Music everywhere!

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Wow, I love Portland Summers! In a town with real seasons, when the weather finally turns nice, the town just bursts into activities. Everyone is outdoors, there are festivals every weekend and more things to do than you can imagine. I have heard some amazing live music in Portland lately!

First there’s free live music on the patio at the Doug Fir on Sunday afternoons, featuring the Pete Krebs Gypsy Trio! They play jazz from the early 20th century, inspired by Django Reinhart and the like. Fabulous musicians that you can watch from as little as ten feet away.

Then I heard the Ditty Bops play at the Aladdin Theater. This is a new band (to me), but I’m really enjoying what I’ve heard so far. And the concert was just packed, and more fun than you can shake a stick at.

I ran into Pete’s crew again as they played backup for the Stolen Sweets in a free concert in Washington Park. The Sweets are the spiritual inheritors of the Boswell Sisters, tight vocal harmonies, and they really swing!

And then last night, I went to the Kennedy School to hear BED. This is a jazz quartet of vocals, guitar, stand-up base and trombone. I wouldn’t have thought a trombone would work in an intimate jazz combo; it’s hard to imagine how it wouldn’t drown out everything else. But, this guy was capable of playing so soft and smooth, he blended in with the rest of the group seamlessly and then stepped it up slightly for the solos.

And coming up, I’ve got plans to see Jonathan Coulton, Loudon Wainwright III and They Might Be Giants!

3 thoughts on “Music everywhere!

  1. oregongirl

    Ah, I’d love to see the Stolen Sweets. I knew someone who was housemates with one of the Stolen Sweets (Jen Bernard) long ago and she turned me on to her music. I’ve been hooked ever since. She has such a magnificent range.
    I’ve seen the Stolen Sweets on Oregon Art Beat, but living here in Corvallis, I just don’t get out to see any good live shows.

    Sounds like a fantastic weekend!

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  2. superflashgo

    Oh wow what great music! I have a friend who went to see the Ditty Bops as well. I’ve never been to see them but they are so CUTE!

    And yeah…I LOVE TMBG!!! Have fun, music man!

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  3. cattibrie

    I can never remember how I ended up putting you on my friends list (a friend of a friend maybe?) but I always enjoy your posts. My husband and I are looking to move to the Portland/Vancouver area from the SF Bay Area in about a year and a half, after we save up a nice down payment for a house, since houses are actually semi-affordable there, and my husband loves the area. It’s good to see that there are so many good and interesting things to do there!

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