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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$300-$800 per event

Member Since:
2009

Category:
Original Band Portland

The Wicky Pickers are 4-6 acoustic musicians performing original Swing, Celt-Klezgrass. Upbeat, danceable tunes featuring Jessica Bartlett's lovely voice as well as guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle, flute, percussion and vocal harmonies. Keyboard may be added for an even bigger sound, if desired. If Fats Waller sat on Neil Young - that would be the Wicky Pickers!... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$400-$600 per job

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Original Band Portland

Bug Toast defies categorization, playing original, genre-bending, world-influenced, progressive folk on bouzouki, accordion, guitar, bass, violin, and percussion, with textured instrumentation, vocal harmonies and interesting time signatures. Each song traverses different ground. Flavors and textures from the Mediterranean, eastern Europe, Celtic cultures, and American folk, jazz & pop. We do not ... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$750-$4000 per event

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Cover Band / Original Band Portland

The Brian Odell band is a one-stop-shop rock cover and original band combining acoustic & electric guitars with turntables and percussion with many years' experience. We provide DJ services (a la cart, if needed), solo performances (acoustic guitar & vocals), duets (2 guitars & 2 vocals), trios, full-band performances (5 pieces), sound reinforcement, and lighting. Not only that, we can tailor our ... more
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Location:
Tualatin, OR (8 mi. from Portland)

Pay Range:
$1000-$5000 per event

Member Since:
1998

Category:
Bluegrass Band / Original Band Portland

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Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising hit the music scene hard and fast and have not slowed down one bit over the years. . . . in fact, they continually pick up speed! With 3 successful CD's receiving international airplay, this group of songwriters has caught the ear of the listening audience and currently boasts both the 2008 Roots Music Association Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year (Dennis Nelson) and... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$500-$5000 per event

Member Since:
2008

Category:
Country Band / Original Band Portland

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Mixing an eclectic variety of popular music with unconventional "B-side" hits, The SlimJims put their alternative upbeat twist on over five decades of quality American roots music. They've distilled the best of 40's traditional western, 50's rock-n-roll, 60's folk, and 70's country into one tall cool refreshing drink you can sip all night long. So just click on their calendar to catch them ... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$500-$4000 per event

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Brazilian Band / Original Band Portland

z'Bumba brings Forró (fo-HOh,) the raucous, rebellious roots music of Brazil's northeast, to the American Northwest. What if Zydeco met Salsa on a hot rainforest night? As if love child of such a meeting, this irrepressibly danceable music is a fresh, tropical aural fruit salad, a gorgeous mixture of impossibly delicious sounds like juicy mango accordions, peppery percussion, and the passio... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$400-$2000 per event

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Blues Band / Original Band Portland

Fun, Energetic, and Versatile... Hot Tea Cold consistently delivers exciting genuine music for clubs, parties, festivals and almost anything in between. With a unique blend of artfully rendered covers and originals that pull from many genres, this band is guaranteed to give your event the life and spark you need. Hot Tea Cold also provides state of the art PA equipment for the highest quality audi... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$600-$6000 per event

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Fusion Band / Original Band Portland

The Melz / Prigodich / Erskine Group (MPEG) features bass virtuoso Damian Erskine (nephew of the great Peter Erskine), drum wizard Reinhardt Melz, and Mike Prigodich on keyboards. what people are saying "I knew this guy was up to something; what a great disc! Beautifully written and played with passion and intensity by an excellent band. This is one of those CDs that you want to hear again as ... more
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Location:
Bend, OR (111 mi. from Portland)

Pay Range:
$500-$5000 per event

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Original Band Portland

At every True Blue performance, you can see, hear and feel how much this band enjoys making music and entertaining people. They're top-of-the-line virtuoso musicians, having toured, played with, and been appreciated by many world famous performers, like Sting, Sheryl Crow, Gladys Knight, The Moody Blues, Kansas, Herb Alpert, Free, Traffic, Taj Mahal, Floyd Dixon, Louis Belson, Aaron Tippett, C... more
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Location:
Eugene, OR (94 mi. from Portland)

Pay Range:
$600-$6000 per event

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Cover Band / Original Band Portland

The Blue Valentines are a five-piece rock'n'roll band fronted by the next generation of Cowsills, Jackie & Jason. (See their website for the connection to the 60's pop group, The Cowsills.) This "crazy-talented" duo, backed by some of the best musicians in the business, put on a show most bands aren't even able to attempt. Bouncing between powerful male and female leads, as well as sharing beautif... more
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Please note these Original Bands will also travel to Beaverton, Vancouver, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Marylhurst, Clackamas, Aloha, Fairview, Gladstone, Gresham, West Linn, Camas, Troutdale, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Oregon City, Brush Prairie, Boring, Sherwood, Saint John, Wilsonville, Heisson, North Plains, Ridgefield, Washougal, Battle Ground, Corbett, Canby, Cornelius, Scappoose