2008 Friday Early Escape Concert Series
 Portland Spirit and Kink FM 102 are proud to bring you this fabulous way to start the weekend. Live bands and cocktails as you cruise on the Portland Spirit vessel, Friday afternoons from 3:00-5:00pm all summer long.
Enjoy our full bar and our Chef’s Choice hors d’oeurves buffet, both available for additional purchase. The price is $20 per person which includes the cruise and live entertainment. We accept online reservations for parties of 14 or less. For parties of 15 or more, or to reserve by phone, please call our office at (503) 224-3900.
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July 11th
 Intervision
A young, eclectic, Portland-based quintet, employing disparate elements of soul, rock, and funk to form their unique sound. Earning sonic comparisons to Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, and Jamiroquai, Intervision is distinguished by decorative three-part harmonies that flow effortlessly over infectious, undulating grooves.
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July 18th
 Throwback Suburbuia
In February of 2006, Throwback Suburbia declared its state of band-hood in Portland, Oregon. Since that time, they have released two EPs and three videos, are playing to packed crowds wherever they land, and have launched a national radio campaign becoming the most played new artist on several FM stations across the country. They won the GarageBand/Budweiser True Music contest and distribution to thousands of Live 365 radio stations.
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July 25th
Echo Helstrom
Echo Helstrom, the "orchestral rock band." It's the violin and upright bass added to the usual rock array that makes them so. That, plus adventuresome arrangements and songs that run the gamut from chamber music to punk rock with much else in between. Echo Helstrom is "a combination of raw emotional power with sophisticated melodic beauty (Joseph Gallivan)," it's "Kurt Cobain meets Leonard Bernstein (The Oregonian)". Echo Helstrom, not quite straight-ahead rock nor top 40 pop. It's unique, original, and word is spreading fast about the "dreamy yet observational songwriting [with] surprising flashes of rock aggression (The Oregonian)."
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August 1st
 The Dimes
Wildy melodic and inherently quirky, The Dimes are known for causing breakouts of unexpected hand clapping and foot stomping among fans at their shows.
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August 15th
 Breanna Paletta
With poignant, piercing honesty and bittersweet reflection, Breanna Paletta's folk-pop-meets-alt-country sound and allegorical writing gives her songs their edge.
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August 22nd
 St. James Gate
An Irish power trio offering dynamic vocals, 3-part harmonies, scorching hot fiddle, funky upright acoustic/electric bass, tight acoustic rhythm guitar, and harmonica, St. James's Gate specializes in a wide range of Irish Music, including beautiful Irish ballads and waltzes, faster than lightning jigs and reels, traditional pub songs and contemporary Irish music. They also incorporate bluegrass, polka, Cajun, and classic English/American rock and folk songs in their broad and exciting repertoire.
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August 29th
 Jasmine Ash
Jasmine Ash is a singer/songwriter from Portland, Oregon whose effortless charisma and soft, intimate voice have made her a favorite of the local scene as well as garnering interest from the record industry. Meredith Brooks writes: “Jasmine Ash can do it all, she writes, she can sing, and she’s a performer...exactly what the music biz needs today.”
“...Catchy and beautiful...a feathery voice that wanders between cajolingly childlike and pristine.” (kxl.com) “Her vocals have a memorable quality that is only destined to get more so.” (Andre Hagestadt) “Jasmine Ash is the next big thing to come out of Portland” (The Oregonian).
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September 5th
Jacob Merlin Band
The Jacob Merlin Band's stage performance is driving and exhilarating, making it hard not get up, let loose, and dance. At the same time Jacob Merlin's lyrics will make you want to listen intently to what this singer/songwriter has to say.
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September 12th
 Courtney Jones
Courtney Jones is an award winning singer/songwriter. Her unique sound and songwriting style has been compared to Sarah McLachlan meets Anna Nalick, with a hint of Keane thrown in just for good measure.
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September 19th Derby
"Live, Derby are utterly transfixing. The sunny effects of New You are completely stripped away, presenting instead four dudes playing fuzzed-out songs free of pretensions. They create a wall of rock that's damn near hypnotic?not to mention Johnson is, like, 10 feet tall and looks like he stepped out of an American Apparel ad. The raw energy they throw down live has been rumored to have engaged one Portland audience so much that the bar was left empty during their entire set." - The Stranger (Seattle)
"...remind you of the best of Sloan, the Posies, and Travis, distilled, sun-ripened, and squeezed into the musical equivalent of limeade on the hammock." - Seattle Weekly
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September 26th Colorfield
Since its inception, Portland Oregon based colorfield has built a reputation for delivering melodic, textured guitar-based rock backed by a lock-tight rhythm section that can groove and bend with the music.
A combination of styles, textures and moods describes colorfield's music, but it also describes the unique line-up of the band. Lead singer Carla Kendall-Bray, whose heartfelt lyrics provide the depth to colorfield's music, has been compared to Sarah McLachlan, Annie Lennox and Sade. She's a captivating live performer who commands attention at every performance.
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