FREE to play! // Raising funds for XRAY.FM
Featuring an exceptional drag performance from the one and only Valerie DeVille with trivia by Beau & Yensi!!
Join Untapped Trivia & the XRAY crew for a good old fashioned trivia night with prizes for the top 3 teams! Seating available indoors or in the large patio garage (outdoors and covered).
Untapped Trivia has been voted Best Trivia in Portland for both 2022 & 2023! Find out more about them and each of the venues they work with on Instagram @untappedtrivia and at untappedtrivia.com.
All Ages | Doors 5pm, Show 6pm | $20 Advance, $25 Door | TICKETS
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop~
Hosted by DJ Klyph (Welcome to the Neighborhood Sat 8-10pm on XRAY)
Music by DJ O.G. One (formerly of The Groove Theory Mix Show & In These Streetz on XRAY)
A Hip Hop showcase based in Portland Oregon, providing a platform for artist in an environment designed to help grow the culture. Mic Check began as the vision of emcee and promoter STARCHILE in 2016, and quickly grew into a monthly event where you could find some one the best emcees on the stage or in the audience. The original team of STAR (R.I.P.) as host, Trox as resident DJ, René Lopez and photographer and DJ Klyph behind the scene helping as curator built an event that continues to represent the culture in PDX.
In 2023, Mic Check PDX celebrates it's 7 year anniversary while also celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. This event also kicks off Portland Hip Hop week!
To see all the events for this year, check out the PDX Hip Hop Week event calendar.
More official events are added as the event gets closer.
Featuring XRAY's very own DJ Klyph of Welcome to the Neighborhood (Sat 8-10pm) and station alumni DJ OG One previously of In These Streetz & The Groove Theory Mix Show on XRAY, but best known for DJ-ing for the Portland Trailblazers.
About PDX Hip Hop Week: Portland Hip Hop Day was founded in 2015 to address concerns and conflicts between the city's Hip Hop scene and various agencies. The primary aim was to bring together divided communities through the platform of Hip Hop. The collaboration between the city and the Hip Hop community has led to successful annual events. In 2018, Hip Hop Day was extended to a week-long celebration from August 20th to August 26th. Our goal is to UNIFY, AMPLIFY, EDUCATE, & ELEVATE the Hip Hop culture.
All Ages | No Cover | 128 NW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Event: 7-10PM | Broadcast: 8-10PM
Experience LIVE radio in person (and on air!) with a standout XRAY show: Welcome to the Neighborhood with DJ Klyph! The live broadcast will serve as a pre-event to Mic Check PDX's 7th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday August 20th which will launch 2023's Portland Hip Hop Week from August 20th to 26th!
Broadcast Features:
- Prize Giveaways
- WTTN Live Verses
- Special Guests
- Artist Meet & Greet
FREE to play! // Raising funds for XRAY.FM
Trivia, Tacos, and Tequila. And on a Friday night after this way-too-hot week? Say no more.
Join Untapped Trivia & the XRAY crew for a good old fashioned trivia night with prizes for the top 3 teams! Seating available indoors or outdoors.
Untapped Trivia has been voted Best Trivia in Portland for both 2022 & 2023! Find out more about them and each of the venues they work with on Instagram @untappedtrivia and at untappedtrivia.com.
FREE | All Ages | Well-behaved dogs are welcome!
LIVE ON AIR from 10am-2pm Saturday, August 12th
Your favorite neighborhood veterinary hospital is throwing a block party! DoveLewis has been serving our community with exceptional veterinary care for five decades, and we believe this milestone deserves a momentous celebration.
Celebrate 50 years at a family and pet-friendly block party featuring food trucks, vendors, DoveLewis and pet-themed activities, art activities, and more!
XRAY will be broadcasting live from the event with some of our stellar Saturday DJs including:
- Sessions from the Box with DJ James Dineen (10am-12pm)
- Beaches with the Beaches Crew (12-1pm)
- The Impact Sound! with The Grand Yoni (1-2pm)
First Saturdays | ALL AGES | FREE | Outdoors under the arches of the Fremont Bridge (1631 NW Thurman St.)
A monthly Portland celebration of music, art & small business
Join us every 1st Saturday each month for art, local makers, food and music provided by XRAY DJs!
With 70+ vendors on display, you’ll be sure to find a wide variety of local hand-crafted goods, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, art, & countless rare treasures.
Learn more at www.bohemepdx.com and @boheme.pdx.event on Instagram.
All Ages | Thu Aug 3rd - Sun Aug 6th
Check out the full music lineup!
See the full Pickathon DJ Lineup!
As usual, this year's fest features several XRAY DJs including:
- Wayward Girls Soul Club of The 'IN' Crowd Saturdays 2-3pm.
- Tom Humphrey of Backroad to Nowhere Sundays 6-7pm
- Morning Remorse of Meaningful Connections with Morning Remorse Thursdays 8-9pm
- Bobby D of Night School (formerly 6pm Fridays) and content partner The Albina Music Trust
You'll also find several other friends of the station and XRAY DJs as part of the festival, including as performers, MCs, and behind-the-scenes staff. Look out for:
- Dave Fulton of 12 Steps Beyond Prog Thursdays 12-2am, performing with his band Motrik
- Friends of Noise of Friends of Noise Presents Mondays 2-3pm, hosting performances of teen bands at 4pm each day of the fest in the family-focused Coyote Neighborhood
- Ross Beach of Alive with Pleasure Fridays 2-4pm as an MC
- James Dineen of Sessions from the Box Saturdays 10am-12pm as an MC
We've almost certainly missed several XRAY folks in this list, and plenty of us will be around as attendees or doing press coverage. See you there!
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Every 4th Sunday @ White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell St., Portland)
2 DJs x 4 Decks x Straight Boom Bap
An Evening of Golden Era & Inspired Hip Hop Music. 'It's not a party, it's a vibe.'
Featuring:
In collaboration with Mississippi Records,The Grand Yoni of The Impact Sound! (Saturdays 1-2PM) presents an all-day outdoor, All Ages DJ showcase!
Featuring Selections by:
- The Grand Yoni
- Rasclat
- Dead Steady
- DJ Provoke
- Nomad
- DJ Cuica
- Matt Wettig
- Golden Wilson
Joe Ball (Solar Powered Flight Thu 2-3AM) + Bryson Wallace host a live DJ night @ Donnie Vegas!
21+ | All Vinyl | No Cover
DJ MorningRemorse (of Meaningful Connections with Morning Remorse Thursdays 8-9pm), takes the decks live alongside Lazerwolf78 & Speck at the newly opened Dream House Bar. He's most known on XRAY for his all vinyl sets, and corresponding passion for 45s, and being a curator of great sounds from all over the world--often that listeners will be discovering for the very first time.
Located at 412 NE Beech St., Dream House is building on some of what former XRAY mainstay Beech Street Parlor did in the space--creating a casual neighborhood place that's more house party than just a regular bar.
Come hang with the Monday night DJ crew for a live broadcast event at the newly-opened Dream House, which has taken over the space of former XRAY mainstay Beech Street Parlor.
Broadcasting live to air, featuring the 8pm-midnight Monday lineup:
- Shawn Swagerty of Big City Radio Show
- DJ Alice Wonder & Red Lincoln of Down the Rabbit Hole
- DJ Wednesday of Six Beats Under
- DDDJJJ666 of Hipsters Suck
The Beaches Crew, of the aptly named show Beaches (Saturdays 12-1pm) takes the decks live at the newly opened Dream House Bar. They're most known for playing just what you'd expect from a trip to the beach--sweet soul, lost highway, beach tracks, lowrider oldies, and all the vibes to transport you to a place where sand is between your toes.
Located at 412 NE Beech St., Dream House is building on some of what former XRAY mainstay Beech Street Parlor did in the space--creating a casual neighborhood place that's more house party than just a regular bar.
DJ Kyle Reese of the VCR TV (Fridays 1-2 AM) takes the decks live at the newly opened Dream House Bar. He's most known on XRAY for video music, movie soundtracks, dark danse, and, in his own words "what John Carpenter listens to, late at night..."
Located at 412 NE Beech St., Dream House is building on some of what former XRAY mainstay Beech Street Parlor did in the space--creating a casual neighborhood place that's more house party than just a regular bar.
Featuring DJ Provoke & DJ Joe Ball--otherwise known on XRAY as DJ The Captain Speaking of Solar Powered Flight Thursdays 2-3 AM)
21+ | No Cover
DJ Alice Wonder of the duo behind Down the Rabbit Hole (Mondays 9-10pm) takes the decks live at the newly opened Dream House Bar. It's always an adventure with her behind the decks, but expect sounds from groups playing synth punk, minimal wave, mutant pop, and plenty more.
Located at 412 NE Beech St., Dream House is building on some of what former XRAY mainstay Beech Street Parlor did in the space--creating a casual neighborhood place that's more house party than just a regular bar.
First Saturdays | ALL AGES | FREE | Outdoors under the arches of the Fremont Bridge (1631 NW Thurman St.)
A monthly Portland celebration of music, art & small business
Join us every 1st Saturday each month for art, local makers, food and music provided by XRAY DJs!
With 70+ vendors on display, you’ll be sure to find a wide variety of local hand-crafted goods, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, art, & countless rare treasures.
Learn more at www.bohemepdx.com and @boheme.pdx.event on Instagram.
Free, Outdoors, & All Ages!
11AM - 7PM
In collaboration with the Impact Sound Hi-Fi Sound System Crew, presented by our friends and neighbors at Mississippi Records!
Featuring Selections by:
- The Impact! Sound (The Grand Yoni, Saturdays 1-2PM)
- DJ Cuica & Golden Wilson
- The Wayward Girls Soul Club (The "IN" Crowd, Saturdays 2-3PM)
- The Beaches Crew (Beaches, Saturdays 12-1PM)
Join Wayward Girls Soul Club (of The "IN" Crowd, Saturdays 2-3 PM on XRAY)
21+ | No Cover | Every First Friday @ Donnie Vegas
All Vinyl DJs playing Soul, R&B, + More!