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ride Northwest organizers aimed to
lure world-class entertainment to
Main Stage. It secured a lineup
of performers both regional and
national. Some come with a repu
tation and fan base, while others are yet to be
discovered. A ticket this diverse will keep Pride
revelers deep in entertainment that fits their bill.
Basic Fix signed on first to the Pride Main
Stage. The band’s highly praised performance at
the 2006 Portland Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
propelled this duo to hot Portland venues such as
Holocene and Someday Lounge and now to the
waterfront festival June 16.
Part funk, part groove, the unique sounds of
Dahlia land on the Main Stage on June 16. Dahlia
can also be spotted performing monthly shows at
Doug Fir Lounge.
The lesbian hip-hop singing duo God-des &
She experienced a breakout year since appearing
on the season finale of the hit show The L Word.
Hailing from New York City and having performed
many high-profile gigs, the ladies bring their high-
energy act to Pride on June 16.
Basic Fix led the pack as the first band to sign
on for the 2007 Pride stage.
Fleshtone enjoys the following of a young, hip,
“The first night I saw her on Rock Star:
queer and questioning audience that’s typically
Supernova, 1 knew she had to play Pride,’’ said Pride
underrepresented at Pride. The cutting-edge band
Northwest president Stef-Anie Wells. “Storm has
will debut on the Main Stage on June 16.
also been a real trouper and is so energized to be
Established in 1994, Portland Taiko is a premier
headlining Pride that she is flying back from her
North American taiko ensemble. Taiko, the
20th high school reunion, that also happens to be
Japanese word for drum and the name of the art
her brother’s 25th reunion and her dad’s 40th year
form, has its roots in ancient Japanese tradition.
teaching at the same high school, to perform."
Taiko is a dynamic and evolving performing art com
European cabaret of the 1920s combines with
bining rhythm, movement, energy and culture into
Balkan wedding music and neoclassical opera with
a single art form. Let the rhythm move you June 16.
Yiddish theater in the phenomenal seven-piece band
The Retros headlined Portland Pride in 2004
known as Vagabond Opera. The Portland ensemble
and return June 16 after reaching new heights of delivers an eclectic mix of original and traditional
success throughout the United States. The Seattle compositions, unified by an old-world mood. The
based band offers a stunning show and downright
band’s lineup includes trained operatic tenor and
fantastic tribute to the '80s, including tunes by
soprano, accordion, saxophones, cello, acoustic bass
Madonna, Abba, The Cars, Human League and
and drums. Every show is a cabaret of rich musical
Dead or Alive. The Retros are sure to bring the
phrasing, sparkling lyrics and indomitable stage pres
ence. Vagabond will be the closing act June 16. © Fleshtone appeals to a queer crowd.
festival alive with dance, disco and song.
SlowMo Erotic is the only
band returning to Portland
Pride from last year. SlowMo
Erotic is Kevin Hardy and
MAIN STAGE
Matthew Hermstad, boyfriends
Saturday, June 16
of two years who eat, sleep and
1-4:30 p.m.: Hosts: Jersey Scities and Darryl! Moch
7:45-8:45 p.m.: God-des & She
rehearse from their little house
12:30-1:20 p.m.: Pride Pet Parade
8:45-9 p.m.: Rose City Sirens
in Glendale, Calif. The duo
1:20-1:45 p.m.: Portland Taiko
9-10 p.m.: Vagabond Opera
finely balance catchy choruses
1:45-1:55 p.m.: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians
with edgy lyrics June 16.
and Gays
Sunday, June 17
Drumattica, composed of
1:55-2:45 p.m.: Basic Fix
1-2:30 p.m.: Hosts: Darcelle and Sasha Scarlett
Keith Brown and Brian Lehfeldt,
2:45-3 p.m.: Cascade AIDS Project Men’s Wellness Center
1-1:20 p.m.: Portland Gay Men’s Chorus
offers experimental sound com
3-4 p.m.: SlowMo Erotic
1:20-1:30 p.m.: Political Speeches
bining tribal beats and slinky
.4-4:15 p.m.: Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Tribute to Peacock in the Park
synth sounds June 17. This
Theater Group
2:30-4:30 p.m.: Hosts: Mitch and Daria of 105.1 The Buzz
band has performed with Storm
4:15-5 p.m.: Fleshtone
2:30-2:45 p.m.: Rose City Rollers
Large and features members
4:30-9 p.m.: Hosts: Enrique Andrade and Pepe Raphael
2:45-3:45 p.m.: Drumattica
who have played with Ever
5-5:15 p .m.: Gypsy Caravan
3:45-4 p.m.: Under U 4 Men/Ginch Gonch Fashion Show
clear, Slippery Nipples and
5:15-6:15 p.m.: The Retros
4-6 p.m.: Host: Dan Savage
Tri-Polar.
6:15-6:30 p.m.: TBD
4- 4:45p.m.: Stolen Sweets
Homegrown rock star Storm
6:30-7:30 p.m.: Dahlia
4:45-5 p.m.: Introduction of the Board
Large will headline the Main
7:30-7:45 p.m.: Le Grande Q Revue
5- 6 p.m.: Storm Large & the Balls
Stage on June 17 as a local
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favorite performer and ally.
Her career went national in
COFFEE HOUSE LOUNGE
2006 as Portlanders stuffed
Sunday, June 17
Saturday, June 16
Dante’s and studio apartments
1-6 p.m.: Host: Juli Rose
1-6 p.m.: Host: Honey Bea Hart
to watch her breathtaking per
1:15-2:15 p.m.: Polite Conversation
1:15-2:30 p.m.: My Muse
formances on the CBS show
2:15-3:30 p.m.: WomenStrength/Portland Police Bureau
2:30-3:45 p.m.: Lo Nuestro
Rockstar: Supernova hosted by
3:30-4:30 p.m.: Splendora and the Gender Fluids
3:45-4:55 p.m.: Toque Libre
Dave Navarro.
4-5 p.m.: Caught in Candy
5-6 p.m.: Shelly Rudolph Quintet
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Tickets: 503.287.6721, Ticketmaster, PCPA Box Office,
aurorachorus.org and through chorus members
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