Left of the Dial, a Portland-based cover band, celebrates the golden era of college, indie, and alternative rock. Our set pulls from the best of the ‘80s and ‘90s underground—bands like R.E.M., The Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Pixies, Uncle Tupelo, and many others. We’ve built a flexible, high-energy setlist of over 100 songs that can be tailored to the vibe of the night, including specialty shows like:
- Alt-Country Night (Wilco, Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo)
- R.E.M.'s Lifes Rich Pageant performed start to finish, REM Reckoning entire album
- SST Records Showcase – Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, etc.
- Female alternative artists of the 80s/90s (Pretenders, Belly, Hole, Breeders, etc.)
1 review
Dan M.
March 1, 2020Great sound. Everyone enjoyed.
Hired as: Tribute Band
Left of the Dial
Thanks for the positive review! We had a great time playing two sets of 80s college rock classics. Everyone there was super helpful and professional. Hope we can do it again next year.
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English
Gig length: 60 - 180 minutes
We can play up to 3 (50-minute) sets of music, which can cover a timeframe of 3-4 hours including breaks. Expect a high energy show filled with 80s and 90s nostalgia from one of the most prolific eras of alternative music.
Hello! We play the music we grew up listening to during high school and college. College radio is where you could hear the music of The Replacements, The Pixies, The Smithereens, INXS, The Cure, The Smiths, REM, Hoodoo Gurus, and so many more groups. This covers several genres including "alt-country," punk, new-wave, dark-wave, and rock-n-roll. We try to play as much of a variety from these genres as possible.
We can provide our own sound, which will cost an extra $200. This is a bargain for sound services. If the venue is larger than 100 people, we would require an outside service. We have 3 vocal mics, two guitars, a bass, and drums. In a larger venue, most likely, everything would need to be mic'ed-up. We require 3 monitor speakers, all stand, and cords. We need at least 1-hour to do a soundcheck prior to the gig. Generally, our sets last 50 minutes with a 10-15 minute break.
Saturday
LOTD: Uncle Tupelo No Depression
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
LOTD: Dischord Records Showcase
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
LOTD: Slash Records Showcase
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
LOTD: Mike Watt Tribute Night
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
LOTD: 80s British Invasion Show
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
Gig - Tue Snug
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday
Gig - The Snug
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday
The Snug with Band
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
N8 - Bday Suits Gig
6:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
Halloween Extravaganza
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Friday
LOTD: Replacements' Tim
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
LOTD: High Water Hootenanny
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
N8 vacation
6:00am - 8:00am
Sunday
N8 vacation
6:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
White Eagle Gig
All-day event
Thursday
Vince (solo acoustic) Ross Island
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday
Vince & Nate at Artichoke Music
7:00pm - 7:30pm
Saturday
Star Theater with Stupid Girls
All-day event
Saturday
Left of the Dial/The Frequence
All-day event
Saturday
Relacements Tribute Night
All-day event
Saturday
Alt-country Hootenanny
All-day event
Saturday
Vince's Birthday Bash @ Turn, Turn, Turn
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday
British Invasion 80s/90s Gig Arbor Beer Lodge
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Monday
Nate K. Birthday Celebration
6:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Gig
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday
Shawn out of town
12:00pm - 11:30pm
Sunday
Gig at Turn, Turn, Turn
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Thursday
N8 - Napa
All-day event
Wednesday
N8 - Oahu
All-day event
Saturday
Arbor Beer Lodge
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday
Gig @ Georgie's Garage & Grill (Vancouver)
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday
REM show Turn, Turn, Turn
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Friday
Gemini with Champale Supernova
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday
Misdemeanor Meadows with Champale
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
Mississippi Pizza Gig
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Saturday
Highwater Mark Gig
6:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Arbor Beer Lodge Gig
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
N8 - The The show
8:00pm - 8:30pm
Friday
Club Xanadu, Astoria
9:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Band gig
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Band gig
All-day event
Saturday
Left of the Dial Dublin Pub
All-day event
Saturday
N8 - vacation
All-day event
Friday
Club Xanadu Astoria, OR
All-day event
Wednesday
N8 - Redd Kross show
8:00pm - 8:30pm
Sunday
N8 - Joe Jackson - Revo Hall
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Friday
N8 - Fear show
7:00pm - 7:30pm
Thursday
N8 - Damned show
7:00pm - 7:30pm
Thursday
Left of the Dial Misdemeanor Meadows
All-day event
Saturday
Festival
12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Portland, OR
Set 1:
Bigger Stones – The Beat Farmers
That Year – Uncle Tupelo
Bigmouth Strikes Again – The Smiths
Like Wow Wipeout – Hoodoo Gurus
Driver 8 - REM
Cruel to be Kind – Nick Lowe
Brave Captain - fIREHOSE
Second Guessing - REM
Behind the Wall of Sleep – The Smithereens
Love Removal Machine – The Cult
Blaze – fIREHOSE
Set 2:
Add it Up – Violent Femmes
Drown - Sun Volt
A Million Miles Away – The Plimsouls
I Want You Back – Hoodoo Gurus
These Days - REM
Ghost on the Road – Guadalcanal Diary
Flatness – Uncle Tupelo
King Contrary Man – The Cult
Hash Pipe - Weezer
Movie Star - Cracker
Good Guys and Bad Guys – Camper Van Beethoven
Too many to list! Here are some of the bands we play
Firehose
The Pixies
The Replacements
Husker Du
Dinosaur Jr.
The Silos
Green on Red
The Beat Farmers
REM
INXS
The Hoodoo Gurus
The Smithereens
The Smiths
Echo and the Bunnymen
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