Come dig through the crates of 25 Venders, (buy a record from your favorite DJ!)
XRAY.FM DJs playing the whole time. Happy hour specials and a percentage of proceeds go to XRAY.FM
3-4pm- XRAY DJs ONLY
4-7pm Open to the public
THIS IS A RAD BENEFIT FOR THE STATION XRAY.
EYELIDS record release show with PHANTOM SHIPS AND WIMPS!
Show is $10 and listeners will find chances to win pairs of tickets right here on some fine XRAY.FM radio shows
Eyelids say:
Hey everyone... if you are in Portland on Friday June 26th come on down to celebrate the release of our new 12" EP along with the mighty Phantom Ships and the always amazing power that be Wimps (they hail from Seattle). We're looking forward to playing some new songs and also some of those five month old "classics" as well... Hope to see you there!
“Scholars of sunshine pop” - Keith Cameron, Mojo
"A whirlwind of tangled acoustic and electric guitars that gets stuck in your head and continues to spin long after the tune is over" – NPR Heavy Rotation
Portland band Eyelids have a collective history creating music for some of the most legendary indie songwriters. Longtime friends and principle songwriters John Moen (Decemberists) and Chris Slusarenko (Guided by Voices, Boston Spaceships) channel their teenage Paisley Underground obsession and love of New Zealand / Flying Nun guitar buzz into a sound they describe as, “sweet melodies and bummer vibes.”
Immediately following sold-out pressings of three 7” and the 2014 full length 854, Eyelids will release a new self-titled EP on June 23 (Jealous Butcher / Schizophonic Records). Produced by Peter Buck, Eyelids will be available digitally and limited edition colored vinyl with a download card featuring three exclusive live videos (including Stephen Malkmus performing “Hey Joe” w/ Eyelids).
GET YOUR TICKETS BY CLICKING HERE!
GENDERS
Voted one of Portland’s Best New Bands of 2013 by the Willamette Week, with a debut EP and full length 'Get Lost' under their belt, they are currently working on a new EP!
Genders is comprised of Stephen Leisy on guitar, Toby Tanabe on bass, Katherine Paul on drums, and Maggie Morris on guitar and vocals.
It's about influence. Not just the many bands we are influenced by, but by environment, change. Like a New York city street where one moment it's musical ambient textures, the next a disharmonic chaos of horns and sirens. That is what we're about. Chords that overlay in washes, then bite and stab and tear the canvas.
The core philosophy of sonic youth is a strong commonality. Lee Ranaldo played with Glenn Branca often, where he learned to play with alternate tunings and create 'white noise'. Branca was a musician/composer who enlisted several (sometimes up to six) guitarists to play his symphonies of noise. Sonic Youth learned much from Branca later, such as using alternate tunings and various non-conventional ways of playing to create their style of noise. - source the Rare Vinyl Network
Though we may not sound entirely like Sonic Youth, we embrace this aspect. The non-convention. Interestingly, non-convention has its own pattern. Chaos has pattern. turn on a faucet a little, it drips water at the same rate. a little more, and the drops start combing with another, erraticaly. But upon closer inspection, there is a pattern. Society is erratic, but the same mistakes happen again. It is all around us. And we try to embody that in our music.
The reason we chose the name, Helvetia, is because it doesn't interrupt. Use this typeface and it somehow embraces the personality of whatever visual it is part of. Without being obstructive. It reinvents itself, like a chameleon, adapting without having to necessarily change. Sometimes light, bold, italic. that's it. And we are that. We let the music be the visual, and we ourselves try not to be brash and corny showmen. The music is the importance. We simply carry the message.
The songs here are a tiny slice of what we are all about. We are still discovering what it is. And that makes it all worthwhile.
During that tour they discovered a mutual reverence that sung louder than words. After Touring with The Lumineers in 2012 Mendoza finished writing Y La Bamba's EP "Oh February" Inspired by the journey and the adventure Nick and Luz began to collect there songs with a raw approach "The Thrill of creating new music overwhelmed us and gave us a path to celebrate life with others." she said.
The Vibrant, Incessant beat of "Tiburones" is a intoxicating three piece with enchanting harmonies and syncapated percussion, electric guitar, bass, and keys. Influenced by Neil Young, Patti Smith, Richard Brautigan and the pulse of the Velvet Underground. "TIburones" Frames the sound of folk with Beat heavy rhythms and songs that split the sea.
FOODWARS 8 annual music & comedy festival + food drive to benefit hungry children
Bring a can of food!
Join us as we showcase a collection of the best local musicians and comics
to raise non-perishable food items for children via ImpactNW and the SUN School program, which targets childhood hunger in the classroom.
Our annual event pits artists of varying disciplines against each other to see who’s fanbase can generate the most generous response to the very serious realities of childhood food insecurities.
The winner will be named 2015 King/Queen of the Hungry in a lavish ceremony.
This is our eighth year hosting this wonderful event and we are proud to say we have raised over 50,000 cans of food during that time.
The Chicharones
The Sexbots
Bad Habitat
Proper KnocksKing GhidoraAugust in Blue (featuring Naomi T)
Tragedy
Ice Water Recordz
and comics:
Adam PasiBelinda Carroll
BoomerRissa Riss
Lance Edwards
Scott Von Wald
June 19-22nd It's WTF!
XRAY FM is proud to be a sponsor of this year's What the Festival. What The Festival features a giant splash pool, an illuminated forest art work, hookah lounge, spa oasis and live performances on 5 stages from over 80 electronic musicians including Big Gigantic, Odesza, Griz, Keys N Crates and more.
The rest of the line-up and ticket information can be found here!
“BURLESQUE ON MARS” COMBINES THE GLAM OF DAVID BOWIE WITH THE GLAMOUR OF THE MODERN
STRIPTEASE
The Infamous Nina Nightshade and Sophie Maltease are excited to announce "Burlesque on Mars," a tribute to the works of music and style legend, David Bowie. With a career that spans six decades, Bowie is arguably one of the most influential personae in modern pop culture. A master of reinvention and experimentation, his influence can be felt in not only music, but also film and fashion. His voice and personae ooze sexual confidence, and he helped create a new brand of theatricality with characters such as Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke.
“Burlesque on Mars” will be an evening in tribute to that influence and reach. Headlined by Seattle's Iva Handfull and Ernie Von Schmaltz, this two-show extravaganza will also feature a variety of burlesque, bellydance, and singing performances by Portland and Seattle performers, including:
Baby Le'Strange
Scarlett O'Hairdye
Layne Fawkes
Nikki Lev
Sophie Maltease
Nina Nightshade
Bella Luna
Kit Katastrophic
Maggie McMuffin
and Bettie Velo
The evening will be emceed by Rebecca M Davis.
SHOW DETAILS:
Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Funhouse Lounge
2432 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Early show at 7:00pm Late Show at 10:00pm
Doors to open 30 minutes before show time
Tickets available at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1480603
$15 General Admission
$40 VIP reserved seating side tables for 2
$100 VIP reserved seating back booth tables for up to 5
June 11th we will be releasing the first in a quarterly installment of Audio Magazine's. The format for round one is a cassette compilation. (including a download code).
The compilation will also be available online.
crimewavbandcamp.com
Electronic Performances by
EEMMUU // https://soundcloud.com/eemmuu
Survival Skills // survivalskills.bandcamp.com
Barham Beireis // https://soundcloud.com/barham-beireis
Tony Remple // https://soundcloud.com/projunior-1
Join the celebration of Portland’s vibrant LGBT community at Portland Pride's LARGEST event! Benefiting Basic Rights Oregon, Equity Foundation, and New Avenues for Youth. At Portland Monthly’s FLARE, you'll enjoy three giant geodesic domes, four celebrity DJs, festive cocktails, graffiti artists, flame throwers, and more, all to celebrate and support Portland’s LGBT community. WHEN: Thursday, June 11 at 7:00pm WHERE: The Redd, 831 SE Salmon Street, Portland, OR 97214 TICKETS: $15 Celebrity entertainment by: DJ Spinderella (of Salt 'n Pepa) Venus X DJ L.A.Kendall DJ Mr. Charming This event is 21+.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, June 11
Time: 7pm–midnight
Tickets: $15, with food and drink available for purchase, ages 21+
Location: The Redd on Salmon Street, 831 SE Salmon St
Music: DJ Spinderella, DJ Venus X, DJ L.A. Kendall, and DJ Mr. Charming Featured Food Carts: Tastebud, Thrive, Olympia Provisions, and Hungry Heart Cupcakes
My Rock n Roll Fantasy Fundraiser and screening at Clinton St. Theater! Screening of BUTTERFLY WITCH, a documentary about KEMBRA PFAHLER - Singer of the band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, feminist icon and creator of The Anti-Naturalism movement, known for extreme transgressional performance art involving her most private parts: http://cstpdx.com/show/fundraiser-my-rock-n-roll-fantasy Event is a fundraiser for Local Portland filmmaker Amber Dawn's portrait of Molly16, My Rock n Roll Fantasy, a "filmed zine" documentary hybrid using animation, interviews and b-roll from early 90's Portland music era, to tell Molly's story -- Watch the trailer! : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/30958590/my-rock-n-roll-fantasy
Jon Fine spent nearly 30 years performing and recording with bands that played various forms of aggressive and challenging underground rock music, and, as he writes in his memoir, Your Band Sucks (Viking), at no point were any of those bands "ever threatened, even distantly, by actual fame." With backstage access to many key characters in the scene, Fine's memoir affectionately yet critically portrays an important, heady moment in music history. Fine will be joined in conversation by Douglas Wolk, author of Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean.
"It’s hard to remember the times when if you wanted to hear your favorite song, you had two choices: you could get yourself to a record store and buy an overpriced album or you could sit by the radio and wait for it to come on. Later you could also try to find it on MTV, if you were one of the fortunate even to have MTV.
But what if you didn’t like the kind of popular music they played on the radio? What if you yearned for music that was a little more edgy?
Jon Fine’s upcoming memoir YOUR BAND SUCKS: What I Saw at Indie Rock’s Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear) is a loving chronicle of his time in the indie rock scene from an insider who played the circuit, helped build a unique sub‐culture, and witnessed its downfall. Early reviewers have already proclaimed that the book deserves a spot among the best books about indie rock. Publisher’s Weekly has placed the book on its list of Best Summer Books of 2015. The Atlantic champions YOUR BAND SUCKS as the most evocative portrait of the underground music scene any wistful, graying post-punk could wish for.
Jon Fine, a young, aspiring rocker in suburban New Jersey was one of those teens who hated pop music. He hated MTV almost as much as he hated the hair metal cover bands that his high school friends played in. It wasn’t until he made it to college at Oberlin, a haven for progressive attitudes and the arts, where he began to meet other people like him; people who aspired far higher than the brain dead and desperately mediocre music that dominated the pop scene. It was there where he met and formed a band with two other musicians, Sooyoung Park and Orestes Morfin. They called themselves Bitch Magnet.
They were loud, aggressive and anything but formulaic. In the beginning, touring was a challenge but they persevered along with a whole network of like‐minded bands and their fans who were building an indie rock network for themselves. Bands like Mission of Burma and Jesus Lizard as well as Sonic Youth and Nirvana, all traveled through the same towns and played the same clubs. They booked their own shows and hauled their own gear. And their fans learned about gigs through a network of samizdat: photocopied zines, record store Paul Reveres, and handmade flyers pasted around town. Most of these indie bands were outsiders – with no threat of actual fame – but they created their own subculture where they were kings.
The success of Nirvana and the handful of other bands that broke through and secured recording deals with major labels also, ironically, hailed the end of the era. While Nirvana sold millions of records, most of these bands were not money makers. They broke up, grew up, or moved on. The internet gave many of them, including Bitch Magnet, a brief and sweet revival, when they geared up for one last tour or some festivals. But, for the most part, the scene – the record stores, bookstores, and dive bars they frequented – was gone. YOUR BAND SUCKS is a love letter to the birth of the indie rock scene and the misfits that found their home in it by an award‐winning journalist who was there when it happened." Press Release
XRAY FM is proud to sponsor Velvet Mood featuring Reva DeVito and Solestruck, and fundraiser for Girls Inc. Come to the night where style meets sound, a free event, June 6th at White Owl Social Club. Artists performing are Reva DeVito, Savings featuring Heartspace plus Cool Trips, Blossom, DJ Deena Bee, and DJ Roane. Fashion will be brought to you by Solestruck. And a top notch raffle to benefit Girls Inc. Find more info athttps://www.facebook.com/events/1426719084297676/
The Gritty Birds Podcast goes behind the music of the Portland community with the grittiest of the industry, profiling the personalities and the unsung heroes running the game.
Come down to TLE for a free, all-ages day party celebrating the release of the first season of The Gritty Birds Podcast with music from:
3:30pm Krist Krueger (Southerly)
4:15pm MIkey Fountaine
5pm Alameda
Hosted beer from Montucky Cold Snacks. Presented by Vortex Music Magazine.
Stream the first episode here: https://soundcloud.com/grittybirds
Doors at 6:30 show at 8!
On Friday June 5th -- XRAY is proud to sponsor the BACK FENCE PDX Mainstage show at Alberta Rose Theatre! True, never-been-told 7 Deadly Sins stories from returning crowd favorite LAUREN WEEDMAN -- Doris from HBOs Looking and creator and star of two sold out runs of People's Republic of Portland. JASON ROUSE -- Announcer for Live Wire Radio! Former nun MAURA DOUGHERTY, Moth GrandSLAM winner DAVID ALEXANDER and more! Advance tickets and more info at Back Fence PDX dot-com.
Featuring live performances from Modern Funk powerhouses: K-MAXX (Sweater Funk), TURQUOISE SUMMERS (Omega Supreme Records), BRIAN ELLIS (Voltaire Records)
ALL VINYL DJ SETS BY
GWIZSKI
REV. SHINES
MAXX BASS
BOBBY D
KING TIM 33
SEOUL BROTHER #1
DJs IN TWO ROOMS ALL NIGHT
Sat, MAY 30th 2015
The Liquor Store
3341 SE Belmont
DOORS AT 9PM
$7.50 PRE-SALE $10 DOOR
Thursday, May 28 – Monday, June 1 | Festival Pass: $80, available here
Lie back, close your eyes and enter a world of half-sleeping/half-dreaming—a world of uncanny valleys and video streams, a world of Harmontowns and states of anarchy, all surrounded by mountains of VHS. That’s right, Everything Is Festival–if not the world’s greatest, then at least the world’s most completely indefinable festival of fun—is coming to Portland. We’ve embarked on a mission to find the greatest gonzo found footage, the most accidental movie masterpieces, the weirdest alternative comedy experiments and awesome art/video installations that exist in any dimension.
Here’s this year’s amazing lineup:
Thursday, May 28 – Sunday, May 31, 24/7:
Ace Hotel Arcade
Thursday, May 28:
7:00pm – Everything Is Terrible! Legends
9:30pm – Salute Your Shorts Cast & Crew Reunion
11:30pm – Opening Night Party with DJ Douggpound and Brent Weinbach at Nemo Design
Friday, May 29:
7:00pm – Lil Bub & Friends LIVE!
9:30pm – B-Movie Bingo presents OMEGA COP with Ron Marchini in person!
11:00pm – PowerPoint Karaoke hosted by Andrew Michaan featuring Brent Weinbach and Friends at Bunk Bar
Saturday, May 30:
12:00pm – Lil Bub Meet & Greet
12:00pm – She Shreds presents: What is a Woman: Feminism, Punk, and the In-Between with Kate Nash
5:00pm – Found Crap with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab
7:00pm – HOUSE PARTY with Kid N’ Play in person
9:30pm – House Party Pajama Jammy Jam with performances by Kid N’ Play and Mix Master Mike at Star Theater
Sunday, May 31:
12:00pm – Hip Hop & Comics: Cultures Combine
2:00pm – Just Between Us with Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin
5:00pm – Wham City!
7:00pm – Harmontown LIVE!
9:30pm – Lance Bangs Presents (Keynote Speaker)
Monday, June 1:
8:00pm – Greg Barris’ “Mind Warriors” with special live interview guest Andrew W.K. at Star Theater
- See more at: Hollywood Theater's Website
Don't Miss Kevin Berry's Memorial Day Weekend Old School Party Sunday May 24TH At The TAO Event Center. With Midnight Star Live In Concert. And Featuring DJ Michael Morris & DJ George Playing All Old School Cuts. Get Your Tickets Online At Tickettomato.com Or At A Step Above Men's Clothing Store On MLK.
HUTCH AND KATHY
XRAY.FM PRESENTS HUTCH AND KATHY OF BELOVED PDX BAND THE THERMALS
SATURDAY, MAY 23RD
DOORS: 8:00 PM / SHOW: 9:00 PM
It's Body Parys with XRAY DJs Nathan Detroit and Freaky Outy!
The mega-fun dance party for those of you looking to start your weekend early! Spearheaded by Holla 'n' Oates, aka residents of two of the most popular dance nights (Nathan Detroit of Booty Bassment and Freaky Outy of Snap!), they bring you the finest in hip-hop, r&b, dancehall, and club jams with plenty of edits/remixes.
$3
10pm
21+