DEC 30 TICKETS | $30 GA, $45 Two-Night Pass
DEC 31 TICKETS | $30 GA, $45 Two-Night Pass
21+ ONLY
Ring in the new year at Doug Fir with Ural Thomas & The Pain and Hillstomp teaming up for a joyful night of dancing, cheer, and glitz. Tickets on sale now! ✨ 🎊
Universally recognized as one of the most exciting singers remaining from the original soul era, 82 year-old Ural Thomas and his band The Pain just released their third LP "Dancing Dimensions." Thomas initially made his name in the 1960s with stone cold soul classic releases like "Pain Is The Name of Your Game," "Can You Dig It," "Deep Soul," and his 1964 recording debut with The Monterays "Push - Em Up." After a musical journey that commenced in his native Portland, Oregon, and led to Los Angeles, Cincinnati, and New York, sharing stages with everyone from James Brown to Stevie Wonder to Otis Redding to Etta James, Thomas became disillusioned with the music business and returned home to the city of roses at the end of the decade - where he continues to reign as Portland's uncontested Soul Brother Number One.
Hillstomp sounds like a boom box blasting from a shopping cart. Two madmen have strapped an engine to the cart and it’s too big and running too hot. They've got a banjo and a megaphone, a washboard and a kick drum. They've stocked the cart with guitars, buckets, car parts, and microphones and they are hurtling towards a blown out bridge while the bad front wheel flaps manically. The fools think they can jump the bridge and land safely on the other side. They are very wrong but no one has told them because...well, they just seem so happy. And there you are, bouncing alongside them and deep down you hope they make it. Hillstomp is folk music in its purest form – from loud and gritty, to intricate and poignant, and most importantly, always heartfelt and true.
TICKETS | $20
The Get Down Funk Collective is an improvisational music series with a revolving artist roster busting offthe chains of musical conformity. Artist collaboration with no boundaries in the spirit of the jam is the
premise of this series. Don’t expect to see the exact same band twice.
For Episode #1 and the launch of this series, we have assembled some of Portland’s funkiest
heavyweights with a touch of jam.
Farnell Newton – Trumpet
A local funk master trumpeter/producer that toured with Grammy award winner Jill Scott, as well aslegendary bassist Bootsy Collins. Farnell has graced the stage with Stevie Wonder, Skerik, Lettuce,
Galactic and The Portland Cello Project.
Tyrone Hendrix – drums
He is a drummer, a composer, and a producer. Tyrone has laid down the rhythm for Prince, StevieWonder, Allen Stone blending elements of funk, jazz and hip hop.
Lyle Divinsky – vocals
From NYC subway performances to becoming the front man and vocalist for Colorado funk powerhouse The Motet, Lyle has performed on some of America’s most iconic stages to include Red Rocks, MSG and
Tipitina’s.
Galen Clark – keys
Keyboardist, songwriter and producer Galen Clark leads Portland based bands Outer Orbit and TrioSubtonic, and also tours nationally with Sleater-Kinney and Anna Tivel.
Tye North – bass
Portland raised and the original bass player from Leftover Salmon, Tye is fresh off a tour with KellerWilliams and Dave Watts from The Motet. Tye has toured with super group Comotion, and played withlocal favorites Porterhouse, grammy nominated Danny Barnes and Ducky Pig. Tye was also a member of
the infamous Zambiland Orchestra and has participated in several Everyone Orchestra gigs.
Kyle Molitor – Trombone
Hailing from Tigard, Oregon, Kyle was a touring member of The Bootsy Collins Rubber Band. Playing innumerous collaborations with Farnell Newton. Kyle has also played with Joshua Redman, Kelly Finneganfrom The Monophonics and Wynton Marsalis.
Tate Peterson – guitar
Originally from the bay area, Tate began his music career in Eugene founding experimental jazz rockband, Savitri. After relocating to Portland he has played professionally with his blues/R&B power trio,The Resolectrics, as well as Big E & The Stomp, Anita Lee & the Handsome Three and Black Dogs of
Skyline.
Doors 6 PM | Show 7 PM
TICKETS | All Ages Welcome
"A Radio Christmas Carol" is our re-imagined radio adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. First published in December 1834 and never out of print since, the novel is no doubt familiar. Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser cold of heart and spirit, is tranformed by Ghosts of Christmas into a kind, generous, and compassionate man. He gives Bob Cratchit a raise and becomes a second father to Tiny Tim. The point: humanity outweighs riches, and brings redemption.
Re-Imagined Radio first offered "A Radio Christmas Carol" in 2013. Every year since we've offered some iteration of this classic story. We like to think it has become a community tradition, bringing joy and festivities to the seasonal holidays. In 2020, pandemic restrictions prevented live performances. This year we are pleased to welcome back The Willamette Radio Workshop, directed by Sam A. Mowry, and The Holly Jolly Choir, directed by Bennett Bailey, for a live performance in Vancouver's historic Kiggins Theatre. Yes, the holiday magic returns.
TICKETS | Tickets are $40
Celebrate the holiday season with a big band musical tribute to Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite, led by Brown Branch (Domo Branch and Charlie Brown III). Presented with a 15-piece jazz band featuring an all-star lineup of Portland musicians, including saxophonists Max Roark, Nicole McCabe, Mieke Bruggeman, Devin Phillips, Hailey Niswanger; trombonists Kyle Molitor, James Powers, Adriana Wagner; trumpeters Noah Simpson, Steve Montecucco, Farnell Newton, Justin Copeland; Domo Branch on drums; and Charlie Brown III on the piano. The concert will take place on the set of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play on the U.S. Bank Main Stage.
TICKETS | $25 Advance, $30 Day of
Rapper and producer the Grouch has been a valued underground hip-hop figure since he co-founded Living Legends, a loose collective of MCs and DJs from the Bay Area, Japan, and Europe. The crew set themselves apart from the vast majority of their fellow West Coast rap artists by favoring clear-eyed raps about everyday issues. They coupled this with a grassroots approach to the music business, choosing to self-release and market their prodigious output. The Grouch's extensive work as a solo artist and co-headliner, from Don't Talk to Me (1995), his debut, through Thees Handz (2019), a collaboration with Murs, has only reinforced the reputation he started building in the first half of the '90s.
Eligh, a self-described “genre-breaking, obsessive bass fiend” has continued to sustain himself as a salient figure for over fifteen years within the increasingly fickle and rapidly revolving world of hip-hop. The Los Angeles native has maintained his respected status by fearlessly veering from a traditional trajectory which is often limited to beats and rhymes. Instead, Eligh has chosen to fabricate projects that incorporate the gritty sounds of the UK dub scene, the unorthodox styling of indie rock, the lush guitars and honesty of folk music, and the complexity of jazz, all without losing the listener in a musically esoteric composition.
Thursday, December 7, 2022 (Full Moon) | Doors open at 7:00pm | Show 8:00pm | The Old Church Concert Hall - 1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland OR
Tickets here | $17 General Admission / $22 Day of Show
TOC will be celebrating the “cold” full moon with some amazing artists in December.
Haley Heynderickx is the first performance of the night. The Portland artist has built a solid fan base around the country with serene folk tunes like The Bug Collector and Oom Sha La La. Her debut album, I Need to Start a Garden, popped up on several year-end album lists (Paste, Uproxx and more) and led to her own NPR Tiny Desk Concert. After spending the fall touring with Lucy Dacus, Heynderickx returns to Portland at the historic Old Church Concert Hall ahead of a period of “rest and recording.”
New York Avant-Garde legend Robin Holcomb finishes the evening with a set blending jazz, classical, folk music and much more. Her music has been described by the New York Times as “elegantly simple as a Shaker quilt, and no less beautiful.” It’s an honor to welcome her to the TOC stage.
Tickets are available now.
TOC is thrilled to announce the return of the “We Can Listen” social justice series. Since 2016, these events have brought storytelling, documentary, music and personal expression together in Portland. The series gives Portlanders the chance to share and hear perspectives on social justice topics.
December 6th's We Can Listen will highlight Oregon’s Black food systems, and explore the systemic inequities and disadvantages that Black farmers deal with in the agricultural industry. Speakers will also shed light on the achievements made by Black farmers in local cultivation, climate justice and food access.
This panel will include farmers, food industry experts, agricultural professionals, activists and historians from the Pacific Northwest. Each guest will tell their stories from personal experiences in the food industry, and then participate in the panel.
"We Can Listen" gives Portlanders young and old multiple opportunities to hear a variety of speakers share their perspectives on today's most important social justice topics from the sanctuary of our stage. The series presents speakers, both well-regarded and new to public discourse, on topics Portlanders have demonstrated are important to them including: racism, the homelessness crisis, food stability, housing stability, immigration and refugee issues, the environment, access to clean water, gender equality, disabled rights, health care, civic engagement strategies for adults and youth, and other compelling social justice issues.
TOC is a nonprofit, non-religious, all ages performance space and historic landmark in downtown Portland.
More information theoldchurch.org and wecanlisten.org
TICKETS | $22 advance, $25 day of show, $30 21+ Balcony, $35 day of show 21+ balcony
Floater has an impressive history of releasing albums that span a vast musical spectrum and hold up over time.
The band is squarely based in guitar rock but has evolved with stylistic changes that incorporate pop notes, reggae-inflected sounds, acoustic rock, and jazz.
With intense and unforgettable live performances, their fan base has grown over the years to a fever pitch and Floater fans are legendary for their dedication. For more things Floater go to www.Floater.com
Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm
All Ages | Free Admission | Donations Encouraged Benefitting XRAY.FM, Friends of Noise, My Voice Music, & Youth Music Project.
A Collective Fundraiser for Nonprofits Empowering Young People Through Music
Four incredible nonprofits are banding together to host the ultimate youth open mic night with special guest performer Amenta 'Yawa' Abioto!
Join us as we raise awareness and support for Youth Music Project, Friends of Noise, My Voice Music, and XRAY FM through Willamette Week's Give!Guide campaign!
Sign-up at the doors at 6:00 p.m—spaces are limited due to the nature of this special event! Performances begin 6:30 p.m.
Note: This event may be live broadcast and/or recorded. Parent/guardian permission will be required for performers under the age of 18.
Straight Boom Bap. 90's Hip-Hop and Golden Era inspired.
DJ Ambush
In a time when DJ's come a dime a dozen, DJ Klyph was faced with the obstacle of separating myself from the pack. And through years of trial and error, he has come to find that the best way to do that is consistency. Stick to the script and give the people what they want. Consistency doesn't mean playing the same records each week. But it does mean giving a quality performance every time you pick up the headphones.
DJ Klyph
Always pushing the foundation, the definition of hip-hop. Peace. Love. Unity and Having Fun.
TICKETS | $15 Advance, $20 Day Of
Shaped by Jared Squires (guitar/vocals), Luke Nevills (bass/keys), Brandon Hailey (saxophone), Owen Mayo (keys/guitar), Trevor Church (drums), Alex Dean (synth/keys), Sean Connelly (vocals/keys), and Connor Merritt (aux percussion). Cytrus’ eight-piece funk-driven fusion makes a place at the table for everyone, offering a psychedelic pallet of funk, disco, electronic, rock, soul, hip-hop, and more. The Seattle-based band is personalized by its juicy synths, bass-induced grooves, and cinematic live performances. However, the group is best known for their flowing transitions in variety, consistently sonic wall of sound, and undeniable chemistry.
Bodhi Mojo is a psychedelic, four-piece jamband rooted in the good feels. Characterized by mind-bending jams and heartfelt songwriting, they never play the same show twice and leave you yearning for more.
https://www.cytrusband.com
https://linktr.ee/CytrusMusic
https://www.facebook.com/cytrusmusic
https://instagram.com/cytrusmusic
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdCL22fD/
TICKETS | $7 Advance/$10 At The Door
Neon Prairie Dogs
http://samuelcodymatson.bandcamp.com
Alison Self
https://linktr.ee/alisonselfmusic
Johnny Franco
TICKETS | $20
Never Ending Fall’s dynamic blend of jazz, funk, and alternative rock sounds create a soul-filled immersion into a catalog of electrifying feel-good music. Pair this one of a kind tour with a lineup of the hottest emerging artists that Portland has to offer and this is a lineup surely not to be missed.
No professional video or photography equipment permitted in the venue without prior approval.
Rosewood is excited to announce the return of Rosewood Saturday Celebrations, their summer market series with dates coming up on August 13th and September 10th, 1:00PM-4:00PM at their new location on SE 141st & Stark.
The events feature East Portland artisans selling their handmade goods, and resource fair of nonprofit organizations, providing an opportunity to gather, learn, celebrate, and support new small business owners. More information www.rosewoodinitiative.org or at the organization’s Instagram or Facebook.
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's (PICA) twentieth annual Time-Based Art Festival
TBA:22 illuminates what is new and extraordinary. It wrestles with the unanswered and unanswerable. It pushes against this edge of what it means to make—and who can participate in—contemporary art. In addition to performances, exhibitions, dance parties, our new NIGHT SCHOOL program, and our Fall 2022 Creative Exchange Lab, we invite you to come hang out, sip, ponder, and reconnect between and after programs at our on-site Festival bar. TBA:22 will feature international, national, and regional artists, World and West Coast Premieres, local partners, and accessible sites and spaces across the city.
This September, we invite you to come together—in the twenty-year spirit of TBA—to experience a festival like no other.
For a deeper dive into each program, please visit pica.org/tba.
Price
- Patron Pass (All Access + VIP) - $500
- Buy One, Give One - $300
- Full Pass - $150
- One-Weekend Pass - $75
- Individual tickets are also available for each individual program on a sliding scale.
Artists
- Adrienne Truscott
- Anthony Hudson/Carla Rossi
- Arab.AMP (Sir Richard Bishop, Lime Rickey International, and Descending Pharaohs)
- Black Feast (Akela Jaffi, Intisar Abioto, and Salimatu Amabebe)*
- Chloe Alexandra Thompson & DB Amorin
- Emily Jones**
- First Nations Performing Arts (Dakota Camacho, Kunu Bearchum, Allison Akootchook Warden, Autumn Chacon and Jess Abeita, Kevin Holden, morher feat. Chloe Alexandra Thompson, and Ed Bourgeois)
- garima thakur
- jaamil olawale kosoko
- Joseph Keckler with guest artist Holland Andrews
- Hannah Krafcik**
- Harun Morrison**
- Kite
- Lapaushi
- Nana Adusei-Poku
- Pallavi Sen**
- Pepper Pepper
- Princess Bouton**
- Radio III / ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᏦᎢ (Elisa Harkins, Zoë Poluch, and Hanako Hoshimi-Caines)
- San Cha
- Satpreet Kahlon**
- Sasha Wortzel*
- Shannon Funchess/LIGHT ASYLUM
- Sylvan Oswald
- Takahiro Yamamoto
- UwU & Friends (ADAB (T4T LUV NRG), Ryan Bunao, Bianca AE Mack, Haevyn, Cay Horiuchi, Adam Lucero, Jack Malstrom, Jen Tam, Samantha Pollock, Ava Douglas, Baby Timm, Coco Madrid, Laura Anne Whitley, Nikki Nicole, Nzinga Valentine, and more!)
- Zach Blas*
*These artists are presented with our partners Black Feast; Cooley Gallery, Reed College; Hollywood Theatre, and Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University.
** These artists are part of our Fall 2022 Creative Exchange Lab.
21+ | Doors 4:30pm | TICKETS $25-$120 | COVID-19 Policies | Spotify playlist
Lose Yr Mind Fest is pleased to announce the full line up for the 8th annual independent music festival celebrating some of the best artists in rock, psychedelic, post-punk and garage.
This year’s primarily local lineup of 23 bands and two music showcases will take place September 2-3, 2022 across four venues in Portland’s Central Eastside neighborhood, with a free and open to the public wrap party on September 4.
Along with a majority of female fronted bands, this year’s festival will emphasize BIPOC and LGBTQ+ representation, making it the most diverse Lose Yr Mind Fest to-date.
Fueled by the nostalgia of the 90’s, this year’s lineup dives into the past to create a new blend of fresh and eclectic post-punk sounds. Highlights at Lose Yr Mind Fest include various Portland-based hometown stars such as ‘sad rock’ Soft Kill, psychedelic-pop band The Dandy Warhols, and indie-folk MAITA, whose sophomore record I Just Want to Be Wild for You dropped in February. While the mix of artists at Lose Yr Mind Fest includes local favorites, Psychic Bloom’s soulful garage rock from Tehran and Orquestra Pacifico Tropical’s Colombian cumbia rhythms show that the festival sounds go beyond borders and genres.
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Friday, September 2
Bunk Bar: Monsterwatch, The Macks, Shadowgraphs, Psychic Bloom
Vitalidad: The Dandy Warhols, Elephant Stone, Roselit Bone, Art d'Ecco, Orquestra Pacifico
Tropical, Abronia
Lollipop Shoppe (FKA Dig a Pony): The Thesis or Mama Bird Recording Co.
The Get Down: Soft Kill, TBD
Saturday, September 3
Bunk Bar: MAITA, Black Ends, Shaylee, TBD
Vitalidad: Jerry Paper, Holy Wave, Vinyl Williams, Tonstartssbandht, TBD, !mindparade
Lollipop Shoppe (FKA Dig a Pony): The Thesis or Mama Bird Recording Co.
The Get Down: Bush Tetras, Slang, Yuvees, Launderette
FEATURING:
Rosewood is excited to announce the return of Rosewood Saturday Celebrations, their summer market series with dates coming up on August 13th and September 10th, 1:00PM-4:00PM at their new location on SE 141st & Stark.
The events feature East Portland artisans selling their handmade goods, and resource fair of nonprofit organizations, providing an opportunity to gather, learn, celebrate, and support new small business owners. More information www.rosewoodinitiative.org or at the organization’s Instagram or Facebook.
FREE | All Ages until 7pm, 21+ 7pm on
It’s an endless sunny day. Eclectic music is pulsing through the air. Delicious eats and libations are being enjoyed by all. After all that time in quarantine and after that long, record-breaking winter, the whole community is coming together to celebrate. Music is vibing, records are being swapped, there are workshops and activities the whole fam can enjoy, and everyone you love is there having fun at your side…
This is the Portland July of your rainy winter dreams. Complete with XRAY favorites from the Saturday schedule--it'll be a day with XRAY you won't want to miss.
Come thirsty. Bring your friends and neighbors. And get ready to dance.
Find a full press release for the event here.
Live DJ Lineup:
- 12-1 PM: Beaches w/ Beaches Crew
- 1-2 PM: The Impact Sound! w/ The Grand Yoni
- 2-4 PM: Sessions from the Box with James Dineen
- 4-5 PM: Friends of Noise Presents w/ DJ Harry
- 4-6 PM: Friends of Noise Presents w/ DJ Ayler
- 6-7 PM: Intuitive Navigation w/ DJ Serious Moonlight & DJ Palm Dat
- 7-8 PM: Kevin Berry's Old School Show w/ Kevin Berry
- 8-10 PM: Welcome to the Neighborhood w/ DJ Klyph
Vinyl Fair:
As part of this event, we'll be hosting a Vinyl Fair complete with hidden treasures and longtime favorites from local collectors--including several longtime XRAY DJs. Vendors span all genres and, while prioritizing vinyl, will also have CDs and Tapes available. Expect to see music as wide-ranging as XRAY including Classic Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop, Soul, Funk, Psych, Punk, Industrial, Experimental, Folk, Goth, Acoustic, Pop, World, Soundtracks, Dance, and more.
Vendor Lineup:
Vendor Business Name // Vendor Name // Genre Specialties
*Links provided to shows on XRAY for those vendors who are station DJs.
- Too Many Records // Matt Kessler // Classic essentials from rock/jazz/soul/funk, modern rarities from hip-hop, video game soundtracks, indie, Brazilian, and blue note jazz
- DJ Morning Remorse // Carlos Block-Almanzan // All Genres
- Prospector Records // Patrick Gordy // Funk, soul, psych, jazz, rock, outsider
- Fragile Records // Randy Foss // Classic Rock
- Produce Records // Dan Bryant // All Genres
- Pleuracanthas Records // Thom Jones // Post-punk, experimental, goth, industrial
- DJ Bob Ham // Bob Ham // Indie Rock
- 3 Hand Stephen // Stephen Cohen // Freak folk, psych folk, poetic acoustic, creative acoustic, experimental
- David Wagstaff // David Wagstaff // Rock, Pop, World, Jazz, & Dance
- Fluff & Gravy Records // John Shepski // Indie Folk, Rock
- Discourage Records // Paul Montone // Indie
- Vinyl Crush // Mark Wald // Jazz & Rock/Pop
Volunteer at the Event
Want to help out with the event? Let us know by sending us an email at info@xray.fm. We could use folks to help with set up and clean up, recording shoutouts, merch sales, raffle/giveaway tickets, social media, photography, and all the things that go into a great summer party!
COVID-19 Precautions & More Information
TICKETS | $13 Advance, $15 at the Door
21+ Only