Since early 2015, Scratchdog Stringband has been evolving a new musical amalgamation described by some as Americana/Rockgrass. Based in Portland,OR and touring throughout the West Coast and Midwest, this four piece string band delivers a fresh blend of classic and contemporary acoustic music. These artisans continually hone their technical finesse through exuberant experimentation and intuitive improvisation. The sound that emerges is uniquely “Scratchdog,” deriving from influences in Rock, Folk, Country and Jazz. http://www.scratchdogstringband.com https://www.facebook.com/scratchdogstringband/ http://www.scratchdogstringband.com https://www.facebook.com/scratchdogstringband/

Geeks Who Drink is a homegrown Pub Trivia Quiz modeled after those in Ireland and the UK. Our quizzes cover everything from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television.

Each quiz has two audio rounds: a “Name that Tune” style round, and another round comprised of soundbites from movies and TV.

Play in teams of up to six or by yourself if you’re some kind of savant.

If you want to play but don’t have a team, come anyway. We can usually get single players recruited onto an existing team.

Winning teams gets street cred, bar cash and other prizes depending on the venue. Bonus Questions for free pints are sprinkled throughout the quiz.

You don’t have to be a trivia God to enjoy the quiz. Since you’re playing on a team, the collective knowledge base makes for more fun, less pressure. It’s not final friggin’ Jeopardy.

Seattle-based hard rock/punk/soul quintet Karmic Unrest is the brainchild of bassist/composer Shane Smith. Emerging from the remnants of the grunge era, Smith’s lyrical, melodic blend of heavy grooves and progressive riffs is animated by a roster of accomplished musicians; guitarist/vocalist RL Heyer (Cracker Factory, Your Sweet Action), vocalist/frontwoman Ayesha “Musicbox” Brooks (The Voice, Musicbox Project), guitarist Tony Stevens (The Double Cross Committee, Uncle Pooch) and drummer Drew Locke (Urban Achievers).

Karmic Unrest released their debut recording The Ambivalence of the Sacred in spring of 2017 on indie label The IBCT. The EP consists of five tracks of unapologetic heavy rock with catchy melodies, quick-fingered guitar solos and lyrics describing the effects of classism, greed, karma, and rebirth. The Ambivalence of the Sacred also features a blazing saxophone solo by Skerik (Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade, Skerik’s Bandalabra) and the gritty vocals of Matt Bentley (Devils Hunt Me Down), expanding the Karmic Unrest roster on two tracks.

Illest Uminati (formally known as Young Jay) was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest bouncing from the Salish and Kootenai Native American Reservation in Western Montana, to Eastern and Central Washington State. In December of 2012 Young Jay had decided it was time to step up his lyrical content, his image and his stage presence and so then the transformation into Illest Uminati began. Illest Uminati released “The Higgs Boson EP” digitally worldwide on April 26th, 2013 with features from Stevie Stone, Twisted insane and more. In the summer of 2013 Illest completed his first national headlining tour ‘The Illumniation Tour” while enlisting artist for Illest Alumni Records and supporters for his #ILLUMNI Movement. During November 2013 him and his label mate Overtime decided to join forces and hit the road regionally on the ground breaking “Quality Control Tour”. On April 1st, 2014 Illest Uminati released his first full length album “#ILLMERICA”. In May 2014 a month after his “#ILLMERICA” Album release he embarked on the “ILLMERICA Tour” his 2nd national tour and a few months later in November he jumped back on the road again to tour regionally on the “Northwest War Path Part 1”. Illest Uminati is not your average rapper/hip-hop artist, he is a trendsetter, a hit songwriter, and a young entrepreneur owning and running his own digital media company and his own magazine (#OneNation! Magazine). Illest is now hard at work on his next project “Terminal ILLness” with features from Crooked I, Madchild and More set to release 9/18/15. Since 2013 Illest Uminati has Shared Stages With Tech N9ne, Hopsin, Crooked I, Madchild, Dizzy Wright, Krizz Kaliko, Mayday, Stevie Stone and More. Illest has been featured in Murderdog Magazine, Horrorcore Magazine (Cover Spot), Vladtv.com, Faygoluvers.net, JuggaloNews.com and More.

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“Till the Wheels Fall Off” ain’t just an album title. It’s a way of life. And the Outlaw Carnie responsible for it ain’t no character. BOB WAYNE is 100% the real deal: a raucous, rambunctious, storytelling rabble-rouser with a passionate zeal for life and a reckless charm that is completely unbound.

Conquering the interstates behind the wheel of his real-life ‘70s Cadillac limo while surrounded by a revolving gang of sweaty banjo bangers, fiddle scorchers and upright bass slappers, BOB WAYNE carries the torch for the Outlaw Country tradition with a modern punkabilly snarl all of his own. The rampaging troubadour has left a trail of devastated dive bars, broken hearts and one-night stands across the United States and Europe.

BOB’s incredible catalog of home recordings, studio outings and zip-lock-baggied CDs sold from his trunk have all finally culminated into a pair of landmark releases with People Like You Records that encapsulate and capture just what his life’s work has been about. There’s no better place to hear BOB than the road, but the Nashville based country singer’s “Outlaw Carnie” and newest collection of tunes, “Till the Wheels Fall Off”, come a close second. BOB writes songs that paint vivid pictures of real life, with an overall atmosphere befitting the rowdy carnival ride conjured in his presentation.

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