
It was a few years ago while doing an article on Portland's New Bloods that I stumbled upon Purple Rhinestone Eagle . The name was enough. And the music ... sort of this doom-y Sabbath-meets- Love love-fest led by a lanky guitarist who channeled Hendrix and Blackmore provided the final blow. I was also intrigued by this tight-knit community of musicians made up of women who celebrated diversity and sexual freedom with the DIY spirit of punk rock in a city that, while liberal, is still 95 percent white. Purple Rhinestone Eagle-guitarist/vocalist Andrea Genevieve , [...]