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Peter Donovan is an astute musical storyteller. His perceptive songs span genres and feature narratives based on both real-life and fictitious characters, written with a contemplative heart. After finding success and a dedicated fanbase with Seattle’s All The Real Girls and his side project The Rose Petals (alongside Elijah Ocean), Donovan returns in 2022 with his first proper solo album, This Better Be Good.
The son of an acting coach and a therapist, Kite seems to have it in his DNA to blend the dramatic and analytic. Each musical wave crest and fall mirrors a turn in the story. Instruments rest for minutes before suddenly emerging. Emotions and motifs sustain and then drop into oblivion. The tone switches suddenly from accusation to epiphany. It is the sound of someone going through it.
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Pony Hunt is a New Orleans based band that plays like a ghostly jukebox; hazy melodies with sweet, lingering waves of nostalgia.
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Veteran songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Coykendall has been amazingly prolific over the last three decades or so. Currently most well known for his duties as a sideman, producer, and recordist via his work with M Ward, Blitzen Trapper, She & Him, Annalisa Tornfelt, & Tin Hat Trio, to name a few, Coykendall has been making his own unique outsider records since the mid ’80s.
TICKETS | $16
All Ages
Takénobu is a live-looping cinematic folk string duo performing original songs with vocal harmonies and ethereal instrumentals.
Cellist Nick Ogawa has been a touring member of Kishi Bashi and is a composer for NPR's Invisibilia, Netflix's Last Chance U, and the Netflix documentary 42 Grams by Jack Newell about michelin star chef Jake Bickelhaupt.
Kathryn Koch holds a Masters degree in Violin Performance and plays regularly with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Opera, and Chattanooga Symphony and Opera. She has toured with the Trans Siberian Orchestra and Tiny Rhymes, and appears on many film and video game soundtracks.
TICKETS | $35 advance, $40 day of show, $37.50 advance 21+ reserved balcony, $40 day of show 21+ reserved
6:30 pm doors, 8 pm show
All Ages
On his latest album, (watch my moves), Vile pulls his talents as a singer, songwrit-er, multi-instrumentalist, and producer in unexpected directions—and the result is a vibrant, yet meditative album propelled by Vile’s laid-back charm and curious spirit. Every lyric has been chiseled down into an aphorism, every bloom of distorted guitar or murmuring synth helping create that “fried” pop. “It’s about songwriting. It’s about lyrics. It’s about being the master of all domains in the music,” he says of his ninth album and first in partnership with a major label, Verve Records.
(watch my moves) comes from a period when Vile, whose touring and recording schedule during the 2010s was seemingly constant, stayed in one place. His mind was always swirling, though, puzzling out pointillistic lyrics, dreaming up spit-shined choruses, and checking in on other dimensions. “My favorite pastime these days is sitting drinking coffee in the morning post-breakfast by the window, reading and listening to Sun Ra, sun shining through the forest trees,” says Vile. “In that moment, it’s all the traveling I’ll ever need. This record encapsulates all that—letting two years roll by and staying in my zone, traveling all the while in my brain, at the piano or in my guitar.”
with Chastity Belt
TICKETS | $15
Doors 8PM / Show 9PM
TICKETS | $10
Doors 8 PM | Show 9 PM
21+ | Valid COVID vaccination card required for entry
The Whags, out of Seattle, visit Portland on their 'Just Desserts' tour in support of new music. The band brings their blend of psychedelic funk and groove-driven pop to the stage at the Fixin' To. As is typical with their sets the group will meander through their catalog, discovering opportunities for jam and expansion. Local cult-rock cohort Family Worship Center and psychedelic sound explorers Super Secret Band support.
TICKETS | $25 advance, $30 day of show, $30 advance 21+ Reserved Balcony, $35 day of show 21+ Reserved Balcony
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 8 PM
All Ages | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 72 hours required for entry
TICKETS | $18 Advanced
Doors 8PM | Show 9PM
21+ | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 48 hours required for entry
with Su Lee
Since breaking out in 2018, CHAI have been associated with explosive joy. At their live shows, the Japanese four-piece of identical twins MANA (lead vocals and keys) and KANA (guitar), drummer YUNA, and bassist-lyricist YUUKI have become known for buoyant displays of eclectic and clever songwriting, impressive musicianship, matching outfits, delightful choreography, and sheer relief.
TICKETS | $15 Advanced
Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PM
All Ages | Proof of vaccination or negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of event.
New Constellations are Portland based duo Harlee Case (vocals) and Josh Smith (multi-instrumentalist and producer). As childhood best friends, Josh recorded Harlee’s first songs in his bedroom when she was 14. Josh spent the next decade playing and touring in bands around the northwest, while Harlee was spending her time building a large community around female empowerment and the legalization of plant medicine.
After 15 years of working on music separately, they have teamed up to form New Constellations. Blending powerful vocals, dancy beats, catchy guitar hooks, and energetic live shows, they have caught the attention of listeners with their debut single
“Hot Blooded’ earning over 2.5 million streams in its first year. With a combined force of killer songs and a thriving supportive community, New Constellations are set for success.
21+ // Doors 8 PM // Show 9 PM
OLD TIME RELIJUN
Old Time Relijun give sweaty, compulsively danceable performances that never fail to inflame their audience. Their songs are simple but no one else in the world could imitate them. Their albums are packed with sing-along hits, mixed with sonic experiments and inside jokes.
DESCENDING PHAROAHS
Half structure, half improvisation, they draw influence from Arabic/Anatolian electric music, eastern improvisation, spiritual jazz, gamelan, British psych, and the louder side of 70s krautrock. Harmonia, Omar Khorshid, Mogollar, Ash Ra Tempel, Hawkwind, Sandy Bull, Savage Republic are inspirations.
21+ // Doors 7PM // Show 8PM
TICKETS: $20 Advance & Day of Show
The Weather Station
Ignorance, the forthcoming album by The Weather Station, begins enigmatically; a hissing hi hat, a stuttering drum beat. A full minute passes before the entry of Tamara Lindeman’s voice, gentle, conversational, intoning; “I never believed in the robber”. A jagged music builds, with stabbing strings, saxophone, and several layers of percussion, and the song undulates through five minutes of growing tension, seesawing between just two chords. Once again, Toronto songwriter Tamara Lindeman has remade what The Weather Station sounds like; once again, she has used the occasion of a new record to create a new sonic landscape, tailor-made to express an emotional idea. Ignorance, Lindeman’s debut for Mississippi label Fat Possum Records, is sensuous, ravishing, as hi fi a record as Lindeman has ever made, breaking into pure pop at moments, at others a dense wilderness of notes; a deeply rhythmic, deeply painful record that feels more urgent, more clear than her work ever has.
MOSTLY STANDING / LIMITED BALCONY SEATING
THIS EVENT IS 21+
VALID U.S. ID OR PASSPORT REQUIRED FOR ENTRY
TICKETS | $12 Advanced
Doors 8PM | Show 9PM
21+ | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 48 hours required for entry
Called “one of Mexico’s greatest young talents and vocalists” by KCRW’s José Galvan, Silvana, who is 23 years old, is the new voice of a movement of independent female artists who have characterized Latin Alternative music over the past decade.
TICKETS | $35 advance, $40 day of show, $40 advance 21+ reserved balcony, $45 day of show 21+ reserved balcony
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 8 PM
21+ | VENUE COVID POLICY
Galactic bring the sound of New Orleans to the Crystal Ballroom with guest Too Many Zooz. After 25 years performing together and ten albums, the group continue to build on their jazz funk sound with the recent addition of vocalist Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph.
TICKETS | $40 advance, $45 day of show, $45 advance reserved balcony, $50 day of show reserved balcony
Doors 9pm, Show 10pm | 21+ | Proof of COVID Vaccination or Negative Test within 72 hours Required for Entry
The Polish Ambassador is among the premier EDM/live crossover artists in the country. Founder of independent label Jumpsuit Records, an environmentalist and early progenitor of the permaculture action movement, the world's funkiest diplomat is here to party with a purpose. Enjoy an immersive, high energy New Years party at the Crystal Ballroom!
TICKETS 12/31 | TICKETS 12/30 | $25 Advanced
Doors 8PM | Show 9PM
21+ | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 48 hours required for entry
A 2 night celebration! Y La Bamba exists in the dimension of the Mexican American imagination: somewhere cynical and optimistic at the same time. Their fifth record, Mujeres, carries on the Portland-based band’s affinity for spiritual contemplation but goes a step further in telling a story with a full emotional spectrum. Two nights at the historic Doug Fir Lounge!
TICKETS 12/31 | TICKETS 12/30 | $25 Advanced
Doors 8PM | Show 9PM
21+ | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 48 hours required for entry
A 2 night celebration! Y La Bamba exists in the dimension of the Mexican American imagination: somewhere cynical and optimistic at the same time. Their fifth record, Mujeres, carries on the Portland-based band’s affinity for spiritual contemplation but goes a step further in telling a story with a full emotional spectrum. Two nights at the historic Doug Fir Lounge!
All Ages Welcome // Doors @ 6:30 PM // Show 8 PM
TICKETS: $29 Advance, $35 day of show, $35 advance 21+ reserved balcony, $40 day of show 21+ reserved balcony
Blood. Spectacle. Lifestyle. Mythology. Costumes And more blood.
21+ // Doors 7 PM // Show 8 PM
TICKETS: $20 Advance & Day of Show // Friday Tix // Saturday Tix
w/Jacob Jolliff Duo
Very few musicians of any stripe so personify a musical genre as completely as Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music. A native of Pleasanton, California, he now makes his home in Portland, Oregon, where he’ll play back-to-back nights at Mississippi Studios! Don’t miss Tony Furtado’s 10th Annual Thanksgiving Bash and "Decembering" Album Release!
*Proof of COVID vaccination or negative COVID test required for entry. FREE onsite testing may be available - Details & testing schedule here*
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GENERAL ADMISSION & FULLY SEATED
THIS EVENT IS 21+
VALID U.S. ID OR PASSPORT REQUIRED FOR ENTRY