"We're kinda nervous. We've never done an acoustic tour, not that we're supposed to tell you that," remarked Chauntelle DuPree, guitarist for the unswervingly polite and sweet-as-pie pop-rock quintet Eisley. The Texas-based sibling act (three sisters, one brother, and a cousin for good measure) descended on Portland's historic Wonder Ballroom last night (July 24), the second show in a series of intimate and strictly acoustic performances that will take the band up and down the West Coast before turning east towards NYC and points beyond. DuPree's anxious declarations and Carter Family-styled banter notwithstanding, the outfit appeared poised beyond their years and completely at ease on stage, which seems only natural given that they've honed their songwriting chops through years of incessant touring on their own and with a wide assortment of today's preeminent punk, emo and indie acts.

Much to the delight of the Generation-Y crowd, Eisley deftly picked their way through a cohesive hour-long set that paired tracks from the group's back catalog with select new cuts featured on their forthcoming major label debut, Combinations. The photogenic DuPree sisters are rightly known for their gorgeous, ethereal and haunting vocals -- reminiscent of Tanya Donnelly, Jenny Watson, and the Sundays' Harriet Wheeler -- which are the perfect compliment to the team's winning alchemy of simple pop hooks, rich melodies and alt-country accents. In this spare and stripped down atmosphere, those voices carried even further. 

We asked: "Eisley is a band composed of siblings. Could you handle playing in a touring indie rock band with your brothers and sisters?"

Name: Trevor Hedges
Age: 20
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Occupation: Photographer
"I don't get along with my bros, I'd strangle them."

Name: Kelsey Modun
Age: 17
Hometown: Troutdale, OR
Occupation: Sales associate
"I don't have siblings. But I'd build a bunch of robots and program them to play X1000's better than Eisley. If that could be possible…"

Name: Jenna Marks
Age: 22
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Barista
"I would love to live on a bus with my little sister…perhaps I might stab the others."

Name: Ryan Harter
Age: 22
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Barista
"My brother would turn it into a country band and…yeah it wouldn't work out."

Name: Chelsea Spindel
Age: 23
Hometown: Mendon, MA
Occupation: Nurse
"I'd hang with my bro all day and all night. Party like a rock star!"

Name: Alexa Menzie
Age: 17
Hometown: Roseburg, OR
Occupation: Student
"Well, my sister is cool and all, but I definitely can't even handle her at home…so NO."

Name: Brandon Wadsworth
Age: 23
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Longshoreman
"Well, I already stabbed my older brother through the hand, so I think I could handle touring with him!"

Name: Hannah Harrod
Age: 20
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Gypsy
"My brother calls himself a red-blooded conservative. Us in an indie band? That would be worth seeing…"

Eisley bring their pop 'combinations' to the Wonder Ballroom / Photo by Josh Elliott

Vocalist/keyboardist Stacy DuPree / Photo by Josh Elliott

Drummer Weston DuPree / Photo by Josh Elliott

Guitarist Chauntelle DuPree / Photo by Josh Elliott