21+ // Doors 8pm, Party 9pm
Special XRAY Advance: $10.71, or $15 at the door.
Join us at Holocene for a dance party as part of our summer to celebrate 10 years of XRAY!
This special DJ showcase features longtime XRAY DJs Honest John (of Savage Beat, Thursdays 7pm-8pm) and Morning Remorse (of Meaningful Connections, Thursdays 8pm-9pm), as well as newcomer Smasheltooth (of the new XRAY program Smasheltoonz 01:00am-02:00am).
YOU are invited to contribute to making my next dance party the best night ever! I'm conducting an interesting, inclusive experiment for the August edition of FLAME!
I believe music to be the great unifier, bringing communities together to bond over our commonalities. I've always aimed to make my events something to be enjoyed by everyone. That's why I want YOU to select the dance songs for my next dance party.
Here are the guidelines:
1) The recording must be from the years 1950-1980
2) I must have in my VINYL collection
3) Your request must be made PRIOR to the day of the dance party
4) I'm not restricting genres, but my collection mostly consists of soul, country, 50s-70s"oldies", classic rock, disco, funk, jazz, blues, r&b, rockabilly, gospel, and Latin.
5) You can request up to THREE songs
TRY ME! If you request it and I have it, I will play it.
This has the potential to be REALLY fun and cathartic! PARTICIPATE!
Send your requests using the contact form at djactionslacks.com
What song lifts your spirits? Who will you choose?
Will it be The Supremes? David Bowie? Aretha? Parliament? Tammy Wynette? Little Richard? The Monkees? Grace Jones? T-Rex? Fleetwood Mac? Bill Withers? Suzi Quatro? Neil Diamond? Ella Fitzgerald? Heart? Foreigner? Some kind of show tune from Rita Moreno?
I can't wait to find out!!!!
Portland based DJ Ambush (News With My Fiancé) and DJ Klyph (Welcome to the Neighborhood) bring an evening celebrating Golden Era and inspired hip hop to the White Eagle. Come through for this FREE, 21+ event and hear classic cuts and remixes while grabbing a hot plate and cold beverage. You can dance if you want, but this night is about the head nod.
"It's not a party, it's a vibe".
FREE // All Ages // Outdoors & Family Friendly
Music on vinyl all day from some of Portland's finest selectors! Including XRAY's own The Grand Yoni (The IMPACT! Sound, Saturdays 1-2pm) and DNA (Beautiful Music, Tuesdays 4-6pm) in some great company!
18,000 watts of pure power from the IMPACT! High Fidelity Sound System! Done in collaboration with our neighbors at Mississippi Records.
Join XRAY and Happy Lucky for a block party!
Looks, Sips, Swagger and Beats
XRAY DJs will be on hand to spin records, local vendors, food and drink. Help us celebrate and show your pride!
Saturday July 20th from 4-9pm at 615 SE Oak Street. This event is free and open to everyone. This is an outdoor event so please prepare accordingly.
Event Runtime: 168 min.
GET TICKETS // General Admission $25
Doors 6:30 pm; Performance 7 pm; Film 8:15 pm
Click here to learn more about accessibility at the Tomorrow Theater.
ON SCREEN: The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
2022. Directed by C.B. Stockfleth. Runtime: 93 minutes. Not Rated.
The Elephant 6 Recording Co. shares the unique inside story of the collective creative evolution behind the sounds of 1990s psychedelic rock bands The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, and The Apples in Stereo — the founding groups behind the Elephant 6 collective, as well as a host of other artists — with inspirational resonance for today’s music makers, and music lovers everywhere.
Around 1985, a group of Ruston, Louisiana area high schoolers began experimenting with whatever random instruments and gear they could lay their hands on. Moving to other small college towns including Denver, Colorado and Athens, Georgia, their musical coming of age coincided with the new consumer availability of old-school 4- and 8-track recording technology and cassette tapes. Sharing like-minded sensibilities, influenced by past sounds and psychedelia, and with little to distract them, their efforts to create whole new musical worlds became the bands The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples In Stereo and many more. While the collective grew to a natural breaking point, its founding members overcame obstacles and remained closely bonded, reuniting for tours and still collaborating today.
The Elephant 6 Recording Co. provides insight into this revolutionary era of popular independent music in America, the defiant DIY spirit in music making, and champions the integrity of an authentic quest for artistic expressiveness over the more mainstream image of being a “successful” musician in our fame-obsessed times.
ON STAGE: Ross Beach & The Minders
Ross Beach
Ross Beach is a songwriter, DJ, tech pro, and a co-founder and former president of the non-profit group PDX Pop Now!
He hails from Louisiana where he was a DJ for KLPI-Ruston and where he
played in numerous bands, including an early lineup of Neutral Milk
Hotel. Hear him preview local concerts and spin strange, beautiful music
on his XRAY show, Alive With Pleasure, Fridays from 2-3 p.m.
The Minders
The Minders
are an Indie-Psych-Pop band based in Portland, Oregon. Formed in
Denver, Colorado in 1996, the band is closely associated with The
Elephant Six Collective.
21+
Sliding scale $10 - $20 at the door (pay what you choose - cash or Venmo)
**SPECIAL LAST SUNDAY EDITION** DJ Ambush and DJ Klyph are back with another Verzuz Series event, this time featuring two celebrated labels in hip-hop, Death Row and Roc-A-Fella. We're celebrating the Golden Era and inspired hip hop to the White Eagle so come through for this FREE event and hear classic cuts, remixes while grabbing a hot plate and cold beverage. You can dance if you want, but this night is about the head nod. This is 21+ event goes from 6pm - 9pm.
"It's not a party, it's a vibe".
Outdoors, free, all ages and family friendly!
In collaboration with Mississippi Records: Saturday June 29th from 11am to 6:00pm at Sumner-Albina Park (next to Cherry Sprout and across the street from Mississippi Records).
Music on vinyl all day from some of Portland's finest selectors! 18,000 watts of pure power from the Impact! High Fidelity Sound System!!!
Featuring: the Impact Sound! Beaches Crew, Wayward Girls Soul Club, DJ Cucia, Pressure Down Sound System, DJ Slouch and more!!!
Third Fridays
9 pm til late
WHIPPED CREAM, happening 3rd Fridays at DOTS in the Clinton Neighborhood! I've been looking for the right venue for this event for a while, and I think DOTS fits the bill perfectly!
Gather
your crew and/or bring your date to DOTS! Grab dinner & drinks,
dance, play pinball, bring dice/cards & play those, or just shoot the sh*t while I spin
vintage vinyl inspired by the ICONIC vintage decor of DOTS that
Portlanders have been enjoying for decades!
You'll hear tunes from the 1950s-1970s: tropical, Latin tinge, swingin'
60s, psychedelic velvet! Rhythm n Grooves with a touch of camp.
In order for the Old Portland establishments to survive, we need to SHOW UP FOR THEM! Support the remaining "Old Portland" businesses like DOTS and the Kenton Club!
You asked for it, you got it!
Under the FLAME umbrella, your host DJ Action Slacks revives Queer Country Junction for one night during Pride Month!
CLASSIC COUNTRY on VINTAGE VINYL (1950s-1980s) with perhaps a couple of newer things tossed in!
1 night of incredible music!
Sexy LGBTQs & allies in western outfits kicking up their heels on one of the BEST dance floors in town!
Also including the induction of several classic country music-makers into the Dance Hall of FLAME!
$10 - $20 at the door (sliding scale)
8 pm to midnight
21+
SEE YOU JUNE 15th at the Kenton Club!
Doors 6:30pm w/ Prize Giveaways, Show 7:30pm // All Ages
$15 // TICKETS
Click here to learn more about accessibility at the Tomorrow Theater.
THE EXPERIENCE
Join us for a 40th anniversary screening of the film Beat Street, presented by DJ Klyph and XRAY FM!
ON SCREEN: Beat Street
1984. Directed by Stan Lathan. Runtime: 105 minutes. Rated PG.
Produced by Harry Belafonte, Hollywood’s first in-depth exploration of hip-hop culture centers on teens in the Bronx, the epicenter of the blooming hip-hop community, finding their way. Littered with cameos from hip-hop greats, the film captures the pulse of a community before their culture hit the mainstream. With Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Mary Alice, and Duane Jones.
OFF SCREEN: No Requests DJs Klyph & Ambush
DJ Klyph is a veteran of terrestrial radio in Portland, Oregon, building a brand that has promoted the local music scene through FM broadcast [The Numberz FM & XRAY FM], podcasts [Klyph Notes], and live events [No Requests & Mic Check PDX].
As a selector, he leans heavily towards lyrical content and classic boom bap due in great part to his early years in the Northeastern corner of the US. After spending prominent years in the South, he relocated to the Northwest and has become a fixture in the local scene.
“The Rhythm” radio show on The Numberz FM allows Klyph to continue the mission of bringing great content to listeners, highlighting music you won’t hear anywhere else in the city. “Welcome to the Neighborhood” on XRAY FM provides a platform for artists from within the region and national artists as well. The “Klyph Notes” podcast brings long form interviews, diving into the stories behind the art. Klyph works to create platforms representing the underrepresented from the Northwest and worldwide.
Being a collector of music since the age of 14, Ambush has always had a devout interest in making people dance. Starting out by rocking high school and basement parties, Ambush was the one showing up with the “pause tape” cassette mixes and was always amazed and excited to see audiences react to his selections. Soon thereafter, Ambush acquired his first set of turntables, and started getting booked for parties; the rest is history. Ambush’s love for music and DJ’ing has taken him all over. With over 26 years of experience in nightclubs, concerts, festivals, retail locations, and weddings coupled with a rich knowledge of music Ambush is the perfect DJ for any occasion.
FREE // All Ages
Join us for another edition of the XRAY Record Fair, this time at Wayfinder Beer!
From Noon to 5pm on June 2nd XRAY will be hosting a record swap, with music provided by XRAY, cold ones from Wayfinder, and vinyl treasures galore.
Featured Vendors include:
- Super-Electric Records (Bob Ham of On the Corner)
- Produce Records (DNA of Beautiful Music)
- Sublime Frequencies
- Pleuracanthas Records (DDDJJJ666 of Hipsters Suck)
- PHP_Sevens (Paul Potter)
- Morning Remorse (Meaningful Connections with DJ Morning Remorse)
We are looking to fill a few remaining vendor spaces. 8’ spaces are available for $45, if you are an XRAY DJ or Member you are eligible for a discounted fee of $35. To register or for any questions please contact Chase Spross at chase.spross@xray.fm.
FLAME Vintage Vinyl Dance Party presents the Annual Pride Month Kickoff Party! Join your LGBTQmunity at the World Famous
Kenton Club as we gather to celebrate with LOVE! Portland has moved its Pride celebration to July,
but Pride Month is still JUNE, so this party will still take place the
first Saturday of June.
21+
Sliding scale $10 - $20 at the door (pay what you choose - cash or Venmo)
DJ Ambush (News with My Fiancé) and DJ Klyph (Welcome to the Neighborhood) bring an evening celebrating Golden Era and inspired hip hop to the White Eagle. Come through for this FREE event and hear classic cuts and remixes while grabbing a hot plate and cold beverage. You can dance if you want, but this night is about the head nod. "It's not a party, it's a vibe".
