Wow! What a terrific summer it’s been so far; filled with family, friends, festivals & fun! Looking forward to making more merriment and hope that you will join us! The first stop is the City of Angels wherein I will debut my all female rock & roll version of the Porch Climbers the infamous Townhouse – one of the oldest bars in LA, and a rollicking speakeasy in its day!
TUE 4 AUGUST
Matt Devlin’s Musi-Comedy Mash Up
Del Monte Speakeasy (Townhouse Basement)
52 Windward Avenue
Venice, CA 90291
8PM, TIPS
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I will then pick the West Coast tour back up with my PDX Porch Climbers and make our way down to the Bay area through all manner of fun summer festival and series starting at our very favorite:
THU 13 AUGUST
Kruger’s Farm Tunes Series
17100 NW Sauvie Island Rd
Portland, OR 97231
6:30PM, $15/car
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Then off to my old and favorite Eugene local:
FRI 14 AUGUST
Sam Bond’s Garage
407 Blair Blvd
Eugene, OR 97402
(541) 431-6603
9PM, $10
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Next up we head to one of my all-time favorite OR towns – Ashland – where folks @ the Modern Roots Foundation are curating what looks to be one heck of a two stepping celebration with some extremely notable west coast talent:
SAT 15 AUGUST
3rd annual West Coast Country Music Festival 2015!
Greensprings Inn
11470 Oregon 66
Ashland, OR 97520
NOON – DARK, $20/$30
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Post the WCCMF – we shall make our way down into wine country….mmmm hmmmmm, and thanks the Schadlich’s and other friends in Healdsburg, we are playing this terrific summer series there:
TUE 18 AUGUST
Tuesdays in the Plaza Concert Series
Healdsburg Plaza
Healdsburg, CA, US
6PM, FREE
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We shall then meander further southward to the Monterey Bay for this fun show by local promoter:
THU 20 AUGUST
Kiki Wow Presents @ the Bay Park Hotel / Safari Club
1425 Munras Ave.
Monterey, CA, US
831-235-7662
7PM, $10 Donation
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And then, consequently, the Porch Climbers intend to host our very own Summer of Love, human be-in, “Gaymericanaganza” with San Fran’s very own Shelby Ash:
FRI 21 AUGUST
Shelby Ash Presents: Bluegrass Bonanza @ Plough and Stars
The Plough and Stars
16 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
9PM, $10
Show details here
We hope very much to see you and yours and everyone we know along the way!
Here is the tour without all of the hyperbole: TOUR WITHOUT HYPE