Metts Ryan Collins w/ Freddy Trujillo Band

Metts Ryan Collins w/ Freddy Trujillo Band

June 29, 7:30 pm doors

$15 in advance / $20 at door

About Metts Ryan Collins

Portland, Oregon-based rock band Metts Ryan Collins deliver on their sophomore full-length album, the ten-track, power blues-rock collection entitled No Days Be Wasted.

If your idea of a real rock band for the 21st century is one that blends the swagger and bluesy elements of classic bands like The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Humble Pie, alongside more recent bands like The White Stripes, Black Keys, and Rival Sons, then let me introduce you to the power trio from Portland, Oregon – Metts Ryan Collins.

Comprised of Geoff Metts (guitar, lead vocals), Dain Ryan (bass, vocals), and Mike Collins (drums, vocals), Metts Ryan Collins exemplifies the power-trio, delivering loud, guitar-driven rock with heavy blues influences, as can be found on 2015’s four-song, self-titled EP and 2018’s debut, full-length album Homegrown. Now the band has just unleashed their sophomore full-length, No Days Be Wasted, recorded during the height of the pandemic. Unlike previous releases, where members would bring in a nearly-complete song, No Days Be Wasted is truly a collaborative effort.

The result is ten tracks that pay homage to their classic rock forefathers, while sitting well next to current contemporaries, setting Metts Ryan Collins up nicely as a band that can deliver the guitar-driven rock, blues swagger, and melodic hooks that get you singing along.

About Freddy Trujillo

Simi Valley, California-born, and Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Freddy Trujillo is self-releasing his fourth solo album, I Never Threw A Shadow At it, May 24th. A very personal record based around Chicano experiences, it is the follow-up to 2022’s Sketch of a Man. Trujillo, who is also the bass player for The Delines and Richmond Fontaine, delivers an honest storyteller’s look at his life growing up in Southern California as a Chicano.

The record is so personal that the album’s title track, “I Never Threw A Shadow At It,” details a situation where Trujillo called the Los Angeles Police Department when someone attempted to steal his car, only to be treated like the criminal because of the color of his skin when the police showed up.

Fueled by the 70s Nuyorican-soul vibe of the title track, a highlight of the album for Trujillo, and one of his proudest moments, I Never Threw A Shadow At It blends folk, Chicano-rock, and a lot of heart throughout its ten tracks. Featuring every member of The Delines on the record, and engineered and co-produced by The Delines’ Cory Gray at his Old Unconscious Studios, the album will appeal to fans of Trujillo’s other band, while sounding nothing like The Delines.

Trujillo’s first three records - 2002’s debut Hawks & Highways, 2014’s Amexica, and 2022’s Sketch of a Man - were recorded and produced by close friend and frequent collaborator Luther Russell on analog tape machines. However, due to social distancing, I Never Threw A Shadow At it is Trujillo’s first record not done with Russell and first recorded digitally

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

665 N Tillamook St, 665 North Tillamook Street, Portland, United States