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Live Music: Redray Frazier

Dubbed “The Rock & Soul Troubadour,” artist REDRAY FRAZIER announces the debut of his new single “Better Man,” followed by an exciting forthcoming catalogue of live and recorded music. A native New Yorker who was raised in an exceedingly musical family, REDRAY is an established vocalist and musician who creates his own unique fusion of Alternative R&B, Rock, and Indie-Soul. Get ready for captivating new lyrical sounds and smooth, smoky vocals like you’ve never heard. ...

21 Oct

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Live Music: Dan Balmer

From coffee house gigs at fifteen to chart-topping success with the Tom Grant Band in the 90s, world tours with two-time Grammy Award winner Diane Schuur and contemporary jam-bands, Dan Balmer brings fire and heart every time he plays the guitar. His playing spans nearly one hundred CDs including twelve as a leader from which his original works have appeared internationally in television, film and radio. ...

23 Oct

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Live Music: Wil Kinky

Wil Kinky is a Portland based singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. With vocals like Joe Cocker, and a guitar style reminiscent of Jimmy Hendrix; he blends blues, rock, soul, and other genres into an unexpected flavor of sound all his own. Wil has dedicated more than half of his life to playing music. Bringing passionate energy to every stage he sets foot on, he never compromises the integrity of the connection between his creation and his audience. Playing with countless musicians up, down, and across the western territory of America; to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From grand stage venues to bars, lounges, weddings, festivals and recording studios... he is ready to lay it all on the line. ...

28 Oct

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Live Music: Joanna Lee

On the title track of her highly anticipated debut album So Free, singer/songwriter JoAnna Lee, age 27 makes a personal declaration about following her own path that will inspire anyone who wants to brush off the naysayers and take bold, massive action towards achieving their dreams. With her soulful, dusky voice (that has earned her favorable comparisons to everyone from Grace Potter, Colbie Callait, Susan Tedeschi and Bonnie Raitt) sharing the urgency of following our hearts, she sings, “The world can be cruel and cold/Don’t let it take ahold. . .What will it take for you to finally see the truth. . .the only way to be is so free, free to be who I wanna be. ..You’re the one in control/Do what’s right for your soul...” ...

30 Oct

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Live Music: Pete Krebs Duo (feat. Brent Martens)

Pete Krebs is one of Portland's most-beloved musical chameleons, and one of the few to have headlined both CBGB's and Preservation Hall. Best-known as the front man for '90s seminal indie band Hazel, Pete has shared stages with artists as diverse as Elliott Smith, Nirvana and Soundgarden, just to name a few. These days, Pete is busy exploring the vintage realms of old-school swing and honky tonk. ...

04 Nov

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Live Music: Redray Frazier

Dubbed “The Rock & Soul Troubadour,” artist REDRAY FRAZIER announces the debut of his new single “Better Man,” followed by an exciting forthcoming catalogue of live and recorded music. A native New Yorker who was raised in an exceedingly musical family, REDRAY is an established vocalist and musician who creates his own unique fusion of Alternative R&B, Rock, and Indie-Soul. Get ready for captivating new lyrical sounds and smooth, smoky vocals like you’ve never heard. ...

06 Nov

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Live Music: Wil Kinky

Wil Kinky is a Portland based singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. With vocals like Joe Cocker, and a guitar style reminiscent of Jimmy Hendrix; he blends blues, rock, soul, and other genres into an unexpected flavor of sound all his own. Wil has dedicated more than half of his life to playing music. Bringing passionate energy to every stage he sets foot on, he never compromises the integrity of the connection between his creation and his audience. Playing with countless musicians up, down, and across the western territory of America; to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From grand stage venues to bars, lounges, weddings, festivals and recording studios... he is ready to lay it all on the line. ...

11 Nov

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Live Music: Eric John Kaiser

Known as the French Troubadour, Parisian-born Eric John Kaiser is a singer-songwriter reimagining Americana music through a French lens. Eric was born in the southern outskirts of Paris, in small town called Verrières-le Buisson, and began learning guitar when he was 10 years old. After years of a classical music education, he found a teacher that opened him up to the music of the Beatles and Rolling Stones. He began writing songs in his adolescence, using music as both a diary to channel his experiences and as his personal legacy. His songs resonate with a genuine Americana rhythm, like galloping across the vast plains on horseback, with a western lap steel guitar playing dirty roadhouse blues. ...

13 Nov

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Live Music: Joanna Lee

On the title track of her highly anticipated debut album So Free, singer/songwriter JoAnna Lee, age 27 makes a personal declaration about following her own path that will inspire anyone who wants to brush off the naysayers and take bold, massive action towards achieving their dreams. With her soulful, dusky voice (that has earned her favorable comparisons to everyone from Grace Potter, Colbie Callait, Susan Tedeschi and Bonnie Raitt) sharing the urgency of following our hearts, she sings, “The world can be cruel and cold/Don’t let it take ahold. . .What will it take for you to finally see the truth. . .the only way to be is so free, free to be who I wanna be. ..You’re the one in control/Do what’s right for your soul...” ...

18 Nov

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Live Music: Son Cubano

The music of Son Cubano is a salsa fusion of different musical rhythms such as Afro-Cuban Rumbas, Latin Jazz, Traditional Yoruba Chants, Son Montuno, Chachachá, Spanish Flamenco, Boogaloo, Boleros, and other Afro-Cuban influenced music styles. This group is made up of key members of the revered group Melao de Cuba, one of Portland's most beloved salsa bands. https://www.cubanmusicpdx.com/melao-de-cuba-orchestra.html ...

20 Nov

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Live Music: The Vegan Carnivores

The Vegan Carnivores are a Latin Ensemble composed of international artists from all around the world. They bring several decades of combined musical experience to the stage. From Iran, on guitar Mehdi Farjami, former guitarist of Toque Libre and Seda. From Spain, on vocals is Pepe Raphael, former Pink Martini’s vocalist and leader of Pepe & The Bottle Blondes. From Cuba, on guitar and back up vocals is Dashel Ruiz. The Vegan Carnivores' musical arrangements are delivered in an upbeat and tasteful fashion suitable for all type of venues, either in concert form, or for the dance floor enthusiasts. Their repertoire includes classic and contemporary arrangements of Latin music amongst a selection of boleros, cha cha, salsa, Latin rumba, flamenco, tango and Afro-Cuban music. ...

02 Dec

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Live Music: Wil Kinky

Wil Kinky is a Portland based singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. With vocals like Joe Cocker, and a guitar style reminiscent of Jimmy Hendrix; he blends blues, rock, soul, and other genres into an unexpected flavor of sound all his own. Wil has dedicated more than half of his life to playing music. Bringing passionate energy to every stage he sets foot on, he never compromises the integrity of the connection between his creation and his audience. Playing with countless musicians up, down, and across the western territory of America; to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From grand stage venues to bars, lounges, weddings, festivals and recording studios... he is ready to lay it all on the line. ...

09 Dec

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Live Music: Dead Lee

Cosmic-Americana-folk duo Dead Lee was formed in 2018 by Brian Koch (current and founding member of Blitzen Trapper) and his partner, singer-songwriter Kara Harris.  They first started singing together for each other in their apartment, then for friends at parties, special events and tribute nights before deciding to take their love of singing and playing together on the road.  Since then they’ve been playing all over the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana) as well as  Puerto Rico, Ireland and Western Europe. They've been described as "Elliott Smith meets Dolly Parton in space" and they're ok with that.   Brian Koch is a current and founding member of Portland OR indie-rock band Blitzen Trapper (since 2000) with whom he toured extensively across the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia and Europe and appeared on The Carson Daly Show, Late Night with Conan O’ Brien, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with David Letterman. ...

16 Dec

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Live Music: Ben Rice

Ben Rice's music is deeply rooted in traditional blues, yet at the same time fiercely original. His guitar playing earns labels like "fearless," "inventive" and "powerful," and he routinely brings audiences to their feet with his stunning and emotionally honest vocal delivery. Ben is as much at home fronting his electric band as he is captivating a crowd solo with nothing but his voice and his acoustic resonator guitar. For this date, he will bring in some holiday fare and love songs. ...

23 Dec

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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