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Locally grown and nationally celebrated,
All Ages // July 10th - 12 & 17th - 19th Shows 7PM Doors // Tickets $15 +
Puppeteers for Fears, the world’s premiere all-puppet horror and science fiction musical comedy troupe, presents a terrifying and hilarious new work: ROBOPOCALYPSE! The Musical, exploring the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence on a world still struggling to remember our email logins.
News flash! Portland, Oregon! July, 2025! The near future! New developments in artificial intelligence have gone… not as planned. And now the robots are taking over—unless Jolie Daniels, screen-name Ha.G., and the bot she made from spare parts from her parent’s garage, can stop the armies of sentient appliances she accidentally loosed on the world.
From Puppeteers for Fears, the company that brought you Cthulhu: the Musical!, and The Cabaret at the End of the World, comes a hilarious cyberpunk fever-dream: ROBOPOCALYPSE: The Musical!
Featuring thirteen new songs, an analog synthesizer driven score, an all-puppet cast, more multimedia elements than you can shake a stick at, and a wickedly stylish 1980s visual aesthetic, ROBOPOCALYPSE is Puppeteers for Fears’ most ambitious show ever, and is sure to dazzle and astonish.
All Ages // 7 PM Doors 8 PM Show // Tickets $28 - 36
Federale is a six-piece ensemble based in Portland, OR. Spearheaded by longtime Brian Jonestown Massacre bassist Collin Hegna, the band was conceived as an outlet to channel inspiration from '60s & '70s European soundtracks, particularly those from Italy made famous by the Spaghetti Western & Giallo genres. As well as the narrative driven song stylings of Lee Hazlewood and Nick Cave.
Reverb & Seduction is the legendary Portland band's most immersive and varied album to date. A tour de force road trip from psych rock to country duets that never strays too far from the spaghetti western roots that inspired the band so many blood moons ago.
"...equal parts Ennio Morricone, Lee Hazelwood, and Nick Cave with a touch of Chris Isaak's less romantic side... few if any artists are brave and/or creative enough to channel this ghostly, often ominous vibe into moving, sensual and stirring music." HAL HOROWITZ, American Songwriter
- Website: http://federalepdx.com/
21+ // Doors 7 PM // $5 Tickets
XRAYFM and Mississippi Studios present our monthly series Local Love Letters which showcases Portland Artist. This month we have NIght Brunch with support from Party Witch and Field Drums. Stop on by at Mississippi Studios and use their ticket vending machine to skip on processing fees.
Field Drums are Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists, M. Ward, Califone, Mirah, Death Vessel, etc.) and Jeffrey Underhill (Honeybunch, Velvet Crush, Death Vessel, etc.)
All Ages // 7 PM Door Show 8 PM // $35 Advance $40 DoS
The Alain Johannes Band is hitting the Pacific Northwest this July, marking Johannes' first rock tour with a full band in the U.S. since his days with Eleven. The band features drummer Gene Trautmann, also of Queens of the Stone Age. Their set will draw heavily from Johannes' rock catalog, including material from Eleven, his solo work, and collaborations with Mark Lanegan, Chris Cornell, and QOTSA.
In July, the AJB will play a mix of festivals and intimate club shows around the greater Seattle area. They'll also appear at the Ohana Festival on September 27 in Dana Point, CA.
21+ // 8 PM Doors/Show // $11 Advance $21 DoS
Decadent 80s Dance Party featuring DJ NoN
Get ready for a fun night of dancing to all your favorite hits and requests from the 1980s!
D80s
is Portland's longest-running 80s night, celebrating 21 consecutive
years of weekly events. It's the official 80s night for Goonies Weekend
in Astoria and hosts special events at select venues throughout Portland
and across Oregon.
Fans of 80s alternative music will feel
right at home-D80s takes requests seriously while keeping each set fresh
and dynamic week after week.
Stop by and discover why D80s is Portland's go-to 80s club dance night.
No Requests – July Edition
Sunday, July 27 • 6–9 PM
White Eagle Saloon • No Cover
21+
DJ Klyph and DJ Ambush return for another edition of No Requests—spinning golden era classics and underground gems. No gimmicks, no requests—just two DJs curating the vibe.
2 DJs • 4 Decks • No Requests
“It’s not a party, it’s a vibe.”
All Ages // 4:30 PM Doors Show 6 PM // $80 + up Children 10 & under free
Indigo Girls
Across four decades, 16 studio albums, and over 15 million records sold, Indigo Girls continue to blaze the trail for generations of Queer artists in the mainstream. The Grammy-winning duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray began their career in clubs and bars around their native Atlanta, GA amidst a blossoming alternative music scene before signing to Epic Records in 1988. Indigo
Girls' eponymous major label debut sold over two million copies under the power of singles
"Closer to Fine" and "Kid Fears" and introduced the duo's signature harmonies and stirring, sophisticated songs to a dedicated, enduring global audience. Indigo Girls was the first of six consecutive Gold and/or Platinum-certified albums. Their latest record, Look Long, is a heartfelt and eclectic collection of songs that finds the duo reunited in the studio with their strongest backing band to date. "We joke about being old, but what is old when it comes to music? We're
still a bar band at heart," says Saliers. "While our lyrics and writing approach may change, our passion for music feels the same as it did when we were 25 years old."
Committed and uncompromising activists, Saliers and Ray work on issues like racial justice and reproductive rights (Project Say Something), immigration reform (El Refugio), LGBTQ advocacy, education (Imagination Library), death penalty reform, and Native American rights (First Peoples Fund).
"As time has gone on, our audience has become more expansive and diverse, giving me a sense of joy," says Saliers. Recently, "Closer to Fine" featured prominently in Greta Gerwig's blockbuster film Barbie and introduced Indigo Girls' music to a new generation of listeners. Released in 2024, their critically-acclaimed documentary Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All (directed by Alexandria Bombach) blends 40 years of home movies, raw film archive, and intimate present-day verité into a soulful career retrospective. A New York Times Critic's Pick, the documentary premiered opening night at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023 and went on to screen at SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, and Hot Docs before releasing to Netflix. A third film, director Tom Gustafson's 2023 jukebox musical Glitter & Doom tells the tale of a whirlwind summer romance through inventive reimaginations of classic Indigo Girls songs. Glitter & Doom boasts a star-studded queer supporting cast featuring Lea DeLaria, Tig Notaro, Kate Pierson (The B-52s), RuPaul's Drag Race alum Peppermint, and even a cameo from Amy and Emily themselves.
While Rolling Stone describes them as "ideal duet partners," Indigo Girls' live performances aren't so much duets as they are community experiences-massive group singalongs together with their audience. To hear those collective voices raise into one, overpowering the band itself, one realizes the importance Indigo Girls' music has in this moment. In our often-terrifying present, we are all in search of a daily refuge, a stolen hour or two, to engage with something that brings us joy, perspective, or maybe just calm. As one bar band once put it, "We go to the doctor, we go to the mountains...we go to the Bible, we go through the work out." For millions, they go to the Indigo Girls: a creative partnership certain of its bearings, forging a way forward.
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 Grammy Awards show. For several years, her popularity grew around such memorable originals as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy," for which she won a Grammy in 1992. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured the massive hits, "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret, which was distinguished by the hit single, "I Want to Come Over." Her astounding success that year led to Etheridge receiving the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996.
Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America's favorite female singers for more than two decades. In February 2007, Melissa Etheridge celebrated a career milestone with a victory in the "Best Song" category at the Academy Awards for "I Need to Wake Up," written for the Al Gore documentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth. As a performer and songwriter, Etheridge has shown herself to be an artist who has never allowed "inconvenient truths" to keep her down. Earlier in her recording career, Etheridge acknowledged her sexual orientation when it was considered less than prudent to do so. In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, a health battle that, with her typical tenacity, she won. Despite losing her hair from chemotherapy, Etheridge appeared on the 2005 Grammy telecast to sing "Piece of My Heart" in tribute to Janis Joplin. By doing so she gave hope to many women afflicted with the disease.
On October 7, 2016 Melissa Etheridge released Memphis Rock & Soul, her first album since 2014's critically lauded This Is M.E. Recorded at Royal Studios in Memphis, the album received stellar reviews from the likes of Entertainment Weekly, Parade, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter and more. She followed that up with the release of The Medicine Show in April, 2019. For The Medicine Show, Melissa reunited with celebrated producer John Shanks and sounds as rousing as ever, bringing a new level of artistry to her 15th studio recording.
In June of 2020, Etheridge launched The Etheridge Foundation to support groundbreaking scientific research into effective new treatments for opioid use disorder. The Foundation works towards advancing treatment approaches that address the root causes of opioid abuse and make available better, more effective solutions for people to truly heal their opioid use disorder.
In 2021, Melissa returned with then album One Way Out. The 9-track album is a collection of songs Etheridge wrote in the late '80s and early '90s that never made the cut... .until now! The time was finally right, and fans finally got a deeper glimpse to who Melissa was then.
October 2022 saw Melissa's return to the theatre with her one woman show, My Window - A Journey Through Life. The critically acclaimed, sold-out run premiered at New World Stages on October 13 and opened at Circle In the Square Theatre on Broadway in September 2023.
2024 saw Melissa release Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken, a two-part docuseries (Paramount+) and accompanying live album. Recorded live within the grounds of the Topeka Correctional facility the album and two-part docuseries follows her journey both penning and performing an original song inspired by her correspondence with residents of the TCF and features raw and rousing versions of specially curated fan favorites and original songs.
Late Lyrics brought to you by @NexxtUp.Ent is a Portland based hip hop open mic, providing a platform for local artists to showcase their talents and take center stage. Hosted by comedian and rapper Shrista, this high-energy, culture-driven open mic has been a cornerstone of the city’s hip-hop scene since 2018. It’s more than a show — it’s a networking hub. Link up with other artists, Hosts, DJs, producers, promoters and more! Plus, connect with sponsors offering exclusive deals on beats, video services, and professional photography — all tailored to support independent artists.
Show Time: 9:00 pm – 12:00 am | 21+
Tickets: $10 online | $12 at the door
🔥 This Month’s Special Guests:
🎤 Nappy
🎙️ Hosted by: Shrista (comedian + rapper)🎧 Music by: DJ Coldle’Roy
💥 Proudly Partnered with: Black Pioneers, Casso Dinero, Rigo, Planet Digital, Pretty Dope Xperience, Spin 503, Token, Laced Up PDX, DJ Klyph, MusicPortland.
🎙️ Live Recording of the Klyph Notes Podcast
Presented by KlyphWorks
Join DJ Klyph for a special live edition of the Klyph Notes Podcast featuring Portland-based filmmaker Devin Boss — a visual storyteller known for capturing authentic narratives that uplift Black culture and community through film.
🗓️ Saturday, August 2nd
📍 Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
🎧 Part of the Black Podcast Festival PDX
🎟 No Cover | 👥 All Ages Welcome
Be part of the conversation as we explore creativity, culture, and purpose through Devin’s lens. Pull up and experience the Klyph Notes Podcast live and in the moment.
All Ages // August 6th - 10th // Screenings $10 & up
Get Connected to a Whole New World of Film!
Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology (PFCAT for short) will be held at OMSI August 6th-10th.
This 5-day independent film festival includes animation as well as visionary cinema from around the world. All screenings and events before 5pm are designed for all ages. Over 170 films from more than 30 countries will be screened. The event also includes dome film screenings, VR showcases, parties, Q&A sessions with filmmakers, and panels. The festival will conclude with a party and award ceremony in OMSI’s Theory restaurant.
Screenings are $12 adults, $11 seniors, and $10 youth with $2 off for OMSI members. More information along with film details and trailers available at www.pdxfestofcinema.com.
Festival Trailer link: https://youtu.be/E649LKhjlCk
Direct link to tickets: https://omsi.edu/events/pfcat/
All Agees // 4 PM Doors 5:30 PM Show // Tickets $50 and up
The Infamous Stringdusters
The Infamous Stringdusters are a celebrated American
progressive bluegrass band known for their virtuosic musicianship,
innovative arrangements, and genre-blending style. The GRAMMY®
Award-winning Americana quintet—Andy Falco [guitar], Chris Pandolfi
[banjo], Andy Hall [dobro], Jeremy Garrett [fiddle], and Travis Book
[double bass]—have musical influences that truly run the gamut, but
their common denominator is certainly bluegrass— the sound that has in
essence defined the course of their career.
The Infamous Stringdusters stand out as the rare group who can team up with contemporary artists on late night television one night and headline the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre the next, and have recently emerged as proprietors behind their newly found independent record label, Americana Vibes.
Manifesting an actual flock of impassioned fandom, much like those who paved the road before them, the band have attracted a faithful international audience that continues to grow. Moreover, their powerful music and performances paved the way for a GRAMMY® Award win in the category of “Best Bluegrass Album” for 2017’s Laws of Gravity, and a number of International Bluegrass Music Awards (IBMA) in a variety of categories. Known for their energetic live shows and improvisational prowess, The Infamous Stringdusters continue to push the boundaries of bluegrass while honoring its roots, captivating audiences across the country and around the world.
Leftover Salmon
Few bands stick around for thirty years. Even fewer bands leave a legacy during that time that marks them as a truly special, once-in-lifetime type band. And no band has done all that and had as much fun as Leftover Salmon.
Since their earliest days as a forward thinking, progressive bluegrass band who had the guts to add drums to the mix and who was unafraid to stir in any number of highly combustible styles into their ever evolving sound, to their role as a pioneer of the modern jamband scene, to their current status as elder-statesmen of the scene who cast a huge influential shadow over every festival they play, Leftover Salmon has been a crucial link in keeping alive the traditional music of the past while at the same time pushing that sound forward with their own weirdly, unique style.
The band now features a lineup that has been together longer than any other in Salmon history and is one of the strongest the legendary band has ever assembled. Built around the core of founding members Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman, the band is now powered by banjo-wiz Andy Thorn and driven by the steady rhythm section of bassist Greg Garrison, drummer Alwyn Robinson, and dobro player & keyboardist Jay Starling.
The current lineup is continuing the long, storied history of Salmon which found them first emerging from the progressive bluegrass world and coming of age as one the original jam bands, before rising to become architects of what has become known as Jamgrass and helping to create a landscape where bands schooled in the traditional rules of bluegrass can break free of those bonds through nontraditional instrumentation and an innate ability to push songs in new psychedelic directions live.
Salmon is a band who for more than thirty years has never stood still; they are constantly changing, evolving, and inspiring. If someone wanted to understand what Americana music is they could do no better than to go to a Leftover Salmon show, where they effortlessly glide from a bluegrass number born on the front porch, to the down-and-dirty Cajun swamps with a stop on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, to the hallowed halls of the Ryman in Nashville, before firing one up in the mountains of Colorado.
The electrifying “Star Awards” at this year’s PDX HIP HOP WEEK, honoring a decade of hip hop culture in Oregon! This momentous celebration will take place at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, a fitting venue for such a historical occasion. Featuring legendary hip hop pioneer Cool Nutz, alongside captivating performances by Karma Rivera, Majik9, Mighty, Jae Lava, D•T, King Thayo, Sayu, Jumbo, DJ Avelanche, DJ O.G.TOO, the talented Manifest Dance Agency, and special surprise guests! The heart of the celebration is to honor individuals from various elements of hip hop, recognizing their invaluable contributions to the culture’s growth outside of industry protocols. These honorees have and are paving the way for future generations to thrive. The event will be skillfully hosted by Trail Blazers DJ and PDX HIP HOP Week Co-Founder DJ O.G.ONE, alongside the charismatic radio personality DJ Klyph. Together, they will keep the energy high and the audience engaged throughout the celebration. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a milestone event celebrating ten years of PDX HIP HOP Week, where culture, community, and artistry come together for a night of inspiration and joy!
*Vendor/Art Showcase from 3 PM – 5 PM, show starts at 5 PM
21+ // Doors 7 PM // $12 DoS
DJ Wednesday spinning tunes before, during and after the show. An evening filled with post-punk, shoegaze an darkwave in partnership with XRAY FM
Shadowlands – Dark postpunk dreamscapes by members of Murderbait and former members of Phantom Lights and the Minds. Post-punk, dark-wave, shoegaze, from Portland Oregon.
Kallai – formed in the summer of 2023 by members of Trance to the Sun, Luscious Apparatus and Lost Echoes. While inspired by the post-punk, shoegaze and doom acts of the past few decades, Kallai’s perspective is evolving with those scenes and seeking to spin sounds that unfold throughout time. Portland, Oregon
Hawks Do Not Share is dream-pop band from Portland, Oregon.
Denver-based lyricist and producer Deca brings the Growing Young Tour to Portland for a night of thought-provoking rhymes and immersive beats. Catch him live on Wednesday, September 10th at Twilight Café, delivering cuts from his latest project alongside fan favorites that showcase his signature blend of introspection and boom bap.
Featuring special guests:
Spinitch – bringing raw energy and lyrical sharpness
No Requests DJs – setting the vibe with Golden Era heat and head-nod classics
📍 Twilight Café
🕢 Doors at 7:30 PM
🎟️ $15 Adv / $18 Door
🔞 21+ only
Pull up early, catch the full lineup, and tap in with real ones.
🎤 It’s not just a show—it’s a vibe.
SATURDAY LINEUP
Aminé
Amaarae
Zack Fox (DJ Set)
Chlothegod
SUNDAY LINEUP
Thundercat
Smino
MIKE
Donta
Mammoth NW Presents:
Oddisee – The Good Fight 10 Year Anniversary Tour
Friday, October 10th, 2025 8:00PM
Hawthorne Theatre
21 & Over only with valid photo ID