Where: Roots Organic Brewery Map
What: A full night of ukulele music! Three ukulele-centric bands!
Who: David Palomino, Hawaiian Charm, and Thunderflea
Cost: Free!
Thunderflea, Portland's most unusual rock, jazz, reggae, ska, soul, Latin, funk, theme song, opera,
and classical cover band, is hosting a ukulele extravaganza this Saturday at the Roots Organic Brewery
in Portland, near the Hawthorne Bridge.
D a v i d P a l o m i n o
David Palomino sings a mixture of old standards and newer favorites, accompanied by his tenor ukulele.
David's unique voice sounds as if it was hand-crafted in some beautiful, jazzier time gone past. Whether
he is singing "Dinah" or a Death Cab for Cutie song, his voice harkens to a simpler, heart-felt era
that probably never existed.
David Palomino - Ukulele and vocals
Russ Golobic - Ashbory bass
H a w a i i a n
C h a r m
Hawaiian Charm, led by local ukulele great Francis Doo,
performs both traditional and contemporary
Hawaiian music. Francis channels the spirit of Aloha through his
rich baritone voice and his one-of-a-kind
six-string strumming style.
Francis Doo - Ukulele
Russ Golobic -
Ashbory bass
T h u n d e r f l e a
Thunderflea is a loose conglomeration of site-reading
musicians who play a wide variety of music on small
instruments. Never before have the ukulele (which means "jumping
flea" in Hawaiian) and melodica
joined
together to play such a wide variety of music not usually
associated with such otherwise demure little
instruments. Thus the thunder!
At one point or another throughout the night while (literally)
playing musical chairs, Thunderflea is:
Brian Saunders - Bass
David Langenes - Baritone ukulele
Kevin Byers
- Drums
Russ Golobic
- Tenor ukulele and vocals
Scot Crandal - Melodica and vocals
Susan Nelsen - Saxes and vocals
Tal
Saunders - Vocals
You -
Embibing, foot tapping, reminiscing,
critiquing, and hopefully
this.
