The guys and girl of Port O'Brien have twice before been "Stuck On A Boat" for our benefit. Today's iteration of the seafaring folk yarn comes via Super 8 film and at the direction of Joey Izzo, who…   Read Story »

Port O'Brien's love of the open seas is authentic, and they continue the ship theme in the Blake Behnam-directed video for the excellently rousing All We Could Do Was Sing standout "I Woke Up Today."…   Read Story »

When Port O'Brien get nautical -- boats, ports, fishermen's sons -- they speak from experience. Or at least lead Porter Van Pierszalowski and bandmate Cambria Goodwin do. During a recent QYDJ they…   Read Story »

Port O'Brien started three years ago as the duo (and couple) of Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin. The Bay Area band's currently a quintet, but the two remain at the group's core. It's a highly…   Read Story »

By Amrit Singh On record, Port O'Brien shift between two modes: the folk, and the rock. Occasionally, yes, it comes together into the hyphenated hybrid used to describe most bands wielding high BPMs…   Read Story »

Sometime ago after discovering Morning Benders and sampling some other Bay area indie bands, we settled on Port O'Brien as our fave of the bunch, squarely on the back of the ramshackle, chanted…   Read Story »