December 18: Mayor Sam Adams, FLOATER & Portland Police Bureau's Sunshine Division @ Crystal Ballroom
MAYOR SAM ADAMS, PORTLAND-BASED ROCK BAND FLOATER, AND PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU'S SUNSHINE DIVISION TEAM UP FOR BENEFIT SHOW DECEMBER 18TH AT THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM
On December 18th at the Crystal Ballroom, Floater, with special guests New York Rifles and Vicci Martinez (from Seattle), will team up with Mayor Sam Adams and the Portland Police Bureau's Sunshine Division to throw a canned food drive benefit rock show.
Doors are at 8pm, show starts at 9pm. Vicci Martinez and her band opens, New York Rifles are in the middle, and Floater headlines. Mayor Sam Adams wil MC the event, raffle off prizes (ranging from local gift certificates to a private Floater concert), and Mayor Adams will discuss the importance of the Portland Police Bureau's Sunshine Division.
Tickets are $16.00 advance and $18.00 day of show. The show is all-ages.
MORE INFORMATION ON FLOATER:
Sixteen years is a long time, especially for rock bands. Most either disband in that many years, or resign to the occasional gig and mediocre record every few years.
However, some things get better with age, and Portland, Oregon-by-way-of-Eugene, Oregon trio Floater is undoubtedly a band that gets better with age, writing more sophisticated, well-crafted songs with each release.
On their eighth release, “Stone By Stone”, the dynamic trio pushes the boundaries of hard rock, flexing their creative muscles, bringing guitarist Dave Amador's stylish, effect-laden sound front and center, while drummer Pete Cornett's well-known tribal beats and singer/bassist Rob Wynia's percussive bass tracks provide the strong rhythms that keep the band in touch with their early sound all while Amador stretches his wings.
ABOUT THE PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU'S SUNSHINE DIVISION:
In 1923, the Sunshine Division was formed to provide emergency relief to Portland, Oregon families in distress, crime victims, families who have lost their homes by fire, disaster, or dispossession and also to the aged or infirm. The Sunshine Division distributes food, supplies, new and used clothing, bedding and other necessities of life when they are needed. Volunteer workers and concerned citizens supplement the small civilian staff, which is supported solely by public donations and contributions. The Portland Police Bureau provides an officer to act as an internal and external representative for the Division, and to assist in implementing the Division¹s programs.
For more information, visit http://www.sunshinedivision.org
