Scratchdog Stringband brings bluegrass to Seaside Brewing
SEASIDE — Acoustic trio
Scratchdog Stringband will
perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
21 at Seaside Brewing Co., lo-
cated at 851 Broadway. There
is no cover for the show.
Since
early
2015,
Scratchdog Stringband has
been setting a new standard
for Americana and blue-
grass. Based in Portland and
touring throughout the Pa-
cific Northwest, this trio de-
livers a fresh amalgamation
of classic and contemporary
Americana music. These ar-
tisans continually hone their
technical finesse through
experimentation and im-
provisation. The sound
that emerges is uniquely
“Scratchdog,” deriving from
influences in rock, folk,
country and jazz.
The band is an elemental
force of songwriters, arrang-
ers and performers. Andrew
DeRossett, on guitar, banjo
and vocals, and Kimbo Ku-
mada, on bass and vocals,
hold down the rhythm section
tight and tough, while James
Rossi is free to explore the
high notes on the violin.
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The band’s dynamic in-
strumentation is showcased
in “The Scratchdog Shuf-
fle,” where the string-box-
es are passed between the
members in almost every
variation, providing an intri-
cate backdrop to their blend-
ed vocals.
Scratchdog’s
reper-
toire ranges from fierce
boot-stompers to rolling
country ballads, as well as
genre-benders in between.
Complemented by thought-
ful lyricism, the whole is a
sound larger than the sum
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Portland acoustic trio Scratchdog Stringband will perform at Seaside Brewing Co. at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 21.
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another has quickly made
Scratchdog Stringband one
of the hardest working acts
in the Northwest, both on
and off of the stage. Since
their formation in January
2015, the group has per-
formed over 150 shows and
averaged 100 sales a month
of their EP, “Introducing
Scratchdog Stringband.”
The trio will capture their
developed sound on a full-
length album to be released
in the spring of 2016.
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