Rock Creek Hoe Down
Uncle B & Auntie E & J Dog
Freak Mountain Ramblers
Joe Mishkin "The Balloon Guy"
Lynn Conover & Gravel
- Rock Creek Tavern |
- Saturday, August 21
- All day; Balloon Guy at 4 p.m.; music at 2 p.m. |
- Free |
- All ages welcome
The party will last all day, with the Balloon Guy at 4 p.m., Great Northwest Music Tour stars The Freak Mountain Ramblers at 9 p.m., and plenty of McMenamins ales and food, food, food! At 11 a.m., we fire up the grill for barbecue oysters and other food specials. And don't miss the big battle, when our cooks face each other in a chili cook-off. Sample their spicy concoctions and see whose you like best!
11 a.m.
BBQ oysters, and chili cook-off
2 p.m.
Uncle B, Auntie E & J-dog
Music and entertainment for the kiddos
4 p.m.
"The Balloon Guy," Joe Mishkin
5 p.m.
Lynn Conover & Gravel
Alt.country
9 p.m.
Freak Mountain Ramblers
Hilltop rock
About Uncle B & Auntie E & J Dog
Uncle-B, Auntie-E, and J-Dog lived with friends and animals on their farm in Montana where they grew fruits and vegetables (eat them every day!) One day J-Dog told Uncle-B and Auntie-E about growing up on a farm in Oregon and hearing stories about a magical, musical instrument tree in that silly place. When winter came, Uncle-B, Auntie-E, and J-Dog decided to close up the farm in Montana and head west to gather some instruments up from the tree. They settled in Portland, OR where one of them teaches music in an elementary school, one of them is a scientist, and one of them is a professional musician and sells things. Sometimes they go back to visit their friends and animals on the farm in Montana and write songs around the campfire.
- website:
- http://www.unclebmusic.com
About Freak Mountain Ramblers
Portland's own Freak Mountain Ramblers bring a rollicking brand of rock 'n' roll, bluegrass, alternative country and country-blues to every show they play.
With a lineup including three members of the inimitable and notorious Holy Modal Rounders / Clamtones amalgamation of the '70s and '80s, Freak Mountain Ramblers has its roots in the underbelly of the alternative music scene that existed at that time, both in Portland and across the country. The Freaks have accumulated a loyal following in the Portland area by dependably creating beauty and bedlam at their live shows, and by producing CDs that successfully translate that energy and excitement to disc. Four lead singer/songwriters, each with a distinct character and approach to life and music, provide a dynamic show that packs the rooms with some of the most interesting music fans around.
The Freak Mountain Ramblers are veteran performers packing decades of experience. FMR members have been core musicians of the Holy Modal Rounders, Golden Delicious, the Clamtones, Richard Cranium and the Phoreheads, Prairie Dogs, Swingline Cubs, The Trail Band, and The Fly By Night Jass Band.
"... Freak Mountain Ramblers aren't your typical country western band. Not only have they chucked the slick yippie-ki-yay good looks of contemporary C&W singers for the haggard couture of mountain men, their lyrics have bizarrely warped the genre's storytelling. One song starts as a fable about two fighting neighbors and picks up speed until they have doused each other with gasoline. Strangely addictive and disturbingly fun, the song is sung in sweet tones and set to a galloping swing." - Portland Mercury
- website:
- http://www.freakmountain.com/
About Joe Mishkin "The Balloon Guy"
Welcome to Mishkin's World!
The place for quality entertainment!
With his incredible balloons,
his awesome juggling,
his spirited music playing
and his daring unicycling and fire juggling,
Joe is sure to please your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers, your boss, and you, too!!
Help yourself to a tour of his website...
It's full of cool pictures and sounds,
with videos too! Those with a
high-speed connection can click here
to hear a goofy rap-style audio greeting!
About Lynn Conover & Gravel
Lynn Conover has been a fixture on the Portland folk circuit for nearly twenty years, performing in popular duos with Little Sue and Lowell John and playing with the Welfare Ranch Rodeo, Billy Kennedy, and the Lynn Conover Trio, among countless others.
Willamette Week says that Conover's voice is " a weirdly ethereal wail that sounds like all three Furies merged into one," and Two Louies Magazine adds that she creates "an interesting and entertaining blend of country, folk and blues."
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