HURRY UP
soundcloud.com/hurryuppdx
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COOL SCHMOOL
coolschmool.bandcamp.com/releases
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LOVEBOYS
loveboys.bandcamp.com/
$5 / 9PM / 21+
Event is 21+
Alex Cameron’s 2016 debut Jumping the Shark landed on many year-end lists, though it was originally self-released for free in 2013. The album’s praise was well-earned, between its subtle synth-pop posturing and Cameron’s carousing lounge singer swagger. But it’s his onstage persona that ultimately endears listeners to his surreal talents. Taking on the identity of a failed entertainer, Cameron’s commitment to the role makes for riveting spectating, specifically on songs with plenty of negative space like “Happy Ending” and “Take Care of Business.” He’s currently touring with the talented guitarist Delicate Steve. Rest assured, this show will be an exposition of extremes.
Monqui Presents:
STRFKR
Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:00PM
Roseland Theater
All Ages | Bar w/ ID
General admission event.
No refunds or exchanges. Tickets are non-transferable.
Event is 21 and over
Kane Strang
Kane Strang's debut album, Blue Cheese, picks up on the rough disaffection of his earlier demo collection, A Pebble And A Paper Crane, which he recorded in a WWII bomb shelter in Germany. Now back in his hometown of Dunedin, New Zealand, Kane spent two curious months alone, housesitting for his parents. Relocated, yet still isolated, Kane composed all of Blue Cheese over those quiet days. Lead-off track "The Web" channels pummeling bass lines punctuated by a twinkling synth that calls upon microscopic pop principalities of restlessness ("Yeah, I met someone else/ Without leaving my little house/ No, I haven't held her yet/ I met her on the internet"). Its abrupt ending parallels Strang's own disconnect. "She's Appealing" weaves day-glo guitar motifs into distant, detached '80s garage pop vocals. "Never Kissed A Blonde" is driven by a slapping delay on both vocals and guitar. Kane never doesn't surprise with his path towards a melody, nor does he miss a hit-on-the-head-obvious-in-retrospect memorable line.
Chastity Belt is a rock band consisting of four friends - guitarists Julia Shapiro and Lydia Lund, bassist Annie Truscott, and drummer Gretchen Grimm. They met in a tiny college town in Eastern Washington, but their story begins for real in Seattle, that celebrated home of Macklemore and the Twelfth Man. Following a post-grad summer apart, a handful of shows and enthusiastic responses from the city's DIY community led them, as it has countless others, into a cramped practice space. They emerged with a debut album, No Regerts, sold it out faster than anyone involved thought possible, and toured America, a country that embraced them with open-ish arms. Now they're back and the tab is settled, the lights are out, the birds are making noise even though the sun isn't really up yet: it's Time to Go Home, their second long-player and first for Hardly Art.
In the outside world, they realized something crucial: they didn't have to play party songs now that their audience didn't consist exclusively of inebriated 18-22 year olds, as it did in that college town. Though still built on a foundation of post-post-punk energy, jagged rhythms, and instrumental moves that couldn't be anyone else's, the songs they grew into in the months that followed are equal parts street-level takedown and gray-skied melancholy. They embody the sensation of being caught in the center of a moment while floating directly above it; Shapiro's world spins around her on "On The Floor," grounded by Grimm and Truscott's most commanding playing committed to tape. They pay tribute to writer Sheila Heti on "Drone" and John Carpenter with "The Thing," and deliver a parallel-universe stoner anthem influenced by Electrelane with "Joke."
Recorded by José Díaz Rohena at the Unknown, a deconsecrated church and former sail factory in Anacortes, and mixed with a cathedral's worth of reverb by Matthew Simms (guitarist for legendary British post-punks and one-time tourmates Wire), Time to Go Home sees Chastity Belt take the nights out and bad parties of their past to their stretching points, watch the world around them break apart in anticipatory haze, and rebuild it in their own image with stunning clarity before anyone gets hungover.
Floating Room
"The type of sadness felt at 4 in the morning, reserved for the heartbroken and nervous, is a tender and surreal one. The world feels like the wrong size; the moment small, quiet and solitary, the rest of the day foreboding at a gargantuan scale. It’s a moment of contingency and introspection, and it’s soundtracked by Floating Room’s new album Sunless.
The record tracks the end of one relationship and the beginning of another, with lyrics and a sound that comprehend every aspect of this delicate time. Maya Stoner and Kyle Bates, Floating Room’s creators, are able to channel a heightened level of intimacy and emotional competency with their combined musical history and shared personal connections. “Kyle and I were discussing writing and recording at a house show when the idea of collaborating first game up. I had a lot of love and respect for Kyle’s project, Drowse, so I was excited to see how his brain worked,” recants Stoner. The melancholy, textured aspects of Bates’ aforementioned project meld well with Stoner’s past experimental guitar rock bands, Sabonis and Forest Park. They meet in a place of sensitivity and experimentation. With the assistance of bass player and frequent collaborator Alec Van Staveren, Floating Room has classic emotive aspects that also include electronic influences and dark beats and bass lines that work to transcend the usual bedroom tape project. With a name referencing the gloomy weather of the band’s Pacific Northwest home, the album is evocative of overcast despondency–but refuses to wallow.
“We started playing music together when we started dating, writing these short, confessional songs and capturing them with our cell phones; we quickly discovered a mutual love for artists like Mirah, The Microphones, Duster, and Bedhead.” Bates and Stoners’ gendered voices, musical compatibility and parallel perspectives of growth are audible. Stoner’s lyrics appeal to relatable feelings whilst staying specific enough to tell her story, with Bates sonically interjecting his own. Finding lyrical inspiration in conversations had with her female friends, Stoner uses unabashed dejection and candidness to create a new form of emotionally charged and empowered music, self-described as “gray pop.” On the crushing track “Fun,” Stoner proclaims her strength by using past insecurities and hesitations to detail the feeling of being silenced by oppressive systems and individuals, but finding resilience within those experiences. Stoner’s vocal power backed by buoyant guitars makes for a song set to inspire.
The intimate confines of the bedroom in which Stoner and Bates record and create together are heard in the warmth and indulgence of each song, bookmarked by personal clips of the two exchanging questions or the whimpering of a dog. But, with each track their cozy realm grows.Sunless is the sound of sharing fears, and becoming stronger as a result.
Revolution Hall Presents
WHY?
with Open Mike Eagle
Friday, March 24th
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
General Admission / 21+ Floor / All Ages Balcony
THIS EVENT IS ALL AGES
Info: bit.ly/2kvoWyl
Tickets: ticketf.ly/2h2IbOY
On Sale Now!
21+
There probably isn't a single space-related word that hasn't been used to describe Pure Bathing Culture. Sure they're dreamy, astral, and euphoric—they'll turn your eyes into diamonds, your arms into flowing robes! They're downright mystical, and the reason we're running out of words to contain them is proof that you should have seen them live by now.
21+
NE Sandy’s Tonic Lounge has been through ups and downs and even a name change or two, but now it’s back as the Tonic and putting an emphasis on its best self: a rock ’n’ roll den with a great showroom, homey front bar, and an excellent patio. Tonight the club kicks off its latest chapter with a psych blowout from trance-inducing volume rockers Dead Meadow and Matt Hollywood, who’s sure to put swirls in your eyes.
Teenage Fanclub
The wait is over! On September 9, Teenage Fanclub return with Here, the band’s first album in six years.
As ever, song-wise the Fanclub present a textbook representation of democracy in action, the record offering four each by Norman Blake, Gerard Love, and Raymond McGinley. From the almighty chime of opener “I’m In Love” through the ecstatic soul-search of “The First Sight” and the paean to unerring friendship “With You,” Here is a collection of twelve songs about the only things that truly matter: life and love. As is befitting of a record that took its time to arrive, Here uses reflective space to dazzling effect. “Steady State,” with its gorgeous ebb and flow, has echoes of The Notorious Byrd Brothers’ astral jangle, while “I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive” unexpectedly curves off from dreamlike beginnings into a semi-acoustic/motorik outro, sonically replacing the steady beat of the German autobahn with the vast open skies of the Pacific Coast Highway.
Not for one second is Here the sound of procrastination or headscratching. It’s the effortless work of a band entirely confident in their own craft—the consolidation of nearly three decades of peerless songwriting and almost telepathic musicianship. Here is a record that embraces maturity and experience and hugs them close.
XRAY's Dave Cantrell from Songs from Under the Floorboard is raising money for his incredible post punk festival Out From The Shadow III by throwing a fundraiser/show. Besides featuring three of Portland's finest new bands (OK, new-ish so far as Murderbait is concerned), this is also a benefit to help raise funds for the Out From The Shadow III festival, so you can feel DOUBLY good attending! As with the showcases, three bands for five bucks. That's the deal.
https://murderbait.bandcamp.com/releases
https://fleshhpdx.bandcamp.com/releases
https://atomiccandles.bandcamp.com/album/eyez-ep
XRAY.FM is 3! Let's celebrate with our biggest bash yet!
CHANTI DARLING :: KARL BLAU
w/ Women's Beat League
+ XRAY DJs in Bar Bar all night and a sneak peak at "XRAY TV"
8:00 Doors, 9:00 Show
$12 ADV or DOS, $5 FOR XRAY MEMBERS
Hosted by hilarious comedian Caitlin Weierhauser and DJ Klyph of Welcome to the Neighborhood
Thanks to our generous sponsors:
Wieden + Kennedy
Hammer and Hand Seattle
Hifi Farms
Potato Champion
Rerun
Rudy's
-----XRAY DJs in Bar Bar all night long:-----------------
Encyclopedia Sound's DJ Detective, Honest John of Savage Beat Radio, DJ Kiki of Music for Neighbors, PDX Mandem, DJ Yoni
and DJon Mustard!
AND THAT'S NOT ALL:
You are invited to a pre-party! XRAY TV will premiere on the big screen at Mississippi Studios from 6pm-8pm RSVP and find more information here:https://blog.xray.fm/2017/02/20/xray-fm-presents-xray-tv/
Los Angeles’ own Latin soul/rock powerhouse
CHICANO BATMAN
w/ special guests 79.5 and SadGirl
STAR THEATER
PORTLAND, OREGON
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
8pm / 21+
Don’t miss this chance to experience the contagious energy of these musical iconoclasts.
Chicano Batman, a quartet from Los Angeles, embrace a kind of cultural ricochet effect, playing fuzzed-out soul with pan-Latin grooves and rhythms that reflect and demonstrate their Mexican, Central and South American heritage, but with musical roots pointing back to Curtis Mayfield and James Brown. If the music of the African diaspora boomerangs all over the world— picking up bits of regional flavor wherever locals develop a taste for jazz, blues, gospel, reggae and other styles—then certainly, Chicano Batman’s sound is steeped in Tropicália from Brazil, Peruvian psych-rock and Mexican garage jams, as well as American soul. The styles all reflect off each other in one way or another. The band makes excellent use of wah-wahs, overdriven organ and generally retro effects, playing dance-friendly music that is still totally 21st-century American.
Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner spent the last part of the new millennium's first decade becoming the go-to bassist for practically every artist in black vanguard music. His nimble, syncopated, groove-heavy basslines were heard on albums by Erykah Badu, Sa-Ra, Flying Lotus, and others. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Bruner had the good fortune to be part of a music family. His father, Ronald Bruner Sr., was an accomplished drummer, working with artists like Diana Ross, the Temptations, and Gladys Knight. Bruner's older brother, Ronald Jr., a Grammy-winning drummer, has worked with esteemed artists such as Kenny Garrett and Stanley Clarke. The Bruner brothers were members of Young Jazz Giants, a quartet with Kamasi Washington and Cameron Graves, that released a self-titled album in 2004.
Bruner's first major work came as a teenager; while still in high school, he joined Ronald as part of the L.A.-based punk band Suicidal Tendencies, replacing Robert Trujillo, who moved on to play with Metallica. At live shows, the young Bruner displayed flair and dexterity, playing some of Trujillo's three-finger riffs with just his thumb. Possessing a kinship and interest in the L.A.-led movement of genre-mixing black music, Bruner began collaborating with some of its foremost creators. His basswork on "The Cell" was, perhaps, the standout musicianship on Badu's New Amerykah, Pt. 1. He appeared on J*Davey's version of Frank Zappa's "Dirty Love," Sa-Ra's "Love Czars," Shafiq Husayn's "Cheeba," and Bilal's "Levels," and even collaborated with bass legend Bootsy Collins on Snoop Dogg's "We Rest in Cali," among dozens of other cuts. During that time, he performed live with conductor Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, who led the Suite for Ma Dukes orchestra, a contemporary ensemble that revisited J Dilla's Donuts.
Bruner's most prolific and fruit-bearing musical relationship has been with DJ/producer/instrumentalist Flying Lotus, for whom he provided both bass and vocals for 2010's Cosmogramma. Lotus then served as executive producer for Bruner's 2011 debut, The Golden Age of Apocalypse, which he released under his Thundercat moniker on Brainfeeder. Golden Age received considerable acclaim, notably for Bruner's acrobatic bass and his repurposed take on '70s-inspired fusion from George Duke and Jaco Pastorius, the bassist to whom he's most compared. Bruner's darker second album, 2013's Apocalypse, was recorded in the wake of close friend and collaborator Austin Peralta's passing.
THREE PARTIES, ONE BIG NIGHT! Tickets and more info RIGHT HERE!
It's XRAY's biggest fundraiser of the year, and you're invited!
Join us for the second annual XRAY Awards, hosted by Marmoset Music. The XRAY community will gather to celebrate the winners of this year's Radio is Yours Contest and recognize some folks working to advance justice and equity in our hometown with food, drinks, and live music.
EVENT OVERVIEW:
5:00p Doors open for VIP-only cocktail hour featuring Lenore. Vikesh Kapoor, and DJ Tex Clark
6:30p Doors open for General Admission
7:30p Performance by Maggie Morris of Genders, DJ Klyph and DJ Bobby D
8:00p Awards ceremony begins
9:00p Doors open for After Party, featuring Fred and Toody Cole and Nocturnal Habits with DJ Bobby D
12:00a Party ends
VIP Party: $200 for TWO tickets. (includes food, free drinks, a goodie bag and entry to Awards Ceremony and After Party)
Awards Ceremony: $60 each (Includes 2 drink tickets, and entry to the After Party)
After Party: $7 for XRAY Members, and $15 for General Admission (includes free Sizzle Pie Pizza!)
The night will begin with a VIP-only cocktail hour. Our VIP guests will enjoy unlimited drinks, an intimate musical performance from new folk duo Lenore., records from DJ Tex Clark of Circa Rad, heavy hors d'oeuvres from Chefstable, ¿Por Que No?, and Voodoo Doughnut, a goodie bag with XRAY swag and gifts from our event sponsors, and acknowledgement during the program.
The VIP cocktail hour will be followed by the main program. We'll kick off the night with a DJ set by XRAY's own Bobby D and a solo performance from Maggie Morris (of Genders) over drinks and finger foods, followed by the awards ceremony. We'll bring to the stage a handful of Portlanders whose work and activism over the past year is deserving of recognition. Then we'll announce the winners of the 2016 Radio is Yours Contest, each of whom will walk away with a cash prize along with a hand-made trophy courtesy of Bobfish Arts.
The party will then continue from 9 pm - midnight with the after party, featuring live performances by Fred and Toody Cole of Dead Moon and Nocturnal Habits. There will be free pizza courtesy of Sizzle Pie and drinks available for purchase.
The event is also a fundraiser for XRAY, and there will be opportunities to contribute throughout the night. Thanks to the generosity of our food and beverage sponsors, all drink purchases will directly benefit XRAY. In addition to proceeds from ticket sales, we'll also work toward our fundraising goal with a raffle and paddle raise.
Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
21 and over
Portland, OR
Mostly Standing / Limited Seated Balcony
Earthquake Hurricane, is about to have our 100th show!
We started in the basement of a bike shop two years with the goal of bringing together Portland's best comics into a super-group and then inviting our favorite comics to showcase with us. We've been lucky enough to welcome some of the best comics in the country stop by our show: Greg Behrendt, Kurt Braunohler, Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist, Solomon Georgio, and many many more. We've played festivals and colleges, and at our new home underneath The Liquor Store, we've continued to showcased the absolute best standup the city has to offer every single week.
For our hundredth showiversary, we've got a jam packed lineup headlined by Gabe Dinger, making his triumphant return from his new home in Los Angeles. Also appearing: Dylan Jenkins (just named one of the Funniest 5), Stephanie Oberto (get to know her, she's going to be huge), and visiting from LA, Becky Robinson (Not Safe with Nikki Glaser).
December 21st
7pm
The Liquor Store (3341 SE Belmont)
$5 suggested
Tender Loving Empire Winter Formal
Featuring music from:
Orquestra Pacifico Tropical
Maarquii
Rap Class
Dress to Impress!
Photobooth!
Holiday Cheer!
Full Bar!
Saturday December, 17th
8pm - 1am / 21+
$10 with a toy donation for Toy & Joy Makers
$20 without a toy ($10 goes to Toy & Joy Makers)
Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tender-loving-empire-winter-formal-tickets-29263014464
Alberta Abbey Ballroom
126 NE Alberta St
Portland, OR 97211
More info and toy donation recommendations from Portland Fire & Rescue Toy & Joy Makers here: http://www.toynjoymakers.org/