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Daydream Road
By M. Sebenoler
Last summer Positively Entertainment profiled the historic Goble Tavern
on Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier. At the time, Goble Warming
I, a free music festival, was in its planning stages and happened on
Saturday, Sept. 16.
Although a couple of the bands didn't make it, rousing performances
by Kinzel and Hyde, Jones and Roadman, The Bloozbats (now the River
Ratz) and The Blind Rootin' Hogs capped the night with a two-and-a-half-hour
show that had everybody rockin' and looking forward to this summer's
Goble Warming II.
Since then, many fine groups from as far away as California played
the Goble Tavern and its patrons are the happy recipients of some great
music. Though the small tavern, owned by Blind-Rootin' Hogs' rhythm
guitarist Jerry Modin, has a very limited budget, it hasn't stopped
the great talent from performing there. Groups that play steadily include
the Blind Rootin' Hogs, Kinzel, and Hyde, The River Ratz, Lisa Miller
and the Trailer Park Honeys and Daydream Road.
Daydream Road, consisting of guitarist Jimi Clewell and guitarist/electric
bassist Cindy Swanson, are a tight wonderful act. They are backed by
their own programmed musical tracks of drums, bass and more guitar,
giving them a tight, full band sound. Both Clewell and Swanson are excellent
vocalists and are very tight musically. Together since 1999, they cover
a wide range of classic rock, country, blues and ballads, from Fleetwood
Mac to Z.Z. Top.They have an incredibly large and diverse songlist,
including originals. The duo has performed all over Portland, the Oregon
and Washington coasts and works steadily.
Daydream Road has become a regular at the Goble Tavern. Everyone there,
as well as most places they play, absolutely loves them. They harmonize
beautifully and always sound like a much bigger group than they are,
with no problem packing a dance floor. At the Goble Tavern, when you
have a dozen or more people dancing, the old building literally rocks
and rolls, according to River Ratz drummer Paul Jones.
Music legends old and new, from Hank Williams to Baby Gramps, have
played at the Goble Tavern, and though small in size, the tavern has
become a legend itself, especially along the Columbia River. Away from
all the glitz of the big city, the Goble Tavern is a fresh breath of
country air, unpretentious and very casual. Groups like Daydream Road
love playing in the relaxed atmosphere Jerry and Sindee Modin have created
in the Goble Tavern. Word has spread fast.
Daydream Road plays regularly at the Goble Tavern, as well as The Spot
in Molalla, Tippy Canoe in Troutdale, Slim's in Portland, and The Place.
See schedule for Daydream Road and the Goble Tavern this issue, and
be looking for news on Goble Warming II this summer. It'll be another
dandy!
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