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moonrow

Disco Ball

MOONROW

Based in: Portland, OR

Genre:
#Americana #IndieRock

Sounds Like:
Brandi Carlile, Florence & the Machine, Stevie Nicks

Label:
unsigned

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Description

Based in Portland, OR, ᴍᴏᴏɴʀᴏᴡ fuses the raw energy of rock and roll with the heartfelt storytelling of folk music. Queer front-woman and lead singer-songwriter Amanda Munro weaves rich narratives backed by drums, bass, and lead guitar.

Booking

For more info and booking, contact:
moonrowtheband@gmail.com

Photos

For high quality downloadable photos, click here.

Y’all, Friday night at Kelly’s Olympian was incredible! 🪩💜 Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support us! And thanks to @the_vagilantes and @jojogoldlion for their amazing performances! Let’s do it again soon?

Also THANK YOU @skatepunkm8 for these wonderful photos!

Y’all, Friday night at Kelly’s Olympian was incredible! 🪩💜 Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support us! And thanks to @the_vagilantes and @jojogoldlion for their amazing performances! Let’s do it again soon?

Also THANK YOU @skatepunkm8 for these wonderful photos!

🎶 Come see Simeon and me play a stripped-down set at Covert Cafe this upcoming Friday March 6th at 5pm. It’ll be my original songs in their purest form: just two acoustic guitars and vocals. 🌙

Simeon and I met and started playing music together in Klamath Falls back in 2020. We played a few gigs, and he helped me record the demos that would later give rise to my debut EP “Clean Slate.” When I left Klamath Falls, I wrote him a letter saying I knew we would play music together again. Fast forward to 2025 when we both ended up in Portland and he joined MOONROW as our lead guitarist! He continues to be one of my closest friends and musical collaborators, giving form and shape to my lyrics and melodies.

This Friday will be a really sweet show taking us back to our roots. We are playing all originals, including one from my debut EP. It’ll be just like old times (except we swapped haircuts). We hope to see you there!

Covert Cafe
803 SE 82nd Ave
Portland, OR 97216

5pm happy hour show. FREE!

🎶 Come see Simeon and me play a stripped-down set at Covert Cafe this upcoming Friday March 6th at 5pm. It’ll be my original songs in their purest form: just two acoustic guitars and vocals. 🌙

Simeon and I met and started playing music together in Klamath Falls back in 2020. We played a few gigs, and he helped me record the demos that would later give rise to my debut EP “Clean Slate.” When I left Klamath Falls, I wrote him a letter saying I knew we would play music together again. Fast forward to 2025 when we both ended up in Portland and he joined MOONROW as our lead guitarist! He continues to be one of my closest friends and musical collaborators, giving form and shape to my lyrics and melodies.

This Friday will be a really sweet show taking us back to our roots. We are playing all originals, including one from my debut EP. It’ll be just like old times (except we swapped haircuts). We hope to see you there!

Covert Cafe
803 SE 82nd Ave
Portland, OR 97216

5pm happy hour show. FREE!

Getting excited for March! 🌗 We have two shows for you: one stripped-down acoustic performance and one full-band. Catch us at one or both!

March 6th
Covert Cafe
Acoustic performance with just two guitars and vocals.
5-7pm
Free!
With @badmusicpdx and @jojogoldlion

March 13th
Kelly’s Olympian
Full-band performance on an all-queer, unapologetically loud lineup.
8-11pm
$10-13
With @jojogoldlion and @the_vagilantes

Getting excited for March! 🌗 We have two shows for you: one stripped-down acoustic performance and one full-band. Catch us at one or both!

March 6th
Covert Cafe
Acoustic performance with just two guitars and vocals.
5-7pm
Free!
With @badmusicpdx and @jojogoldlion

March 13th
Kelly’s Olympian
Full-band performance on an all-queer, unapologetically loud lineup.
8-11pm
$10-13
With @jojogoldlion and @the_vagilantes

The community submitted their breakup stories. 💔 We’ve turned them into prompts. Now it’s time for Portland songwriters to get creative! Find the prompts at the link in our bio.

Songs will be performed at @artichoke.music on February 26th. We can’t wait to hear what you come up with!

The community submitted their breakup stories. 💔 We’ve turned them into prompts. Now it’s time for Portland songwriters to get creative! Find the prompts at the link in our bio.

Songs will be performed at @artichoke.music on February 26th. We can’t wait to hear what you come up with!

Join us on Friday, March 13th for “Classic Sapphic”: a celebration of queer Portland talent featuring @the_vagilantes, @moonrowmusic, and @jojogoldlion 🪩🪩🪩 Rock out with us at Kelly’s Olympian in downtown Portland from 8-11pm. Doors at 7:30pm. Bring your friends! $10 adv, $15 at the door. Link in bio for tickets!

Join us on Friday, March 13th for “Classic Sapphic”: a celebration of queer Portland talent featuring @the_vagilantes, @moonrowmusic, and @jojogoldlion 🪩🪩🪩 Rock out with us at Kelly’s Olympian in downtown Portland from 8-11pm. Doors at 7:30pm. Bring your friends! $10 adv, $15 at the door. Link in bio for tickets!

“Hive” live at the 3rd anniversary of the main stage open mic @albertaabbeypdx 💜🪩

“Hive” live at the 3rd anniversary of the main stage open mic @albertaabbeypdx 💜🪩

INTRODUCING our new bassist: Colin Ruhland (he/him)! 🌗 Like most bass players, Colin started on the guitar. When his friends in jazz band recruited him for the open role of bassist, he faked it until he made it! Since then, Colin has played in rock bands like Mosh Daddy in Nashville before joining MOONROW when he moved to Portland, OR.

Current favorite album 💿 “Billboard Heart” by Deep Sea Diver
Favorite carb 🍝 pasta

INTRODUCING our new bassist: Colin Ruhland (he/him)! 🌗 Like most bass players, Colin started on the guitar. When his friends in jazz band recruited him for the open role of bassist, he faked it until he made it! Since then, Colin has played in rock bands like Mosh Daddy in Nashville before joining MOONROW when he moved to Portland, OR.

Current favorite album 💿 “Billboard Heart” by Deep Sea Diver
Favorite carb 🍝 pasta

Some shots of our performance at the Main Stage Open Mic at @albertaabbeypdx last night! 💜🌙 We debuted a new song “Sucker” and our new bassist Colin (intro post coming soon!)

Thank you @samson__sunshine for being our photographer for the evening. And thank you to the sweet and supportive audience!

Upcoming show dates: March 6 at Covert Cafe and March 13 at Kelly’s Olympian

Some shots of our performance at the Main Stage Open Mic at @albertaabbeypdx last night! 💜🌙 We debuted a new song “Sucker” and our new bassist Colin (intro post coming soon!)

Thank you @samson__sunshine for being our photographer for the evening. And thank you to the sweet and supportive audience!

Upcoming show dates: March 6 at Covert Cafe and March 13 at Kelly’s Olympian

💔 Will your heartbreak will inspire the next local hit?

💔 Feb 12 - deadline to submit a story
💔 Feb 15 - anonymized prompts released
💔 Feb 26 - performances at @artichoke.music

💔 Will your heartbreak will inspire the next local hit?

💔 Feb 12 - deadline to submit a story
💔 Feb 15 - anonymized prompts released
💔 Feb 26 - performances at @artichoke.music

💔 Happy V-Day month (not). Introducing the first ever (Not) Love Song Challenge: a collaboration with Portland Songwriters Guild (@pdxsongwriters) and Artichoke Music (@artichoke.music) hosted by local songwriter Amanda Munro (of @moonrowmusic).

💔 Submit your worst breakup story at the link in bio by Feb 12th.
💔 Anonymized prompts will be released on Feb 15th. Songwriters will have until Feb 26th to turn these prompts into songs!
💔 Breakup songs will be performed at Artichoke Music on February 26th. Save the date to join the fun!

💔 Happy V-Day month (not). Introducing the first ever (Not) Love Song Challenge: a collaboration with Portland Songwriters Guild (@pdxsongwriters) and Artichoke Music (@artichoke.music) hosted by local songwriter Amanda Munro (of @moonrowmusic).

💔 Submit your worst breakup story at the link in bio by Feb 12th.
💔 Anonymized prompts will be released on Feb 15th. Songwriters will have until Feb 26th to turn these prompts into songs!
💔 Breakup songs will be performed at Artichoke Music on February 26th. Save the date to join the fun!

We were playing this queer love song on the night the president announced he would be sending troops to our beautiful city. 🌃 So, please enjoy this doomscrolling break. 🪩🌙

#portland #portlandia #portlandmusicscene #portlandmusic #wlw #queermusician #queerlovesong

We were playing this queer love song on the night the president announced he would be sending troops to our beautiful city. 🌃 So, please enjoy this doomscrolling break. 🪩🌙

#portland #portlandia #portlandmusicscene #portlandmusic #wlw #queermusician #queerlovesong

“Aspen” live at Star Bar in Portland, OR. 🍂

“Aspen” live at Star Bar in Portland, OR. 🍂

Favorite ad lib moments from our show at No Fun. 😆 Come see our shenanigans at Star Bar on Sep 27th at 8pm.

Favorite ad lib moments from our show at No Fun. 😆 Come see our shenanigans at Star Bar on Sep 27th at 8pm.

Excerpt from “Run” at No Fun bar. See us on September 27th at @starbarpdx at 8pm! ⭐️🪐

Excerpt from “Run” at No Fun bar. See us on September 27th at @starbarpdx at 8pm! ⭐️🪐

“Shadowboxers��” 🥊 at No Fun Bar 9/4/25

#livemusicpdx #pdxmusic #queermusician

“Shadowboxers” 🥊 at No Fun Bar 9/4/25

#livemusicpdx #pdxmusic #queermusician

⭐️🪐 Rock out with us, then dance the night away with DJ Velvet Ginger! Saturday, September 27th at Star Bar in SE Portland 🪐⭐️

#livemusicpdx #portlandlivemusic

⭐️🪐 Rock out with us, then dance the night away with DJ Velvet Ginger! Saturday, September 27th at Star Bar in SE Portland 🪐⭐️

#livemusicpdx #portlandlivemusic

Just a bunch of cuties coming soon to a venue near you! 🪩

Just a bunch of cuties coming soon to a venue near you! 🪩

Still glowing from a strange and delightful evening with @a.strangebird and @strangeandthefamiliars at @nofunportland ☄️💫 Thanks everyone who came out!

#livemusicportland #portlandoregon #pdxlivemusic

Still glowing from a strange and delightful evening with @a.strangebird and @strangeandthefamiliars at @nofunportland ☄️💫 Thanks everyone who came out!

#livemusicportland #portlandoregon #pdxlivemusic

We are excited to present an all-queer, all-local, all-strange womxn lineup at @nofunportland on September 4th at 8pm. 🌌 We look forward to seeing you there!

@strangeandthefamiliars
@a.strangebird
@moonrowmusic
@nofunportland

We are excited to present an all-queer, all-local, all-strange womxn lineup at @nofunportland on September 4th at 8pm. 🌌 We look forward to seeing you there!

@strangeandthefamiliars
@a.strangebird
@moonrowmusic
@nofunportland

Where should we play next? ⬇️

#pdxmusic #portlandlivemusic #portlandlivemusicscene

Where should we play next? ⬇️

#pdxmusic #portlandlivemusic #portlandlivemusicscene

Shoutout to the guy I did not know who yelled he was proud of me 😆🌈 Clip from “Gender Outlaws” at Milwaukie Porchfest

Shoutout to the guy I did not know who yelled he was proud of me 😆🌈 Clip from “Gender Outlaws” at Milwaukie Porchfest

What a beautiful way to spend a summer evening ☀️ Thank you @milwaukieartscommittee for having us, and to everyone who showed up. 💗 We had a blast!

🌸 Milwaukie Porchfest 2025

What a beautiful way to spend a summer evening ☀️ Thank you @milwaukieartscommittee for having us, and to everyone who showed up. 💗 We had a blast!

🌸 Milwaukie Porchfest 2025

“Shadowboxers” at Turn! Turn! Turn! on July 10.

“Shadowboxers” at Turn! Turn! Turn! on July 10.

“Vigilante” live at @turnturnturnpdx on July 10, 2025. 🖤 There is nothing better than being up there vibing with each other and the audience. Where should we play next?

“Vigilante” live at @turnturnturnpdx on July 10, 2025. 🖤 There is nothing better than being up there vibing with each other and the audience. Where should we play next?

We are excited to play a little backyard set at Milwaukie Porchfest! ☀️ Come enjoy a beautiful Portland summer evening with us on July 25th. @milwaukieartscommittee

We are excited to play a little backyard set at Milwaukie Porchfest! ☀️ Come enjoy a beautiful Portland summer evening with us on July 25th. @milwaukieartscommittee

This song seems to get more relevant by the decade. 😬 Thanks y’all for screaming at the top of your lungs with us. 😱

@turnturnturnpdx @n.o.sband @talks_to_plants_pdx

This song seems to get more relevant by the decade. 😬 Thanks y’all for screaming at the top of your lungs with us. 😱

@turnturnturnpdx @n.o.sband @talks_to_plants_pdx

A little clip from our show at @turnturnturnpdx on July 10th! This song is called “Run” 🏃

A little clip from our show at @turnturnturnpdx on July 10th! This song is called “Run” 🏃

About last night… we had SO much fun performing for you all at @turnturnturnpdx. 💜 You were an amazing crowd; thank you for making us feel so special!

Thank you to T3 🦝 for hosting us and @talks_to_plants_pdx and @n.o.sband for sharing the bill with us!

About last night… we had SO much fun performing for you all at @turnturnturnpdx. 💜 You were an amazing crowd; thank you for making us feel so special!

Thank you to T3 🦝 for hosting us and @talks_to_plants_pdx and @n.o.sband for sharing the bill with us!

See you at Turn! Turn! Turn! at 8pm on Thursday, July 10th. 🪩

See you at Turn! Turn! Turn! at 8pm on Thursday, July 10th. 🪩

Join us for a night of revelry 🪩and screaming into the void 😱 at Turn! Turn! Turn! on July 10th with Talks to Plants and New Old Stock. 8pm to 11pm. $5-$15 sliding scale.

Join us for a night of revelry 🪩and screaming into the void 😱 at Turn! Turn! Turn! on July 10th with Talks to Plants and New Old Stock. 8pm to 11pm. $5-$15 sliding scale.

Behind the scenes at band practice. We REALLY need a sorry jar. Also, sohryy to any Canadians watching this 🇨🇦🙊

Behind the scenes at band practice. We REALLY need a sorry jar. Also, sohryy to any Canadians watching this 🇨🇦🙊

Well, at least it’s a banger! 😅

Well, at least it’s a banger! 😅

“Vigilante” is a song about queer resilience 🌈 Should we release the whole thing?

#begaydocrime #queermusician #pdxmusic #pdxmusicscene #portlandmusician #indiefolk #americana #womenofamericana #pdxband #portlandband

“Vigilante” is a song about queer resilience 🌈 Should we release the whole thing?

#begaydocrime #queermusician #pdxmusic #pdxmusicscene #portlandmusician #indiefolk #americana #womenofamericana #pdxband #portlandband

“Gender Outlaws” is a love letter to the queer people 🌈 who refuse to conform with gender norms: the butches, d*kes, enbies, and trans folks of the world. Y’all are hot! 🥵

Let us know if you want to hear the whole song.

In the words of Kate Bornstein who coined the term ‘Gender Outlaw’, “Let’s stop ‘tolerating’ or ‘accepting’ difference as if we’re so much better for not being different in the first place. Instead, let’s celebrate difference, because in this world it takes a lot of guts to be different.”

#blues #queer #butchisnotadirtyword #butchlesbian #enby #genderoutlaw #gendernc #americana #indie #livemusicpdx #portlandmusician #queermusician #trans #nonbinary #masc

“Gender Outlaws” is a love letter to the queer people 🌈 who refuse to conform with gender norms: the butches, d*kes, enbies, and trans folks of the world. Y’all are hot! 🥵

Let us know if you want to hear the whole song.

In the words of Kate Bornstein who coined the term ‘Gender Outlaw’, “Let’s stop ‘tolerating’ or ‘accepting’ difference as if we’re so much better for not being different in the first place. Instead, let’s celebrate difference, because in this world it takes a lot of guts to be different.”

#blues #queer #butchisnotadirtyword #butchlesbian #enby #genderoutlaw #gendernc #americana #indie #livemusicpdx #portlandmusician #queermusician #trans #nonbinary #masc

Excerpt from “Run,” a song about the patterns we inherit despite our best efforts to unlearn them.

Excerpt from “Run,” a song about the patterns we inherit despite our best efforts to unlearn them.

An excerpt from our song “Vigilante.” 🌈Should we release the whole thing?

#americana #indiefolk #indiefolkrock #altcountry #pdx #portlandmusicians #portlandmusic #pdxmusicscene #queer #queermusician #queermusic

An excerpt from our song “Vigilante.” 🌈Should we release the whole thing?

#americana #indiefolk #indiefolkrock #altcountry #pdx #portlandmusicians #portlandmusic #pdxmusicscene #queer #queermusician #queermusic

🪩 meet the band 🪩

Phillip Andrews (he/him/his)
Drums 🥁

Phillip started playing Rock Band drums in 7th grade and thought, “Hey, I wonder if I could do this for real,” so he got his first drum kit that Christmas. He got his start in live music playing at church, and then in college playing funk and jazz.

Favorite albums right now 💿
To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - Mingus
Expert in a Dying Field - The Beths

Favorite carb🍴
I can’t resist doughnuts 🍩😍

🪩 meet the band 🪩

Phillip Andrews (he/him/his)
Drums 🥁

Phillip started playing Rock Band drums in 7th grade and thought, “Hey, I wonder if I could do this for real,” so he got his first drum kit that Christmas. He got his start in live music playing at church, and then in college playing funk and jazz.

Favorite albums right now 💿
To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - Mingus
Expert in a Dying Field - The Beths

Favorite carb🍴
I can’t resist doughnuts 🍩😍

Simeon Kulp (he/him/his)
Lead Guitar 🎸

Simeon thinks music is pretty neat, especially music that moves you and gets you to move. He wants to play in a rock and roll band when he grows up.

Current Favorite Albums 💿
Zuma - @neilyoung
Bad Moon Rising - @sonicyouth_official

Favorite Carb 🍴
Blueberry Bagels 🥯

Simeon Kulp (he/him/his)
Lead Guitar 🎸

Simeon thinks music is pretty neat, especially music that moves you and gets you to move. He wants to play in a rock and roll band when he grows up.

Current Favorite Albums 💿
Zuma - @neilyoung
Bad Moon Rising - @sonicyouth_official

Favorite Carb 🍴
Blueberry Bagels 🥯

🪩 meet the band 🪩

Kelly Clifton (she/her/they) 🍃
Bass

Kelly’s life revolves around music, both performing and repairing/servicing instruments. Her musical training began at age six on piano and expanded to saxophone and guitar, but they feel most at home performing on bass. She’s played with different groups in Portland and contributed to multiple albums.

Current favorite albums 💿
Khronos - @maktubseattle
Trust and the High Wire - @myshkinwarbler

Favorite carb 🍴
Does chocolate count as a carb? 🍫

🪩 meet the band 🪩

Kelly Clifton (she/her/they) 🍃
Bass

Kelly’s life revolves around music, both performing and repairing/servicing instruments. Her musical training began at age six on piano and expanded to saxophone and guitar, but they feel most at home performing on bass. She’s played with different groups in Portland and contributed to multiple albums.

Current favorite albums 💿
Khronos - @maktubseattle
Trust and the High Wire - @myshkinwarbler

Favorite carb 🍴
Does chocolate count as a carb? 🍫

🪩 meet the band 🪩

Amanda Munro (she/her) 💜
Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead songwriter

Amanda has been writing songs and playing piano since she was ten, but got serious about music at age 20 when she picked up a guitar for the first time. As a singer/songwriter, she released her first EP “Clean Slate” in 2020 which was nominated for Best Folk/Acoustic Album at the San Diego Music Awards. Since then, she has embarked on a number of musical projects. She is excited to get moonrow off the ground in beautiful Portland, OR.

Current favorite albums 💿
Highway Forever - @glitterfoxband
Still + Bright - @amythystkiah

Favorite carb🍴
Rice, always! 🍚 🍙 🤤

🪩 meet the band 🪩

Amanda Munro (she/her) 💜
Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead songwriter

Amanda has been writing songs and playing piano since she was ten, but got serious about music at age 20 when she picked up a guitar for the first time. As a singer/songwriter, she released her first EP “Clean Slate” in 2020 which was nominated for Best Folk/Acoustic Album at the San Diego Music Awards. Since then, she has embarked on a number of musical projects. She is excited to get moonrow off the ground in beautiful Portland, OR.

Current favorite albums 💿
Highway Forever - @glitterfoxband
Still + Bright - @amythystkiah

Favorite carb🍴
Rice, always! 🍚 🍙 🤤

ᴍᴏᴏɴʀᴏᴡ 🪩 is an indie folk rock band based in Portland, OR that fuses the raw energy of rock and roll with the heartfelt storytelling of country music. 🖤

Led by the resonant vocals of frontwoman and lead songwriter Amanda Munro, the band enhances her characteristic raw lyrics and infectious melodies to deliver an irresistible sound.

Sounds Like 🎶: if Florence and the Machine, Brandi Carlile, and Madi Diaz had a baby

#livemusic #portland #portlandoregon #indierock #indiefolk #pdx #pdxlivemusic #portlandmusicscene #americana #womenofamericana #pdxmusic #pdxindiemusic #pdxindie #portlandmusic #indiefolkrock #singersongwriter

ᴍᴏᴏɴʀᴏᴡ 🪩 is an indie folk rock band based in Portland, OR that fuses the raw energy of rock and roll with the heartfelt storytelling of country music. 🖤

Led by the resonant vocals of frontwoman and lead songwriter Amanda Munro, the band enhances her characteristic raw lyrics and infectious melodies to deliver an irresistible sound.

Sounds Like 🎶: if Florence and the Machine, Brandi Carlile, and Madi Diaz had a baby

#livemusic #portland #portlandoregon #indierock #indiefolk #pdx #pdxlivemusic #portlandmusicscene #americana #womenofamericana #pdxmusic #pdxindiemusic #pdxindie #portlandmusic #indiefolkrock #singersongwriter

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