Percussive. 1939 Ensemble is whatever it wants to be and that routinely equals noise, bombast and the reverberating drums and vibraphone of Jose Medeles (ex-The Breeders and current owner of NE Portland's Revival Drum Shop) and David Coniglio. CY
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1939 Ensemble: 'Drum Noir' [Live Album]
Past Shows
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Aug19Aug 19 - 20Funk's Solar Obscuration Celebration
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Aug11Aug 11 - 13Homiefest IVNewberg
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Aug10Thursday9pm1939 EnsembleWhite Owl Social Club
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Aug3Aug 3 - 6PickathonWIN TICKETSHappy Valley
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Apr20Thursday9pmRJD2Tortoise, 1939 EnsembleCrystal Ballroom
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Apr19Apr 19 - 23Soul'd Out Music FestivalWIN TICKETSPortland
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Jun15Wednesday9pmThe Domestics1939 Ensemble, Moorea MasaMississippi Studios
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Feb3Wednesday8pm1939 EnsembleDead Men TalkingMississippi Studios
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Aug21Friday9:30pmBearcubbin'!1939 EnsembleBunk Bar
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Apr25Saturday9pm1939 EnsembleThe Secret Society [CLOSED]
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Jan31Saturday8pmSchool of RockRed Fang, Aan, Wild Ones, Natasha Kmeto, Guantanamo Baywatch, 1939 Ensemble, Gaytheist, The Shivas, Summer Cannibals, Like A Villain, Tiburones, WL, Bearcubbin'!, Modern Kin, TxE, Sama Dams, The Cry!, Stephen Malkmus & The JicksWonder Ballroom
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Jan13Tuesday8pm1939 EnsembleThe Know [CLOSED]
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Sep6Saturday8pm1939 EnsembleLike A VillainBeacon Sound
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Aug29Friday9pmFederale1939 Ensemble, Donovan BreakwaterDante's
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Jun25Wednesday9pmOrquestra Pacifico Tropical1939 Ensemble, Point Juncture, WADoug Fir Lounge
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May27Tuesday8pm1939 EnsembleMississippi Studios
