Portastatic - live from South by Southwest

Portastatic
Portastatic
Photo courtesy Soleil Konkel

McCaughan pilots the project, collaborating with a rotating lineup of musicians on each new recording. Portastatic released its first full-length, "I Hope Your Heart is Not Brittle," in 1994 and after many singles and EPs, followed with 2003's "Summer of the Shark."

Songs performed: "White Wave," "Spying on the Spys," and "I Wanna Know Girls."

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