All Ages
Doors 5pm: Open House
Show Starts at 7pm
Find out more information on the initiative's website at portlandpossible.org
October 14th is Oregon’s Voter Registration Eve & Indigenous People’s Day. We’re celebrating!
Don’t miss this spirited evening at Portland Center Stage with City Council and Mayoral candidates sharing their visions for the future of business, arts, culture, and community in Portland — in a high energy gameshow format with lots of audience participation.
Doors at 5 pm at Portland Center Stage for an Open House with candidates, light snacks, and tasty beverages.
Oregon Taste, a program of the James Beard Public Market will host tasting stations highlighting the flavors of each district.
Straightaway Cocktails will stir a little spirit into the evening with a no-host bar, opening at 5 pm.
Ice cold sparkling water provided by our friends at Rambler. Born in Austin, Texas and enjoyed clear across the U.S. Sustainably sourced and proudly supporting American Rivers.
Event put on by North Star Civic Foundation, XRAY FM, Better Portland, NW Native Chamber, Portland Center Stage, & Reimagine Portland.
21+ / 7 PM Doors 8 PM Show // $28 Advanced Ticketing
ESG with Strange Babes and Dirt Twins
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).
50 Bands. 5 Venues. More Information.
$20 // Tickets available first come, first served at the door door day-of-event
Doors 3:30pm, Show 4:00pm // VENUES: Spaceroom, Quarterworld, Trough, Tanker, BOG
Lineup:
Livid Member
Six Sundays
Sad Boy Union
Kinghorn
Pretending
NINJAS WITH SYRINGES
Stumblebum
Cut-Rate Druggist
Velvet Merkin
THE MELDERS
The Crawlers
Rotten Holes Bible Club
Televillain
Visions
Hard Pill
Zookraught
Fatal State
Triple Lutz
1876
Renegade Leathers
Guerrilla Teens
One Drink And Other Lies
Supersonic Explosionizer
Helena Rats
Creature Party
Los Mal Hablados
Muscle Beach ‘n’ Friends
Flam!
Sheenjek
Kids on Fire
Clackamas Baby Killers (CBK)
The Foilies
TITTY BABIES
The Last Responders
Crimetime
Strangle The Priest
Whunder Thighs
Monty Vega & The Sittin' Shivas
The Latter Day Skanks
The Brass
Why Won’t You Die
Prager Youth
Lab Rat
The Mistons
Berzerk
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.
FREE // All Ages // More Info + Cleanup Photos
Human Access Project is throwing a Grand Opening Party to celebrate a new $900,000 dock at Cathedral Park and the removal of 150 tons of concrete from the river's edge by the community.
- Music by Snack and Red Leathers (Funk / Soul)
- Free swimming lessons from Black Swimming Initiative
- Free kayak rentals from Mosquito Fleet
- Life jacket giveaway
- BBQ by JP
- Community booths and more!
- 2-3:30pm Free Swimming Clinic by Black Swimming Initiative
- 3:30-4pm Ribbon Cutting
- 4-7pm Live Music
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.
21+ // Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
General Admission $20 // Member Pre-Sale March 13th at 10am, Public Onsale March 15th at 10am
Members: Check your email for your pre-sale code!
Celebrate 10 YEARS of XRAY with us in an all-out Birthday Bash with some certified rock stars, a whole lot of the XRAY DJs you know and love, and an exciting announcement you'll just have to be there to see.
We haven't held an official birthday event since Year 5 (2019) for...perhaps obvious reasons. In the past, these have usually sold out so get your tickets early!
Your hosts for the night will be the incomparable Arthur Bradford AND B. Frayn Masters!!!
The Minus 5
...is a rock/folk/pop collective captained by Scott McCaughey (see: “Scott McCaughey” c/o “The Internet”, for further reliable information), with Peter Buck often aboard as navigation officer. By design from its inception, the line-up for recordings and live appearances is completely fluid, dependent on musician availability, whim, and wind direction. Collaborators regularly feature friends from R.E.M. (as it once were), Wilco, Decemberists, Posies, and literally hundreds and hundreds of other recalcitrant comrade combos. Everyone gives their all, and no one need be counted on.
Abronia
A lot of bands who fly the psych banner these days have a minimalist view of the music, and choose a sort of post-shoegaze lassitude to present their “vision.” This can be astoundingly great, of course, but it also fails to address the central gobble-crazed nature of true psychedelia. Many of history’s greatest psych outfits were hewn from bizarre hybrids of disparate parts. Frankenstein monsters in search of sacred ecstasy. One gets the same vibe off of Abronia. Totally unexpected bits pop up amidst their rhapsodic jamming, conjuring shards of memory as disparate as Relf-era Renaissance, Joseph Byrd’s United States of America, and even (at least in spots) real early Siouxsie. These are just a few examples of how wide Abronia cast their net. Their instrumental brunt moves from neo-prog to folk rock to thunderheads cast in the same mold as the Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s (I shit you not!).
Arthur Bradford (Co-MC)
Arthur Bradford is best known, at XRAY and only at XRAY, for hosting Sex, Drugs, & Basketball on Thursday nights. But he's best known everywhere else as a prolific and award-winning author and documentary filmmaker (bet you weren't expecting an Emmy nominee to be the same person that hosts a show where only topics about sex, drugs, or basketball are allowed!). His stories have been heard on The Moth Radio Hour, This American Life, and BackfencePDX. You may have seen some of his films--they're pretty popular--like How's Your News? or 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park.
B. Frayn Masters (Co-MC)
Frayn is prolific when it comes to telling stories of all kinds, and XRAY has been proud to call her a friend of the station in several capacities throughout our time on the air. Currently, her biggest project is leading the charge at BackfencePDX. Since 2008, series creator, artistic director, and host Frayn Masters along with Backfence story producers Mindy Nettifee, Brian S. Ellis, and Chris Williams have been curating powerful and engaging story shows for the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The most exciting part of a storytelling show is we get to mix things up and put wildly different kinds of people together on the same night in a way that will never happen again. A funeral director on stage with author of Wild Cheryl Strayed, a high school science teacher with Parenthood's Joy Bryant, a poker player taking wild chances with Bridesmaid's Wendi McLendon-Covey, a pet psychic with Superstore's Colton Dunn, and a blood spatter expert with Shrill author Lindy West.
Save the date for XRAY's Spring Fund Drive!
Fund Drives are very special times at XRAY, because, above all, we believe they should be fun! Rather than spending all that airtime only talking about giving money, we enhance our programming--by covering topics we don't normally, bringing on special guests, putting on live broadcasts, and much more. They're also a great time to get a peek under the hood, hearing from folks that may otherwise not spend much time on air and getting a firsthand look at what's coming next for the station.
Plus, while listeners can become members at any time of year, we bring out the perks during drives. That means limited edition merchandise designed by different local artists, major giveaways every day of the week, new thank you gifts for those becoming members, and the elusive matching gifts that let you double your impact (which our Board of Directors and Staff work extra hard to make happen in the weeks and months leading up to a drive).
Join us in having a blast this drive! Or don't, we're not the boss of you, but we'll keep at it anyway.
7 pm doors, 8 pm show
$15 advance, $18 day of show | Tickets
All ages welcome
Moon Walker
Harry Springer may compose, produce and perform all of Moon Walker's music in his bedroom, but the electrifying and uniquely eclectic sound undeniably feels more fitting for a stadium.
When Springer formed Moon Walker at the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, he was merely looking for a way to pass time and make some extra money selling songs to music libraries. "I sold some, and it was going fine, but then I wrote some songs, and I was like, 'I really don't want to give these ones away." Those songs that Springer just couldn't part with ended up becoming his critically acclaimed debut record Truth to Power. Thanks to sudden viral success on TikTok and praise from the likes of The Darkness's Justin Hawkins, the 7-track album quickly established Moon Walker as one of rock's most promising acts. Less than a year later, Springer released with his sophomore effort The Attack of Mirrors with great fanfare and coverage, resulting in 25 million streams across platforms in 2022. In 2023, Moon Walker continued the hos streak; signing to a co-publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and Limited-Edition Publishing. releasing his third album "Apocalypticism" on October 20th, and going out on his first tour playing shows across the country with sellouts in Chicago, Nashville, Denver, and Columbus.
18+ (18-20 must be accompanied by a guardian) // Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
GET TICKETS! // $22 General Admission, $28 Reserved Seating, $17 Party Pack Group Rate (5+ people)
Hosted by FRAYN MASTERS & MINDY NETTIFEE
Music by: CHAACH
With STORYTELLERS…
Voted Portland’s Funniest Person 2022 – we welcome back ROULETTE winner
SHAIN BRENDEN @SHAINBRENDEN
Professional skateboarder
WILLIS KIMBEL @WHEELBARROW
November Winner, High School science teacher
DARSHANPREET GILL
Mercury Genius of Comedy, Co-host of Portland Mercury Presents: TWO EVILS
ARLO WEIERHAUSER @arlo.c.w
Chef, Culinary Innovation Consultant, Podcast Co-Host of Mike & Rinne Eat In , World Traveler
MIKEY SHETHAR @MikeyShethar
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BACKFENCE: ROULETTE SHOW DESCRIPTION
Each show begins with a giant game show size wheel packed with juicy story prompts. One of our five seasoned storytellers is randomly drawn. To determine the random prompt for their story, they spin that giant wheel! They can play or pass their prompt (once). If they pass, another teller can steal their prompt. Then the risky part… each storyteller has only 5 minutes to come up with a true 5-minute story based on their prompt! It’s like we invented a new game called truth AND dare. The audience votes on a winner at the end of the night – both the storyteller winner and one lucky audience member win a veritable bevy of prizes!
TURN! TURN! TURN! TURNS 10:
Portland’s Intimate Venue and Community Space Celebrates a Decade—and you can celebrate with them at the 10th Anniversary Benefit Bash Weekend!Check out line up for this four day event @turnturnturnpdx.com….one show worth mentioning-- because it is amazing to see him live, is Sir Richard Bishop will be playing Friday, Feb 23. We patiently await his next release, a double LP called "Saginaw Racket" and hope to hear some songs from it at the T3 show. Mae Starr and Gresham will be opening for SRB.
Schedule
2/22 (Thurs) 4:30 PM Free! ・ Happy Hour with the T34 – jass quartet
2/22 (Thurs) 8:00 PM ・ Blesst Chest, Dragging an Ox Through Water, The Potatoes, DJ KM Fizzy
2/23 (Fri) 5:00 PM Free! ・ Casual Friday open-mic comedy happy hour
2/23 (Fri) 8:00 PM ・ Sir Richard Bishop, Mae Starr, Gresham
2/24 (Sat) 8:00 PM ・ Stephen Malkmus, Roselit Bone, DJ Hisham Mayet
2/25 (Sun) 12:30 PM Free! ・ “Draw What You See” drawing club
2/25 (Sun) 8:00 PM · Grand Style Orchestra and friends
TURN! TURN! TURN! TURNS 10:
Portland’s Intimate Venue and Community Space Celebrates a Decade—and you can celebrate with them at the 10th Anniversary Benefit Bash Weekend!Check out line up for this four day event @turnturnturnpdx.com….one show worth mentioning-- because it is amazing to see him live, is Sir Richard Bishop will be playing Friday, Feb 23. We patiently await his next release, a double LP called "Saginaw Racket" and hope to hear some songs from it at the T3 show. Mae Starr and Gresham will be opening for SRB.
Schedule
2/22 (Thurs) 4:30 PM Free! ・ Happy Hour with the T34 – jass quartet
2/22 (Thurs) 8:00 PM ・ Blesst Chest, Dragging an Ox Through Water, The Potatoes, DJ KM Fizzy
2/23 (Fri) 5:00 PM Free! ・ Casual Friday open-mic comedy happy hour
2/23 (Fri) 8:00 PM ・ Sir Richard Bishop, Mae Starr, Gresham
2/24 (Sat) 8:00 PM ・ Stephen Malkmus, Roselit Bone, DJ Hisham Mayet
2/25 (Sun) 12:30 PM Free! ・ “Draw What You See” drawing club
2/25 (Sun) 8:00 PM · Grand Style Orchestra and friends
TURN! TURN! TURN! TURNS 10:
Portland’s Intimate Venue and Community Space Celebrates a Decade—and you can celebrate with them at the 10th Anniversary Benefit Bash Weekend!Check out line up for this four day event @turnturnturnpdx.com….one show worth mentioning-- because it is amazing to see him live, is Sir Richard Bishop will be playing Friday, Feb 23. We patiently await his next release, a double LP called "Saginaw Racket" and hope to hear some songs from it at the T3 show. Mae Starr and Gresham will be opening for SRB.
Schedule
2/22 (Thurs) 4:30 PM Free! ・ Happy Hour with the T34 – jass quartet
2/22 (Thurs) 8:00 PM ・ Blesst Chest, Dragging an Ox Through Water, The Potatoes, DJ KM Fizzy
2/23 (Fri) 5:00 PM Free! ・ Casual Friday open-mic comedy happy hour
2/23 (Fri) 8:00 PM ・ Sir Richard Bishop, Mae Starr, Gresham
2/24 (Sat) 8:00 PM ・ Stephen Malkmus, Roselit Bone, DJ Hisham Mayet
2/25 (Sun) 12:30 PM Free! ・ “Draw What You See” drawing club
2/25 (Sun) 8:00 PM · Grand Style Orchestra and friends
TURN! TURN! TURN! TURNS 10:
Portland’s Intimate Venue and Community Space Celebrates a Decade—and you can celebrate with them at the 10th Anniversary Benefit Bash Weekend!Check out line up for this four day event @turnturnturnpdx.com….one show worth mentioning-- because it is amazing to see him live, is Sir Richard Bishop will be playing Friday, Feb 23. We patiently await his next release, a double LP called "Saginaw Racket" and hope to hear some songs from it at the T3 show. Mae Starr and Gresham will be opening for SRB.
Schedule
2/22 (Thurs) 4:30 PM Free! ・ Happy Hour with the T34 – jass quartet
2/22 (Thurs) 8:00 PM ・ Blesst Chest, Dragging an Ox Through Water, The Potatoes, DJ KM Fizzy
2/23 (Fri) 5:00 PM Free! ・ Casual Friday open-mic comedy happy hour
2/23 (Fri) 8:00 PM ・ Sir Richard Bishop, Mae Starr, Gresham
2/24 (Sat) 8:00 PM ・ Stephen Malkmus, Roselit Bone, DJ Hisham Mayet
2/25 (Sun) 12:30 PM Free! ・ “Draw What You See” drawing club
2/25 (Sun) 8:00 PM · Grand Style Orchestra and friends
Catch the event livestreamed on XRAY's Youtube & our homepage!
- Rose Haven
- Sisters of the Road
- AfroVillage
- GroundScore Association
- Hygiene4All
- Milk Crate Kitchen
- Street Roots