrecked on cheap beer.

White Fang are all about bringing a party to the stage. With White Fang you are never quite sure what is around the bend, one moment you see the four of them jumping around, then suddenly the vocalist is bent over backwards and thrusting upward in to the air. The band then proceeded to go into psychedelic anarchy; the frontman crawling around the floor and fiddling with the knobs on amps as the band unleash an assault of disorderly noise. At one point the vocalist bends down and picks up the guitarist and throws him upside down onto his back, spinning him around while the rest of the band play. The band shows incredible enthusiasm for performing and brings a chaotic energy to their live show. The raucous and messy nature of their performance makes their humour feel less campy.

White Fangs overall sound is a mutant party animal made up of classic Beach Boys pop, SST inspired hardcore punk, and psych rock fuzz. Underneath the jokes the band manages to capture these snapshots of what it feels like to be young. They transform mundane moments in life into anthems that capture a youthful free wheeling, devil may care attitude.