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Best Of Portland
by Byron Beck for Willamette Week

Any band with the word "balls" in its name should be, well, ballsy, and one-of-a-kind torch singer Storm Large and her three-man backing band the Balls don't disappoint. The commanding, 6-foot blond vixen cleverly twists rock and heavy-metal hits, American classics and everything in between into absurd and poignant renditions best described as loungecore. In Storm's world, Abba and Iron Butterfly coexist harmoniously in "Abba-Gadda-Davida," and it's perfectly normal to revisit Metallica, the Cramps and "The Star-Spangled Banner" in one raucous evening. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Storm's Balls consist of skilled ex-members of Everclear and Motherload.
The Balls are crazy, sexy punk rock jazz. They run the gamut of live metal mash-up to heart wrenching torch songs. The band is super tight, and Storm could be Charlize Theron's big ex-con sister who will scare you into loving her forever.

"Ladylike, Side One" is out!
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Member Since: 8/20/2004
Band Website: stormlarge.com
Band Members: Storm Large - Mouth
Hotrod Davey Nipples - Bass
Jimmy Jamms Beaton - Keys
Brian Boom-Boom McFeather Parnell - Drums

Storm, cancer, double jointed, likes long walks on the beach and porn. Kinda big for a girl, very sweet but volatile. Never touch her unless you know her very well - she took down two frat boys, a CPA and a caterer when one of them put his finger on her back to read her tattoo. It took a few whacks with a golf club and whole can of bear mace to finally break it up.

Davey, aries, Italian, finds the misfortunes of others hilarious and he loves lima beans. He was a founding member of the Portland institution, Sweaty Nipples, then went on to be touring guitarist for Everclear before slinging bass for The Balls. This old fashioned daddy believes that blowjobs ARE cheating, but it's ok to scare a girl until she starts crying while in a relationship.

Jammer, pisces, vegan, vegan, vegan, likes em' small. Also a survivor of the Everclear camp, Jimmy Jamms is a sweet natured soul with a heart as big as his hairy back. Though he is vegan, I've seen him do things to a chicken that made me wonder. ...and boys, when the Jammer's around, watch your women. I saw him steal four girls at one party. This bald little lover's a cock block extraordinaire.

Boom-Boom, taurus, soft spoken, likes Robitussin and burning things. It's really all about Brian. Silent but deadly man of mystery. He's worn the same shoes for seven years. Never look at his neck.

Influences: Lenny Bruce, Dave Chappelle, Mandarin cosmopolitans, chicks and hot cheese.
Sounds Like: Take one Mike Patton with boobs, crush in a sprig of Nina Hagen and a dash of ham. Put a dress on it and tell it to be nice. It won't, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
Record Label: Fukco Records
Type of Label: None

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VOTE!!!!

VOTE FOR DANTE'S ! http://citysbest.aol.com/portland-or/best-nightlife/live-mus ic/Have a safe and fun holiday , don't blow yourselves up .xoStormer
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:33:00 PST

Best Week Ever!

After a long and exhausting build up to Candidates Gone Wild , the show itself was a huge success . Thank GOD ... I was sooo nervous . You have NO idea how many people worked so frigging hard to get t...
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Mon, 05 May 2008 11:04:00 PST

FRIDAY BABY!

So this Friday we are back at our beloved Dante’s for a reunion of sorts with our peeps on Burnside and SW3rd . We are playing with Mike D and Kleveland . Doors , I imagine are around 8 . I am s...
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:53:00 PST

Storm Answers Your Questions!

..tr>question submitted by: whatthewhat (and many others)1. What are the plans for Storm Large in 2008? 2. When can we expect Ladylike Side Two? 3. Any Storm and the Balls tours planned for 2008?Lea...
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:50:00 PST

HOME=SICK

I was SO glad to get home last week . Been gone two months , was totally homesick ... the kind of homesick where that last hour on the plane is the most desperate crawl of slow ticking eternity. I had...
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:51:00 PST

Cabaret turns 100 ?

Today is our 100th show . Geez . It seems like only yesterday I was apologizing to all the gay boys I had to make out with for being an icky girl .( I have since learned that a lot of gay men , and I ...
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:41:00 PST

5 Weeks!

I've been in New York for about 5 weeks now . Beyond missing home , my love , my friends and my wet walks through Mt. Tabor ... I've been loving getting back on stage as Sally Bowles with these...
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:44:00 PST

Rochester ....?

...yup .... I'm in Rochester . The wind is howling outside , it's pretty dang chilly and I'm fighting a nasty cold that's burning in my throat , threatening to send my voice into a dry croaking place ...
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:28:00 PST

Practice , practice ,practice .

I love playing shows . I love getting dressed up , doing my makeup , getting terrified , warming up my voice , feeling like I have to poop seven or eight times before we go on . I love that terrible /...
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:27:00 PST

Teeth and Balls

Bad combo of words ... sorry boys . I'm nursing an emergency root canal with vicodine and very very soft food . I'll be fine in a few days but for now , I feel like I ate a knife . Ouch .I hope you al...
Posted by Storm and The Balls on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:19:00 PST