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Must See Music In Portland
A list of upcoming shows in Portland.
These are my personal choices of Traditional Country & Jazz, Honky Tonk, Western Swing, Surf, & Rockabilly shows, not KBOO's or the other Swing & Country hosts... Frederic
Let me know of any listings that I've missed at frederic@swingandcountry.com


Portland Music Listings - Links to Bands, Venues, Etc. on the web
Online and local stores - For Western Swing & Rockabilly CDs.
Cowgirl & Indians Pin-Ups - Some of my Pin-Up collection


All shows start at 9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.
All bars in Oregon are now Non-Smoking inside. No smoking within 10 feet of any entrance.

2010 Listings
Festival Listings

Friday July 16th - Sunday July 18th -
 Portland International Beer Festival
Friday July 16th - Sunday July 18th - 
Yoshida's Sand In The City
Thursday July 22nd - Sunday July 25th -
 Oregon Brewers Festival

Thursday July 22nd - Sunday July 25th - Stevenson Bluegrass Festival - Skamania County Fairgrounds in Stevenson, WA.
Friday July 30th - Sunday August 1st Oregon Jamboree in Sweet Home, OR

Music Listings

Saturday July 17th, 6am 'til 9am - Swing & Country hosted by Wayne & Kathy on KBOO fm 90.7 on the dial.

Saturday July 17th, 9pm-12amThe Buckles at Duff's Garage. (Bakersfield 60’s country/Honky Tonk) (Here’s your chance to hear the classics of honky-tonk, performed by Portland’s staunchest country traditionalists. Hard-core Bakersfield twang right out of the playbooks of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, unaffected by the homogenized, country-pop of today. The Liverpool influence becomes apparent later in the evening as "The Buckles" serve up a highly listenable and eminently danceable set guaranteed to please.)

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Monday July 19th, 12pm 'til 2:00pm - The Noontime Jamboree with Retta Christie on KBOO fm 90.7 on the dial.

Monday July 19th - Rosie Flores (Rockabilly) at Duff's Garage.

Tuesday July 20th, 6-8pm - HAPPY HOUR with Keeter Stuart Band at Duff's Garage.  (country) $2

Wednesday July 21st, 6-8pm - HAPPY HOUR with Chris Miller Band at Duff's Garage. (The Chris Miller Band is a Texas-style dance band, bringing together classic country gold (from Bob Wills to Ray Price and back again) with a smattering of originals from vocalist/guitarist Chris Miller.)

Thursday July 22nd, 6-8pm - HAPPY HOUR with The Portland Playboys at Duff's Garage.

Thursday July 22nd, 6:30pmThe Buckles at Kruger's Farm. ($10 per car. Food, beer and wine available.)

Friday July 23rd, 6-8pm - HAPPY HOUR with Joy & Her Sentimental Gentlemen at Duff's Garage. (western swing/ rockabilly) (Joy and her Sentimental Gentlemen (Sent Gents if the marquee is small or if your tongue is thick) draw from a broad swath of music from 40’s swing and jump to 60’s country, but what unifies it all is singer Joy Dorsey’s affectless musicality, and the hot and tasty pedal steel and Telecaster of Russ Blake and Ian Miller.  Drummer Don Lawry and bassist Brent Martens keep the train on the tracks.)

Friday July 23rd - Shorty & The Mustangs (Honky Tonk/Western Swing) at Duff's Garage.

Saturday July 24th, 6am 'til 9am - Swing & Country hosted by Frederic on KBOO fm 90.7 on the dial.

Saturday July 24th - Pondosa with Lisa & Her Kin & Big Valley Ranchers at Jubitz Ponderosa Lounge.

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Monday July 26th, 12pm 'til 2:00pm - The Noontime Jamboree with Wade Hockett on KBOO fm 90.7 on the dial.

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Tuesday July 27th, 6-8pm - HAPPY HOUR with Keeter Stuart Band at Duff's Garage.  (country) $2

Wednesday July 28th, 6-8pm - HAPPY HOUR with Chris Miller Band at Duff's Garage. (The Chris Miller Band is a Texas-style dance band, bringing together classic country gold (from Bob Wills to Ray Price and back again) with a smattering of originals from vocalist/guitarist Chris Miller.)

Thursday July 29th, 6-8pm - HAPPY HOUR with The Portland Playboys at Duff's Garage.

Thursday July 29th, 6:30pmAshleigh Flynn at Kruger's Farm. ($10 per car. Food, beer and wine available.)

Thursday July 29th - Left Coast Country (Country/Bluegrass) at Duff's Garage.

Friday July 30th, 6-8pm - HAPPY HOUR with Joy & Her Sentimental Gentlemen at Duff's Garage. (western swing/ rockabilly) (Joy and her Sentimental Gentlemen (Sent Gents if the marquee is small or if your tongue is thick) draw from a broad swath of music from 40’s swing and jump to 60’s country, but what unifies it all is singer Joy Dorsey’s affectless musicality, and the hot and tasty pedal steel and Telecaster of Russ Blake and Ian Miller.  Drummer Don Lawry and bassist Brent Martens keep the train on the tracks.)

Saturday July 31st, 6am 'til 9am, Fifth Saturday Swing & Country with Uncle Sam and Henry Weeks spinning records from 6am-7:30am. Then live music from Studio 2 from 7:30am-9am on KBOO fm 90.7 on the dial.

Saturday July 31st - The Lonesomes with Rubella Graves (Americana) at Duff's Garage.

2010 Listings
Festival Listings
Friday July 30th - Sunday August 1st
Oregon Jamboree in Sweet Home, OR
Friday August 6th - Saturday August 7th
Hotrod-A-Rama in Tacoma, WA
Friday August 6th - Sunday August 8th Pickathon 2010
Friday August 6th - Sunday August 8th Bite of Oregon
Thursday August 19th - Sunday August 22nd Willamette Country Music Festival in Brownsville, OR
Friday August 27th - Monday September 6th Oregon State Fair in Salem, OR

Music Listings

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Monday August 2nd, 8-11pm - Lily Wilde Orchestra (Award-winning vocalist Lily Wilde heads up an ensemble comprising 17 of PDX's top musicians and delivers big band swing at its best! LWO brings a fresh take on what many perceive to be "the" music from the great swing era with a repertoire that delves further into the less commercially recognized artists, along with some of the more obscure tunes crafted by the more familiar big names of the genre. Oh... and yes, you will hear a few of your favorite standards, with some blues thrown in for good measure as well! This opportunity to experience an evening of great music on a grand scale in a fun, relaxed, and intimate environment is just the ticket for music lovers craving the answer to the question, "What's good 'n' hot in Portland?")

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