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The episode cuts to a gauzy, sepia-toned concert shot of the band performing their True Blood theme song. Do you hear a familiar theme running through The Jinx, Ray Donovan, Breaking Bad, True Detective et al? Well thank the Bwow Band. Think of some of your favorite shows on HBO, Showtime and streaming services, and then Google the title songs. They’ve created a whole new genre of music that’s “twangy,” “stripped down and “sensual.” The Bwow Band specializes in “premium cable title sequence music,” and it’s an apt title because it’s perfect, hilarious and true. Sitting on a country-western themed set, Gordon tools around on the slide guitar while he and Katya pitch their wares.

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Parodying the Time Life Music series and countless other CD compilations, the show opens on two new characters Gordon Katz (Fred Armisen) and Katya Gordon (Carrie Brownstein)-also known as the Bwow Band (the first “b” is nearly silent).

Instead of inserting random commercials in between sketches, this week in “Weirdo Beach,” the commercials become the centerpiece. After a couple of mediocre offerings, Portlandia comes roaring back this week with an episode built around a parody of an infomercial.

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