Weaver wraps her fetching, slightly twangy voice — alternately heart-rending and sassy — around colorfully lyrical tales plucked straight from her own life: marriage, motherhood, sketches of unforgettable Portland characters — and plenty involving, as she says, “failed relationships.”

She credits her knack for heartbreak songs to her intense relationship with the late singer/songwriter Jim Boyer, a mainstay of the fertile Americana music scene based at Laurelthirst Public House in Northeast Portland.

“Before I’d written anything, (Boyer) was sitting out here breaking up with me,” she recalled, gesturing toward the sidewalk tables just outside the pub’s door. “Ah, Lily (a nickname), your heart’s broken, go write some songs. And I did. More likely, he just said that to get me out of his hair.”

https://littlesue.bandcamp.com

Ben and the Bloodshots is a goth country group based out of Portland, OR. Fronted by Ben Scott on guitar/vocals and Laura May on mandolin/vocals, they deliver a dark catalog of melodies and stories born from the bottom of a bottle.

https://www.facebook.com/benandthebloodshots/

“Once I thought it would be super fun to move to Las Vegas. i ended up bankrupt and homeless with a baby on the way. We lived and worked at a motel on The Strip that rented rooms by the hour.
Surrounded by despair, drug-abuse, corruption and greed. These songs are about that time when I lost everything and gained my very soul.
That place.
The Oasis Motel
1731 S Las Vegas Blvd
Kris Stuart”

https://rootjack.bandcamp.com

Tia Martini and Leon Elam – The Pickin’ Pear – branch out from Canyon Collected to create a folk ‘n’ roll duo.  They combine their non-traditional stylings to their traditional instruments and create an original mix of modern American music. Together the Pickin’ Pear take the banjo and ukulele down the road of folk, rock, and bluegrass.  Sometimes the ukulele will launch you straight to outer space! A blend of top-notch songwriting and improvisational jamming makes each performance exciting and new.

https://www.pickinpear.com

The Resolectrics are a rock & soul power trio exploring the vast landscapes of American roots music with layered harmonies, multi-tonal guitar tracks, and ambitious arrangements. With their new album, Open Seas, guitarist Tate Peterson, drummer John Becher, and bassist Bob Dunham have honed a leaner, meaner approach to their timeless sound through regular gigs & constant refinement.

https://www.facebook.com/resolectrics/

Legendary longtime frontman/songwriter from the Pacific Northwest Indie-Rock stalwarts Build to Spill, Doug Martsch is coming to play a couple of intimate, limited-capacity, seated performances here at the Laurelthirst. These are SOLD OUT, no tickets will be available at the door. Sorry!

Legendary longtime frontman/songwriter from the Pacific Northwest Indie-Rock stalwarts Build to Spill, Doug Martsch is coming to play a couple of intimate, limited-capacity, seated performances here at the Laurelthirst. These are SOLD OUT, no tickets will be available at the door. Sorry!