Hosted by B. FRAYN MASTERS & MINDY NETTIFEE
Music by DJ FREAKY OUTTY from XRAY
$15 ADVANCE | $18 DOOR
Gritty rock from New Orleans singer/songwriter Benjamin Booker coming to the Doug Fir on Saturday, August 8th. Listen to XRAY for chances to win tickets.
Tickets and more info here: http://www.dougfirlounge.com/event/865101-benjamin-booker-portland/
Alley 33 is a fashion show about sustainability through support of local production. Alley 33 celebrate's the incredible cascade of Portland-based clothing companies who specialize in ready-to-wear clothing foreveryday use on highly fashionable people. Their focus with this show is clothing you can actually buy and wear – that is made and manufactured in our city. Every clothing company you'll see here today has their clothing available to the public-- in fact, many designers in this show are also boutique house lines with brick-and-mortar stores.
All Ages event! Beer, Wine & Cocktails served for those 21+ only. $12 advance / $15 door
2015 Featured Designers:
Amelia Boutique, Carolyn Hart,Altar Houseline, Chubby Cartwheels, Sarah Bibb for Folly, Veil & Valor, Lizz Basinger, Bridge City Bikinis, WearMOORE, Emma Salz, FYN, Hubris, Piper Dalton, Smith River, Wolf Child featuring MKO Vintage, All Bad Days, The Moonchilde, KD Designs, Eve SkyWalker, Lostwood Lane Apparel, Carla Mink for Mink Boutique
Music by: Disc Jockey Gregarious
Hair and Make-up by Red Velvet Parlour
Presented by: Siren Nation, Altar PDX and Elizabeth Mollo Productions
Buy tickets here: http://portland.strangertickets.com/events/25429058/alley-33-fashion-event
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/399566886898439/399566890231772/
*After Party with DiscJockey Gregarious presented by Gold Dust Meridian.
Looking for a great night of music?
DJ O.G. One has assembled an All-Star band that will have you tapping, clapping and grooving all night. Don’t hesitate to come out and enjoy a group of local artists who are some of the best musicians in the country.
Special guests include Saeeda Wright, Ashley Minnieweather, Tamara Stephens, Nafasaria Scroggins, Ronnie Wright, Kimberly Monique, Katrina Holland, and Eli "Jove" Hardy.
From the streets of Watts to the city of Portland...DJ O.G.ONE has emerged onto the scene as the Northwest's premier DJ. His work ethic, ability to relate to people, knowledge on the turntables and versatility in music has propelled him into a professional level to land events with clients such as: Michael Jordan, RUN DMC, Jay Z, Nelly, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, P.Diddy...and so many more, including many NBA players and high profile celebrities.
'Expand your awareness of the best new acts on the West Coast psych-rock scene & beyond with Portland's inaugural Psych Fest Showcase, Summer Daze. Groups representing Portland, Seattle, L.A., Boise, Guadalajara, and Korea will lavish your mind with fresh colour and vibrations over the course of 3 days, the first weekend of August, 7th-9th. Hawthorne Theatre Lounge hosts Friday's opening night, with the festival moving downtown to Star Theater for Saturday and Sunday. Attending specially is local Tarot artist Amber, whose uncanny readings will resonate into your past, present, and future trajectories. Dig the Latest Soundz through the Eyes and Minds of Portland, Or at Summer Daze, 2015.'
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Friday Aug 7th
@Hawthorne Theatre Lounge
Music starts @ 9pm
$10 ADV/$12 Day Of
The Reverberations
Shy Seasons
The Verner Pantons
Jackson Boone
Julia Dream (Korea)
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Saturday Aug 8th
@ The Star Theatre
Music starts @ 6pm
$12/$20 2-day pass
Moon Jail
Jollapin Jasper
Hollow Sidewalks
Kingdom Of The Holy Sun (SEA)
Paradise
Dorotheo (Mexico)
HiHazel (Idaho)
The Upsidedown
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Sunday August 9th
@ The Star Theatre
Music starts @ 3pm
$12/$20 2-day pass
Vox Waves (L.A.)
Still Caves
Slow White (L.A.)
Dogheart
Cambrian Explosion
PAZ (Jeff Davies former BJM)
Souvenir Driver
Daydream Machine
W/DJ Major Sean, Fri/Sat/Sun
+ Tarot Readings w/ Amber
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www.portlandpsychfest.com
Visuals By: Trey Schultz
Backline Provided By:
Black Book Guitars
Sponsored by xray.fm
Tickets Available At:
DAY 2
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=6038585&pl=star
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DAY 3
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=6038595
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DAY 1
http://www.etix.com/ticket/p/4992354/portland-psych-fest-summerdaze-night-1-portland-hawthorne-theatre-lounge?country=US&language=en&cobrand=cascadetickets
On Thursday, Dante's welcomes Mariachi El Bronx!
More info here: http://www.danteslive.com/calendar/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3u4gOc72BE
SEE THE 2015 TOP DOWN LINE UP & PURCHASE TICKETS
CASH ONLY EVENT
http://www.nwfilm.org/festivals/topdown/
Join us atop the Hotel deLuxe’s parking structure at SW 15th and Yamhill for our 11th annual program of cinema under the stars. Doors open at 7 PM with food and beverages available for purchase from select food carts and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Music begins at 8 PM and films begin around dusk.
Thanks to our sponsors: Hotel deLuxe, Peter Corvallis Productions, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Portland Mercury, Yelp! Portland, KIND Healthy Snacks, PDX Pipeline, and Artslandia.
Advance tickets are available at nwfilm.org: $9 general; $8 student/senior/Portland Art Museum member; $6 Silver Screen Club Friend.
Tickets at the door are $11 general; $10 student/senior/PAM member; $8 Silver Screen Club Friend.
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US, 1947
The last of the six classic THIN MAN films pairs William Powell as Nick Charles—the nattiest ex-cop you’ll ever meet—and the inimitable Myrna Loy as Nora, his wry urbane socialite wife. The story begins with a murder on a yacht and leads the crime-fighting couple through Manhattan jazz clubs offering them plenty of cocktails and hep-cat lingo along the way. Sure, a few people get murdered, but it’s all so very stylish and civilized. (86 mins.)
PDX Pop Now! presents live music from Malachi Graham at 8pm
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UK/SPAIN, 2000
Famed music video director (Radiohead, Blur) Jonathan Glazer’s first feature updates the classic heist film with equal doses of sharp comedy and chilling menace. Gal (Ray Winstone), a London gangster retired to the south of Spain with his porn star wife and pool boy, is reluctantly pulled back into a life of crime by his old mentor, Don Logan (Ben Kingsley), a frighteningly and hilariously unhinged maniac. “Spouting profanity, staring daggers at any perceived enemy, and talking nuts to himself in a mirror like De Niro in a Cockney TAXI DRIVER, Kingsley creates an unforgettable monster.”—Rolling Stone. (89 mins.)
Featuring XRAY DJs Aaron and Cheyenne from Reverse Couples Skate
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ITALY/FRANCE, 1965
“Petri’s black comedy imagines the hunting of humans as a government-sanctioned, globally televised sport, a gladiatorial combat meant to relieve tension and settle conflicts in an otherwise anesthetized world devoted to mindless consumption. THE 10TH VICTIM amusingly remains a classic ‘commedia all’italiana’ of the 1960s, with Marcello Mastroianni in his archetypical role as the castrated Casanova struggling to maintain his inbred macho poise as he is assaulted not only by Ursula Andress’s gun-toting Amazon, but by a mercenary wife (Luce Bonifassy) and an impatient mistress (Elsa Martinelli), who have joined forces against him.”—The New York Times. (92 mins.)
Featuring XRAY DJs DDDJJJ666 from Hipsters Suck and Magnolia Bouvier from Vampirella in Iridescent Teal
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SPAIN, 1988
The film that made the director an international cinema icon, WOMEN—in typical Almodóvar style—weaves an array of colorful characters into a single, manic-depressive symphony. Carmen Maura highlights as the heroine Pepa, a TV star heartbroken by her lover Ivan (Fernando Guillén), and desperate to find her bearings. “Gorging on the bad, bad world of TV soap operas, tabloid news, and those Roy Lichtenstein cartoons where anguished women lament their lives with ‘Brad’, Almodovar gets a wonderful rise out of life’s lows.”—Washington Post. (90 mins.)
Featuring XRAY DJ Serious Moonlight from Intuitive Navigation
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US, 1979
When Principal Togar tries to confiscate ex-cheerleader and aspiring songwriter Riff Randall’s (P.J. Soles) ticket to the upcoming Ramones concert and burn their records, the students enlist the Ramones in a punk-style coup. With rollicking performances by the Ramones and a wall-to-wall soundtrack that includes Chuck Berry, Devo, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mack, Nick Lowe, and more, B-movie master Roger Corman’s spoof of 50’s musicals and ode to personal freedom still rocks. (93 mins.)
PDX Pop Now! presents live music from The Bugs at 8pm
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US, 1951
Tennis pro Guy Haines is in a bad marriage when he’s approached by a perfect stranger, Bruno (Robert Walker), who idly contemplates the perfect murder. Bruno speculates that if he gets Guy’s wife out of the way, then Guy could take care of Bruno’s untenable father and each could have an alibi for the murder they’d be suspected of and no discernable motive for the crime they committed. “Bruno’s manner is pushy and insinuating, with homoerotic undertones . . . not a psychological study, however, but a first-rate thriller with odd little kinks now and then.”—Roger Ebert. (101 mins.)
Featuring XRAY DJ Eldorado from Ballin' the Jack
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UK, 1983
With something to offend most any sensibility, the comedy troupe of Monty Python offers this comprehensive and nonsensical guide to life—from birth to death. Filled with uproariously funny sketches and songs, the film is a grab bag of outrageous contemplations of the absurdity of life where everything is over the top and nothing is sacred ...well, perhaps one thing. (107 mins.)
PDX Pop Now! presents live music from Ah God at 8pm
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The songs of Haunted Summer are dreamy and hypnotic, rich with orchestral strings and sultry electronic textures, and with their EP, Something in the Water, the group crafted a captivatingly-ethereal musical journey through a nostalgic world of young love and long-forgotten memories. Consisting of husband-and-wife Bridgette Moody and John Seasons, who share songwriting duties in a true collaboration, the Los Angeles duo have shared the stage and toured with groups and performers including Taken By Trees, The Polyphonic Spree, Islands, Deafheaven, Coeur De Pirate, Olafur Arnalds, Carla Morrison, Meiko, Basia Bulat, Federico Aubele, Laura Stevenson and more. Haunted Summer is poised to bring their psychedelic sound to the world.
http://www.holocene.org/calendar.cfm?cal=holocene&event=130586
Portland's classic country record party for LGBTQs returns on August 1st! The dog days of August don't seem so ruff when you've got a howlin' good time on the horizon!
Join host DJ Action Slacks and friends DJ Perkins & DJ AM Gold at the World Famous Kenton Club for a night of dancin', romancin', and prancin'! Can't wait to see those adorable western outfits again!
Sliding scale $5-$10 at the door
*50% of profits will be donated to #BlackLivesMatter PORTLAND Chapter
21+
The World Famous Kenton Club has been in operation since the 1940s and maintains its original design. It has not been updated for accessibility.
Red Bull Flugtag challenges the brave and brainy to design, build and pilot home-made flying machines off a 28-foot-high flight deck in hopes of soaring into the wild blue yonder…or more often, plunging into the waters below. Flugtag, which means “flying day” in German, pushes the envelope of human-powered flight, but competitors need more than airtime to reach the podium. Teams are judged on three criteria: flight distance, creativity of the craft, and showmanship. This criteria has inspired flying tacos, prehistoric pterodactyls, winnebagos with wings and even Snoopy and the gang to grace the Flugtag flight decks! Since the first Red Bull Flugtag took place in Vienna, Austria, in 1992, more than 100 Red Bull Flugtags have been held around the globe, attracting up to 300,000 spectators for a single event.
The Portland Brain Tumor Walk is an event to raise awareness and much-needed resources to fund critical brain tumor-specific programs to improve the lives of all those affected by brain tumors. Hosted by the National Brain Tumor Society, the Portland Brain Tumor Walk offers individuals and teams a chance to honor and remember loved ones, connect with others interested in the brain tumor cause, and help to educate the local community on the diverse needs of the brain tumor community.
View the full event details here
Registration: 8:00
Program Begins: 8:30
Program and Activities: 8:30-12
Length of Event: 5K (~3.1 miles)
Top team and top individual fundraisers will be acknowledged during the closing ceremony.
Rain or shine the event will go on!
Regardless of weather, layered clothing, windbreakers, sunglasses, and sunscreen are recommended.
Register to volunteer
Sleep - Smoke - Destro -Joe Cyrus - Ugly Tarantino - Grake Juice Scott - Eminent & DJ Lady X - DJ Spark - With Bad Habit and Mic Crenshaw.Join these acts for the Leo Party, hip hop and soul at Kelly's Olympian$8 for non-Leos, $5 for Leos
"Since
day one, the idea behind Pickathon has always been pretty simple: what
does it take to be the best weekend festival of the year for music
lovers?
This question has driven us to highly refine an experience that is truly unique. Innovation has always been at the center of this process and through the years many important elements have come together; collaborating widely on yearly diverse lineups that are built on the idea of great music being the sole criteria; refining six unique performance venues designed to create juxtaposing alternate realities; trusting important decisions can be discussed and made with our online community such as maintaining a low crowd density; becoming the only large music festival to eliminate plastic and minimize single use items; recruiting the finest food and drink purveyors in the land; focusing constantly on eliminating "normal" festival hassles; enabling families to thrive; working with the Pendarvis Family to create a highly designed paradise of a festival grounds, and the list goes on."
Ticket information HERE!
PICKATHON 2015 LINEUP
A Giant Dog
Alice Gerrard
Billy Strings & Don Julin
Broncho
Cloud Nothings
DIIV
Dom Flemons
Edna Vazquez
Ernest Ranglin
Ex Hex
Freakwater
Grandparents
Giant³ Sand
Heartless Bastards
Hiss Golden Messenger
Happyness
Isreal Nash
Joan Shelley
JD McPherson
Jessica Pratt
Joseph
Kevin Morby
King Tuff
Langhorne Slim
Nathan Bowles
Leon Bridges
Little Freddie King
Mandolin Orange
Meatbodies
Rodrigo Amarante
Riley Walker
Sam Amidon
Sam Cohen
Shabazz Palaces
Sonny & The Sunsets
Sinkane
Summer Cannibals
The Brothers Comatose
The Quebe Sisters Band
The Weather Station
Thundercat
Tinariwen
Total Babes
tUnE-yArDs
Turnpike Troubadours
Ty Segall
Vetiver
Viet Cong
Wand
Whitey Morgan
William Tyler
Wolf People
PDX Pop Now! and XRAY.fm presents the 2nd annual PDX Pop Later! after party, happening from midnight to 2am at Bunk Bar on Sunday, right after the PDX Pop Now! festival. XRAY's own DJ Bad Wizard spins, and the event is free. It's the official PDX Pop Later! after party, brought to you by XRAY.fm
What the heck is THE BIG FLOAT?
The Big Float V will take place on the afternoon of Sunday, July 26, 2015 on the Willamette River in downtown Portland. The goal, quite simply, is to encourage people to “get into the river” and support its preservation and healthy development as a recreational resource. And to have a whale of a good time in the process.
Open to all ages, the event begins with, naturally, a parade. Floaters gather at Tom McCall Bowl (where the Blues Festival is held), then carry or wear their floatation devices and march south along Waterfront Park to the put-in point at "Poet's Beach" beneath the Marquam Bridge.
Floaters will paddle down river and land on the west bank at the Tom McCall Bowl. Here, Portland's downtown beach party will be held - complete with music barge and live bands, food carts, beer/wine garden, sponsor booths, and a kids' activities area.
This newly created beach area, open for public swimming, was formed by TBF volunteers as part of the Human Access Project.
There’s a reason that musical trailblazers from Galactic to DJ Logic have recently chosen to collaborate with High and Mighty Brass Band! and legends such as Dr. John, Rebirth Brass Band, and Trombone Shorty have chosen them to share the stage. Co-mingling band members from New Orleans, NYC, and a host of other cities across the globe, this dynamic krewe has the unique ability to combine classic New Orleans Funk and R&B with more modern Afro-Beat and Hip Hop influences. Their live performances are both fiercely entertaining and refreshingly inspiring, connecting the band with each and every audience member. Just catching a single performance will make it abundantly clear why HMBB! is known as “a party in progress!”
Portland’s Jujuba rounds out the bill. A goodfoot favorite, Jujuba’s high-energy Afrobeat and juju has been leaving sweaty dance floors in it’s wake for over 10 years. Led by master talking drummer, Nojeem Lasisi (King Sunny Ade), the band floats a full horn line over rubbery bass lines and massive percussion. This one will be a darned good time!!!
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Kennedy Center have both honored him for his lifetime achievements. His songs are recognized and beloved by every generation. And on Saturday, July 25th, the legend Brian Wilson himself is taking the center stage at Spirit Mountain Casino.
As one half of The Beach Boys’ co-founders, Wilson penned and performed many of the group’s top hits including all the songs from Pet Sounds—a powerhouse album Rolling Stone placed as number 2 in their “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” article.
Household staples like “Good Vibrations” and “Surfin’ U.S.A” will forever be summer anthems, while “God Only Knows” and “Sloop John B” blend pop with crushing sentimentality. Wilson’s upbeat style and one-of-a-kind musical accompaniment inspired dozens of artists.
Wilson’s meticulous songwriting approach has become legend in the music industry. His larger-than-life presence recently inspired Love & Mercy, a biopic starring John Cusack.
Join XRAY and PDX Pop Now! for the best in local music under the sun!
In keeping with our legacy as one of the nations few free, all ages, and all-volunteer music festivals, the PDX Pop Now! festival returns July 24-26 with 45 genres-spanning sets from Portland musicians. Set amid the Southeast industrial district at AudioCinema, the festival will feature two stages, food carts, a street fair, and Portland’s renowned band basketball tournament Rigsketball.
Additionally, we are excited to continue our partnership with Music in The Schools, who will be curating a second year of festival sets from high school bands across Portland!
As an all volunteer, non-profit organization, PDX Pop Now! is dedicated to stimulating and expanding community participation in Portland music. Through the annual three day festival, yearly classroom events, and two-disc compilation, we strive to actively engage the community while highlighting Portland’s diverse and vibrant musical talent.
PDX Pop Now! works to fulfill our mission in a democratic and accessible way. The festival is curated through a public nomination process and a volunteer voting committee that is focused on being inclusive to all genres and age groups.
Expect more news to come this spring when we announce the full 2015 lineup and release our annual two-disc compilation!
Interested in suggesting a band to play for the 2015 festival? Recommend an artist for the 2015 festival here.
While legions of artists show fidelity to psychedelia’s roots, Unknown Mortal Orchestra has always shared the rare quality that makes the genre’s legends vital, a constant need for exploration. Last year, frontman and multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson descended into his home studio in a Portland basement to chart out where’s he traveled since his last set of unhinged psych-soul ballads. He discovered that the best way for him to move forward would be to look back. Where Nielson addressed the pain of being alone on II, Multi-Love takes on the complications of being together.
http://www.aladdin-theater.com/event/818549-unknown-mortal-orchestra-portland/