Paula Boggs Band traverses jazz, bluegrass, blues and Americana. We released 2nd album "Carnival of Miracles," in March 2015. Our sound is "Seattle-Brewed Soulgrass," the band performs nationally, has appeared on TV, performs on radio live in-studio and is the subject of several radio interviews, podcasts, blogs and articles. We released a live acoustic EP in January 2017 and will release our 3rd studio album in June 2017.
"Boggs makes...urban, jazzy music...nested within the structures of traditional folk, bluegrass, and even standard blues harmony...and she reminds me a little of Gil Scott-Heron, if only for the razor-intensity of her words."
Dave Good, San Diego Reader
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Price Range: $400 and up
Gig Length: 30 - 180 minutes
Languages: English
We are a 6-piece "Seattle-Brewed Soulgrass Band." Our sound is a fusion of folk/rock/bluegrass/soul/jazz and we use guitars, banjo, standup and electric bass, drums, accordion, all sorts of percussion, keyboards, trumpet and 3-part vocal harmony. We can play a large venue or do a very intimate show. We tell stories and love audience participation. We look like the UN and any crowd can tell we like each other as bandmates and friends. We are professional. We show up on time, always thank the sound engineer, waitstaff and bartenders. We love what we do.
Frontwoman Paula Boggs is on career #3 with earlier stints in the Army and law/business. Paula Boggs Band blends jazz and Americana. Boggs, percussionist Tor Dietrichson and banjo player Mark Chinen are founding members and pre-Covid the band toured several years across America and Canada.
The band has released a steady stream of music since 2010. Five years ago Paula Boggs Band released EP "Live at Empty Sea, Songs of Protest & Hope” and 3rd album Elixir, The Soulgrass Sessions.
After Elixir, multi-instrumentalists Paul Moore and Darren Lucas, bassist Alex Dyring and drummer Jacob Evans rounded out the band. Moore, Dyring and Evans are conservatory trained. Dyring and Evans are second generation professional musicians. “Mistletoe & Shiny Guitars,” the band’s first holiday song came in 2018. EP “Electrokitty Sessions” and single “America 2020,” produced by multi-Grammy nominated Tucker Martine followed in 2020.
Paula Boggs Band is sponsored by Deering Banjos, Breedlove Guitars and Radial Engineering. Their 4th studio album, “Janus,” also produced/engineered by Martine and featuring Carolina Chocolate Drops co-founder Dom Flemons, released in 2022.
Boggs is like the Dylan, the Peter, Paul, and Mary, the Joan Baez of this era."
Phil King, (link hidden)
“Paula Boggs Band sets themselves apart distinctly by Boggs’ stunning vocals…this Seattle band sounds the part of a bygone era and part refreshingly modern, an exciting contributor to the Pacific Northwest’s diverse music scene.” Glide Magazine
Boggs makes...urban, jazzy music...within the structures of...folk, bluegrass, and...blues...[s]he calls... “soulgrass,” and reminds me a little of Gil Scott-Heron, if only for the razor-intensity of her words...in a croony-rich street voice...evocative and easy to like.” Dave Good, San Diego Reader
| April 22, 2017 • 8:00pm - 9:30pm | Paula Boggs Band Returns to St. Louis's Cicero's |
| April 21, 2017 • 8:00pm - 9:30pm | Paula Boggs Band Returns to Detroit's Jazz Cafe |
| April 20, 2017 • 8:00pm - 9:15pm | Paula Boggs Band Plays Cleveland's Nighttime |
| April 15, 2017 • 7:30pm - 9:00pm | Paula Boggs Band Plays Doe Bay Cafe |
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