Bringing Down the Houses

Underage crew is taking the private sector by storm

Comments (0) By Jay Bennett Thursday, Jul 26 2007

It's hard to imagine the delicate arrangements and understated instrumentation of Portland chamber-pop collective Eskimo & Sons providing the soundtrack to a summertime house party. But there they are, barnstorming the West at such storied venues as Ian’s House in Long Beach, 445 Hampshire Street in San Francisco, and K-House in Boise. We expect it will be a treat, then, for the underage quartet – some of whom are too young to play clubs – when it headlines a five-band bill at a nonresidence: the anti-club named Trunk Space.

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What's not hard to imagine is a Trunk Space crowd transfixed by the disarming vocals of young Danielle Sullivan. Not yet sexy, but well past sweet, her unrefined (but getting there) voice -- fronting electric piano, acoustic guitar, and drums -- is the sound of summer romance in bloom when she sings: "I will be your eyelashes / I'll catch the dust that blows / From the tornado / That is too painful / For your eyes." We expect a few crushes to develop before Eskimo & Sons roll on to Matt's Basement in Santa Fe.

The Red River, The Bustling Townships, Black Jacket, and Fluorescent Pastries share the bill.