The Back Fence PDX: MAINSTAGE show has been playing to packed good-looking audiences since 2008. In 2013 OPB aired a mini series of our stories. Stories are also podcast on Rooftop Media, Spotify, Sticher and our new radio show will air on XRAY.fm starting in 2015. The evening features local and out of town storytellers telling true personal tales based on the night’s theme. Former storytellers range from a blood-spatter expert, a pet photographer, a park ranger, funeral director, a former Scientologist, to scientists and doctors, to New York Times Best-Selling authors, film actors/writers/directors, and people we’ve met on the street. MAINSTAGE stories have never been told publicly. In some cases, not even to significant others.
Doors open at 6:30
$15 General Admission | $18 At the Door | $22.50 VIP (seating in the first five rows in the center section - available in advance only)
The SEASON 3 cast of NSS is excited for the return of guest host and performer — from the Moth Radio Hour, DAN KENNEDY!
Along with regular cast members, Emmy-Nominated Director of The Making of South Park; Six Days to Air/Author of Turtleface, ARTHUR BRADFORD, International Poet/Moth Hour Storyteller/Producer+Host BackFencePDX, MINDY NETTIFEE, WEINLAND Frontman/Alialuja Choir Co-Founder, ADAM SHEARER, Runner-up in Portland's 2015 Funniest Person contest, Co-Creator of Hurricaine Comedy & special guest BRI PRUETT, Musician/Songwriter/In the Band Bitch'n, EMILY OVERSTREET, PICA Time Based Art Favorite/Host of the Moth StorySLAMs, ANDREW DICKSON, and Voted Best Storyteller/Spoken word for 2015 WW's Best Of/Producer+Host BackFencePDX, B. FRAYN MASTERS all performing all debut work at the 11th of September season 3 Kick-Off at DISJECTA!
COMEDY. VIDEOS. MUSIC. RAUCOUS READINGS. WEIRD STUFF.
The Hollywood Theatre’s Sonic Cinema Festival presents the best in new and classic music documentaries on the big screen. The festival explores a wide range of musical artists, genres and styles.
Upcoming screenings:
Thursday, November 12 at 7:30pm | $8
SIR DOUG AND THE GENUINE TEXAS COSMIC GROOVE tells the story of Doug Sahm, the wild man musician’s’ musician and unsung hero of Texas music. A country music child prodigy and teenage rhythm and blues dynamo who caused a riot at his San Antonio high school, Sahm emerged as an international rock star leading the Sir Douglas Quintet. He landed in San Francisco just in time for the Summer of Love in 1967. He returned to Texas as the cowboy hippie rocker who built a burgeoning music scene in Austin before forming the Tex-Mex super group The Texas Tornados. A kinetic quirky character with a solid sense of place as well as an innate wanderlust, Doug Sahm’’s story is the story of Texas Music. Watch the trailer.
Dam-Funk grew up in the Los Angeles city/suburb of Pasadena. A '70s baby, he came of age in the era of the Uncle Jamm's Army parties, of electro-pharaoh Egyptian Lover, of Prince's purple reign. His parents nurtured his musical talents as a child and by his teens, he mastered the drums, then the drum machine. A chance encounter led to an apprenticeship under funk songwriter/producer Leon Sylvers III (SOLAR Records) and by the mid-90s G-Funk era in hip-hop, Dam found his musical skills in high demand by rappers such as Mack 10 and MC Eiht. "Everybody was trying to do the live instrumentation thing, so then you got cats like me playing on records," Dam explains.
Sideman status wasn't enough though. Dam remembers "watching gold plaques hitting the wall" for everyone but him and he decided to go "full-funk" and make a do-or-die try to become an artist on his own terms. In 2006, Dam-Funk and a few friends launched the popular Funkmosphere party in L.A., bringing the boogie back. It's around then that Dam drew the attention of Stones Throw and both label and artist related to Dam's insistence that "funk is not just a Jheri Curl. There was more than that."
Dam's partnership with Stones Throw has now included everything from his 2009 LP Toeachizown, to an anthology of early productions, Adolescent Funk (2010), to 2013's Higher and 7 Days of Funk. Invite the Light isn't just Dam's first solo full-length since '09, he thinks of it as his first fully-realized effort – a "concise, beginning-to-end vision – that's resulted in a loosely autobiographical concept album inspired by the trials and tribulations of his personal and professional life of the last six years.
As always, Dam flexes his multi-instrumentalist talents by handling all the production but still makes time for guests including rapper Q-Tip, the father-son duo of Leon Sylvers III & IV, and funk giant Junie Morrison of the Ohio Players, who opens and closes the album with dire warnings of what could happen in a world without funk. Rest assured, Dam is here to make sure that never comes to pass. As he puts it, "funk is the underdog, the black sheep of black music," and if that's true, Dam-Funk is its shepherd.
Well Folks! It's time to party down, come pick up your copy of the long awaited full length album and send The Billies off with well wishes on our west coast tour!
Pleased to be joined by TRAVESURA coming all the way from California to join us for this special nite. You can check out their tunes here:http://travesuramusic.com/album/travesura-ep/
Rounding out the line up is our good bud JAKE RAY - Honky Tonk Hero extraordinaire: http://jakeray.org/music
Party 'til the sun goes down
w/
Natural Magic
(https://soundcloud.com/thenaturalmagic)
(https://soundcloud.com/champ-discs)
Wampire
(https://soundcloud.com/wampire-music)
WARM HANDS
(https://soundcloud.com/warm-hands)
Appendixes
(https://soundcloud.com/appendixes)
4pm - 9:30
21+ $5
In Plain Speech represents the start of a new, more collaborative chapter for Circuit des Yeux. While previous works were solo affairs, not only in performance, but emotionally tied to a sense of confinement and place, these new songs were composed after a move to a collective living space, giving Fohr an opportunity to break free of the isolation that informed her previous albums. Fohr brought her community, literally, to the recording. In Plain Speech continues her collaboration with Crain, but it is her first recording with a full band, who are all leaders in Chicago’s new wave of creative musicians. Her songs, while always potent when delivered solo, shine in this new band context. Companionship and solidarity are themes woven throughout the album. “Do The Dishes” is a meditation on sisterhood, and a message to other women to take risks, follow their passions deeply and to love themselves. “Fantasize the Scene” explores the idea of eternal friendship.
Extensive touring after Circuit des Yeux’s acclaimed 2013 album Overdue influenced the making of the album in several ways. On that tour, which stretched for months throughout Europe and the US, Fohr toured solo, no band, no tour manager, no driver, and in that solitude learned to commune with the audience in a way that she hadn’t ever before. That connection sparked in her mind a conversation with the audience, and many of the lyrics on In Plain Speech are directed at “you,” the listener. She also became acutely aware of disquiet, a pervasive anxiety, which permeated society in almost every city she visited. “I felt an uneasiness that superseded phonetic communication,” she writes. “Something dim is in the air, and it is looming large.” This anxiety creeped into songs like “A Story Of This World,” which is a call for change of priorities and values among the world’s leadership.
Fohr will tour with the musicians who play on In Plain Speech throughout 2015. If the band’s debut show is any indication, these shows will be lush and captivating, the band enhancing her already compelling performances. Fohr self-released her 2013 album Overdue, which was praised by NPR, Pitchfork, Tiny Mix Tapes, and more - an impressive display of support for an artist working on her own. 2015 will certainly bring many more exciting chapters in Fohr’s ongoing story.
The 2nd annual Montavilla Jazz Festival will take place on August 15 & 16, 2015, at Portland Metro Arts in Portland. Festival details and updates will be posted as they become available.
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The Montavilla Neighborhood Association is gearing up for the second annual Montavilla Jazz Festival (MJF). Last year attendees enjoyed fantastic original, creative, Portland-based jazz over two days at Post5 Theatre. Once again MJF organizers have assembled a program that highlights the best of originally composed jazz created and performed by Portland-based artists, this year at a larger venue, Portland Metro Arts.
MJF 2015 Headliner Darrell Grant will debut “All 4 Naught”, an exploration of current popular music that mines the jazz tradition while exploring new improvisational forms. Grant has appeared on major concert stages from the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall to the Monterey, Telluride, and San Francisco Jazz Festivals, and has been a guest on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz on NPR. “All 4 Naught” features Darrell Grant on piano, Eric Gruber on bass, and Tyson Stubelek on drums, along with special guests to be announced.
The complete MJF 2015 roster features some of Portland’s top musical talent, some returning from last year, and others making their MJF debut. All share a dedication to actively composing and presenting new works. See the complete lineup at montavillajazzfest.com/artists.
Times: Saturday, August 15, 2015 2:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m., and Sunday, August 16, 2015 2:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. both days.
Saturday Schedule: 2:00–Rich Halley 4*; 3:10–George Colligan Quartet; 4:20–Ryan Meagher; 5:30–Alan Jones Sextet; 6:40–Portland Jazz Composers’ Ensemble; 8:00–Darrell Grant All 4 Naught; 9:40–Ian Christensen Quartet. *CD Release Performance.
Sunday Schedule: 2:00–Ed Bennett Quintet; 3:10–Tim Willcox’s Superjazzers*; 4:20–Joe Manis Trio*; 5:30–David Friesen Circle 3 Trio; 6:40–John Gross Trio; 8:00–Machete Order. *CD Release Performance.
Location: Portland Metro Arts, 9003 SE Stark St., Portland, OR 97216 (onstreet parking available).
Tickets: Saturday or Sunday day pass: $10$25 sliding scale. General admission day passes are available for purchase only at the box office during festival hours on both days.
This year the Montavilla Neighborhood Association has created the Montavilla Schools Music Fund (MSMF), a new effort to enhance music education in Montavilla public schools. All ticket revenue goes toward the MSMF and next year’s festival budget.
Outdoor food court with music: Also new in 2015! The festival has added onsite food and beverage options courtesy of Portland Mercado’s Mixteca Catering and The Wine Nomad. The food court will also feature music by local student musicians.
MJF 2015 Sponsors: More than fifty local businesses have contributed as sponsors and inkind partners to make MJF 2015 happen. Many are within walking distance of the festival. Organizers encourage attendees to shop, get a bite to eat, or simply relax and socialize at these businesses during their visit to Montavilla. See a complete listing of our generous sponsors and partners at montavillajazzfest.com/sponsors.
Afterhours jam session: Saturday, August 15, 11:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m. at East Glisan Pizza Lounge 8001 NE Glisan St., Portland, OR 97213, hosted by Alan Jones Academy of Music.
For more information, please visit: montavillajazzfest.com.
To schedule interviews, speak to festival organizers, and volunteer opportunities please contact:
Fritz Hirsch, Managing Director, at fritz@montavillajazzfest.com, 9714076744.
Montavilla Jazz Festival is a project of the Montavilla Neighborhood Association, and is fiscally sponsored by SE Uplift, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and coalition of 20 Portland neighborhoods.
Bull in China is taking over the original Lardo PDX cart at Lardo Hawthorne on Monday, August 10 from 5 PM - 10 PM or until we run out..!
BIC Barmen Lucas Plant and Daniel Osborne will be slinging tropical drinks and boozy snow cones with New Deal Distillery and Starvation Alley FarmsCranberry. We will also be donating a portion of proceeds to our favorite radio station—XRAY.FM— who will be there DJ-ing. And, we'll be offering a special on our Bull in China wares, which you can buy during the event.
Yes, there will be a pool!
Hosted by B. FRAYN MASTERS & MINDY NETTIFEE
Music by DJ FREAKY OUTTY from XRAY
$15 ADVANCE | $18 DOOR
Looking for a great night of music?
DJ O.G. One has assembled an All-Star band that will have you tapping, clapping and grooving all night. Don’t hesitate to come out and enjoy a group of local artists who are some of the best musicians in the country.
Special guests include Saeeda Wright, Ashley Minnieweather, Tamara Stephens, Nafasaria Scroggins, Ronnie Wright, Kimberly Monique, Katrina Holland, and Eli "Jove" Hardy.
From the streets of Watts to the city of Portland...DJ O.G.ONE has emerged onto the scene as the Northwest's premier DJ. His work ethic, ability to relate to people, knowledge on the turntables and versatility in music has propelled him into a professional level to land events with clients such as: Michael Jordan, RUN DMC, Jay Z, Nelly, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, P.Diddy...and so many more, including many NBA players and high profile celebrities.
'Expand your awareness of the best new acts on the West Coast psych-rock scene & beyond with Portland's inaugural Psych Fest Showcase, Summer Daze. Groups representing Portland, Seattle, L.A., Boise, Guadalajara, and Korea will lavish your mind with fresh colour and vibrations over the course of 3 days, the first weekend of August, 7th-9th. Hawthorne Theatre Lounge hosts Friday's opening night, with the festival moving downtown to Star Theater for Saturday and Sunday. Attending specially is local Tarot artist Amber, whose uncanny readings will resonate into your past, present, and future trajectories. Dig the Latest Soundz through the Eyes and Minds of Portland, Or at Summer Daze, 2015.'
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Friday Aug 7th
@Hawthorne Theatre Lounge
Music starts @ 9pm
$10 ADV/$12 Day Of
The Reverberations
Shy Seasons
The Verner Pantons
Jackson Boone
Julia Dream (Korea)
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Saturday Aug 8th
@ The Star Theatre
Music starts @ 6pm
$12/$20 2-day pass
Moon Jail
Jollapin Jasper
Hollow Sidewalks
Kingdom Of The Holy Sun (SEA)
Paradise
Dorotheo (Mexico)
HiHazel (Idaho)
The Upsidedown
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Sunday August 9th
@ The Star Theatre
Music starts @ 3pm
$12/$20 2-day pass
Vox Waves (L.A.)
Still Caves
Slow White (L.A.)
Dogheart
Cambrian Explosion
PAZ (Jeff Davies former BJM)
Souvenir Driver
Daydream Machine
W/DJ Major Sean, Fri/Sat/Sun
+ Tarot Readings w/ Amber
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www.portlandpsychfest.com
Visuals By: Trey Schultz
Backline Provided By:
Black Book Guitars
Sponsored by xray.fm
Tickets Available At:
DAY 2
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=6038585&pl=star
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DAY 3
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=6038595
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DAY 1
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SEE THE 2015 TOP DOWN LINE UP & PURCHASE TICKETS
CASH ONLY EVENT
http://www.nwfilm.org/festivals/topdown/
Join us atop the Hotel deLuxe’s parking structure at SW 15th and Yamhill for our 11th annual program of cinema under the stars. Doors open at 7 PM with food and beverages available for purchase from select food carts and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Music begins at 8 PM and films begin around dusk.
Thanks to our sponsors: Hotel deLuxe, Peter Corvallis Productions, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Portland Mercury, Yelp! Portland, KIND Healthy Snacks, PDX Pipeline, and Artslandia.
Advance tickets are available at nwfilm.org: $9 general; $8 student/senior/Portland Art Museum member; $6 Silver Screen Club Friend.
Tickets at the door are $11 general; $10 student/senior/PAM member; $8 Silver Screen Club Friend.
at 8 pm
US, 1947
The last of the six classic THIN MAN films pairs William Powell as Nick Charles—the nattiest ex-cop you’ll ever meet—and the inimitable Myrna Loy as Nora, his wry urbane socialite wife. The story begins with a murder on a yacht and leads the crime-fighting couple through Manhattan jazz clubs offering them plenty of cocktails and hep-cat lingo along the way. Sure, a few people get murdered, but it’s all so very stylish and civilized. (86 mins.)
PDX Pop Now! presents live music from Malachi Graham at 8pm
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UK/SPAIN, 2000
Famed music video director (Radiohead, Blur) Jonathan Glazer’s first feature updates the classic heist film with equal doses of sharp comedy and chilling menace. Gal (Ray Winstone), a London gangster retired to the south of Spain with his porn star wife and pool boy, is reluctantly pulled back into a life of crime by his old mentor, Don Logan (Ben Kingsley), a frighteningly and hilariously unhinged maniac. “Spouting profanity, staring daggers at any perceived enemy, and talking nuts to himself in a mirror like De Niro in a Cockney TAXI DRIVER, Kingsley creates an unforgettable monster.”—Rolling Stone. (89 mins.)
Featuring XRAY DJs Aaron and Cheyenne from Reverse Couples Skate
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ITALY/FRANCE, 1965
“Petri’s black comedy imagines the hunting of humans as a government-sanctioned, globally televised sport, a gladiatorial combat meant to relieve tension and settle conflicts in an otherwise anesthetized world devoted to mindless consumption. THE 10TH VICTIM amusingly remains a classic ‘commedia all’italiana’ of the 1960s, with Marcello Mastroianni in his archetypical role as the castrated Casanova struggling to maintain his inbred macho poise as he is assaulted not only by Ursula Andress’s gun-toting Amazon, but by a mercenary wife (Luce Bonifassy) and an impatient mistress (Elsa Martinelli), who have joined forces against him.”—The New York Times. (92 mins.)
Featuring XRAY DJs DDDJJJ666 from Hipsters Suck and Magnolia Bouvier from Vampirella in Iridescent Teal
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SPAIN, 1988
The film that made the director an international cinema icon, WOMEN—in typical Almodóvar style—weaves an array of colorful characters into a single, manic-depressive symphony. Carmen Maura highlights as the heroine Pepa, a TV star heartbroken by her lover Ivan (Fernando Guillén), and desperate to find her bearings. “Gorging on the bad, bad world of TV soap operas, tabloid news, and those Roy Lichtenstein cartoons where anguished women lament their lives with ‘Brad’, Almodovar gets a wonderful rise out of life’s lows.”—Washington Post. (90 mins.)
Featuring XRAY DJ Serious Moonlight from Intuitive Navigation
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US, 1979
When Principal Togar tries to confiscate ex-cheerleader and aspiring songwriter Riff Randall’s (P.J. Soles) ticket to the upcoming Ramones concert and burn their records, the students enlist the Ramones in a punk-style coup. With rollicking performances by the Ramones and a wall-to-wall soundtrack that includes Chuck Berry, Devo, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mack, Nick Lowe, and more, B-movie master Roger Corman’s spoof of 50’s musicals and ode to personal freedom still rocks. (93 mins.)
PDX Pop Now! presents live music from The Bugs at 8pm
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US, 1951
Tennis pro Guy Haines is in a bad marriage when he’s approached by a perfect stranger, Bruno (Robert Walker), who idly contemplates the perfect murder. Bruno speculates that if he gets Guy’s wife out of the way, then Guy could take care of Bruno’s untenable father and each could have an alibi for the murder they’d be suspected of and no discernable motive for the crime they committed. “Bruno’s manner is pushy and insinuating, with homoerotic undertones . . . not a psychological study, however, but a first-rate thriller with odd little kinks now and then.”—Roger Ebert. (101 mins.)
Featuring XRAY DJ Eldorado from Ballin' the Jack
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UK, 1983
With something to offend most any sensibility, the comedy troupe of Monty Python offers this comprehensive and nonsensical guide to life—from birth to death. Filled with uproariously funny sketches and songs, the film is a grab bag of outrageous contemplations of the absurdity of life where everything is over the top and nothing is sacred ...well, perhaps one thing. (107 mins.)
PDX Pop Now! presents live music from Ah God at 8pm
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$7.00 advance $8.00 day of show
The songs of Haunted Summer are dreamy and hypnotic, rich with orchestral strings and sultry electronic textures, and with their EP, Something in the Water, the group crafted a captivatingly-ethereal musical journey through a nostalgic world of young love and long-forgotten memories. Consisting of husband-and-wife Bridgette Moody and John Seasons, who share songwriting duties in a true collaboration, the Los Angeles duo have shared the stage and toured with groups and performers including Taken By Trees, The Polyphonic Spree, Islands, Deafheaven, Coeur De Pirate, Olafur Arnalds, Carla Morrison, Meiko, Basia Bulat, Federico Aubele, Laura Stevenson and more. Haunted Summer is poised to bring their psychedelic sound to the world.
http://www.holocene.org/calendar.cfm?cal=holocene&event=130586
Sleep - Smoke - Destro -Joe Cyrus - Ugly Tarantino - Grake Juice Scott - Eminent & DJ Lady X - DJ Spark - With Bad Habit and Mic Crenshaw.Join these acts for the Leo Party, hip hop and soul at Kelly's Olympian$8 for non-Leos, $5 for Leos
"Since
day one, the idea behind Pickathon has always been pretty simple: what
does it take to be the best weekend festival of the year for music
lovers?
This question has driven us to highly refine an experience that is truly unique. Innovation has always been at the center of this process and through the years many important elements have come together; collaborating widely on yearly diverse lineups that are built on the idea of great music being the sole criteria; refining six unique performance venues designed to create juxtaposing alternate realities; trusting important decisions can be discussed and made with our online community such as maintaining a low crowd density; becoming the only large music festival to eliminate plastic and minimize single use items; recruiting the finest food and drink purveyors in the land; focusing constantly on eliminating "normal" festival hassles; enabling families to thrive; working with the Pendarvis Family to create a highly designed paradise of a festival grounds, and the list goes on."
Ticket information HERE!
PICKATHON 2015 LINEUP
A Giant Dog
Alice Gerrard
Billy Strings & Don Julin
Broncho
Cloud Nothings
DIIV
Dom Flemons
Edna Vazquez
Ernest Ranglin
Ex Hex
Freakwater
Grandparents
Giant³ Sand
Heartless Bastards
Hiss Golden Messenger
Happyness
Isreal Nash
Joan Shelley
JD McPherson
Jessica Pratt
Joseph
Kevin Morby
King Tuff
Langhorne Slim
Nathan Bowles
Leon Bridges
Little Freddie King
Mandolin Orange
Meatbodies
Rodrigo Amarante
Riley Walker
Sam Amidon
Sam Cohen
Shabazz Palaces
Sonny & The Sunsets
Sinkane
Summer Cannibals
The Brothers Comatose
The Quebe Sisters Band
The Weather Station
Thundercat
Tinariwen
Total Babes
tUnE-yArDs
Turnpike Troubadours
Ty Segall
Vetiver
Viet Cong
Wand
Whitey Morgan
William Tyler
Wolf People
PDX Pop Now! and XRAY.fm presents the 2nd annual PDX Pop Later! after party, happening from midnight to 2am at Bunk Bar on Sunday, right after the PDX Pop Now! festival. XRAY's own DJ Bad Wizard spins, and the event is free. It's the official PDX Pop Later! after party, brought to you by XRAY.fm
Join XRAY and PDX Pop Now! for the best in local music under the sun!
In keeping with our legacy as one of the nations few free, all ages, and all-volunteer music festivals, the PDX Pop Now! festival returns July 24-26 with 45 genres-spanning sets from Portland musicians. Set amid the Southeast industrial district at AudioCinema, the festival will feature two stages, food carts, a street fair, and Portland’s renowned band basketball tournament Rigsketball.
Additionally, we are excited to continue our partnership with Music in The Schools, who will be curating a second year of festival sets from high school bands across Portland!
As an all volunteer, non-profit organization, PDX Pop Now! is dedicated to stimulating and expanding community participation in Portland music. Through the annual three day festival, yearly classroom events, and two-disc compilation, we strive to actively engage the community while highlighting Portland’s diverse and vibrant musical talent.
PDX Pop Now! works to fulfill our mission in a democratic and accessible way. The festival is curated through a public nomination process and a volunteer voting committee that is focused on being inclusive to all genres and age groups.
Expect more news to come this spring when we announce the full 2015 lineup and release our annual two-disc compilation!
Interested in suggesting a band to play for the 2015 festival? Recommend an artist for the 2015 festival here.
Come see Australian indie-pop 4 piece Dick Diver!
Dick Diver are a four-piece from Melbourne Australia renowned for their catchy songs, onstage charm and wry humour. Formed in 2008 with guitarists Rupert Edwards and Alistair McKay, drummer Steph Hughes (Boomgates) and bassist Al Montfort (Total Control, UV Race, Lower Plenty et al) they’re finally bringing their songs to the USA and Canada this July in the wake of their new album Melbourne, Florida.
A wide-ranging and diverse album, Melbourne, Florida is simultaneously smoother and more eccentric than their previous world-conquering efforts Calendar Days (2013) and New Start Again (2011). Recorded in an old barn on Australia's shipwreck coast with long-time collaborator Mikey Young, the man-myth behind such rock juggernauts as Total Control and Eddy Current Suppression Ring, the atmosphere and intoxication shine through in warm horn sections, aching melodies, and such memorable lines as ‘Europe’s fucked probably’, ‘there’s sick on your lapel, Daddy-o’, or ‘don’t get a gun / talk to a counsellor’. Come down and boogie people.
Melbourne, Florida, is out now on US label Trouble In Mind and in Australia, New Zealand and Japan by Chapter Music.
The 3rd annual LagerFest, a benefit for XRAY.fm takes over the White Owl Social Club's spacious bar and back patio on Saturday July 11th with the largest selection of lagers in the state, perhaps the country!
The White Owl is excited to host the third annual giant patio party that celebrates the almighty but often overlooked LAGER! 50+ international and craft brews will be out on the legendary White Owl patio, and the beers will be flowing harder than Aesop Rock while riding the back of Damian Lillard dunking over Dwight Howard from the top Multinomah Falls during a Red Fang versus Lord Dying heavy metal deathmatch battle royale extravaganza!