In Memoriam
Friday, July 16th, 2010 Posted in General | No Comments »Last week, our fellow bicycle warrior, Ms. Glenna Evans, a founding member of Victoria's bicycle performance art group The Velo Vixens, died suddenly in a longboarding crash in British Columbia. Glenna was an art student, longboarder, tattoo artist, Recyclista, ...
PEDALPALOOZA!
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 Posted in General, Shows | No Comments »Hey everyone, nice to see you again! It's June, and here in Portland that means we're in the middle of "Pedalpalooza"--a multi-week bikey extravaganza that's in its 8th year! You can check out the calendar (almost 300 events! ...
Summer Fever
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 Posted in Booking, General | No Comments »Spring is here, and the Sprockettes are taking this month to hone our skills, learn some new dances, and dream about the summer. We call this month Blackout, and we don't book any shows. It's an exciting month for us, ...
Get lit and give love!
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »So I just bought a new bell for my bike the other day at a bike shop I'd never been to before, Metropolis Cycle Repairs. They had an I (heart) PDX bell, which I thought would be a nice accessory ...
some Portland community activity
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Posted in Bash, General | No Comments »As you have realized by now, the Sprockettes spend the heart of summer outside Portland. We always debate whether to go, or stay, whether to play with our home community during our busiest time of the year or spread the ...
summer tour is on
Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in General | 2 Comments »While summer in Portland is a sight to behold, we've decided once again to be part of New Belgium Brewing's Tour de Fat. It's so much more than just a summer festival. The parade and festival's proceeds go to bicycle ...
keep on rollin’ with us!
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in General, Shows | No Comments »Huge thanks to all the fantastic folks who are keeping Pedalpalooza (and all other summer bike events) a vibrant, amazing, bike-embracing, giant Wow! Yesterday was Sunday Parkways. It was incredible to pedal through the streets, sharing the full roadway with all ...
summer dreamin
Saturday, May 16th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »This is not actually all that far-fetched of an idea for us. As long as those polka dots are black on hot pink, anything is possible. Stay tuned because very soon we'll have our summer show dates up. There are ...
what we’re about
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »We just wanted to share with you some lovely art by an old friend, Andy Singer. Likely you've seen his social and political commentary cartoons on bumper stickers, t-shirts, billboards, the sides of buses in large cities, prime time TV ...
Hollis is home
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »The Sprockettes want to extend a warm thank you from the bottom of our collective heart to anyone and everyone who has supported Hollis, her family, and her community. Hollis arrived in San Francisco this afternoon from India. The family is ...