Sassparilla never intended to play on a stage. Seven years ago, the band was busking on the streets of Portland, and it is still that intimacy they prefer, ending each show by crawling into the crowd, accordion wincing inches from listeners, harmonica solos unplugged but still wailing, and a cigar box guitar chugging through stumbling […]
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Jewelry Box Guitar
Sassparilla takes an unconventional approach to the blues and beyond
