The Marbles rarely play clubs. To find them, they’re often found in New Orleans at the corner of Royal and St. Louis Streets when the police have barricaded Royal to all but bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Or take a walk around Jackson Square with your ears open. Or walk down Frenchmen Street one evening when all the clubs are rocking, and look for a big crowd standing in the street. That said, this is a band that’s truly committed to street performance.

If you’re lucky, you’ll catch the Loose Marbles performing with their singer, Meschiya Lake, who rocks back on her heels, lifts her chest, and opens her throat like an air-raid siren to croon in a thrilling, pre-microphone style that is easily audible above the band.

The Loose Marbles will be in Portland to perform at the Bossanova, formerly known to swing dancers as the Viscount Ballroom, on August 9th.

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