OGRE is Portland’s #1 Best New Band of 2025, as voted by Willamette Week, and it’s easy to see why. With two bass guitars, one drum kit, and no need for guitars—or permission—they’ve built something loud, physical, and uniquely their own. Their set feels less like a concert and more like controlled demolition. Fusing noise, hardcore, and performance art into a sound that hits hard and stays strange. It’s a distinctly Portland kind of chaos—raw, intentional, and impossible to look away from.  Even more apparent than the monumental stacks of Sunn amps, primal grooves and ominous red “O’s” donned on their backs, is the band’s pure dedication to creativity and community. Fans know that going to an Ogre show means they’re in for something special that can be shared with a room of people of any size. Their quick rise to prominence in the Portland scene has their fans eager for what’s to come. Their legend and lore is both complete fabrication and entirely earned.  Play at your own risk. Adult supervision is NOT required.  WEBSITE // https://www.ogrebyogre.org/ INSTAGRAM // https://www.instagram.com/ogrebyogre/ SPOTIFY // https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VVgdgcVCQxg1QKLpX9GrH?si=pf16h3VPTCCAYqXcMg6EGA APPLE MUSIC // https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ogre/1652616623 YOUTUBE // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX3Zt_7_C9k BANDCAMP // https://ogrebyogre.bandcamp.com/