Looking forward to performing at this cozy winebar on Powell. Perfect way to spend a drizzly spring evening in Portland.
This pub is right on the river and one of my favorites in Bend. They have been winning some serious awards lately thanks to their brew master Tanya Cornett, who has really put women in brewing on the map. (She was recently recruited over to 10 Barrel, where hopefully she will do the same damage! Try the Hop Head Imperial... fresh hops are so much better!
Ah! The winery in the summer... think I might have to stay the night and soak up the grounds...
Fun spot in the Old Mill with great pizza! It's usually packed on music night. Hope to see ya!
This is probably one of the coolest gigs I've gotten! My favorite Bend-based raft company, Ouzel Outfitters is hosting a series of "singer/songwriter" river trips this summer and this is one of them.
More details to come but if you'd like to sign up, you can do it now here http://www.oregonrafting.com/ or by calling Ouzel at 800-778-7238. It's gonna be sick!
On July 25, 2012, Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe will host live music and boat demos on the back lawn behind the store, on the banks of the Deschutes River. From 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Tumalo Creek’s fleet of 50 demo boats will be available to try for free with plenty of paddling experts on hand to answer any questions and get boaters comfortable out on the water.
The music starts at 7 p.m., and with Oregon’s favorite duo of sirens, the Shook Twins on the bill, the whole family will be out groovin’ in the grass as the sun sets over the Cascade Mountains.
Mark your calendars for other Pickin’ & Paddlin’ dates this summer on August 29 and September 19.
One of the primary goals of the Pickin’ and Paddlin’ series is to raise awareness about the safety hazards of the Colorado Bridge and raise money for improvements. The BPTA is working with Bend Parks and Rec, the Old Mill District and many other public and private entities in hopes to transform the bridge into a public whitewater play park.
Special thanks to Deschutes Brewery and Cascade Lakes Brewing for donating the kegs for this event.
For more information on Pitchfork Revolution, please visit their website at http://www.shooktwins.com/
This place is so picturesque it feels like you are in a resort catalogue. Watch for the band of horses running across the fields against the backdrop of the Cascade Mountains.
Hey folks. My buddy Pam (you may know her as the gal that smokes everyone in the PPP), well she has a beautiful house on the river, and she opens up the backyard to all of us hooligans over the course of the summer for this concert series. It was one of my favorite evenings of the summer last year. If you don't know Pam, and would like to come anyway, drop me a line, and I'll get ya in. All donations benefit one of my favorite local non-profs, the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance.
www.bendpaddletrailalliance.org
From the presenters, c3 events:
A ripe selection of the region's best organic artisans in produce, meats, baked goods, skincare and other lifestyle products available for you to explore along the main street of the intimate NorthWest Crossing neighborhood in Bend, Oregon.
The participating vendors, musicians and restaurants this season personify our superior quality of life in Bend. They are masters of their craft, and we are looking forward to kicking it up a notch at NorthWest Crossing. Please join us, introduce yourself and welcome to the neighborhood!
Yum... wine.
This has become one of my favorite new places to play in the Portland area. Amazing cellist George Turner will be joining me on stage.
This is one of the nicest Americana rooms in Portland. Really looking forward to making this a killer show!
This is one of my favorite places to play in Oregon. It is magical with candles and wonderful wine and always a great listening audience.
Record stores were the community centers for many cities and towns around the country, especially in the late ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. They were a place where community in the love of music brought people together. Friendships were made and partners in life were found as people shared their interest and love of music. On Community Day, there will be free refreshments, special one-day deals, live music, and a variety of unique events throughout the year. Monday, April 2nd will be the next Community Day and will include the Songwriters’ Circle at 7:00 PM.
Laurel Brauns: "With equal hints of dusky bluegrass and clarion Celtic folk, Brauns has written a batch of tunes that are brimming with earthy pulchritude, highlighted by her remarkable vocals and subtle but involving production from Portland Cello Project's Douglas Jenkins. Remarkable songs like the gamboling "Maps" and the stirring, album-opening title track prove that Brauns has made a record destined to become an evergreen.” -Ned Lannamann, The Portland Mercury
Jim Bolland grew up around New York City playing jug band, folk and blues music in bands that almost no one remembers today. After a stint in the Bay Area playing with such notables as the Spin Cats (of Berkeley), Jim found his way to Oregon in 1979. After performing for several years as part of the surprising Rustic Brothers he helped found Blackfish, northern Oregon’s first Cajun/Zydeco band. Jim continues to write songs rooted in the traditional sounds that have captivated him since he was a teenager.
Jack McMahon is a performing songwriter as well host and organizer of the Music Millennium Songwriters’ Showcase. McMahon has been a working musician for all of his adult life and over the years has fronted some of Portland's more notable bands (Tracks, The Chameleons, Jack McMahon & Friends). From his early days in New Jersey and New York to his residency in the Rose City, Jack's penchant for catchy hooks and emotionally charged lyrics have made him a favorite of long time fans and neophytes alike. He has released three CDs to date; Better Late (1982), Toe The Line (2000) and The Man That Love Forgot (2007). He performs regularly with his four-piece band (Jack McMahon Band) and does solo acoustic shows as well.
| Community Day/Songwriters Circle |
7:00PM | Music Millennium Portland, OR |
Yay, my buddy Audrey is coming to Portland. She is a wonderful singer/songwriter in the indie vein from Boston, and a dear friend of mine from my east coast days. She just published an awesome book called The Need to Be Heard, put out by Burst and Bloom, and her most recent album is called "Thick Skin" which she put out last year.
Tim Emerson, also originally from the east coast, but a Portlander for quite some time now, is the band the Moon in Light. I think Tim is one of the most talented people on the planet and his songwriting and his voice are otherworldly.
Overall, this is a really strong bill and I'm psyched to be on it!
Yay, I can't wait to play with my old and dear friend Audrey Ryan. Check out her beautiful music here http://www.audreyryan.net
I remember in college we went out to Orenco Station to see an example of new urbanism. These folks share big communal lawns. Neat! You can read more about the community here. I never knew it was a combination word for OREgon Nursury COmpany.
Every year I put on a big show to celebrate the Olde Country. Three out of four of my grandparents came over on the boat so I grew up surrounded by this culture and music.
I'll be making song books and employing some of Portland's finest Irish players for the evening. And best of all, this is an early show for those of you who like to hit the hay early on the weekdays.
xo!
I have a large repertoire of songs from the Old Country and I can't wait to sing them for you! We'll sing them together!
I'll be playing with a new cellist, George Turner of My Fellow Traveler. George is an excellent player and a really fun person to share the stage with! Looking forward to being back in McMinville.
Really looking forward to coming back to Bend for this show!
Portland, OR – November 3, 2011 – Laurel Brauns’ voice can strike you like sunlight shooting through a hundred bits of stained glass. In certain moments it’s a multi-hued tremolo, colored with an indefinable accent from… from… from someplace cool and northern… it’s like the peaty glow of scotch whisky, like the singing of a Druid, maybe… It’s the quality that drew some of Portland’s most notable talent together on her fourth and latest album, “House of Snow.”
Produced and arranged by Douglas Jenkins, creative director of the Portland Cello Project, “House of Snow” features such musicians as Jenny Conlee (The Decemberists), Skip VonKuske (Vagabond Opera), Anna Fritz (Portland Cello Project) and Sam Cooper (Horse Feathers). A CD release show is set for December 9 at the Alberta Street Pub (1036 NE Alberta St. / 9:30pm / 21+ / $5 cover / Free with $15 CD purchase) with Sam Cooper, Anna Fritz, and other special guests. More information at www.laurelbrauns.com.
Recorded in a tiny Portland nursery school, “House of Snow” covers a full sonic and emotional range from the irresistibly snappy, spring-in-your-step ditty “Puppy Love” to the swirling azure cello tones and floating chorus of “Doldrums” which skillfully braids three metaphors – love ended, plastic culture, and the literal nature of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – into pure poignancy:
North Pacific suspended in the gyre
Vast trove of treasures we once desired
All our secrets are on display now
By a leviathan we can’t throw away now
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What can I say?
These guys make some of the best beer around and they put it in cans, which means we can take on raft trips. Someone gave me $20 dollars for a can on the last day of a Grand Canyon trip, if that says anything. Can't wait to meet these folks, and what a great excuse to get to Ashland.
New Hampshire Association for the Blind Presents: A delightful evening of folk, roots and pop music featuring Scott MacIntyre, the first blind performer to become a finalist on American Idol, folk artist Laurel Brauns performing hits from her brand new album and veteran roots band “Wooden Eye” performing favorite ballads and burn roots rock.
Featuring John Cashman, Patrick Pearsall, Julie Southwell, Molly Grove, Billy Mickelson, Franchot Tone, and sound by Rob Sidle.
This is basically a private event, but if you live in Bend, chances are you know Pam, so you're invited!
This place is truly amazing. Such wonderful people and food. Thank you to all the folks that volunteer to make it happen.
A relaxing evening in Sisters playing solo at one of our favorite spots.
This place has amazing beer and is just a really great room to perform. We love Sisters.
A really cool cafe that some kids started out in Redmond. I'm psyched to check it out.
One of our favorite rooms in Bend. This show will feature Amy on cello and John Cashman on drums.
We will concentrate on our Gothic set for the Holloween lovers.
Be easy and free when your drinkin with me
The Harlots play the Deschutes Mountain Room on Saturday night after mountain bikers come off the trail from 100 mile rides.
Amy Mitchell who is the cellist for the Harlots, is also an avid tandem mountain bike rider. By avid I mean, she and her boyfriend Henry are the tandem single-speed champions of the world - no joke.
Anyway, I fear she almost quit being my friend when I signed us up for this gig because it means she will only be doing the 50 mile ride that Saturday with Henry as opposed the 100 miles. In my mind playing the cello is as heroic as riding an extra 50 miles, BUT riding is what she lives for and it means a lot to me that she'll be up there on stage with me entertaining ya all. Very many strong sweaty dirty men are both compelling and well... kind of intimidating!
I can't really stay away from this place as it is dangerously close to my house and the Apocalypse IPA is this perfect balance of crazy hoppy mixed with citrus and fruit, cutting out that medicinal bitterness that characterizes a good majority of NW IPAs. But I digress...
This will be a full band show on a sunny September afternoon during Roots Fest. The deck is always packed - it's a party everyone is invited to.
This will be a full band show with John and Amy.
I have a lot to share about the Red Door and this music series, but I'll keep it brief:
After visiting NH after college in Oregon, I went to a show here and decided to move back east because I was so impressed with the quality and intimacy of the Portsmouth music scene. I eventually moved down to Portsmouth and lived in a funky mansion with four other people across the street from the Red Door. I took over booking the series for two years and learned a lot about the music business and met many beautiful and talented people.
I am hearted to see the series has lived on, now with its fifth booker: my good friend Tristian Law.
Actually, I don't even know if this show is for sure going to happen, but I'm going sailing with my dad in Maine for four days and I'm hoping we can dock the boat at Prescott Park, walk down the street to the Red Door, and I can just strum a few new ones for ya all... just like olde times. And then I shall fall in love all over again with Strawberry Banke. What do you say, Portsmouth?
Some info from NWX:
And the movie after the music is:
Friday, August 27 | 6pm: Up (PG)
From Disney/Pixar comes Up, a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. You're invited on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth.
Henry Abel, who has been putting on many cool events in town for years (COTA movie night for instance) has started a music series to bring the best Portland indie rock bands to the Tower Theatre in Bend. He has called it PDXchange Program and the idea is to bring a genre of music to town that has been somewhat neglected in the past, and match them up with like-minded acts in Bend.
We are very honored to be opening up for one of our favorite band's Horsefeathers, and Jenny Harada of the Central Oregon Symphony will also be joining us on stage for a few.
We will be doing a MOSTLY IRISH set following the set dancers and starting around 6 or 6:30 p.m. in Father Luke's Room. We'll *hopefully* be accompianied by Jenny Harada on violin, although she is also going to be playing next door in the theater from 8 - 12 with the Ramblers... Shireen Amini will be joining us on the set and I'll harness the spirit of Shane McGowan, if only for a night. It is also my goal to sing in Irish for at least one of the songs...
Only a few cabins left for the weekend of March 13 and 14 at Bend's winter wonderland.