“Showcasing the best
high-energy talent the Northwest has to offer”
Thursday, July
24th
1 pm LaRhonda Steel Band
2:30 pm Crush UK
4 pm Amadan
5:30 pm Outpost
7 pm Badfish Band
Friday, July
25th
2 pm Intervision
4 pm Flowmotion
6 pm Jujuba
Saturday, July
26th
2:30 pm Excellent Gentlemen
4:30 pm Sauce Policy
6:30 pm Eleven Eyes
Sunday, July
27th
12:30 pm Black Lodge
2:30 pm The Power of County
4:15 pm Matt Butlers S.E.E.
Band Bios
LaRhonda Steel Band
- www.larhondasteele.com
Regarded as one of Portland's most powerful front women,
LaRhonda Steele, the fabulous former vocalist for Ocean 503 and
for 'Boogie Cat' Norman Sylvester, hits the stage with her jazz
and blues band.
Crush UK - www.crushuk.com
Hailing from London, this band has developed a powerful,
eclectic and lively mix of original and classic power rock-pop.
Its versatility, excellent songs, charisma and sheer energy have
earned the group a worldwide reputation as a not-to-miss live
act.
Amadan – www.myspace.com/amadan
This group presents a mix of traditional Irish music infused
with punk and rock, in the vein of the Pogues and Dropkick Murphys.
It’s good drinking music!
Outpost – www.myspace.com/outpostreggae
Outpost is a five-piece band out of Portland, OR that blends funk-hop
and reggae to generate high-energy organic dance music.
Badfish Band –
www.myspace.com/johnnydandhisbadfish
This band, which hails from Corvallis, Oregon, united for the
sole purpose of spreading a love of funk, reggae, ska, and rock.
Intervision –
www.intervisionmusic.com
This soul, rock, jazz and pop quintet is one of the premier up-and-coming
bands on the West Coast.
Flowmotion –
www.flowmotion.net
Flowmotion's live performances are renowned for stellar musicianship,
contagious energy, packed dance floors and, courtesy of its two
lead guitarists, smoking guitar riffs. Flowmotion's expertly controlled
grooves harness the power of its funky, percussion-driven rock
and roll.
Jujuba – www.jujuba.org
With a massive percussion section, led by talking-drum conductor
Nojeem Lasisi, and a well-rounded selection of horns, Jujuba is
a Nigerian dynamo, bringing funk with the kind of authority that
would make Fela proud. This 11-piece band is a real treat to have
at the brewfest.
Excellent Gentlemen
Excellent Gentlemen is a great local talent that plays danceable,
vocal Soul/Funk/R&B music.
Sauce Policy –
www.saucepolicytheband.com
Drawing from influences too numerous to name, the music - which
at its heart is rock n roll – weaves its way in and out
of many styles of music and reflects the different musical backgrounds
of the band's members. It is truly an East Coast meets West Coast
musical experience.
Eleven Eyes –
www.eleveneyes.org
Proclaiming "Our jazz is not standard," this band submits
an expertise in jazz, funk, drum n’ bass, electronica, hip-hop,
Latin, dub, and improvisation, bringing original sounds to the
music scene.
Black Lodge
A fun bluegrass-folk infusion spearheaded by local brewmaster
Ron Gansberg (Raccoon Lodge/Cascade Brewing) and his band of brothers.
The Power of County
– www.myspace.com/thepowerofcounty
The Power of County brings the success and failures of turn of
the century boomtowns into the forefront of its music. Highly-reminiscent
of days gone by, with lyrics that reflect chaos, excess, lust
and murder, mixed with hard hitting rock ‘n roll that is
guaranteed to make any spectator want to buy a horse and start
brandishing a six shooter.
Matt Butlers S.E.E.
(small ensemble experiment) – www.mattbutlermusic.com
Drummer Matt Butler of The Everyone Orchestra will be bringing
some of the finest Northwest musicians through a sonic journey
on stage.
