Sallie Ford is pure retro sass and class. From her cats eyes glasses and prim skirts to her brassy bold voice to the rollicking arrangements of their songs, Portland’s Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside could easily be mistaken as being from another era.

But they’re not. They’re a band that’s future is about to be much bigger than their past, which most recently included opening for a string of sold-out Avett Brother shows.  I think it’s a safe prediction that you’ll be hearing a lot more from (and about) Sallie Ford in 2010.  The band has recently signed with Billions Booking and are heading into the studio to record their debut full-length this month, tentatively due out this Fall.  Until then, I’ll be watching these YouTube videos and listening to their Myspace tracks repeat, all the while keeping my fingers crossed they’ll be making lots of trips north from Portland.

You can read more about Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside here, the Oregonian wrote a great feature about the band earlier this month.

(Tip of the Hat: To Bitch Magazine and The Som Show.Com for the YouTube clips)