This year marks our 9th annual Oktoberfest block party, an event that draws more than 5,000 beer enthusiasts and is the largest Oktoberfest celebration in Portland. The festival features a variety of craft beers, German-style food, and live music throughout the day.
Code Orange Kids (aka Code Orange as of 2014) are a hardcore punk band formed in Pittsburgh, PA in 2008. The band consists of Jami Morgan (drums, vocals), Reba Meyers (guitar, vocals), Eric Balderose (guitar, vocals), and Joe Goldman (bass). They are currently signed to Deathwish Inc.and released their debut album Love Is Love // Return to Dust, produced by Kurt Ballou, on November 20, 2012.
Their second album, I Am King, is due to be released on September 2, 2014. For this release, they dropped “Kids” from their name but stated that it is not a permanent name change. In a Facebook post with a new press photo, they stated, “We are code orange. We are code orange kids. If a word being moved around shakes you up…get off board now.” They are also sticking with Kurt Ballou for production and engineering.
The Rhythm Runners deliver prohibition era jazz - with special guest Pete Krebs
The Rhythm Runners have convened under auspicious circumstances to deliver prohibition era jazz to the Pacific Northwest. With musicians hailing from New York, New Orleans and Seattle, this group of 5 horn and string players perform music rooted in the sounds of early jazz. Joining them at their Secret Society show will be Portland vocalist/guitarist Pete Krebs.
As the 2014 Seattle Lindy Exchange featured band, The Rhythm Runners will debut new work by guitarist Greg Ruby at the historic Washington Hall in Seattle, WA. The creation and presentation of these compositions are generously funded by the King County arts foundation, 4Culture. During the tour, the group will be headlining the opening night of DjangoFest Northwest, performing at concert and swing dance venues in the region including the Secret Society and making a studio recording of the new work.
During Ruby’s research into Seattle’s early jazz scene, he encountered the work of legendary Frank D. Waldron. A seminal early Northwest jazz musician, Waldron was a cornetist, saxophonist, bandleader, music educator, author and composer. In 1924, he published Syncopated Classic, a book of his compositions written as a tutorial to study the latest saxophone technique. Waldron’s book is one of the few documented sources of early jazz composition in the Pacific Northwest. With the assistance of a Seattle jazz historian, and archivist, Ruby accessed Waldron’s book. The upcoming concerts will feature The Rhythm Runners performing several of his compositions and audiences will hear Waldron’s music performed for the first time in over 70 years.
About the Rhythm Runners… A 2012 chance meeting between Seattle guitarist Greg Ruby and New York multi-instrumentalist Dennis Lichtman ignited the vision for the inception of The Rhythm Runners. Meeting in a shoebox sized music venue in Brooklyn, Litchman and Ruby struck up a conversation about old time fiddle music that diverged into an exchange about a shared love of vintage jazz. Mid-conversation Lichtman, exclaimed, “Are you Greg Ruby...from Seattle? I’m supposed to call you tomorrow about a west coast tour...what are you doing here?” As it happened, Lichtman had been given Ruby’s contact just hours previous as a recommended guitarist for his upcoming tour. It worked for Litchman and Ruby to join forces playing an East Coast tour through the Virginia Piedmont. The Rhythm Runners convened, joined by New York trumpeter, Gordon Au, and New Orleans trombonist Charlie Halloran and bassist Cassidy Holden. The band recorded a 7 inch - 45 rpm vinyl recording of Ruby’s compositions and the inspiration to bring the band west was sparked.
Dennis Lichtman - clarinet - New York
Dennis Lichtman is a clarinetist at the heart of the New York traditional-jazz scene. He leads the legendary Tuesday night jam session at Mona's in Manhattan, described by the Wall Street Journal as,"ground zero for an emerging late-night scene of young swing and traditional jazz players.” Recently, Dennis released a CD with his western swing band, The Brain Cloud and has been touring internationally playing fiddle and clarinet with roots guitarist/songwriter Pokey LaFarge.
Gordon Au - trumpet - New York
Gordon Au, called “comfortable in any idiom and fearless” by music writer Michael Steinman, embodies a fusion of tradition and modernity. During a fellowship residency with the world-renowned Monk Institute, he performed with no less than 23 Grammy Award-winners, including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chaka Khan, George Benson, Ellis Marsalis, Benny Golson, and Terence Blanchard. He is a sought-after trumpeter in the New York area, playing with such groups as Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks, David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Centennial Band at Birdland, the Dan Levinson Quintet, and Baby Soda Jazz Band. His own group, the Grand St. Stompers, will be featured at Jazz at Lincoln Center this October.
Charlie Halloran - trombone - New Orleans
In 2009 the Squirrel Nut Zippers pulled Charlie off a Mardi Gras float on St Charles Avenue and brought him on board to tour. Charlie plays with Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns (as seen on HBO’s Treme) and founded the New Orleans Moonshiners, described in the press as "a trad jazz band with new souls". Charlie has performed with Allen Toussaint, the Cab Calloway Orchestra, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Preservation Hall Hot 4, and Norbert Susemihl's New Orleans Jazz Allstars.
Cassidy Holden - bass - New Orleans
Cassidy Holden is a bassist and rhythm section player performing traditional jazz and Delta blues. Based in New Orleans, Cassidy can be heard across the U.S. and Europe as a sideman in the company of The Loose Marbles, Gordon Webster, Luke Winslow-King, Dan Levinson, and leading his own group, Cassidy and the New Orleans Kids.
Greg Ruby - guitar - Seattle
“Truly hot jazz” - Vintage Guitar Magazine. Seattle based guitarist and composer Greg Ruby is a distinctive voice in the Hot Club jazz tradition. His CD, Look Both Ways celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of guitarist Django Reinhardt. Featuring 12 original compositions, the recording reached #1 on the Roots Music Review jazz chart. Greg, formerly of Pearl Django and Hot Club Sandwich, now leads Hot Club jazz group, The Greg Ruby Quartet, French Musette trio, Bric-a-brac and old school New Orleans style jazz quartet, The Post Alley Ramblers. In 2013, he received funding from King County arts foundation 4Culture to create new work for The Rhythm Runners to be performed at Seattle’s historic Washington Hall.
Pete Krebs - guitar and vocals - Portland - Special Guest
Pete Krebs has been a fixture on the Pacific Northwest music scene for close to two decades, first making his name as guitarist / singer / songwriter for the legendary Portland rock band Hazel. His numerous projects and collaborations have taken him to hundreds of venues around the world, sharing the stage with many well-known artists such as Nirvana and Elliott Smith. Pete’s one of few souls who’s had the pleasure of performing at both CBGB’s and Preservation Hall. In addition to being an in-demand private music teacher, he works professionally as a swing jazz guitarist and singer for Portland’s The Stolen Sweets, along with his own Pete Krebs Trio and Portland Playboys.
Since completing their eight-month, 60-date world tour performing Last Splash, Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Jim Macpherson and Josephine Wiggs have been working on new material.
MONQUI PRESENTS
THE BREEDERS
WITH THE NEPTUNAS
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11
THIS EVENT IS 21 AND OVER
$25.00 - $27.00 DOORS: 7:30 PM
Owen Pallett (born Michael James Owen Pallett-Plowright, on September 7, 1979) is a violinist and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and winner of the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. On December 18th, 2009, Pallett announced that he would be retiring his old artist name, Final Fantasy, and would be henceforth releasing his material under his own name. Previous albums released under the Final Fantasy name are planned to be re-packaged and re-released under the new name of Owen Pallett.
Pallett has been noted for his live performances, wherein he plays the violin into a sampler controlled by foot pedals, which then loops back one or more of the previously played musical phrases as he plays additional parts simultaneously. He has also performed with more traditional string quartets as backing musicians.
He believes his work is somewhat influenced by his sexuality, saying “As far as whether the music I make is gay or queer, yeah, it comes from the fact that I’m gay, but that doesn’t mean I’m making music about it.” in a recent interview.
“I’m taking a cue from Joel Gibb,” he begins. “He and I are very different people, and we’re very different in terms of the way we’ve assessed our sexual identities, but one thing I really respect about him is that his music has less to do with his identity and more to do with the more interesting aspects of himself.” He states in an earlier interview in Toronto’s NOW Magazine concerning his sexual identity and its use in his music.
SuperThank events bring together members of our community to share their stories about the people and organizations who are making us a better and stronger community.
Some speakers prepare in advance, and there is an open mic session, too, so please bring your own stories if you'd like to share. The SuperThank series takes place in front of a live audience. All stories are captured by audio recording and some are adapted for use on SuperThank Radio on XRAY.FM.
It’s radical community gratitude … for stuff that matters.
The details: This event will take place on the lower level of EastBurn restaurant, in the Tap Room.
Tickets are available for a sliding scale donation ($7 is suggested), which can be made now or at the door.
Confirmed storyteller lineup so far:
Dee Williams
Charles McGee
Shane Torres
Thacher Schmid
Kashea Kilson-Anderson
Gwenn Seemel
Jefferson Smith
Food and drinks will be available in the main restaurant upstairs starting at 5 p.m.
The event will take place downstairs in the Tap Room. Doors open at 6 p.m.
The show begins at 7 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: This event is 21+
TICKETS: $7 suggested donation
Available at: http://superthankstorytelling.eventbrite.com/?aff=efbevent
PDX super-group Sun Angle returns from an extended hiatus, along with two more of Portland's best strange rock bands.
Solo project of Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman Tom Fec. He released the album Fucked Up Friends in 2008, the album Maniac Meat in 2010, and the album ULTIMA II MASSAGE in 2014.
Lush and melodic experimental folk from Seattle legends
EARTH
KING DUDE
September, 7th, 2014
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
$12.00 - $14.00
Run or walk Pints to Pasta, a beautiful downtown Portland 10K. Park at The Old Spaghetti Factory. Ride the $5 Bill Benowicz Shuttle to North Portland for the start of the race. Enjoy the downhill start to the famous Widmer Brothers Brewery, across the Willamette River, along the river front pathway finishing at The Old Spaghetti Factory. After your hard work treat yourself to complimentary pasta, salad, and bread, but don’t forget Widmer Beer!
Swans is a band from New York City, New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.
Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is a Good Idea.
Swans eventually broke up in 1997; Gira went on to release some solo work, later forming the band The Angels of Light, who continue many of the themes and styles found in (later) Swans. Jarboe releases solo work and frequently works with other bands and artists; recently she released an album with Neurosis, a group clearly heavily influenced by Swans.
The influence of Swans upon the music world is profound. Across their 15 years of existence, the various styles they explored gave birth to grindcore (Napalm Death, Nasum) modern “cinematic” post-rock (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mono), and atmospheric sludge metal (Isis, Neurosis).
In January 2010, Michael Gira reactivated Swans and released a new album, My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky on September 2010, and the band simultaneously embarked on a world tour scheduled to last eighteen months. The band had been chosen by Portishead to perform at the ATP I’ll Be Your Mirror festivals that they curated in July 2011 at London’s Alexandra Palace and in September 2011 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
On August 28, 2012, Swans released The Seer, a double-album running almost 2 hours in length. Frontman Michael Gira described the album as taking “30 years to make. It’s the culmination of every previous Swans album as well as any other music I’ve ever made, been involved in or imagined. But it’s unfinished, like the songs themselves. It’s one frame in a reel. The frames blur, blend and will eventually fade.” Describing the songwriting process, Gira said, “The songs began on an acoustic guitar, then were fleshed out with (invaluable) help from my friends, then were further tortured and seduced in the studio, and now they await further cannibalism and force-feeding as we prepare to perform some of them live, at which point they’ll mutate further, endlessly, or perhaps be discarded for a while.”
AIDS WALK PORTLAND IS A FUN 2.4-MILE WALK FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY THROUGH PORTLAND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF, AND FUNDS FOR, THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS.
If you love art's and crafts and having a fun time this is it! Browse and Shop from 30 artists and hear music at the Main St. Art & Craft Fair at SE 45th & SE Main Street. Free.
The Dreamy, Krautrock-inspired slabs of 70's rock from Brooklyn Mississippi Studios will be playing.
General Admission: $12.00 Advance \ $14.00 Day of show
The triumphant return and album release celebration for CASTANETS
opening bands ALAMEDA, OLD LIGHT September, 4th, 2014 Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm $10.00
The Standard’s Volunteer Expo returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square. Celebrating its fifth year, the Volunteer Expo is connecting more than 125 regional nonprofit organizations with thousands of Portlanders eager to make a difference in their community. Representatives from a diverse range of community-based organizations will be on hand to showcase their volunteer and advocacy opportunities so that attendees can find service and donation opportunities that match their skills and interests – ranging from one-time projects to longer-term commitment.
Admissions: free of cost
Tatiana Ryckman is the author of TWENTY-SOMETHING (ELJ Publications). She is the Managing Editor of The Austin Review, was an artist in residence at Yaddo, and lives in Austin, TX.
Kevin Sampsell is the author of THIS IS BETWEEN US (Tin House) and A COMMON PORNOGRAPHY (Harper Perennial). He is the publisher of Future Tense Books.
Ezza Rose is a singer/songwriter. Her albums are POOLSIDE, JACOB, and THROUGH THE MUSIC BOX.
Michael Heald is the author of GOODBYE TO THE NERVOUS APPREHENSION. He is the publisher of Perfect Day Publishing.
Coming to the Doug Fir, Mission of Burma. We're a fan, you're a fan, we'll see you there.
More information and tickets available here
Art In The Pearl, Portland Oregon’s annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, occurs every year on Labor Day weekend. The 18th annual festival will occur on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, August 30, 31 & September 1, 2014 in the Pearl District’s North Park Blocks. Art In The Pearl has been named one of the top 10 Arts and Crafts Festivals in the country (source: Art Fair Source Book). The festival fills the Northwest Portland Park blocks with art, theater, music, and hands-on activities for people of all ages. More information Here
Slint with Tropical Trash
Slint began in 1986. Before that, drummer Britt Walford, guitarist David Pajo, guitarist/vocalist Brian McMahan, and original bassist Ethan Buckler had played together in various bands within the tight-knit Louisville punk scene. Brian and Britt formed their first band - Languid and Flaccid - in middle school, when Britt was just eleven. The older punks collapsed in fits of laughter when Britt and Brian's dads carried in their amps and set them up on stage. Languid and Flaccid also featured Ned Oldham, later of the Anomoanon and older brother to Will Oldham a.k.a. Bonnie ‘Prince' Billy. Everyone in the band traded instruments from song to song. Brian and Britt also played in the beloved melodic hardcore band Squirrel Bait.
Slint's first show was during a service at the Unitarian Universalist church that Ethan's parents attended. Even the people who held their ears told the band afterward how much they enjoyed it. In 1987, Slint recorded their first album, Tweez, in Chicago with Steve Albini, who also produced albums for the Pixies, PJ Harvey, and Nirvana. Tweez was released on the minuscule Jennifer Hartman Records and Tapes label in 1989 and later reissued by Touch and Go Records in 1993. Ethan Buckler left the band after Tweez to pursue his own vision with his band King Kong and was replaced by Todd Brashear. In the fall of 1989, the members of Slint scattered to various colleges throughout the Midwest. Britt and Brian wound up at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Before the school year was out, both were invited not to return. Then, over four days in August of 1990, Slint recorded their second album, Spiderland, and the world would never again sound the same.
Produced by Brian Paulson at River North Recorders in Chicago and released by Touch and Go Records in April of 1991, the six songs on Spiderland methodically map a shadowy new continent of sound. The music is taut, menacing, and haunting - its structure built largely on absence and restraint, on the echoing space between the notes, but punctuated by sudden thrilling blasts of unfettered fury. It is a sound that no one had heard before and that no one will ever forget. The eerie, now-iconic black and white cover photo of the four band member's heads breaking the surface of the water was taken by their friend Will Oldham. PJ Harvey was among the respondents to the band's call for interested female vocalists on the back cover.
Spiderland spawned a whole new genre, frequently called Post-Rock, and came to be regarded as one of the most important and influential records of the past thirty years. The album was introduced to a wider audience when the song "Good Morning, Captain" appeared on the soundtrack for Larry Clark's controversial 1995 film Kids. In 2010, Spiderland was enthroned in the popular and acclaimed 33 ? series of books about seminal record albums. Slint broke up shortly before Spiderland was released. Band members went on to play in Tortoise, the Breeders, Palace, The For Carnation, Papa M, Evergreen, Interpol, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In 2005, Slint reunited to headline the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Camber Sands, England, followed by a subsequent eighteen date tour. In 2007, the band performed Spiderland in its entirety for a series of European shows and at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. In late 2013, they co-headlined the final All Tomorrow's Parties weekend at Camber Sands.
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