In the Record Pub, on a quiet stretch of Southeast Milwaukie, Chris Metz, Dave Charbonneau, and Andy Clark do something they’ve been doing together for decades: talk about music, beverage in hand. Today, the topic of discussion is the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs single, sitting on black midcentury modern couches in the corner of their yet-to-open combination record store and beer bar. For now, the shelves are mostly empty, excluding a set of their initial “staff picks,” mounted on the northern wall — Twin Cities band Gear Daddies, Portland’s own Epoxies, Tracy Chapman, Husker Du, Dead Milkmen.
Music was always a bonding point for Metz, Charbonneau, and Clark.
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