Serpentone

Serpentone was a three-piece band from Portland, Oregon, fronted by Erika Meyer. Coming to life in 2004, Serpentone's first regular lineup included Cyrus Yates on drums and a bassist named Tom who put a lot of effort into the project until June 2005, when he announced his departure during a gig at Portland's (now defunct) Porky's Pub by stripping down to his shorts, and smashing Cyrus's girlfriend's bass onstage.

Tom then went on to make his mark in another band that broke up within weeks of their first gig, while Cyrus, disheartened, also left for another band. Erika struggled to put the pieces back together again? and again and? again and?

2005, 2006, 2007? was marked by a seemingly endless rhythm-section search, with Erika continuing to write and play solo as well. There were several short-lived line-ups, with nothing lasting longer than a couple of months, and each band implosion more impressive than the last. But many great staples of the Portland music scene rocked the band including nolan void (Decliners), Morgan Grace (Kleveland, Morgan Grace), Sam Henry (Wipers, Napalm Beach, Pete Krebs, Morgan Grace), and Tim Flanary (Stealing Daisies).

In late 2006, Cyrus and Erika reunited to play some gigs and then a friend, Marty Vincelli, offered to help Erika record some of her songs at his home in Vancouver. Cyrus freed up some time to be part of the recording process, and a new bassist, Skot ?Withakay? Duthie was recruited to fill out the trio. In early 2008, Serpentone relased the album Spiraling. Cyrus and Skot grew busy with other endeavors, and by fall of 2008, the band was done.