How Curbside Serenade Was Born
Curbside Serenade started during the Covid shutdown of 2020 when founder Johnny Franco had the idea of performing on people's curbsides. He posted on Instagram that he was providing Curbside Serenades and his DM's exploded with inquiries. He would perform outside peoples homes, on the curbside of local business and socially distantly in the parks! It was how he made a living and how he made it through the rocky months of 2020.
The idea spread even more so with the weekly shows he put on in Laurelhurst Park.
At the beginning of 2021 Franco brought on local musician and entrepreneur David Pollack to expand the idea to include other musicians in Portland. Curbside Serenade has since filed for an LLC, made partnerships with local business and nonprofits such as Lardo, Sevigny Studio PDX, Zach’s Hot Dog Shack and Alberta Abbey. They also provided donation based music regularly at Mt Tabor and Laurelhurst Park.
We have an amazing roster of fantastic local Portland performers and look forward to growing and impacting the community with awesome live music.
Doors at 6:00pm | Show at 6:30pm
All ages welcome.
Free parking is available in the lot across the street until full.
RAINEZRA (PDX)
Rainezra is a multi-genre singer/songwriter, performer, & producer residing in Portland, Oregon. She plays guitar, piano, & beat boxes. Music is in her blood. She works as a vocal coach/music instructor & recorded her first album entirely by herself when she was in the 6th grade. Rain has performed all over the west coast & even curates events in the Pacific Northwest area. Her main influences are r&b & pop, but her sound is all over the board.
Rain released her self produced EP, “Possibilities” in 2019 while studying at Portland Community College earning her Certificate in Music and Sonic Arts. In 2022, she released her first full length album entitled, “Responsibilities.” Both projects are available on all streaming platforms now!
https://instagram.com/rainezra
https://www.facebook.com/rainezrafanpage
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HQaWX8AQZjRWTEKczLSXF?si=c8HV5fOvRkmrfG_DXG7fJg
MIKE FRAZIER (VA/SEA)
Mike Frazier is a singer/songwriter from Virginia who blends country, folk, and rock-n-roll music to tell tales of life in the Shenandoah Valley. He released his debut LP, “Elegy” on AF Records (Anti-Flag, Homeless Gospel Choir) and quickly followed up with his second LP, “Where The Valley Kissed The Sky” in 2019 on his own label Geneva Records. He has spent the last few years touring relentlessly across the US and Canada. He has supported artists such as Amigo The Devil, Cory Branan, Austin Lucas, Vandoliers, The Last Bison, Fort Defiance, and Gallows Bound. In 2020, Mike flew across the Atlantic to do a run of shows throughout Europe. This tour was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon returning home, Mike continued to release new music. He released his third album, “Leave It All Behind” which is a collection of tracks recorded at studios in Asbury Park, New Jersey and Harrisonburg, VA. According to American Songwriter “Everything about Leave It All Behind projects the thought of leaving and/or getting away from something: places, feelings, memories. Frazier wasn’t out to write a concept album with this third record but it just so happened each piece of the album told stories of various figures who experienced this mentality in different ways.” Frazier continued to write and record for the rest of 2020 and into 2021 which led to the release of a collection of acoustic songs accompanied with cello and violin, entitled “The One Who’ll Love You.” Frazier continued to write and record new material throughout 2021, and now has several releases slated for 2022.
New Music -
https://soundcloud.com/genevarecords/shenandoah-blue-mix/s-U8vfcafkhet
American Songwriter Write up -
https://americansongwriter.com/mike-frazier-leave-it-all-behind-album-feature/
Live -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW6w3ffqZqk
https://www.instagram.com/mikefrazierva
FAUXES (SF)
Fauxes (pronounced foes) started in late 2019 as a one-off, garage rock project for a basement show but has grown into an exploration of the decades-long tradition of underground, psychedelic rock in San Francisco. By pairing entrancing vocals with expansive, guitar-led instrumentation, they create a sound capturing the excess of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, the hypnotism of Jefferson Airplane, and the frenzy of Ty Segall. Since venues reopened in 2021, Fauxes have played as much as possible and have gained a reputation for their electric live performances and strong stage presence. In the past year, they have shared the stage with numerous touring acts including Death Valley Girls, Blackwater Holylight, and Margaritas Podridas. They will use the later part of 2022 to record their debut album.
JOHNNY FRANCO AND HIS REAL BROTHER DOM (PDX)
The professional entertainer from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
https://linktr.ee/johnnyfranco
https://www.instagram.com/johnnythefranco