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La Luna Nueva
Multidisciplinary arts festival
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage month
September 12-28, 2014
La Luna Nueva or, New Moon, is a phase in which the moon is between the earth and the sun, present but invisible to the eye. The beauty of the moon is unseen, waiting to be revealed…La Luna Nueva is also Portland’s only Latino arts & culture festival, a time for Milagro to open its doors and invite all to enjoy the beauty of Latino arts and culture from around the world! Join us for evenings of Andean dances and legends, eye-opening Hip hop theatre, live Theatre for all ages, reflections of the unifying and universal impact of war, visual art exhibits and many more fun events for the whole family!
http://www.milagro.org/1-Performance-Presentacion/2014-15Season/la-luna-nueva.html
Fell Runner is a Los Angeles-based rock band formed in 2012 by four music students at the California Institute of the Arts. Originally started as an independent study in applying West African rhythms to western song forms, the band developed to encompass a broad range of influences and create music that is asymmetrically rhythmic while simultaneously melodic and danceable. They have performed at venues such as The Echo, The Bootleg Theater, and The New Parrish and will be releasing their self titled debut CD accompanied by a tour of the west coast in the late summer.
http://www.albertastreetpub.com/music/2015/8/21/fell-runner-alameda-those-willows
FESTICIDE 2, return of the anti-fest, expanded and improved!
30 Portland bands
9 shows at 9 venues over 3 days
an ALL AGES show every day
all shows are $5 or FREE
https://www.facebook.com/events/375014909362867/permalink/379343062263385/
SMMR BMMR is upon us!
13 killer bands from all over the US and Portland for just $14 American bucks! Can't beat that shit with a stick! Doors at 4:00PM, bands at 4:25PM sharp! Get off work early! Working sucks!
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.
$7.00 advance $8.00 day of show
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
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.
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/
Earth was formed in Olympia, Wa. In 1989 by Dylan Carlson, with an ever evolving line up including Slim Moon (Kill Rock Stars founder), Joe Preston (Melvins) and many others. After moving to Seattle and signing to Sub Pop in 1990 they would release 3 full lengths and an EP including "Earth 2". Considered by many a definitive statement of the drone triumphant, others have described it as "the inevitable result of the damage done by downers to perception of time". Whichever the case, its influence is undeniable.
http://www.revolutionhallpdx.com/event/835945-earth-portland/
Portland’5 Centers for the Arts and ArtBar & Bistro continues the 10th year of its popular summer concert series, Music on Main Street, with a performance of Joey Porter’s Tribute to Stevie Wonder. The free show will take place on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 5 PM. The performance will be held in downtown Portland on Main Street, between Southwest Broadway & Park Ave., next to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Joey Porter, originally known as the front man for the acclaimed Portland jazz/funk group, Porterhouse, now leads a new group of six musicians in covering popular 60s and 70s soul artists. Following the initial success of the tribute group’s sold-out Herbie Hancock and the Headhunter cover shows, they began performing some of the era’s greatest hits by Meters, Sly Stone, and more recently Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.
Portland’5 Centers for the Arts takes advantage of the lovely summer weather to present Music on Main Street, our free outdoor concert series featuring popular local and regional musicians performing a diverse collection of music.
All Music on Main Street concerts are FREE, all ages, and open to the public. Concerts are held in downtown Portland on Southwest Main Street, between Broadway & Park Ave., next to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Each concert begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m. Tickets are not required for entry. Food and delicious libations will be served by ArtBar & Bistro starting at 4:30 p.m.
Music on Main Street 2015 Schedule
July 22 - The Shanghai Woolies
August 12 - Freak Mountain Ramblers
No show on August 19th due to private event
August 26 - Brothers and Sister
*In case of rain or extreme heat, Music on Main Street concerts will be held in the rotunda lobby of Antoinette Hatfield Hall, located next to Main Street at 1111 SW Broadway.
For more information contact: December Carson, Public Relations. PH 503.274.6591.
Email: december@portland5.com or visit www.portland5.com
Balto will celebrate the release of their new two-track, seven-inch vinyl: 'Call It By Its Name' is due out on July 7.
Trust is the alter ego of Toronto artist Robert Alfons.
Formed in 2009 along with collaborator Maya Postepski, Trust released its first singles, "Candy Walls" and "Bulbform," on Brooklyn-based Sacred Bones Records in 2011 before signing with Arts & Crafts for the 2012 release of debut full length, TRST.
Since 2011, Trust has performed with DFA1979, Crystal Castles, Austra, Balam Acab, Glass Candy and Hercules and Love Affair and garnered glowing praise from top international critics at Pitchfork, VICE, The Guardian UK and many more.
Trust's Tales of lust, wax, and erotomania carry along on a dense black vapor of speed, space and tears.
http://www.mississippistudios.com/event/873633-tr-st-portland/
The Hour That Stretches at the Jade Lounge is pleased to feature SF/F/H author and editorial powerhouse Wendy Wagner, Tor BooksEraserhead Press author Douglas Lain, folk storytelling phenomenon Ilana Hamilton, Witch Mountain drummer and Cosmic Horror author Nathan Carson, memoirist and author Jaime Dunkle...and in his first performance at the Hour, talking-bluesman Maxwell Williams.
SIX PERFORMERS. HALF AN HOUR EACH. NO FOURTH WALL. UNCENSORED.
NO GENRE OR EXPERIENCE RESTRICTIONS. POETRY. LITFIC. HORROR. BIZARRO.
STAND-UP COMEDY. RAPPERS. INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT. ALL FORMS OF SPOKEN WORD.
21+. FREE. CHEAP DRINKS, HAPPY HOUR MENU SERVED ALL NIGHT. SEATS ARE FILLING UP FAST. COME SNAG ONE...
Born in Rome, Mauro Remiddi has three decades as a journeyman musician have taken him from London to New York and now his new home of Los Angeles. His new EP as Porcelain Raft, Half Awake, was written and recorded in Greenpoint, mixed by Chris Coady at the legendary Sunset Sounds in Los Angeles and mastered by Heba Kadry. Half Awake will be available on Volcanic Field, Remiddi’s own new boutique art label.
http://www.mississippistudios.com/event/844669-porcelain-raft-portland/
http://www.waterfrontbluesfest.com/
Emerging fully-formed from the desolate heart of Central Florida,
Roadkill Ghost Choir make unsettling, powerful American rock, Tom Petty
by way of Radiohead and Cormac McCarthy. Set against Kiffy Meyer’s
ghostly steel pedal, singer and main songwriter Andrew Shepard
triumphantly conjures an allegorical American landscape of drifters,
specters and violent saints. Andrew’s brothers Maxx (drums) and Zach
(bass) Shepard round out the rhythm section, and Stephen Garza handles
lead guitar.
The band released their debut EP ‘Quiet Light’ in 2013 in the midst of a
touring run that saw them opening for Band of Horses and 2013 festival
slots at New York’s Governor’s Ball, Austin City Limits and Shaky Knees
in Atlanta, GA. In January 2014 the band was invited to perform on the
David Letterman Show, where they performed standout track “Beggar’s
Guild.” Their debut full-length, recorded in Athens, Georgia and in
their home studio in Deland, Florida with producer Doug Boehm, will be
out later this year.
Listen for an interview with the band on XRAY's own Hooray For Tuesday on December 9th, including a chance to win a copy of their debut album In Tongues.
PALS is a semi-secret house show venue in SE Portland that sporadically hosts word-of-mouth concerts featuring some of this city's best talent as well as touring acts. PALS Fest is their annual festival of musical camaraderie featuring concerts at venues throughout the city.
Tonight's bill features Grandparents (psych pop), Aan (experimental pop), and Máscaras (surf kraut featuring XRAY's own Theo Craig)