live music schedule

During the past 20 years of singing, songwriting and recording, Gayle Ritt continues to reach listeners with her music and live performances throughout the US and abroad. The impact has resulted in millions hearing her voice, news features and national commercials on TV and Radio and her five independent releases have crossed many genres - fueled - she will remind you - by a powerful collection of contributing friends. Her live performances are as varied as her styles - from live acoustic at the House of Blues to small club rock shows, hotel residencies and elegant corporate events. "The promise of an ongoing love affair with her music will begin the moment you hear the first note." Ritt sings a unique and traditional version of the National Anthem that has garnered her a standing invitation by the Chicago Cubs (8 years running). She has also performed at Dodgers Stadium, The Staples Center, US Cellular Field and the Thomas & Mack Center for the Dodgers, Lakers, White Sox and Gladiators. She currently resides in Portland, Oregon.

Simi Valley, California-born, and Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Freddy Trujillo is self-releasing his fourth solo album, I Never Threw A Shadow At it,  May 24th. A very personal record based around Chicano experiences, it is the follow-up to 2022’s Sketch of a Man. Trujillo, who is also the bass player for The Delines and Richmond Fontaine, delivers an honest storyteller’s look at his life growing up in Southern California as a Chicano.

Veteran songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Coykendall is currently most well known for his duties as a sideman, producer, and recordist via his work with M Ward,  Jolie Holland, Blitzen Trapper, Shook Twins, She & Him, Sallie Ford, Annalisa Tornfelt, & Tin Hat Trio, to name a few. In 2010 he began performing solo with an oversized Kay electric guitar while stomping a tin can kick drum and swishing away on a huge set of high-hat cymbals. He began calling this setup the “rig” and this continues to be his main form of solo presentation. These spontaneous performances are often a thick mix of Coykendall’s own compositions and reinterpretations of other writer’s famous or not-so-famous gems. In 2021 he self released The Dirt and the Dust. This record saw him return to a less experimental, more songwriting forward, presentation. He continues to write, perform, tour, produce, engineer, and wander SE Portland.

Jenni and Amanda Price are sisters, twins in fact. One can only imagine that it is the closely shared DNA that accounts for the flawless melding of their beautiful voices. Each alone is a fascinating talent, able to invoke folk, blues, soul and any number of genres. They play as a duet, have Jeremy Serwer join them to make a dynamic trio, and then break out with a full on band on occasion.  Acoustic Minds grabs you from the start and doesnt let go. Live performances are a must see for this twin fronted group. You stand witness to the magic as it happens. 

Ben Rice might be described as quiet and unassuming—until he picks up a guitar. A three-time Blues Music Award nominee, Rice has built a reputation as one of the most expressive and versatile artists in today’s roots and blues scene. While he began in traditional blues, over the years he’s expanded his sound with soul, R&B, folk, and country, creating a welcoming front-porch atmosphere where every listener feels at home.

Audiences are equally drawn to his heartfelt songwriting and evocative vocals. In performance, he treats every song as a story, channeling the emotion of its characters and inviting listeners to find their own meaning within the music.

Born in Virginia, and inspired by his southern black heritage, Tevis began playing blues at the age of 12 years old, though he first started guitar at the age of six. With a deep love for Black American music, Tevis is compelled to bring the traditions of his heritage to life.

Well versed in multiple blues idioms such as the Piedmont, Delta, Texas, urban and country blues styles, He also dips into jazz, jug band, folk and even old timey novelty tunes. Tevis Hodge Jr's repertoire is an eclectic mix while his performance oozes with originality and passion. Adding his own flare to the songs he covers, he seamlessly presents originals that can mingle with the classics and stay true to the source.

Kris Stuart, singer/guitarist, is a traveling troubadour wandering the west.

A.G. Donnaloia has been a local performing, touring and recording musician, composer, and guitar teacher for over 20 yrs. He plays and teaches a wide range of music styles including Jazz, Latin American, Soul, R&B, Rock and Hip Hop.

Legendary Roots Rock from Portland Oregon.

Dave Fleschner performs routinely around the world. With seven albums as a band leader – and countless others as producer, sideman and band member – he works as a performer, producer, composer, songwriter, orchestrater, arranger, music director, side man and educator. Fleschner displays a deep understanding of American roots music.

John Nilsen is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most successful performance and recording artists. Nilsen's label, Magic Wing, has a catalog of twenty one titles, all distributed internationally. Many have been licensed in countries outside the United States, including Germany, Great Britain, The Philippines, Canada, Taiwan and Singapore. John Nilsen’s record sales far exceed a million copies, a rare accomplishment in the music industry. 240 of his compositions and arrangements receive performance and mechanical royalties.