WATCH: Hockey Rock SPIN's Rooftop!

The Portland, OR, buzz band play their catchy dance tunes for an intimate crowd of NYC concertgoers. See three songs!

Portland, OR, foursome Hockey recently dropped by SPIN's Manhattan offices for a rooftop set of tunes from their debut album, Mind Chaos.

Hockey Play SPIN Rooftop CMJ Party

The Portland band shine with a little funk, a little synth, and a lot of charm.
Hockey / Photo by Ian Witlen

In the latest edition of our SPINhouse Live series Thursday night, presented by Newcastle Brown Ale and VTech, up-and-coming Portland, Oregon, dance-rock band Hockey entertained an intimate crowd of 200 on the rooftop of SPIN's downtown Manhattan office as part of this week's CMJ Music Festival.

Hot New Band: Hockey

Alarmingly non-Canadian genre-hoppers spin their identity crises into pop gold.
Photo by Pamela Littky

Last summer, Hockey's vegetable-oil-powered van broke down in Denver. Nine days and three unsuccessful repair attempts later, they had to cancel the rest of their tour -- that's when things started looking up.

Hot New Band: Hockey's Star-Studded Video

Paper Heart actors Charlyne Yi and Paul Rust help get the party started in the clip for "Song Away."
Hockey

Their retro dance anthems are deft exercises in geek chic, so it makes perfect sense for Portland-based buzz Hockey to recruit two budding stars of nerd cinema for their brand new music video.

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Kings of Leon's Caleb Followill / Photo by Ian Witlen

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Passion Pit / Photo by Ian Witlen

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