Ben Rice & The PDX Hustle

You know him.  You love him.  Well, at least we do.  And it is always a treat to have Ben Rice and his amazing band perform for us at Brewminatti.

Although Ben’s first passion was guitar, he diligently hones his singing to best support his original tunes. Besides the technical exercises that build and maintain his vocal abilities, he puts significant thought into what his singing conveys. In performance he strives to be mindful of the meaning behind his lyrics, treating every song like a story and evoking the mood of what the story’s main character is going through. “I try to write songs that hold weight and meaning, but my songs mean whatever they need to for whoever hears them,” Ben says. “I want people to enjoy my music on their own terms.”

In 2023 Ben added horns, vocal harmonies, piano and organ to his lineup for a larger, more energetic band that he calls Ben Rice & The PDX Hustle.The response locally and on tour has been electric – the higher-intensity presentation of Ben’s music brings audiences to their feet and makes it clear Ben Rice is a formidable artist with more career triumphs still in his future.