Words by Joel Whitmore Photos by Coleman Schwartz Media Star Theater Portland, OR Originally hailing from Boston and now largely residing in Denver, Dopapod is a musical machine that careens through a sea of genres leaving a joyously intense experience in it’s wake. Dopapod made a triumphant return to Portland, Seattle, and Eugene to the pleasure of avid and new listeners alike. They last performed in the Pacific Northwest in July of 2015, a string of shows that were musically excellent, but sparsely attended. The band has been steadily growing for nearly a decade and represents some of the most energetic and engaging music in the jam scene today. Any given song can take listeners from the depths of space, to a twangy southern blues jam, to an LCD Soundsystem type groove, and wrap it all up with a ferocious head-banging detonation. The band made their first stop at the cozy and beautiful Star Theater in Portland Oregon. The Star theater offers a small lounge atmosphere wit