Watch the Thermals Open for Bernie Sanders at Moda Center

The pop-punk trio played an acoustic version of 2009's "Now We Can See."

By Matthew Singer

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Yesterday's Bernie Sanders rally at Moda Center had no shortage of highlights.

The Portland music scene, in particular, made a strong showing. Dandy Warhols' Zia McCabe gave the opening remarks, declaring her support for Sanders "as a woman, a mother and a feminist." In addition, long-running Portland pop-punk band the Thermals also played a song before the senator from Vermont began his speech, an acoustic rendition of "Now We Can See," the title track from the trio's 2009 album. Watch it here:

Of course, everyone ended up getting overshadowed by a damn house finch. But it's still pretty cool.

The Thermals' new album, We Disappear, is out now. It's good.

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Matthew Singer

Matthew Singer

A native Southern Californian, former Arts & Culture Editor Matthew Singer ruined Portland by coming here in 2008. He is an advocate for the canonization of the Fishbone and Oingo Boingo discographies, believes pro-wrestling is a serious art form and roots for the Lakers. Fortunately, he left Portland for Tucson, Arizona, in 2021.

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