The Nth Power played Portland’s historic Star Theater, which dates from the silent movie era and has a long history in burlesque. On this evening,  Portland’s Aniana opened with a reggae infused set that featured the Rose City Horns brass section. Aniana mesmerized the crowd with her smooth singing and dancing backed with her reggae band. Their reggae  grooves were a perfect match for headliner The Nith Power’s throbbing funk infused soul blend of New Orleans based music. The Nth Power’s members are mostly from the East Coast, but musically have gravitated to the New Orleans philosophy, hence their funk/soul sound. The band features an actual Hammond B3 organ (about 400 lbs worth to haul around) along with an actual Leslie speaker (try watching one of those operate sometime).

With the B3 they create authentic funk and soul flows with that classic warbling organ tone you’d expect to hear at a blues, funk or soul show, all components of their New Orleans approach. At this event they were supporting their newest release, Live To Be Free’, which needs a listen from you right now:

 

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My name is Kurt Johnson and I live in Portland, Oregon. I am 57 years old. I have no formal photographic training and am self-taught. Any skills with a camera I have developed on my own. I got my photographic start in the U.S. Navy in the 1980's. On my final ship, the U.S.S. Halyburton, FFG-40, I became the ship's Public Affairs Officer and Ship's Photographer which is where my photographic work began to be published in public forums(local newspapers and on-base media). After I left the Navy in 1991, I didn't shoot again until 2003 when I started photographing and writing for several local entertainment newspapers. This included covering bands, events, festivals, Karaoke and other entertainment. I then became the Staff Photographer Pacific Northwest for Delta Groove Productions, an independent blues label located in Los Angeles until 2014. Up until 2015, I yearly shot at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival. I also continue to shoot at the Bite of Oregon food and wine festival for The Oregon Special Olympics. I continue to shoot with professional models that are in the Portland area. I have retired from photography on a commercial basis and now only shoot as a contributor. I found DMNDR on a Craigslist ad and responded. I feel fortunate to be a part of DMNDR as I see it as an avenue to access venues that I never had a chance to shoot at in the past and also new and up and coming bands. I also look forward to continuing photographing bands, events and shows and contributing to the DMNDR forum. Please enjoy the images I produce and that are posted on DMNDR. I hope the exposure on DMNDR can be of some use to the bands and entertainers that I photograph.

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