Embarking on their first stateside tour, the Paul Dunton Quintet stopped in Portland to play a few songs on an already overbooked Halloween night (sometimes there are too many options...it actually seems possible). Well, there was definitely a lot of talent, especially on violin and flute (and in opener Phoebe Katis' voice), but there wasn't a whole lot of flair. For a band leader, Dunton seemed to have very little control over the band, a group that, honestly, would probably have done better working around the guitarist (who was also lively enough to actually put on some makeup for Halloween). A lot of potential in the London Punkharmonic vein but without the same genius (covering the Rolling Stones isn't as cool as the Clash = fact).