Join us this Saturday for the Cascade Songwriter’s Collective CD Release party! They are releasing “Songs for Sisters,” a compilation CD that will provide entertainment, social change and revenue for Sisters Of The Road.

The CD release party will be held July 12, 2008 from 8 to 10 PM at Artichoke Music’s Backgate Stage, located at 3130 SE Hawthorne BLVD in Portland, (503) 232-8845. Admission is $10 and includes a copy of the CD.

All songs were donated by local artists, who include: Ken Vigil, Paul Sanchez, Barb Galloway, Matt Meighan/Deb E. Dee, Dave Mullany, Jim Burke, Tracy Klas, Kathleen Lundquist, and Artichoke Music co-owner Richard Colombo.

The CD will be available at local Portland music stores including Artichoke Music, as well as through CD Baby, Burnside Distribution Corporation: (503) 231-0876, 1522 N. Ainsworth St. Portland, OR 97217, fax (503) 231-0420.

Join us Tuesday, July 15 at the Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland for Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet . Abigail will be donating her share of the show’s profits to Sisters Of The Road!

The show is $23.50 adv / $25.00 day of show, 8:00 PM. Find out more about buying tickets on the Aladdin’s website.

Abigail Washburn plays what is being called ‘the future of folk music”. You can hear this new sound embodied in the music of Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet, an all-star collaboration featuring Bela Fleck, Ben Sollee and Casey Driessen. This project and all aspects of Washburn’s artistry are deeply influenced by her love of the roots music of the United States and the Chinese culture she has been exploring for over a decade.  The sound, though, has evolved beyond those influences into a cinematic soundscape the encompasses a wide range of textures and influences culminating in her strongest and most adventurous work to date.

Whole Foods Market on Fremont Ave. and NE 15th (3535 NE 15th Ave.) is holding a benefit BBQ for Sisters on July 19th from 11am-3pm.

The menu is a cheeseburger or a veggieburger, with kettle chips, soda and a brownie, all for only $6! All the proceeds go to Sisters, so please stop by and help out by having lunch!