Biography

Rad Max is a rad wave dance punk band from Portland, OR. They were voted most likely to play the training montage song in a straight-to-video b-movie. In between so-bad-it's-rad movie nights, this band blasts out ridiculous songs about alien radios, convenience stores, and magical shutter shades.

Some say that Rad Max came to life when someone put an unmarked VHS tape into a VCR and pressed play. Bursting forth in a flash of neon, they emerged ripping guitar solos and smacking down dance beats.

Rad Max's playful lyrics and catchy hooks rock over a dance beat that can only be truly understood through an 80s movie montage. They often sing about sunglasses, convenience stores, demon possession, and other bad movie tropes. Aside from straight-to-video movies, Rad Max pulls inspiration from such artists as Nerf Herder, DEVO, The Go-Go's, and Kenny Loggins to create their particular brand of rad wave dance punk. They've quickly become known for their energetic live performances that balance danceable rock-n-roll with tongue-in-cheek dorkiness.

Since their start in 2017, Rad Max has played all around the Pacific Northwest, started their own music-and-movie series called So Bad, It's Rad!, been featured on Drunk Dials Records, PDX Pop Now!, & Tender Loving Empire compilations, did the theme song for an indie horror movie, and have opened for such touring acts as SPELLS, Night Court, Daikaiju, and MDC.

Rewind that VHS, hit play, and get ready for b-movie rock fest that is Rad Max.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rad Max