Sassparilla
We spent last weekend going to a law school wedding down near Portland. They had a great local jug band, Sassparilla, play on Saturday night. The real mystery was the portrait they placed on the lawn in front of them while they played. It took me most of the first set before I realized it was a head shot of Mike Ditka. We talked to them between sets and found out they had recently moved to Portland from Chicago. Then it all made sense. Afterward we headed down to our tent by the river and slept in the rain.
January 26th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
We are trying to hire the Sassparilla jug band for our wedding- do you know who/how they got them to play? We asked and they said no…we’re looking for a loop hole-since they are exactly what we are looking for.
Thanks!
January 27th, 2008 at 10:49 am
The groom was a fellow Portland musician and friend of the band I believe.
We saw Yo La Tengo a few months ago at their “Storytellers” concert and someone asked if they did weddings. They said yes, they played Ira’s brother’s wedding.