Creature to Creature

Creature to Creature is a Portland-based queercore band. Featuring Marcéo Martinez, drummer of the legendary band Team Dresch, this five-piece includes members who have been mainstays in the Portland queer/punk community. Alternating between moody Pacific Northwest grunge and booming post-punk, the self-dubbed “Romantic Punk” group creates dystopian love songs that make you want to hold someone’s hand while watching the world burn down.

Creature to Creature layers melodic overlapping guitars and driving drums with deeply personal lyrics that are centered in finding hope when all seems lost. The group writes love songs for non-conformists living in a political age where it feels like we are teetering on the edge of chaos, destruction and heartbreak at any given moment. They do not shy away from engaging with their fears -- both of physical and emotional harm -- but this fear is paired with proud defiance in the very act of queer survival.