Sterilize Stereo

Young band Sterilize Stereo left Kansas City in August for the progressive mecca of Portland, Oregon, where there's working light rail and a viable circus-rock scene. The band has already played 15 shows in the Pacific Northwest and befriended some equally crackerjack old-timey acts; a December showcase is scheduled at Portland's hip punk-cabaret joint, Dante's. Singer and guitarist Jake Kersely reports that the Sterilize crew is in good spirits and has written a slew of shack-wacky new songs. The prodigal gypsies bring their brand of "apocalyptic cabaret" (think Tom Waits meets Gogol Bordello) back to the area for two shows with St. Louis psych-blues slingers Red Water Revival.