5.31 Thursday (Bluegrass) Nectar & The PBJ Present: CASCADE CRESCENDO with SPARE RIB & THE BLUEGRASS SAUCE $8adv / $12dos 8pm doors 8:30pm show 21+ CASCADE CRESCENDO Website Cascade Crescendo, from Portland, Oregon has been crafting their own brand of bluegrass since 2013. Pulling from their vast range of collective influences, they play original, high-energy bluegrass, jamgrass, and Americana music with captivating lead vocals by Hunter White, blazing fast mandolin licks by Aden Beck, and creative, thumping bass lines by Taylor Skiles. Duluth, MN banjo player, Harrison Olk, joined the band in late 2015, bringing with him solid Scruggs-style banjo and high lonesome harmony vocals. Cascade Crescendo recorded their first studio album in Spring 2016 at The Hallowed Halls in Portland, OR. The album features fiddle player, Allie Kral (Yonder Mountain String Band) on five tracks and a guest appearance by drummer Nick Werth (Yak Attack). Cascade Crescendo is gaining steam, quickly winning over fans across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. They performed at the 2016 and 2017 Northwest String Summit and regularly team up with national touring bands including Hot Buttered Rum, Reckless Kelly, Henhouse Prowlers, Trout Steak Revival, Front Country, Vince Herman, Danny Barnes, and more at venues including the Crystal Ballroom, Star Theater, and Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, and Seattle's Nectar Lounge. They completed their first national tour in April 2017 across 14 states including Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Indiana. They're stretching their wings again fall with another tour as far east as Michigan, including a run of 8 shows over Halloween teaming up with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades and Kitchen Dwellers! SPARE RIB & THE BLUEGRASS SAUCE Formed in 2005, Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce brings it's own special blend of Groove-Grass to the NorthWest. Playing a wide range of Traditional, Old Timey, Classic Rock, and Original music that merges Bluegrass with marathon Jams, the Bluegrass Sauce will get you hootin', hollerin' and stompin' all night long!