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What you may not have gotten from watching these videos is that front man Van Pierszalowski used to be a fisherman, spending his summers fishing salmon off the coast of Alaska’s Kodiak Island. Listening to songs, this seemingly arbitrary fact makes perfect sense as the songs do have a shanty-like quality about them, and much of Port O’Brien’s earlier work directly addresses Van’s life as a fisherman. The experience comes through much less often in lyrics nowadays, but it still resides firmly in their sound and will most likely continue to influence their future efforts....

Port O'Brien rolled through Indianapolis, on tour with Bodies Of Water, and put on one hell of a show. At the end of the night, the band opened up a big chest filled with pots and pans, handed the out to the crowd and all joined in the merry-making for a rousing rendition of I Woke Up Today. It capped off what was a fantastic night of music from two incredibly talented California-based bands sure to continue making amazing music for years to come.