THE STREAMLINERS

Blues, jump blues and swing from jazzy Eugene outfit

This band plays music by everybody from Louis Prima to Ray Charles, presenting a different approach to the blues. The lead guitarist is Michael Anderson, a West Coast guy who has performed all over, solo, in jazz groups and behind the sound boards recording and producing. He can whip his guitar through just about anything and has a solid voice perfect for the style. On drums is Rick Markstrom, keeping the beat since the late 60s, and on bass is New York City native Mike Hatgis, who has performed Top 40, Middle-Eastern dance, R&B, Blues, Jazz, and Latin.

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SOULICIOUS

Funk and rock: Janis Joplin meets Mavis Staples

Led by Paula Vaden on vocals, rhythm guitar and percussion, the band includes Gerry Rempel on lead guitar, Sharon Greve on drums, Cheryl Camelio on vocals and percussion, JoAnne Lutz on keyboard and Jamie Porter on bass. They call their sound "Mo-funkin' Motown" but to some people it's good old R&B from a bunch of experienced musicians who know how to get the club rockin'.

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KOLVANE

Rockin' Portland band with a Cashbox No. 1 single

Kolvane's "Cool Baby" single reached and held the No. 1 spot in the Blues Singles category for two months on Cashbox Magazine's music chart. No small achievement for an independent band from Portland, its name right there next to Elvin Bishop, The Mannish Boys and Tab Benoit. In the last four years singer/songwriter Kolvane took the Rose City Kings from obscurity to notoriety; then morphed into the band Kolvane, playing a rollicking style of rock with the crash-energy Kolvane blasting around the stage and Louisiana keyboard monster Steve Kerin rattling the room with boogie-woogie that let's you feel the Fess.

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CAP'N TRIPS

Doing Dead to the Dead

Set list: Alabama, Bertha, Loser, Ramble on Rose, Scarlett Begoinia, Wharf Rat, Casey Jones, Catfish John, Sugaree, Eep Hour, Uncle John's Band, you get the idea. From Eugene with Tom Lemmon, Trey, Carlito and others.

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DEADWOOD REVIVAL

Acoustic alt country, the old meets the new - from Port Angeles

The mix here is what might be called new-time/ old-time or maybe new legs for an old horse. The spirit is Appalachian with soulful American roots, and a lot of jamband improvisation. Jason Mogi (banjo and vocals) and Kim Trenerry (guitar and vocals) are the originals, he from California via the rock/jam scene, she from Georgia with a hill country background right out of a Carter family picnic. Newbies are Ches Ferguson, a Deadhead from the old days, adding that bass line to the spry sharp harmonies, and Julie Campbell, who brings her fierce fiddle following a stint with "Looking Glass." Winner of the Peoples Choice Award at the Florence Folk Festival last year.

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I-CHELE
& THE CIRCLE OF LIGHT

Reggae from the heart - voted Eugene's Best Reggae/World Beat Band for 2007 and 2008

The drifting rhythms of the reggae groove are hard to find in the land of the big trees, but they are there... or in this case, here. I-chele has put together a sensuous unit of sound and built it carefully over the years, never losing the spark. Vince Black adds that true Jamaican feel and a large and talented percussion section weaves that tropical balance. With Roger McConnell on guitar.

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Landmark debut!
K.G. JACKSON
AND THE SHAKERS

Blues and zydeco from Muddy winner for Best New Band 2008

Cascade Blues Association: "KG Jackson and The Shakers represent the best of the best in Portland blues. With original songwriting, Muddy Award honors for harmonica and vocals, KG Jackson and The Shakers show why Portland is known for having the best Blues on the West Coast." K.G. has been playing music in the Northwest since 1990. In 1997 his band "K.G. Jackson and Shakin' Ground" was a Cascade Blues Association Muddy Award nominee for Best New Act. In 2006 he did a short stint in the band "Double Deuces" which was then nominated for Best New Act. He was also nominated in 2006 by the Cascade Blues Association in the Best Vocalist category in a final field of three that included Curtis Salgado. A Landmark debut.

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Blues and more from a king size songbook

Richard on Richard: "Played in Nashville doing demos and working on my chops. Backed Pam Tillis at the Grand Ole Opry once, but tried not to let Country music taint me. Came back to Oregon where I played in open mike forums until landing a job playing music at the Drift Inn in Yachats, Oregon. I spend time haunting cheesy used-stuff places and looking for a twelve-stringed resonator guitar. I taught electronic music in the 80's, but it's way beyond me now, so I also need to buy a synth. I was a lab techinition at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and the Neurological Science Center in Portland, Oregon for 23 years. I read sci fi alot, and contemplate the universe at least once a day and bathe regularly. Thank you."

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Callin' all Stagehogs...

Jerry does it again (and again).

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High-energy blues from a Muddy Award nominee

Before moving to Portland two years ago from Roanoke, Va., this master bluesman played over 1,500 gigs in 15 states, conquering a wide circle of East Coast venues. But his new start in the Northwest has given him a fresh outlook, a boatload of new fans and a deep appreciation from the blues community, so much so he's been nominated for six Muddy Awards including Best New Act, Best Contemporary Blues Act and Best Electric Guitar. He's become something of a mainstay at the Landmark, giving a variety of performances, suitable to the crowd, the weather, the whatnot.

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VIBE NATION

Evolutionary reggae with danceable originals and much-loved covers

Led by the musical and spiritual energy of veteran Rastafari players Jahfree-I and Sister Susannah here is another of Oregon's growing community of reggae bands. This is a large group, also featuring April Scott on vocals, Scott Valpey on drums, Trey Logstrethe on bass, Ras T on keys and Roger McConnell on guitar. Vibe Nation has played at Sam Bond's, John Henry's and other Eugene clubs and has opened for the Mighty Diamonds, Isreal Vibration and the Mediations.

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Groovy Sunday stuff from one of the Northwest's top bluesmasters

Accomplished singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, arranger, and band leader, Jerry Zybach does it all. Thirty some years into it, he's at the top of his game and just keeps growing as an artist. Classical voice training as a young man gives him a unique take on the songs he loves. He has a great ability to project emotion whether he's playing his Gibson 135, his Harmony H50, his collection of resonators or acoustics, finger style and slide. He's ripped up the Landmark on many occasions and is one of the coast's favorite performers.

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