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1635 SE 7th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
503.234.BEER
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Mon: 3 - 10:30 pm
Tue - Thu: 3 pm - 1 am
Fri: 3 pm - 1:30 am
Sat: 7:30 pm - 1:30 am
Sun: usually closed
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"...one of the best roots-rock/ Americana rooms in the city, a place where you can hear the rockabilly of Cave Catt Sammy one night and hot jazz from the Kung Pao Chickens the next."
~John Foyston,
The Oregonian
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THU 23rd — WENDY DEWITT (blues) - 9pm, $10
From the Bay Area, 'The Queen of Boogie Woogie' WENDY DEWITT
http://www.wendydewitt.com/
http://youtu.be/QKunkQSsaG0
Texas Stomp Wendy DeWItt France Boogie Woogie From Seattle to Paris, WENDY DEWITT spreads the gospel of Chicago based blues piano and boogie woogie. She’s well steeped in the stylings of Otis Spann, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim and Albert Ammons - the greats of boogie and blues, and honed her skills working with contemporary artists Steve Freund, Otis Rush and the late Hank Ballard who’s love of the blues showed in all of his rock classics. Wendy has appeared with Charlie Musselwhite, Otis Rush, and Etta James and has been featured at Berkeley’s historic venue, Freight and Salvage. She performed at the Cincinnati Blues Fest at the internationally acclaimed Arches Piano stage, headed to Boston with Hank Ballard and the Midnighters for a performance at the Boston Symphony Hall and played before a sold out audience at the San Diego Museum of Art with Hadda Brooks in what proved to be one of Hadda’s last shows. Wendy has performed at many major festivals including Peer in Belgium, San Francisco Blues Fest, and Monterey Blues, and Jazz Fests. Solo or with her band Wendy puts on a high energy show. Material is either written by Wendy or reinvented in her style and delivered with passion. Wendy is afraid of no guitar player and has opened solo for Jimmy Thackery and the drivers and Deborah Coleman.Along with her busy performing schedule Wendy is the producer of the Queens of Boogie Woogie shows around California and the Blues Piano Orgy productions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Songs from Wendy’s six albums are heard on radio around the world and she has been a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated West Coast Live.
TOUGH LOVE PYLE - early show — 6-8 pm $2
FRI 24th — LEVI DEXTER / ROCKALILY - 9pm
Opening for Levi Dexter... a killer double bill! and of course.... the fabulous Tommy Royer on Drums and Vocals!!! (Lily Wilde Orchestra, Cowboy Angels, Rick Welter Band, John Bunzow, High Flyer Trio, Levi Dexter...) Rusty Blake on Pedal Steel Guitar (Portland Playboys, Lucky Stars, The Buckles...) Ian Miller on Guitar (Susie and the Sidecars, Lisa and her Kin, Portland Playboys, High Flyer Trio, Levi Dexter...); Chris Olson on Upright Bass & Vocals (High Flyer Trio, Saturday Night Drive, Levi Dexter...) Lily Wilde on Vocals (Lily Wilde Orchestra, Lily Wilde and the Hysterics, Lily Wilde and the White Boys From Hell, Stevie Wonder and Wonderlove, Jr. Cadillac, Seattle Women In Rhythm and Blues...) Known to friends, fans 'n' 'fambly' as "the Country side of Ms. Lily", Rock-a-Lily! presents classic tunes originally performed by such fabulous artists as Janis Martin, Brenda Lee, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Patsy Cline, Tex Williams, The Collins Kids, and more, and features a most excellent line-up of some of your favorite musicians:Rock-a-Lily!: The Country side of Ms. Lily!
Among the first generation of neo-rockabillies, Levi Dexter was a contemporary of such '70s revivalists as Robert Gordon, Billy Zoom, Johnny Legend and Shakin' Stevens. Dexter comes from a time when being a rockabilly performer meant risking being labeled a novelty act or a nostalgia geek, and credit must be given to anyone who stuck by the music all these years. Dexter's vocals eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business. And what always set the London-born-and-raised singer/songwriter and Teddy Boy apart was his wild sweat-fest of a show. That boy gots happy feet! Never concerned with the more-traditional-than-thou pieties that mark the exclusionist retro scene, Dexter captured the essence of rock & roll pleasure by letting himself go, flopping about onstage in a state of rockabilly rapture, a joy that is timeless. Over the course of more than 30 years, with bands like Levi & the Rockats, Levi Dexter & the Ripchords, and Levi Dexter & Magic, he cut some marvelously manic sides, like "All Thru the Night", "I'm Gone", "21 Days in Jail", and a white-hot take on Marvin Rainwater's "Hot 'N' Cold", maybe the first example of the Speedy West/Jimmy Bryant influence so prevalent in rockabilly today. Backed by local favorites, The High Flyers, this is a show not to be missed! Levi Dexter: That boy gots happy feet!
EARLY SHOW - 6-8pm THE HAMDOGS (CA classic country rock)
SAT 25th — SOUL VACCINATION - 9pm, Cover $10, 21+
The hottest Dance Band in the Pacific Northwest is coming to Duff's Garage - SOUL VACCINATION! Funk, Soul and R&B for your dancing pleasure! Soul Vaccination is 'THE' Hottest Funk and Dance Band in the Pacific Northwest! They have been afixture in the Northwest music scene for over 15 years, bringing you tunes from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Earth Wind & Fire and Tower of Power. One thing's for sure when you see Soul Vaccination..the Dance Floor will be PACKED!SOUNDS LIKE: Rufus, Sly & the Family Stone, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire and Tower of Power.
Several LEAD VOCALISTS and a HUGE HORN SECTION! BAND MEMBERS:
REGINA K - Vocals
PAUL CREIGHTON - Vocals
MARK WYATT - Vocals
MAX REES - Guitar
JOHN LINN - Bass & Vocals
DAVE ASTON - Hammond B3 Organ & Keyboard
EDWIN COLEMAN III - Drums & Vocals
TIMOTHY BRYSON - Horns
GARY HARRIS - Horns
RON REGAN - Horns & Flute
LEWIS LIVERMORE - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
DAVE MILLS - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Arranger & Band Leader.
MON 27th — Keeter Stuart & Allison Rice - Songwriter’s Revue, $3, 6:30-8:30 pm
A monthly songwriter session every last Monday featuring original"homegrown" songs by Keeter & Allison with special guests.
TUE 28th — NICK MOSS - 9pm - $12
From CHICAGO - The Real Deal! - 16 time BMA nominated Blues Guitarist NICK MOSS!
'Moss waxes pyrotechnic with an explosive six-string performance that storms out of your speakers like a bombing run.'
— Rev. Keith A. Gordon, About.com (on 2012 release, Here I Am)
http://www.nickmoss.com
There’s a ‘Renaissance Man’ revival in the music industry these days, and Nick Moss has taken advantage of it. Unprecedented upheaval in the entertainment field has thrown open the doors of opportunity for artists with vision and courage to take advantage of it. The release of Nick’s eighth album in 2010, Privileged, was proof he had both.
After seven critically-acclaimed traditional blues albums, Nick has widened his focus on Privileged in order to absorb song forms and influences beyond the scope of those heard on his previous albums. Not every artist is willing to challenge themselves to grow, explore, and expand. For Nick, that has become second nature.
Nick’s schooling began in earnest when he got the call to play bass with the great Chicago guitarist Jimmy Dawkins. Shortly thereafter, he hooked up with The Legendary Blues Band, featuring Muddy Waters Blues Band alumnus Willie “Big Eyes” Smith on drums. “That was one of my favorite bands,” he recalls. “I loved Willie. He was like my second father.” The next deep-blues learning period for Nick, who’d switched over from bass to a six-string, was in the band of Chicago blues legend Jimmy Rogers for three years in the mid-’90s. From Rogers, he learned all about the special ensemble sound of authentic Chicago blues, coming to understand the importance of listening closely to and reacting to his fellow players on the bandstand. “Listen to early Muddy Waters stuff with Jimmy and Otis Spann and Little Walter,” says Nick of the original model. “It almost sounds as if they’re playing on top of each other, but they’re staying out of each other’s way. It almost sounds like they’re all soloing at the same time.”
With his blues graduate studies completed by the late ’90s, Moss launched his band, The Flip Tops and Blue Bella Records. Their first album, First Offense, was followed by Got a New Plan in 2001 and two years later a third album, Count Your Blessings. The latter two received W. C. Handy Award nominations, and Count Your Blessings included ace contributions by Nick’s friends Sam Myers, Anson Funderburgh, Willie Smith, Curtis Salgado and Lynwood Slim. June 2005 saw the release of fourth album Sadie Mae, named after his beautiful baby daughter. Sadie Mae was nominated for 2006 Blues Music Awards as “Album of the Year” and “Traditional Blues Album of the Year.”
Moss followed his first live release up with a double album Play It ’Til Tomorrow. By expanding with a second disc, the band was able to present another serving of live, loud, and raucous electric blues as well as showcase their ability to strip their sound down to the bare, acoustic essentials. Play It ’Til Tomorrow once again featured Oshawny on keyboards (he switched over to bass on four tracks and second guitar on another) and Hundt on harp and vocals (he also played bass, rhythm guitar and mandolin on the disc). Special guests Eddie Taylor, Jr. and Barrelhouse Chuck made their presence felt too. This impressive double release went on to be named among the “Decade’s Best Blues: 25 Great Albums That Defined the Past 10 Years” in Blues Revue Magazine in 2010.
Nick Moss has followed his most critically and commercially successful album to date ('Privileged') with the release of 'Here I Am,' a record already drawing raves from peers and mentors, like renowned bluesman Jimmy Thackery, who has praised this new set for “pushing the evolution of his music” with tunes that are “genuine and intense.”
Moss has given guitar lovers plenty to sink their teeth into with extended songs and solos but there’s more to Here I Am than just great lead playing. Moss and his band again use a foundation of blues, rock, and roots as starting points but take new and unexpected turns on these 10 originals whether it's the funk-fused jam session of “Caught By Surprise” or the gospel-tinged first single “It’ll Turn Around.”
No matter how far he travels, be it geographically or stylistically, the pull of Chicago and his roots there are never far from his mind. It’s where he started out on his musical journey; each new approach merely marks a stop along the way.
WED 29th — SUBURBAN SLIM’S BLUES JAM – NEW START TIME 9pm - $2
Featuring: John Neish on Bass & Jeff Strawbridge on drums, 9-12PM
Early Show - Woodlander (full throttle folk) - 6-8pm - $2
Woodlander is a trio of musicians who have played together since the 1970s in a popular Northwest rock/country/bluegrass band called Wheatfield, which was recently inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. As an acoustic Americana trio, we perform on a variety of instruments, with a strong tilt towards original songs and a well-developed talent for entertaining our audiences.
Woodlander consists of Kerry Canfield on upright bass and accordion, Paul Douglas on guitar, fiddle and harmonica, and Will Hobbs on guitar, mandolin, harmonica and flute. All three write, and Will has several local and national songwriting and lyric competition wins to his credit. With three singers and multi-instrumentalists, you can expect many three part harmonies, along with various combinations of instrumentation and musical influences.
Our CD, Oregon Routes, is self-produced and self-engineered, and we performed and sang all parts: between us, we played 15 different instruments, sang all of the harmonies, and wrote all but one of the songs. It has met with good reviews such as this one by Leicester Bangs, which said “the trio’s whip smart playing and windswept vocals provide much to be enjoyed, and fans of old school country and unplugged Americana are in for a particular treat.”
THU 30th — 9pm - BONEYARD PREACHERS
early show — 6-8pm $2 – Tough Lovepyle
FRI 31st — RICH DEL GROSSO, 9PM - $15 (blues)
A REUNION OF TEXAS BLUESMAN RICH DELGROSSO AND NORTHWEST ALLSTARS
Houston mandolinist Rich DelGrosso will join his friends: Portland’s Lloyd Jones on guitar, Carlton Jackson on drums, Dean Mueller on bass and harmonica ace Grant Dermody from Seattle.This night at Duff’s will reignite the heat and magic of their first concert together in 2006, a concert that gained a Cascade Blues Association award nomination for Best Performance of the Year.
DelGrosso, a seven times Blues Music Award nominee in Memphis, has made his mark bringing the mandolin back to the blues band stand, not only as a jug and string band staple but as a Chicago blues power player. His unique performanceand fiery style have received international acclaim.
The music of Lloyd Jones is likewise known world-wide. This roots/blues Portland favorite has six critically acclaimed albums; stand-outs for, as Vintage Guitar described, his “smokey vocals and killer guitar.”
"Grant [Dermody] is on the five-finger list of best harmonica players in the country today in acoustic blues and old-time music. His technique and tone are literally breathtaking." Mark Hoffman (Co-author of /Moanin’ at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howling Wolf) /This Seattle based player tours with Blues Music Award winner Eric Bibb, who was honored as the Acoustic Artist of the Year in 2012. Together they have drawn festival crowds internationally.
Tonight the rhythm section will be powered by Dean Mueller on bass and Carlton Jackson on drums. Mueller, the former bassman and leader of the acclaimed Insomniacs, is now seen locally with the Duffy Bishop Band and prized for his dynamics and in-the-pocket support. Jackson has been praised for his dynamics, power and nuance; Don Heckman of the L.A. Times described Jackson’s drumming as “ intensely musical.” He was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
This will be a once-in-a-long-while gathering of unique talents to produce an eveningwith promise of blues to get your booty shaking. Bring your dancing shoes....you won’t be able to sit still!
Early Show — 6-8pm $2 The Hamdogs (Classic CA Country Rock)
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SAT 1st HANK SHREVE (blues) 9pm
Fresh off winning the prestigious Cascade Blues Association's 2012 'BEST NEW ACT' Award, young HANK SHREVE celebrates the Release of his NEW CD 'I'VE HAD IT' with a big show Saturday 6/1 9pm at DUFF'S GARAGE.
HANK SHREVE CD Release Party for 'IV'E HAD IT' http://www.hankshreveband.com/
$10 Cover 21+ *This is a Cascade Blues Association sponsored Event - menbers get $1 off*
HANK SHREVE is a self-taught multi instrumentalist from Eugene, Oregon who showcases his Talents on Vocals, Harmonica, Organ, Drums and Electric Piano who is widely considered one of the Best young Blues men in the World.
He fronts a stellar band of Blues veterans including some of the best talent in the Northwest featuring BILL SHREVE on Bass & Vocals, STAN WELSH on Guitar, and GT Albright on Drums.
HANK SHREVE began playing harmonica at the age of 8 and has established himself as a major harmonica talent on the blues scene in the Pacific Northwest. He won the Northwest Harmonica Championship in 2006 and the ''Muddy Award'' for ''Best Harmonica'' in 2009. Hank was a featured artist in the Harmonica Blow-off at the 2009 Waterfront Blues Festival along with Rick Estrin and Randy Chortkoff. He also was a featured harmonica player at Harpdog Brown's International Harmonica Showcase in White Rock, Canada.
In addition to many music luminaries, he has shared the stage with Honeyboy Edwards, Merle Haggard, Norton Buffalo, Gregg Rolie, Marcia Ball, Sista Monica Parker, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Curtis Salgado, Lloyd Jones, Paul deLay and many other national acts.
In addition to fronting the Hank Shreve Band, Hank also hosts The Hank Shreve Blues Showcase, now in its third year at Whiskey River Ranch in Springfield. There, Hank fronts an all-star line up with Skip Jones on keyboards, GT Albright on drums, Bill Shreve on bass and Stan Welsh on guitar; sharing the stage with guest performers such as Karen Lovely, Robert Ruggiero, Lisa Mann, DK Stewart, LaRhonda Steele, Sonny Hess, Henry Cooper and Curtis Salgado.
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MON 3rd LILY WILDE ORCHESTRA - $8 (8-11pm)
Award winning vocalist Lily Wilde heads up an ensemble comprised of 17 of PDX's top musicians and delivers Big Band Swing at its best! LWO brings a fresh take on what many perceive to be "the" music from the great swing era with a repertoire that delves further into the less "commercially" recognized artists, along with some of the more obscure tunes crafted by the more familiar "big names" of the genre. Oh... and yes, you will hear a few of your favorite standards, with some Blues thrown in for good measure as well!
This opportunity to experience an evening of great music on a grand scale in a fun, relaxed, and intimate environment is just the ticket for music lovers craving the answer to the question, "What's good 'n' hot in Portland?".
www.lilywilde.com (8-11pm, $8)
TUE 4th DOVER WEINBERG QUARTET – 9pm - $3
An All-Star Blues/Eclectic Rhythm n' Blues/Swing/ 9:30pm-midnight
WED 5th SUBURBAN SLIM’S BLUES JAM – NEW START TIME! 9pm - $2
Featuring: John Neish on Bass & Jeff Strawbridge on drums, 9-12
Early Show - WOODLANDER 6-8pm $2
Woodlander is a trio of musicians who have played together since the 1970s in a popular Northwest rock/country/bluegrass band called Wheatfield, which was recently inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. As an acoustic Americana trio, we perform on a variety of instruments, with a strong tilt towards original songs and a well-developed talent for entertaining our audiences.
THU 6th THE FAT TONES 9pm
early show - Thu 6-8pm early show $2 – Tough Lovepyle (blues)
FRI 7th THE SULTANS OF SLIDE - A Celebration of the Slide Guitar - 9pm - $12
Big Monti, Henry Cooper, Joe McMurrian, Mark Riley and Rod Cook
*Co-sponsored by the Cascade Blues Association - CBA Members get a Discount
This Concert consists of an opening set of Acoustic Slide Guitar by Joe McMurrian, followed by Electric Slide Guitar sets from Big Monti, Henry Cooper, Mark Riley and Rod Cook in a Band format.
SLIDE GUITAR:
A technique of guitar playing derived from bottleneck, using a steel or glass tube on one finger across the frets
For more information on the History of Slide Guitar go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_guitar
THE SULTANS OF SLIDE:
BIG MONTI conceived of the idea for The Sultans of Slide with Franck “Paris Slim” Goldwasser in 2010. With the addition of slide master, Henry Cooper, the band recorded their first album in 2011. After two tours of Europe and a number of shows in the Northwest United States, Goldwasser left the group to work on other projects. The current line-up of slide guitarists, Big Monti, Henry Cooper, Mark Riley, Rod Cook, and Joe McMurrian is truly the Best of the Northwest!
BIG MONTI AMUNDSON (Portland, Oregon)
His name is Monti Amundson but most people call him Big Monti. Not just because of the man’s physical appearance, but because of his larger than life voice, guitar virtuosity, and sheer presence. When Big Monti takes the stage, it’s clear that there’s more going on than the usual extended guitar solos – the man plays and sings larger than life.
HENRY COOPER (Otis, Oregon)
Henry Cooper is in love with a sound, a high-water-mark of blues guitar tone that had been set by the likes of Elmore James, Earl Hooker and Robert Nighthawk.
MARK RILEY (Renton, Washington)
Mark Riley picked up his first guitar when he was 12 and has never let go. His dedication to music has been recognized as a guitarist, instructor, songwriter and has been named the Washington Blues Society’s Best of the Blues (BB Awards) Acoustic Blues Guitarist of the Year for 2012. Riley has received this award nine times since 1998.
ROD COOK (Des Moines, Washington)
Rod Cook is a well respected, in demand Seattle area guitarist known for his stylistic versatility and soulful, melodic playing. Apart from fronting his own band, Rod Cook and Toast, and doing solo acoustic shows, Rod has been a mainstay in NBC's The Voice Season One finalist, Vicci Martinez Band for nearly a decade. In 2004 and 2012 Rod received the award for"Best Electric Guitar" and in 2004 and 2006 was awarded the "Best Acoustic Guitar" award. In October 1998 he was featured in the national publication Acoustic Guitar magazine.
JOE MCMURRIAN (Portland, Oregon)
Joe McMurrian is a Delta Blues/Roots songwriter/ guitarist based in Portland Oregon. He has a rich capability to infuse tradition with contemporary invention through his intense finger-style, slide guitar work and original storytelling.
As a solo artist, McMurrian released his debut, "Rain of Days", which was voted the #2 best independent blues release of 2006 by the International Blues Foundation of Memphis as well as reaching the #5 slot on Japan's Tower Records chart.
early show - Fri 6-8pm early show $2 – The Hamdogs (Classic CA Country Rock)
SAT 8th THE BUCKLES - 9pm
This Portland, Oregon based group of experienced, talented musicians will fill your room with infectious dance rhythms and amazing vocals and harmonies.
Featuring highly accomplished musicianship, great vocals and a fun approach to entertaining. The Buckles provide a professional show that will surely liven up your event and entertain your guests; Songs ranging from Bakersfield-sound (Buck Owens, Merle Haggard) to The Beatles, Ricky Nelson, The Dave Clark Five, The Mavericks, The Wonders, The Derailers and more; The Buckles will have you dancing, clapping and singing along.
This fine group of talented and dedicated musicians combine their diverse backgrounds and years of experience into a solid blend of classic country music 50’s-70’s and Rock n' Roll tunes that provide a fun, memorable, entertainment experience.
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SUN 9th - COLD HARD CASH - $10 - 8pm
The Cold Hard Cash Show is an original and innovative tribute to the music of Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three!
Fronted by guitarist and singer Merle Travis Peterson, The Cold Hard Cash Show brings to life classic Cash songs from the Sun & Columbia Records Catalogs to the modern American recordings, performing with the energy of the Live at Folsom and San Quentin albums with a sound so accurate you’d think you’re listening to The Man in Black himself!
The band formed in 2005 and has changed its rhythm section line up through the years. Currently the line up includes long time member Fel Torres on drums and Travis Yost on bass. Bass players Ryan Yates (Millionaires Club) and Jeff Turman (Cash For Junkers) are often seen performing with the band on various shows. Since the formation, they have performed on hundreds of stages often sharing them with the likes of such artists as Darryl Worley, John Anderson, Eric Church, Charlie Daniels, Lonestar, Eddie Money, Eli Young Band and countless others as well as performing at several private functions which included guests such as Katy Perry, Shawn Colvin, John Oates, Justin Timberlake and John Mayer. The band also performed on The Late Show with David Letterman in 2008 and Memphis in May Festival in 2011.The band continues to perform across the U.S and is available for hire World Wide.
Say what you will about Tribute Bands, The Cold Hard Cash Show is a great band, a great show, and a great experience!
MON 10th SUSIE & THE SIDECARS - 6-8pm - $5
The seeds for Susie and the Sidecars were sown way back when gas was
cheap enough that ordinary mortals could afford road trips. Susie
herself logged thousands of miles in the backseat of, well, a Volvo
wagon (she did grow up in Portland), with her dad, listening intently
to the oldies station as the sounds of the 50′s and 60′s embedded into
her ear indelibly.
A few decades later, after earning a degree in playing the flute,
nurturing a mild obsession for automobiles, experimenting with the
saxophone, and marrying guitarist David Langenes, Susie finally formed
a band the could play not only the standards of the 30′s and 40′s she
grew up hearing sung by her grandmother (a professional big band
singer), but also – and especially – the harder-rocking ear candy from
the subsequent era of rockabilly, girl groups, and doo-wop harmony
bands. The result: Susie and the Sidecars, a band with a broad
stylistic palette of timeless midcentury American music with
inter-generational appeal and a penchant for having the most fun
possible.
Band members:Susie: lead vocals and saxophone, Ian Miller: lead guitar and backup vocals
David Langenes: guitar and backup vocals, Don Lawry: drums, Allen Hunter: bass
Susie and the Sidecars is a rockin' 5-piece band bringing you the most
obscure-yet-listenable vintage mid-century modern tunes from the 50's
and 60's.
9pm SHARKSKIN REVUE - Johnny Ward’s swingin’ blues & jazz $3
Great show!
TUE 11th DOVER WEINBERG QUARTET – 9pm - $3
An All-Star Blues/Eclectic Rhythm n' Blues/Swing/ 9:30pm-midnight
WED 12th SUBURBAN SLIM’S BLUES JAM – NEW START TIME 9pm - $2
Featuring: John Neish on Bass & Jeff Strawbridge on drums, 9-12PM
early show - Wed 6-8pm show $2 – Arthur Moore’s Harmonica Party
THU 13th DONKEY DRIVER (blues) - 9pm
early show - Thu 6-8pm show $2 – Tough lovepyle (blues)
FRI 14th TOO LOOSE / ATOMIC GUMBO (zydeco)- 9pm
early show $2 – The Hamdogs (Classic CA Country Rock)
SAT 15th DK STEWART SEXTET - 9pm, $10
This all-star Portland quartet (plus horns) infuses classic cuts,
obscure nuggets and DK STEWART originals with a fresh take on the
blues, New Orleans funk and R&B. Nothing you've ever heard before.
Jazz you can dance to and blues you can feel in your chest. Blue-eyed
soul with genre-specific and historically accurate presentations.
Original charts that you'd swear were written in the 40's or 50's. And
a "live" performance that sounds like the stereo in your living room
with a dance floor full of people to share it with.
Band Bio:
DK STEWART, whose New Orleans, boogie-woogie piano style has been a
driving force behind such Northwest blues giants as Robert Cray, Paul
deLay and Curtis Salgado, has for the past several years been tearing
up major festival stages with his own group, the DK Stewart Band.
DK has performed with such blues legends as Big Walter Horton, S.P.
Leary, Hubert Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells,
James Cotton, Albert Collins, George "Harmonica" Smith, Joe Louis
Walker, and Roomful of Blues, and has appeared on bills with Stevie
Ray Vaughan, Junior Walker, Clifton Chenier, Ray Charles, Paul
Butterfield, and BB King.
JOSEPH CONRAD (recently of "Rhythm Culture") on 5 string fretted and
fretless Fender bass
ED PIERCE on the drums (formally of Bill Rhoades and the Party Kings).
PETER DAMMANN on guitar. Peter's collaboration with D.K. stretches
back more than a decade (You can hear his T-Bone Walker -inspired
guitar solos on some of Stewart's earliest solo recordings).
In addition to his work with Stewart, Dammann was also manager and
lead guitarist for the Paul deLay Band, up until deLay's untimely
death in 2007.
THE SOUL SURVIVOR HORNS:
CHRIS MERCER (sax) has worked with John Mayal's Bluesbreakers, Brian
Ferry, Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Dr. John, Bob Marley and
scores of other touring bands and studio sessions. His cohesive charts
and melodic improvisational solos are legendary.
JOE McCARTHY (trumpet) harks back to those heady days in Eugene Oregon
where he took part in DK's adventures with soul singer Curtis Salgado
as they garnered international fame as the first touring version of
the Robert Cray Band.
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TUE 18th DOVER WEINBERG QUARTET – 9pm - $3
An All-Star Blues/Eclectic Rhythm n' Blues/Swing/ 9:30pm-midnight
WED 19th SUBURBAN SLIM’S BLUES JAM – NEW START TIME 9pm - $2
Featuring: John Neish on Bass & Jeff Strawbridge on drums, 9-12PM
early show - WOODLANDER 6-8pm $2
THU 20th RULE OF BONE (blues) - 9pm
early show Thu 6-8pm show $2 – Tough Lovepyle
FRI 21st SHANGHAI WOOLIES- 9pm
A new twist on the raucous, slippery, foot-happy jazz you’d expect to hear at the legendary Cotton Club... hard to resist - The Oregonian
This 8-piece band lives somewhere between a Chicago speakeasy, a Harlem supperclub, and a Benny Goodman dance hall. And a Black Sabbath concert. Formed by Pink Martini trumpeter Gavin Bondy, the band includes former Pink Martini vocalist Khilmony Downs, two (yes two) guitars, three horns, string bass, and drums... all classically trained rockers.
“Though Brian Setzer, Cherry-Poppin’ Daddies, and others have paved this road, the fanciest, coolest machine on the highway is The Shanghai Woolies.” - James Rodgers, Victory Review - NW Roots Music
early show - Fri 6pm-8pm early show $2 – The Hamdogs (Classic CA Country Rock)
SAT 22nd MIDNIGHT SERENADERS - 9pm
Riding the crest of the neo-traditional jazz craze presently occurring on the West Coast, the MIDNIGHT SERENADERS are a six-piece swing band playing regularly to enthusiastic audiences throughout the Pacific Northwest. Performing vintage pop, Hot Jazz, and Hawaiian instrumentals, as well as an expanding collection of Jazz Age-sounding original songs, these six veteran musicians strive to share their love for the music of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s. With an exciting stage show, tight musical arrangements, and outstanding solo and harmony vocals, MIDNIGHT SERENADERS fans include nostalgists, swing dancers, melody junkies, retro-clothing hounds, and folks who simply appreciate good quality, jubilant music.
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MON 24th Keeter Stuart & Allison Rice - Songwriter’s Revue 6:30pm $3
TUE 25th DOVER WEINBERG QUARTET – 9pm - $3
An All-Star Blues/Eclectic Rhythm n' Blues/Swing/ 9:30pm-midnight
WED 26th SUBURBAN SLIM’S BLUES JAM – NEW START TIME 9pm - $2
Featuring: John Neish on Bass & Jeff Strawbridge on drums, 9-12PM
early show - Wed 6-8pm show $2 – Arthur Moore’s Harmonica Party
THU 27th EUPHONIOUS THUMP 9pm
early show Thu 6-8pm show $2 – Tough Lovepyle
FRI 28th BRIDGETOWN SEXTET 9pm (blues) $15
The BRIDGETOWN SEXTET performs authentic, energetic roots jazz from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, with a sound evoking Creole New Orleans, the stomp of prohibition era Chicago, fast-paced Harlem stride piano, and the tight swing of depression era Manhattan. Portland natives Andrew Oliver and Scott Kennedy assembled this group out of a long standing desire to create fresh but genuine music inspired by the forms of early jazz as heard on the records of Jelly Roll Morton, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, and Duke Ellington among many others. The group has worked to capture the natural feel of these early jazz innovations- the drive, energy, and spontaneity that characterize them- while fostering a unique and inventive sound that would move beyond mere traditionalism and preservation in the interest of crafting new music.
Early Show - 6-8pm $2 The Hamdogs (Classic CA Country Rock)
SAT 29th CHADD RUPP 9pm (blues)
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Early Shows: Wed—Fri, 6—8 PM ($2)
WEDNESDAYS, 1st & 3rd: WOODLANDER — Full Throttle Folk
WEDNESDAYS, 2nd & 4th: ARTHUR MOORE'S HARMONICA PARTY
THURSDAYS: TOUGH LOVE PYLE — Rhythm 'n' blues/soul - Featuring Bob Love, Jeff Woodcock & Dover Weinberg
FRIDAYS: THE HAMDOGS — Featuring Susan Hammel: "The Dogs" serve up a 21st-century take on
one of the most influential periods in the evolutionary melting pot of rock, country and honky-tonk/swing. You
know the names... Gram and Emmylou, Burritos and Byrds, the Dirt Band, the Desert Rose Band, New Riders of
the Purple Sage, Commander Cody, Rodney Crowell. Take a passionate journey into the energy, spirit and
songwriting brilliance of a time that continues to inspire generations of singers, songwriters and musicians to
this day... guaranteed to get you up out of your seat, put a smile on your face and add a wag to your walk.
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