Events

Have an event coming up you’re looking to spread the word about? 

Send an email to events@xray.fm to see how we can help!

When emailing please include: 

1. Any relevant info about the event (dates/times, location, ticket links, info sheets etc.)
2. What you're looking for from us, preferably in the subject or early in the email.* This could be things like being a media sponsor, paid underwriting packages, inviting us to attend, PSAs* AV services, getting an on-air interview, booking an XRAY DJ, having us be present there, etc.
3. Who this event is for, so that we can place it appropriately on our schedule. If music, let us know the general genre/style. If non-music, what topics will someone that goes to this care about? 

Timeline: For those new to working with us, without an established event promotion relationship or agreement, we need to receive your submission at least three weeks prior to your event for inclusion on our events calendar or newsletter, and preferably six weeks if you are interested in a radio spot about your event (i.e. underwriting). We are unlikely to consider last minute requests. 

Please Note: We have a very limited capacity and unfortunately cannot accommodate all requests. The clearer your ask and the more obvious of a fit with our programming and/or mission, the more likely we'll prioritize it. We unfortunately cannot respond to every request, but welcome you nudging/following up with us to get it on our radar if it's a good fit and we haven't replied.

*Only nonprofits and/or things benefitting the wider community (such as something like demonstrations, disaster relief, mutual aid campaigns, etc.) are eligible for PSAs typically, with anything else being up to our discretion and typically done on media trade, paid campaigns, or as an act of good will because we feel strongly about something. All scripts need to be approved by us for our FCC compliance standards--even if a recorded file already exists.

Over 100 vendors, every Friday from 4-7pm from May 16th to September 19th. Open to the public. The Manzanita Farmers Market also accepts SNAP benefits.

All Ages // 6:30 PM Doors 8 PM Show // Tickets $40 - $55 

Crumb

New York psych-pop band Crumb return with AMAMA, their most carefree and open-hearted album to date. A soundscape full of playful and patchwork experimentation - glitchy pitch-shifted vocals, cell phone recordings, nautical blips, sax mouthpiece solos, blasted drum samples, and piano strings dampened with Silly Putty - AMAMA continues to deepen the band's hypnotic sound in a cohesive line back through 2021's Ice Melt, 2019's Jinx, and breakout EPs Locket and Crumb. Without a doubt, AMAMA is Crumb - singer and multi-instrumentalist Lila Ramani, keyboardist and saxophonist Bri Aronow, bassist Jesse Brotter, and drummer Jonathan Gilad - at their most animated.

Buoyed by Ramani's songwriting, at turns poetically abstract and directly confessional, AMAMA culls the strange encounters from Crumb's touring years, tracing the dizzying path of a group that's been in movement for nearly a decade. 'Crushxd' is an ecstatic requiem for a turtle flattened under the tires of a tour van; '(Alone in) Brussels' finds Ramani in forced isolation in a distant city. On 'The Bug,' we're at a pit stop in a seedy motel, where a critter's bite leaves a nagging feeling: 'It's always on my mind / it's just always on my mind,' Ramani repeats over a creeping groove as she wanders the place at night. On 'Side by Side,' perhaps the most candid track on AMAMA, frenetic percussion and disorienting, layered synth envelop Ramani as she considers the personal sacrifices she's made along the way.

Even as it explores transient stops and fraught encounters, AMAMA features some of Crumb's most vulnerable, tender searches for organic connection. 'Home is what I want and what I need,' Ramani sings on the clear-sighted opener, 'From Outside a Window Sill'-which samples a police radio scan about a flock of geese crossing a bridge in Gowanus, Brooklyn, where Ramani grew up. The title track, 'AMAMA,' is an upbeat and hopeful homage to Ramani's grandmother, her namesake, who sings in Malayalam in the opening sample. The two voices, Lila's and Leela's, separated by language and place, intertwine as if on a spotty long-distance call in what is the most direct love song of Crumb's repertoire. On the album's closer, 'XXX,' laden with distorted, industrial sounds, we finally find respite-a house shared between two lovers, a safe place. In the last moments, Ramani asks: 'Isn't this as good as it can get?'

AMAMA exists at the crossroads of psychedelia, pop, jazz, and rock, and cements Crumb as a band uniquely their own. Released independently on Crumb Records and produced alongside Johnscott Sanford and Jonathan Rado in Los Angeles, AMAMA is an incandescent statement about searching for solid ground, connection, and clarity in a life of nomadic upheaval.

All Ages // Doors 7 PM Show 8 // Tickets $23+

21+ // Doors at 7pm, DJs at 7pm // $10-$20 sliding scale at door

State of the world got ya down? Not feeling super patriotic this 4th? Don't worry, we got you.

Join XRAY FM for an anti-fascist 4th of July party at Swan Dive (727 SE Grand Ave). We're throwing a benefit show for Doctors Without Borders with live music (curated by Down the Rabbit Hole) featuring...

• Black Shelton
• Piggy Bank
• Whisper Hiss
• Vague Fugue

with a DJ set by Down the Rabbit Hole

All proceeds will go to support Doctors Without Borders. Let's party for good.

21+ // 7 PM Doors 8 PM Show // $28 Advance $35 DoS

Constant Debauchery (Depeche Mode tribute)

Constant Debauchery is the Pacific Northwest's premier Depeche Mode celebration band, playing the arena hits, club faves, and b-sides of the dark dance music pioneers. This dynamic four-piece crafts electrifying sets from over three hours of music across four decades of Mode!

Major Tomboys (all-femme David Bowie tribute)

Known for their electrifying live shows, Portland's all-femme David Bowie tribute band, Major Tomboys, brings a bold and fresh twist to Bowie's iconic catalog. From the glam rock anthems of Moonage Daydream to the futuristic sounds of Ashes to Ashes and Heroes, Major Tomboys delivers every song with precision and passion, while incorporating elements of Bowie's theatricality, androgyny, and boundary-pushing aesthetics.

21+ // Doors 7 PM // $10 Advance $12 DoS

Join DJ Wednesday from the XRAYFM show Six Beats Under (Mondays 9-10pm) for a curated evening at Holocene

Performances by Mercury's Antennae, Among the Black Trees (release party), Darkswoon and Bridal Veil. DJ Set by DJ Wednesday

7pm, 21+
$10 in advance, $12 at the Door

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. 

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