rock show
Post Moves ~ http://postmoves.bandcamp.com/
Cool American ~ http://cool-american.bandcamp.com/
Drunken Palms ~ http://drunkenpalms.bandcamp.com/
In Live Buy Build Kayla Mattes breaks down the rules for how we construct interior and exterior space. By looking at the toolkits of various digital architectural programs such as Google SketchUp and The Sims Build Mode, Mattes has created a series of woven sculptures representing her own structure for building space. The resulting ‘floor plans’ rely on the grid-based framework of both looms and computers to create abstractions guided by color, form, tile, carpet and hardwood.
In conjunction with the weavings, Mattes presents an immersive wallpaper installation and a series of risograph prints that play with digitalrepresentations of landscape as a neutral zone. While the patterned tiles of grass and dirt do not feel natural, they activate an understanding of place. The viewer walks within a foundation of gridded terrain which in itself serves as a guideline for building.
How do we choose to construct space when it does not even physically exist?
About Kayla Mattes
Kayla Mattes is an artist living and working in Portland, Oregon. Her work typically takes the form of tapestry and installation and is heavily influenced by the interaction between the internet, memories, consumerism and technology. She has exhibited throughout the US and internationally, most recently at S1 and Compound Gallery in Portland, Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, NY and PLY in Manchester, UK. She received a BFA in Textiles at Rhode Island School of Design in 2011 and is a recent recipient of the Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant.
www.kaylamattes.com
Beer provided by Montucky Cold Snacks
Project funded by RACC
Open February 20 — March 11
Yoshi Wada is a composer and artist associated with the downtown New York experimental art scene of the last fifty years. Wada was born in 1943 in Kyoto, Japan. He studied sculpture at the Kyoto University of Fine Arts, and then moved to New York in the late 1960s. In the early 1970s, Wada began building homemade musical instruments and writing compositions for them based on his personal research in timbre, resonance, and improvisation with the overtone series. He studied music composition with La Monte Young, North Indian singing with Pandit Pran Nath, and Scottish bagpipe with James McIntosh and Nancy Crutcher. His recorded works are published by Japanese record labels EM Records and Omega Point.
Tashi Wada grew up in New York and lives in Los Angeles. He presents his music often in collaboration with other artists including Charles Curtis and Stephan Mathieu, in addition to performing regularly with his father.
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Blankstairs ALL NIGHT in PDX
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with
Kristen Dalen (SEA)
Alex Harden (NYC)
Nathaniel Young (NYC)
Warren Mattox (NYC)
+
MORE TBA
TICKETS: https://goo.gl/tM41mE
$15adv. / $20door
Complimentary martinis by Warren Mattox (while supplies last)
Visuals by Gary Tyler
Installation by Will Elder
www.blnkstrs.com
Spend The Night & Blankstairs Present:
GALCHER LUSTWERK
White Material, Tsuba - NYC
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/galcherlustwerk
https://soundcloud.com/galcher-lustwerk
http://lustwerkmusic.com/
SIMIC *live*
secondnature - Seattle
https://soundcloud.com/simictacoma
ALEX HARDEN
Blankstairs / Forbidden Lovers - NYC
https://soundcloud.com/djalexharden
+ Spend The Night residents Ben Tactic & Graintable
DJ Lamar LeRoy
Blossom
Coco Columbia
Rare Diagram
PULSE is a quarterly music event curated by Willamette Week showcasing the diverse and talented musicians and producers under the radar and on the rise within the Portland music scene.
Hosted by Holocene Portland, PULSE shines a spotlight on an eclectic mix of hip-hop, R&B, soul and their extended genres. Expect up and coming MC’s and DJ’s, as well as rock bands with rhythm and creative individuals marching to the beat of their own drum machine.
Thursday, February 18
Holocene
8:30 p.m. doors + DJ / 9 p.m. show
21+
$6 cover at door, with $1 supporting non profit partner XRAY.FM
Join us in celebrating the epic release of "PARTY BOYZ: A LIFESTYLE ZINE Vol. III" with live performances by...
Eyelids // MY BODY // Golden Hour
this is also a welcome home show for MY BODY!! :):):)
Doors 8pm / $10 ADV+DOS
ZINE III FT. INCREDIBLE ART, ESSAYS, COMIX + MORE from
-Sallie Ford
-Kevin Clark / Moon By You
-Larry Crane / Jackpot Recording Studio
-Eric Gilbert / Treefort Music Fest
-Darren Bridenbeck / My Body
-Isabel Perez / illustration
-Katie Summer / photography
-Sarah Neineber/ Candace FKA Is/Is
-Mail Fischer-Levine illustration
-Christopher Slusarenko / Eyelids / Clinton Street Video
-Nathan Baumgartner / And And And
-Jon Lewis
-Shana Lindbeck / Bitch'n/Orchestra Pacifico Tropical/Dreckig
-Party Boyz
PDX Jazz is a non-profit cultural arts organization dedicated to curating jazz in Portland, Oregon and fostering the growth of musical offerings in the Pacific Northwest. The contributions and sponsorship of the public is to inspire, educate and develop future jazz audiences for generations to come. PDX Jazz, the presenting organization of the Portland Jazz Festival, began operations in 2003 in preparation of the inaugural 2004 Jazz Festival. Conceived by former Mt Hood Festival Artistic Director Bill Royston, the proposed annual event was awarded a three-year city government grant with co-founder and partner Travel Portland (formally POVA). The Festival’s mandate was established as a cultural tourism initiative to celebrate February’s Black History Month by highlighting a series of jazz education and outreach programs that would extend into Portland’s schools and community centers.
Events calendar for this year: http://pdxjazz.com/events/category/pdx-jazz-festival/list/
A Performance by Phill Niblock (b. 1933) composer and filmmaker. He has been a fixture in New York’s art scene since the 1960s and is still notably present in the world of new music. If he is not performing, he is making films, composing, recording, or hosting performances at Experimental Intermedia, a foundation and performance space located in his downtown loft.
$12—TICKETS (Free to members)
Survival Skills (AKA Aaron Bergeson), the electronic producer, live DJ, and radio host from Portland, Oregon, releases his second full-length album Deep Space Survival Skills. Deep Space Survival Skills, on Cavity Search Records, is a tribute to space exploration; it’s an homage to the feeling of weightlessness, deep loneliness, and abandonment. Survival Skills is host of the popular KMHD radio show “Beat Parlor” – a weekly showcase of the best instrumental, electronic, and off-jazz beats. Survival Skills draws from the inspiration of brutalism, deep meditation, and the absurd.
survivalskills.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/Survivalskillsportland/
soundcloud.com/aaronbergeson
✽ Charlie Hilton ✽
Though she maintains some reservations about the implications of something as abstract as identity, Charlie Hilton, known up until now for her work in the band Blouse, has now forged a new one with her debut solo album, Palana.
Enlisting Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Jacob Portrait as producer, Hilton freely experimented with diverse sounds and moods — some minimal and some cacophonous — out of the confines of a band structure.
www.charliehilton.us
http://www.capturedtracks.com/?ct_artist_page=charlie-hilton
✽ Candace ✽
Psychedelic and shoegaze influences emerge throughout their catalogue: the atmospheric tones of early Verve, a droning pulse reminiscent of Loop. Some songs bounce gleefully forward with a pop sensibility, while some keep a cool distance and move with a language distinctly their own.
http://candaceisaband.bandcamp.com/
✽ Mini Blinds ✽
Songs polished with bright ideas and shiny musical finesse till they emerge sparkling and attractive.
https://miniblinds.bandcamp.com/
$10 ADV / $12 DOS
Please join Portland State University for an evening commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black Lives Matter Founders
A Vision of Justice for All
With a vision of justice for all, the Founders of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, engage audiences in discussion about race relations in America and how their activism from the fringes became the national movement it is today, galvanizing individuals to stand up together against the state violence, police brutality and social injustice plaguing our country. The MLK Tribute is part of Black History Month and the “Living the Legacy” series of campus and community events honoring the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This event is presented by the Office of Global Diversity and Inclusion.
Reserve free tickets online or 503-725-3307
Ches Smith (drums, percussion), with Craig Taborn (piano) and Mat Maneri (viola) together work with big-picture composition designed to be given meaning in the moment by three renown improvisers. Simultaneously process-oriented and iterative, each performance produces a new result, infused with the energy of following the moment’s thread.
Ches Smith is an American musician whose primary instruments are drums, percussion, and vibraphone. He writes and performs music in a wide variety of contexts, including solo percussion, experimental rock bands, and small and large jazz ensembles
Blue Cranes
Since their formation in 2007, Blue Cranes have become a key player in the Portland, Oregon creative music/DIY scene and one of the most exciting groups to keep tabs on in the Northwest. They’ve developed a singular musical voice grounded in melody and explosive improvisations–marking off their unique microcosmic territory in post-jazz circles.
The members of the quintet–Reed Wallsmith on alto saxophone, Joe Cunningham on tenor saxophone, Rebecca Sanborn on keyboards, Jon Shaw on bass, and Ji Tanzer on drums–bring a unique array of experiences to their group-centered aesthetic, including work with AU, The Decemberists, Laura Veirs, Wayne Horvitz, Rebecca Gates, Laura Gibson, Ethan Rose, Pete Krebs, Black Prairie, and Portland Cello Project.
Tickets at: http://www.mississippistudios.com/event/1026675-ches-smith-craig-taborn-mat-portland/
Dead Moon is a Portland, Oregon band fronted by longtime singer/guitarist/songwriter Fred Cole. Toody Cole plays bass and Andrew Loomis plays drums. Formed in 1987, the band combines garage rock, punk, and country in their stripped-down sound. Fred Cole has engineered most of the band's recordings and mastered them on a mono lathe that was used for The Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie."
Fred and Toody also founded the PDX garage punk band Pierced Arrows. Both Dead Moon and Pierced Arrows are currently active.
Women's Beat League Valentine's Party
Live:
Cherushii (SF, 100% Silk)
DJ Sets:
NEYBUU
Moon Mirror
Daniela Karina
Neo Visual Cupid Cam
21+, 10pm
$8 presale/$10 door
$10+ members free ~ info: http://s1portland.com/membership
Cash Bar
$8 Presale https://venmo.com/Felisha-Ledesma
Venmo Note: VDAY + your first & last name
~S1 is an artist-run non-profit. All of the proceeds go directly to the performers and overhead costs of keeping the space open. If you cannot afford this show or would like to get more involved, email us for volunteer opportunities: felisha@s1portland.com
They are on a July tour now and have a hometown record release show at The Wick in Brooklyn set for October 25.
'Burnt Offering' was recorded live in the studio, engineered and produced by Tom Brenneck, a founding member and guitarist in The Budos Band who runs Dunham Records and Studios and has worked with Cee-lo Green, The Black Lips and more. It was written at the band's longtime Staten Island studio, where they've gathered for weekly rehearsals for over fifteen years. The haunting album cover was created by drummer Brian Profilio, a NYC public school art teacher.
The new album is dripping with the psychedelic sounds of early heavy metal fused with the tight-knit propulsion of Fela Kuti. "The Sticks" kicks off with a snarling riff seamlessly doubled on bass and guitar and unfurls into sludgy breakdowns and searing guitars. The title track was recorded with a Binson Echorec, a classic tape machine used by Pink Floyd / Syd Barrett.
The Budos Band has brought their loud, rowdy parties to venues and festivals across the globe, and their music has been featured everywhere from skate videos to video games (MLB The Show), TV (Entourage), and film (New York, I Love You).
//an experimental voyage in fashion, design, movement, and sound//
Showcasing the first full runway collection from Portland-based artist Justin Walling
The muses:
Patrick Buckmaster
Asher Karckles
Walker Gallander
Richie Sooy
Melody Awesomazing
Amanda Russel
Kyle Ford
Rak Edwards
Kayleigh Nelson
Jared Chung
Etienne Bean
live performances by Lucia Luna featuring Marquise Dickerson (Coco/Lolita Black)
Sounds:
Jackal
Buckmaster
feat. special mixes by Vera Rubin
sights:
Etienne Bean
Photos:
myklfstr
Guiding you through the night:
Noni St. Darling (Matt Collins) and Zach Augustine
>>>and welcoming celebrity guest hosts Richie Rich (Heatherette founder and nightlife legend) and a very special international drag superstar/fashion icon>>>
$10 at the door
Event artwork by Katey Pants
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Mortified Portland on Feb. 13th & 14th.
Grab A Date And Join Mortified Portland For The Perfect Occasion - Valentine's Day! A Cast Of Portlanders Are Ready To Share Their Shame On-Stage In The Live Show Featured In The Documentary Mortified Nation, And In The Mortified Podcast.
WHAT: Mortified Portland
WHEN: Saturday, Feb 13: 7pm (Doors @ 6pm) *SOLD OUT*
Saturday, Feb 13: 10pm (Doors @ 9:30pm)
Sunday, Feb 14: 7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
WHERE: Alberta Rose Theatre
ADDRESS: 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
TICKETS: $16 (General Admission)/ $23 (Preferred Seating) In Advance HERE $20 (General Admission) At The Door
PUNK NITE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
CRAZY BUGS (BC)
Flag-worshipping HC featuring members of WEED from Vancouver (not the one with three Es)
http:/no website
SLOPPY KISSES
str8 up Punk Rock from Portland, OR / members of DOTTIE ATTIE and more!
https://sloppykisses.bandcamp.com/releases
COLOSTRUM/GOOD GRIEF (first show!)
just a little bit powerviolence ♫ / members of HOT BREATH, CONGRATULATIONS, TENSOR, BAGHEERA, DRUNKEN PALMS and more
not a website kind of band yet
ALL AGES
$5 no one turned away 4 lack of funds
Bike love is in the air.
Join us for the sixth annual Live the Revolution, presented by Sugar Wheel Works. It’s a bicycle-themed storytelling event that benefits the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Safe Routes to School education program. For the past five years, Sugar Wheel Works has been celebrating its anniversary with this great event as a way to inspire the next generation to ride!
“I remember my first bike—a little pink Schwinn ‘My Fair Lady’ spec’d with a banana seat and a bell! I had the training wheels for half a summer before I declared them useless and in one afternoon I had learned the art of the two-wheeler. Once I had a bike no television could keep me inside—the world was mine to discover. Today I ride a pink Sweet Pea bicycle spec’d with a brooks saddle, bell and no training wheels!”
-Jude Gerace, Owner Sugar Wheel Works
Get your ticket here. And one for your date.
What is Live the Revolution?
Live the Revolution is a collection of stories told live by your favorite Portland personalities. This year’s storytellers are (drumroll):
- Leah Benson, Gladys Bikes
- Donnie Kolb, Velodirt
- Diana Rempe, Street Books
- Mychal Tetteh, Community Cycling Center
SPECIAL GUEST: Brad Ross, Emcee. Join us in congratulating him on his retirement and celebrating his work with Cross Crusade.