Jeni Wren is powerful vocalist and songwriter whose originals experiment in funk, jazz soul and hip-hop, the love child of Nina Simone and Betty Davis; Adele and Jill Scott. "Jeni's voice is captivating.. when combined with the heart behind her lyrics, they're downright moving."(PDX Pick).

Her debut EP North Star, due September 19th showcases her vocals within a tapestry of sexy jazzy soul, produced by Matthew Flowers(Feist, The Visitors) and featuring strong support from many of Portland's fastest rising artists including Bill Marsh, Tim Snider, Farnell Newton, Noah Bernstein and Ben Darwish.

Backed by a full band including Akila Fields(Shy Girls), Michael Dougherty(MRB), Catherine Mehta(De La Warr), Teddy Presberg(Fu*k Monster) and Tom Goicoechea and Josh Thomas(1939 Ensemble), the live experience is a beautiful sight driven by soaring harmonies, tight grooves and strong lyricism. The CD release show will feature her biggest band yet, with an 11 piece band, including a full horn section and background vocal duo.

This show is the launch of her fall monthly residency at Secret Society, which will feature such notables in the Portland soul scene as Magic Mouth, Satin Chaps and Brownish Black.

Since debuting the songs a year ago after organizing a benefit for Blue Room music, she was a member of Shy Girls, who were voted Best New Band in Willamette Weekly's 2013 poll and has been recording her debut EP. She has also performed regularly as a guest with numerous artists including Nicole Berke, Tom Grant, Just People, Tim Snider, Redwood Son, Wil Koenke, Ruby Pines and Garrett Brennan.

Jeni, as former elementary Montessori teacher, continues to be an advocate for music programs, currently working as a vocal instructor at School of Rock. In addition, half of the sales of her debut single through reverbnation go toward providing instruments in school music programs through Fender Music Foundation.


Ancient Heat is a large ensemble dance band, formed in 2010 by bassist and producer Brendan Grubb. The 10-piece powerhouse revels in an exhilarating mixture of west coast funk, disco, and R&B, merged with the infectious polyrhythms of African pop and a healthy dose of psychedelia. While Grubb will confess major affection for more mainstream disco divas, his orchestration in Ancient Heat is decidedly experimental and daring.

In the world of Ancient Heat, disco is not a genre but a force of nature. As their name suggests, the band seems to have tapped into a secret primordial well of funky sensualism, working their alchemic magic for the dancefloor and turning all that glitters into gold. In both their exuberant re-contextualization of classic works and their own inventive compositions, they convey an unpretentious style and a deep sincerity. This is a group with their feet on the ground, ditching the irony, egos, and iciness of more slick Italo disco.

Instead, they bring us a west coast approach, with an earthy harmony about them that recalls the deep awe of the forest more so than the glitz of the club. The group dresses in all white for their compelling live performances, leading the local press to label these magic-makers: “a cross between Abba and The Children of God.” It’s a spectacle of skilled musicianship and ecstatic theatrics that you’ll need to see to believe….

Allan Wilson/Yolo Biafra came up in the musical hotbed of Sacramento's 90s punk scene. Charmed as much by disco, pop and hip-hop as by punk's noise attack, he and his friends formed seminal dance-punk machine !!! (chk chk chk). During his last years with the band, he stepped into the role of official afterparty DJ, playing in Australia, Europe, Asia, Mexico, and in cities and festivals all over the US. His mixes have been featured on Vice, Self-Titled Mag, and BBC Radio 1.
Allan currently lives in Portland, OR, where he djs disco, funk, hip hop, and house (when he’s allowed).  He bangs on shit for Talking Contest when he’s not out djing.

Piece of Shh… is one the longer standing producers in Belgrade, coming up over the last 6 years with the Belgradeyard Soundsystem, a heavy jazz influenced collective of producers and live musicians who were one of the few Serbian artists to achieve success outside its borders.
Once he started following his own direction, his sound started to become sparer before arriving comfortably at his signature minimal-meets-dubstep sound that’s both familiar and new. He’s remixed for Sutekh and released on Earsugar (Berlin), Cosmic Sounds (London), rx-tx (Ljubljana) and Public Records (San Francisco), as well as sharing stages with luminaries like Digital Mystikz, Mrk1, Loefah, the Bug, Modeselektor, 2562, Substance, Dedbeat...
His devastating combination of sub bass, dub sirens and syncopated rhythms really draws out the tension in the crowd.


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