Biography
"Not sure how you feel about that band name—it's a love-it or hate-it kind of deal"
- Portland Mercury 11/14/13
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"Don't let the ludicrously "punny" name deter you."
- Portland Mercury 11/20/13
"When interviewing a band called Levon’s Helmet, the lead question writes itself: What’s up with your most excellent band name?"
- Eugene Weekly 12/26/13
"It takes little more than the spunky opening power chords on Levon’s Helmet’s debut EP to realize the Portland trio isn’t some washed-out tribute to the late, pre-eminent force behind the Band."
- Willamette Week 1/4/14
Two men decided they were done with the folk music scene and needed to get back to where they came from. It's a loud, fast place where The Clash are covering Big Star and not plugging in isn't an option. Releasing their debut EP recorded and mixed in a basement and adding a third to complete the power trio, plans for shenanigans of the highest order are multiplying by the minute.
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