Tuba Django is a Portland, OR based quartet playing in the style of Django Reinhardt with a twist of Tuba!

VIDEOS HERE!

The continuation of the band started by Eric “Big E” Schweiderman, now playing in his absence!

Dan Davis, Tucker Jackson, Steve Kerin, John Becher, and Tate Peterson will all hold forth!

https://www.facebook.com/BigEandtheStomp

Solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of Island breeze!

https://www.suntexband.com
Orion Coleman – Vocals, guitar
Rachel French – Vocals, guitar
Brian French – Vocals, drums
John D. Fauller – Bass

Suntex is a modern western quartet inspired by desert cinematic landscapes, lonesome cowboys, dark western ballads and classic sounds embodying these themes.

https://linktr.ee/AlexWilkersonMusic

https://www.sofarsounds.com/artists/mikey-whalen
Mikey Whalen is an indie songwriter who draws inspiration from the songwriting heavy hitters of decades past. His songs tell stories of lovable misfits and existential woes, sometimes melancholic, sometimes humorous, and often both. He writes and records his songs in his Portland home, which he has affectionately dubbed ‘Pinball Castle’.

Pete Krebs, Doug Sammons (Midnight Serenaders) playing 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies…

“Jazz Matinee”!

Longtime Laurelthirst roots-rock rowdies host their Sunday “church” show!

Continuing the tradition of local roots-rock rowdies like Jimmy Boyer, Jeffery Frederick, and the Holy Modal Rounders, the Freak Mountain Ramblers keep the music of our people alive. Be having’ things on a Sunday!

Usual suspects: David Reisch (bass) and Roger North (drums), with Pete Krebs, Tate Peterson, and Taylor Kingman (guitars).

Legendary soul singer Ural Thomas and his band returns to a FREE happy hour show at the Pub tonight!

Free show, but do tip the musicians, please!

Some of the fellows from up and coming bluegrass phenoms band DADWEED put together a buncha pals to roar through Stringband music on this Tuesday’s happy hour!

This week, the Lewi Thursday Therapy happy hour has moved to Wednesday! Tonight the regular Left Coast Roasters were not available, so Lewi is bringing Bill Rudolph, Tate Peterson, and Thomas Jimenez to the bandstand!

http://www.lewilongmire.com

Rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!

https://www.facebook.com/bikinidrone/
Indie tropicana, Italo-disco soul, world spy-pop. Hailing from the 🇺🇸, Mexico 🇲🇽 and Italy 🇮🇹

https://www.fogholler.band/home

“To say the buzz around the band Fog Holler is mysterious is apropos, and ambiguous explanations work fine for banjoist Casey Holmberg, guitarist Tommy Schulz, and bass fiddler Noa Laniakea, but their love of Bluegrass and traditional American music is no mystery. Promoting themselves as “a spectral band that channel the spirits of bluegrass past and future” has brought Fog Holler to the forefront of the San Francisco Bay scene and beyond.” – Bluegrass Standard

Photo: Michael Slocum

Kris Stuart (Wanderlodge, Root Jack, Brothers & Sister) brings in a stellar allstar crew to play country-fried and southern roots-rock for us, often including master keyboardist Steve Kerin!

Sean McLean and the Vibetenders are a rootsy jamband with elements of soul, blues, funk and bluegrass. Their frontman Sean McLean is best known for being the sax and guitar player for local dancefloor instigators, World’s Finest. He can also be seen playing around the Pacific northwest sitting in with bands from the Jam scene such as Umphrey’s McGee, Leftover Salmon, ALO, Andy Frasco and the UN, Pimps of Joytime and The Kitchen Dwellers. Sean’s Music features original songs, reworked World’s Finest numbers as well as a clever blend of classic and unique covers. Every Vibetenders show is a great time and, of course, guaranteed to be the perfect vibe.

THE RESOLECTRICS

Expanding on their love of American R&B, The Resolectrics are a rock & soul power trio exploring the vast landscapes of roots music with layered harmonies, multi-tonal guitar tracks, and ambitious arrangements. Since releasing their “Booker T. meets The Band” debut record, High Water, guitarist Tate Peterson, drummer John Becher, and bassist Bob Dunham have honed a leaner, meaner approach through continuous gigging and constant refinement. The band’s latest record, Open Seas, adds some timeless, British Invasion-style psychedelia to the mix along with a touch of horns and harmonica that help reconnect the music to its soul-based heritage.

https://patinamusic.com

AMERICANA SONGS: FOLK, BLUES, COUNTRY, ROCK & ROLL
PATINA is a six-piece band from Portland, Oregon writing and performing original Americana / Folk-Rock / Roots-Rock music. Their 4th studio album, ‘Good Noise,’ was released April 5th, 2024.
“Portland band Patina delivers Americana gold … Hailing from the vibrant music scene of Portland Oregon, the 6 piece band emerges as a soulful beacon, keeping the the Americana and Folk genres burning brightly.” -Rock The Pigeon, April 14, 2024

https://www.facebook.com/oakbottomboys/
Old-timey folk music from Portland, OR.

Fine bluegrass matinee show for the whole family!

ALL AGES WELCOME

Fire & Stone

Longtime Laurelthirst roots-rock rowdies host their Sunday “church” show!

Continuing the tradition of local roots-rock rowdies like Jimmy Boyer, Jeffery Frederick, and the Holy Modal Rounders, the Freak Mountain Ramblers keep the music of our people alive. Be having’ things on a Sunday!

Usual suspects: David Reisch (bass) and Roger North (drums), with Pete Krebs, Tate Peterson, and Taylor Kingman (guitars).

https://waysidersband.com

https://www.lostcreekmusic.com

https://linktr.ee/lopony
Queer folk band based in Portland, OR

https://paperwingsband.com
Long-time friends and collaborators Emily Mann and Wila Frank, known together as Paper Wings, dream up warm, pastoral folk songs suited to wandering through a forest or field, quiet contemplation, and long winding journeys. Furnished with delicate banjo and spellbinding harmonies so close you often can’t tell their voices apart, Frank & Mann deliver dynamic performances emboldened by the strength of their sincere songwriting. The duo have an uncommon ability to tastefully reference nostalgic sounds of American folk music while maintaining their own compelling style of artful and unpretentious lyricism. The strength and solitude one finds in the wilderness is a theme throughout their writing, and they lovingly transport listeners to open landscapes in which to find comfort and ask the questions which we all have in common.

QuEasy Gumbo (Jimmy Russell + Sean Badders of the Quick and Easy Boys, plus one of their incredible drummer friend and incredible keyboardist Steve Kerin) return for TWO more happy hour shows of funky NOLA tunes at the Laurelthirst! The first two Wednesdays of most months (6-9pm), FREE, tip the band and the bar!!

The return of the Left Coast Roasters to a Thursday Therapy appearance!

http://www.lewilongmire.com

Rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!

Author and musician Nick Jaina returns to his onetime home of Portland, this time doing a rare musical performance for us!

https://nickjaina.com
Nick Jaina is an author and musician living in Oakland, California. His 2015 memoir Get It While You Can was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. His work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Atlantic Monthly, Wilderness House Review, Somnambulist, Oregon Journal of the Humanities, and many other places. He has composed music scores for feature films, such as the indie comedy All Sorts and the forest fire documentary Elemental. He also co-founded a ballet collective in New York City, in which he was the musical composer and worked with dancers from Juilliard and New York City Ballet and performed works at the Baryshnikov Center and BAM Center for the Arts.

http://www.maxminardi.com
Max Minardi is an internationally traveled singer-songwriter based in Northern California who has performed across the Western United States since 2012 playing an average of 150 shows every year. Blending influences from artists like Paul Simon, Iron & Wine, James Taylor, Ben Howard, and Ray Lamontagne, his songs focus on evocative lyricism and enchanting acoustic guitar work with origins in American Folk, Indie, and Roots music. Onstage, he engages audiences by telling stories of his time on the road and unveiling the inspiration and experiences that lead to his songs.

https://www.facebook.com/lolinermusic/
Lo_Liner – Seattle, WA
Arlan Lackie – Guitar/Vocals
Lucile Lackie – Lap Steel/Vocals
Eric Woodruff

https://www.megandiana.com
Megan Diana is pioneering a new genre:
DREAM COUNTRY DISCO.
What does this mean? Take your favorite vintage keyboard — hello Wurlitzer, hello Fender Rhodes — put them through an echo/delay pedal, add lush, dreamy layers of French horn and vocals, anchor them with throwback drum grooves, and top it all off with space echoed pedal steel guitar (thank you Raymond Richards). After the release of her debut album Women in My Head, Megan has been hard at work touring the world and working on her second album Cabin Fever, produced by Richards, to be released in October 2023.

Our longtime dusty country-roots songwriter James Low returns to a monthly appearance here at the LT Pub for happy hours!

https://www.facebook.com/TheJamesLowIrregulars/

Janet Julian returns with her folk-rock group, playing a MONTHLY all ages show for everyone!

http://krisdeelaneandthehurt.com

Kris Deelane is making a loud noise in the Portland Rock scene. With her nine piece soul band The Hurt, Kris is amping up her performances in and around Portland and the Pacific Northwest. A true road warrior with years of solid touring experience, Kris is keeping it local and in the moment with shows all over town. From The Alberta Rose Theatre to The Doug Fir, McMenamin’s Edgefield to Al’s Den at the Crystal and a standing residency at Laurelthirst Public House, she and the band are everywhere. Summer 2015, Kris Deelane and The Hurt performed at Oregon Country Fair, What The Festival, and Dixie Festival, and also opened for 3 Dog Night, and Martha Davis and the Motels.

The Hurt is ten players strong and features a number of Portland music luminaries including Ned Failing (Mexican Gun Fight/Floydian Slips) on drums, Steve Kerin on keys (Too Loose Cajun Band, Atomic Gumbo, Rose City Kings and winner of the Cascade Blues Association’s “Keyboardist of the Year”), Greg Hyatt on bass (Five Easy Pieces, Zoo People, Berthaline, and Lapdog, featuring members of Toad The Wet Sprocket), Heidi Shuler (Merl Saunders) on percussion and Alan Toribio (Mexican Gunfight) on guitar. With her backing singers, The Lady Parts, and horn section, Kris is dipping into deep cuts and old school favorites from the soul sounds of the 60’s and 70’s. Think Motown to Memphis, Stax to Atlantic records, Aretha to Etta. It’s all here!

Longtime Laurelthirst roots-rock rowdies host their Sunday “church” show!

Continuing the tradition of local roots-rock rowdies like Jimmy Boyer, Jeffery Frederick, and the Holy Modal Rounders, the Freak Mountain Ramblers keep the music of our people alive. Be having’ things on a Sunday!

Usual suspects: David Reisch (bass) and Roger North (drums), with Pete Krebs, Tate Peterson, and Taylor Kingman (guitars).

A bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.

The Jackstraw boys return for their “2nd and 4th Tuesdays” regular bluegrass happy hour!

QuEasy Gumbo (Jimmy Russell + Sean Badders of the Quick and Easy Boys, plus one of their incredible drummer friend and incredible keyboardist Steve Kerin) return for TWO more happy hour shows of funky NOLA tunes at the Laurelthirst! The first two Wednesdays of most months (6-9pm), FREE, tip the band and the bar!!

Kris Stuart (Wanderlodge, PDX Family Band, Willy Tea Taylor) brings his own powerful roots-rock band in for a happy hour’s entertainment!

REDWOOD REVUE:
Meet Redwood Revue: A Portland, Oregon-based Americana Country Rock band formed in 2023. Their sound, a revival of the 60s and 70s, features the seasoned lead guitarist, Briggs Yahn. This four-piece group quickly gained a following in Portland with their timeless music and captivating stage presence. Redwood Revue is breathing new life into the Americana genre, infusing classic elements with modern energy, making them a band to watch as they take audiences on a musical journey.

https://www.ashleighflynnandtheriveters.com

With what PopMatters describes as “tenacious swagger,” critically-acclaimed solo artist Ashleigh Flynn recently dialed up the volume and debuted an all-female rock band as a nod to the “Rosie the Riveter” archetype from WWII.

​Flynn grew up in Kentucky and cut her teeth on local bluegrass music and Motown. A prolific songwriter and performer blessed with unbridled charisma, she arrived on the Americana scene in 2008 with the release of her third LP, American Dream, a poetic lament to the elusiveness of that national ethos. A Million Stars followed in 2013 – a rollicking journey celebrating the women pioneers of the American West.

Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters’ inaugural LP hit the streets in 2018 featuring a sound that hearkens back to early Stones, ‘70s psychedelic country rock, and alternately charms like a Sunday afternoon front porch session…

https://colecarrpnw.bandcamp.com/album/north-americana
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Cole has spent most of his life exploring the Pacific Northwest as a climber and mountaineer. Nature is the driving force behind Cole’s music. Cole is self-taught and plays all of the instruments to aid in his songwriting. A blend of country, folk, rock, and jazz/fusion, Cole attempts to make Pacific Northwest a regional music genre. 

https://www.joshcolemusic.com
Josh Cole has been playing bluegrass in the Pacific Northwest for over 25 years. It started in the late 90s, when he first heard “Midnight Moonlight” from Old and In the Way. That moment forever bonded Josh to bluegrass music.

He went on to serve as President of the Oregon Bluegrass Association and continues to host “Music From the True Vine” on KBOO-FM, the longest running bluegrass show West of the Mississippi. 

Josh’s influences include Ralph Stanley, Larry Sparks, and Bill Monroe, many of whom are featured on the Josh Cole Bluegrass Show, his podcast with nearly 200 episodes of traditional bluegrass recordings. 

Josh has played in dozens of bands, along with running his own hard-driving bluegrass band for nearly two decades. That’s why hometown fans have lovingly nicknamed him “The Elvis of Portland Bluegrass.”

Longtime Portland root-rock Americana singer and her kickass band!

https://lynnconover.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/THEKUNGPAOCHICKENSPDX/
The return of our favorite local Django Reinhardt-inspired Roma/gypsy jazz enthusiasts!

Today shifting their regular “3rd Sunday” Matinee show a week early!

Longtime Laurelthirst roots-rock rowdies host their Sunday “church” show!

Continuing the tradition of local roots-rock rowdies like Jimmy Boyer, Jeffery Frederick, and the Holy Modal Rounders, the Freak Mountain Ramblers keep the music of our people alive. Be having’ things on a Sunday!

Usual suspects: David Reisch (bass) and Roger North (drums), with Pete Krebs, Tate Peterson, and Taylor Kingman (guitars).

http://www.michellealany.com

A passionate violinist and vocalist, Michelle Alany has delighted and wowed audiences worldwide.

Specializing in a global acoustic sound that features lush strings, soulful vocals and rhythmic groove, Michelle delivers soulful interpretations of traditional and original Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish), Balkan and Israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings.

She is at home delivering haunting Mediterranean melodies, trading shredder blues licks or gently crafting a sensuous country solo on the fly, bringing her joyous abandon and enthusiasm to any world of music.

As an in-demand touring musician and recording artist, she has performed with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, played for sold-out events in theaters doing movie music or world music ensembles, and brought Texas music to packed Jazz and Blues listening rooms in Europe.

Longtime Laurelthirst roots-rock rowdies host their Sunday “church” show!

Continuing the tradition of local roots-rock rowdies like Jimmy Boyer, Jeffery Frederick, and the Holy Modal Rounders, the Freak Mountain Ramblers keep the music of our people alive. Be having’ things on a Sunday!

Usual suspects: David Reisch (bass) and Roger North (drums), with Pete Krebs, Tate Peterson, and Taylor Kingman (guitars).

A bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.

The Jackstraw boys return for their “2nd and 4th Tuesdays” regular bluegrass happy hour!

Fine bluegrass matinee show for the whole family!

ALL AGES WELCOME

Fire & Stone

https://waysidersband.com

Janet Julian returns with her folk-rock group, playing a MONTHLY all ages show for everyone!

https://www.ashleighflynnandtheriveters.com

With what PopMatters describes as “tenacious swagger,” critically-acclaimed solo artist Ashleigh Flynn recently dialed up the volume and debuted an all-female rock band as a nod to the “Rosie the Riveter” archetype from WWII.

​Flynn grew up in Kentucky and cut her teeth on local bluegrass music and Motown. A prolific songwriter and performer blessed with unbridled charisma, she arrived on the Americana scene in 2008 with the release of her third LP, American Dream, a poetic lament to the elusiveness of that national ethos. A Million Stars followed in 2013 – a rollicking journey celebrating the women pioneers of the American West.

Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters’ inaugural LP hit the streets in 2018 featuring a sound that hearkens back to early Stones, ‘70s psychedelic country rock, and alternately charms like a Sunday afternoon front porch session…

https://www.joshcolemusic.com
Josh Cole has been playing bluegrass in the Pacific Northwest for over 25 years. It started in the late 90s, when he first heard “Midnight Moonlight” from Old and In the Way. That moment forever bonded Josh to bluegrass music.

He went on to serve as President of the Oregon Bluegrass Association and continues to host “Music From the True Vine” on KBOO-FM, the longest running bluegrass show West of the Mississippi. 

Josh’s influences include Ralph Stanley, Larry Sparks, and Bill Monroe, many of whom are featured on the Josh Cole Bluegrass Show, his podcast with nearly 200 episodes of traditional bluegrass recordings. 

Josh has played in dozens of bands, along with running his own hard-driving bluegrass band for nearly two decades. That’s why hometown fans have lovingly nicknamed him “The Elvis of Portland Bluegrass.”