The Portland Chapter of the School of Rock recently put on a hell of a show at the Crystal Ballroom, featuring the students playing a slew of great songs from some of Portland's finest artists. Even better, some members of the "real" bands joined the kids onstage to help them play their own songs. Not that they really needed the help. I have to admit, before the show I expected at best a fun show with kids playing these songs as well as they could and gosh darn it'll be cute. Wrong! They can fucking play, and I grossly underestimated their chops and fearless stage presence. It was a blast, and I look forward to seeing another show in the future. Check out the rest of my photos here.