Schedule

Friday, June 25, 2010


6 p.m. Big Soul Band

This band goes deep ... all the way back to the 1960s and the Motown Sound of the Four Tops, Sam and Dave, the Temptations, and more. With soaring horns and shining vocals, Big Soul will have your toe tappin' from the first downbeat. Get ready to dance, to sing, to fully enjoy your favorite soul tunes -- Big Soul!

7:30 p.m. Studebaker John

Studebaker John continues to prove himself to be the most intriguing and original blues artists on the scene. His music has a haunting, distinctive quality that's wild and raw when it needs to be, yet is often subtle, played with nuance and a delicate touch. King Biscuit Times called it a "personal no-holds-barred style that cooks with contagiously seasoned energy and absolute taste."

www.studebakerjohn.com

9:00 p.m. Michelle Shocked

There’s a phantom Texas taproot and a self-styled wanderlust in Michelle Shocked's music. Much like the work of her East Texas peers Willie Nelson, Victoria Williams and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Shocked’s songs hold fast to a definite core, but owe no stylistic allegiance — just like their itinerant, mercurial, utilitarian creators. Shocked identifies strongly with her musical compatriots, and not just because they’re from her neck of the woods. “My family was welfare class,” says Shocked, “and that makes you really, really, white trash. [These artists] helped remove class bias because they have all been given honorary middle-class value because of what they’ve achieved in their music.”

Shocked has likewise transcended class bias, while retaining the parts that make sense, in a 23-year career that has seen critical acclaim at every juncture. In the early 1990s, she famously escaped major-label indentured servitude, subverting the artist-label relationship that helped lead to the current trend toward artistic self-containment. She has made good use of her independence, releasing more critically-acclaimed albums on her Mighty Sound label. Her lucky thirteenth album, Soul of My Soul, is the latest of these.

www.michelleshocked.com

Saturday, June 26, 2010


Morning Brew


at the Arch at Women's Park

10 a.m. Tammy Jones

11 a.m. Amber Olsson

12 p.m. Dan Hunthausen

1:30 p.m. The Bruce Anfinson

Band

"Montana's Musical Ambassador" — that's what the Bozeman Chronicle called Bruce Anfinson. With the state's natural wonders and rich cultural heritage portrayed so well in his songs, it's a well-deserved title. Bruce was 9 years old when his father bought him his first guitar and he learned to accompany his dad on old tunes at family reunions and friendly get-togethers. He started writing a few songs as a teenager and later found that music is a great vehicle for traveling and seeing the country. He is known throughout the country for singing food tunes, such as Fresh Bread, Huckleberry Hill, and Homegrown Tomatoes. His shows are filled with wonderful story telling and bad jokes, as well as his original and traditional songs.

www.charlierussell.com/bruce/index.html



3 p.m. The Bellboys

www.myspace.com/thebellboyspdx

4:30 p.m. Intermission

6 p.m. The Clumsy Lovers

The group of musicians that eventually formed the Clumsy Lovers didn't really intend to start a band. They'd just play out around their home base of Vancouver, spinning their folky, often riotous take on rock in pubs, basements, and backyard parties. But people noticed and starting clamoring for more than just the weekend gigging, and the band was officially born. Between 2000 and 2002 the Clumsy Lovers self-released a series of recordings that blended their Celtic, bluegrass, and rock influences. Still, they were primarily a live band. That changed with 2004's After the Flood, which they made in a studio for a label (the Canadian powerhouse Nettwerk). The similarly studio-crafted Smart Kid followed a year later, and the Clumsy Lovers supported it with a lengthy tour schedule. By that point the band's lineup had solidified around vocalist and bassist Chris Joad, flame-fingered fiddler Andrea Lewis, guitarist and harmonica player Trevor Rogers, banjoist Jason Horney, and drummer Gord Robert. Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

www.clumsylovers.com

7:30 p.m. Mia Borders

Mia is one of those rare young talents that can sing about life, love, and loss and make listeners feel it.  With lyrics so personal, so mature, and so direct, she has established herself as an artist to watch.  In early 2006, Mia and a few talented friends joined forces as a Funk-Rock & Soul group that was quickly hailed as “New Orleans’ hottest buzz band” by the City’s own, Where Y’at Magazine.  The band made an instant impression on the local music scene, playing legendary New Orleans stages like Tipitina's, Howlin’ Wolf, Blue Nile, Carrollton Station, and The Parish at the House of Blues, to name a few. The group’s collection of albums – 2007’s “the ep,” 2008’s “The Nashville Cuts,” and 2009’s “Southern Fried Soul” – all feature original music.

www.miaborders.com

9 p.m. Rosie Ledet

and the Zydeco Playboys

Rosie Ledet has become the act to watch on the zydeco circuit. Brimming with coy sensuality, Rosie's music is fresh and daring, while still retaining its links to its bayou Creole heritage. Rosie has a rare combination of talent, not only in the zydeco world, but in any musical genre. She can write top-notch award winning songs. hand with the best of them on her instrument, and can sing circles around her peers. Rosie is among the few zydeco artists who can still sing and write some of their own material in Creole French.

http://rosieledet.net/