LETS CELEBRATE 10 AWESOME B-SIDE YEARS!! WE'RE BLOCKING OFF 7TH AVE.
B~SIDE BLOCK PARTY!! OUTDOOR STAGE, AND BARS.
GET HERE EARLY. THIS WILL SELL OUT!
SAT. JUNE 25TH NOON-10PM
RED FANG
BIG BUSINESS
HELMS ALEE
RABBITS
GAYTHIEST
COUGAR
THORNES
SUICIDE NOTES
FRUIT OF THE LEGION OF LOOM
FULL CREATURE
Sponsors
PBR
POINT BLANK
XRAY FM
Important info:
21 and over. Bring ID.
Doors at noon.
Music ends at 10.
Tickets at the door day of event only, no pre-sale.
GET HERE EARLY.
Cash only. (we have an ATM)
This is a block party on 7th ave, enter through the bar.
B-Side Tavern
632 E Burnside St
This is going to be fun, y'all.
The 6th Ever Quiet Music Festival of Portland
On June 24th and 25th, 2015, Chris Johanson’s sixth annual Quiet Music Festival of Portland will
once again transform contemporary art space Disjecta into a tranquil cave of sonic serenity. Tuning
in and zonking out are equally encouraged as this year’s line-up takes you through soft sets
tailored to the festival’s ethos while you float on a sea of plush surfaces.
Celebrating the power of turning the dial down, the lowest-key festival in the land spans two
nights in Portland. Valet, Larry Yes, Sun Foot and Bouquet will all perform and Mary Gaitskill will do
a reading. The full list of artists will be released in April.
Mississippi Records’ Eric I returns to helm the festival’s DJ booth and spin copious amounts of medicinal vinyl.
The festival will be recorded by Seth Lorinczi (2-Track Mind Studio) using a vintage 2-track 1/4” tape
deck. Past recordings can be found at quietmusicfestivalofportland.bandcamp.com. The technology is
old, clunky and obsolete, but the recordings capture the special hush and tranquility of the QMF.
About Chris Johanson
Chris Johanson established the Quiet Music Festival of Portland in 2011 as a community listening
experience. His recent exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Malmo
Museum, SFMOMA, and UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Johanson’s work has been included
in the Whitney Biennial, the 8th Istanbul Biennial, and the 4th Berlin Biennial. In 2013 publishing
house Phaidon released his monograph as part of its Contemporary Artists Series. Johanson created
the record label Awesome Vistas which produces limited edition vinyl records and publications, and
the creative enterprise J and C Arts in collaboration with his partner, Johanna Jackson.
About Disjecta Contemporary Art Center
Founded in 2000, Disjecta Contemporary Art Center builds ambitious programs that promote artists
and engage communities. These dynamic programs showcase new work and fuel collaborations
between artists, curators and viewers that impact and intervene in the larger contemporary arts
dialogue. Disjecta’s reach extends far beyond the arts and encompasses the true essence of a cultural
facility: a place where ideas, dialogue, creativity, and diversity flourish.
Images are here https://www.flickr.com/photos/disjectapdx the first section is last year— Photo credit is Sean Ongley/THRU Magazine.
And these are from previous years https://www.flickr.com/photos/disjectapdx/collections/72157651361195357/
The music of The Growlers is unmistakable.
Sure, you can hone in on some influences baked into the work of this California-bred band. Heck, even they’d cop to a few, like Ricky Nelson and The Clash. But once those same RIYL tags have been filtered through the minds and hands and voices of this five-piece, there’s simply nothing else like it.
The Growlers took the phrase “Beach Goth” as an apt descriptor of their music. Sunburned and salty, that term perfectly describes their distinctive melding of reverb heavy surf guitar and Bakersfield-style honky tonk with ‘80s post-punk.
This is especially true of Chinese Fountain, The Growlers’ fifth full-length set to be released on September 23rd via Everloving Records. The 11 songs found on it are some of the strongest that they’ve committed to tape yet; a byproduct not only of eight years in the trenches together, but finely honing their gypsy folk dirges and psychedelic sea shanties to fans at close to 150 shows each year. The connection between vocalist Brooks Nielsen and guitarist Matt Taylor (the principal songwriters of the group) has only grown deeper.
“The band played better than they’ve ever played,” says Nielsen. “We’ve got the process down now. There’s less screwing around to get the songs laid out and we weren’t waiting around for take after take. We knew it and we played without much time to spare.”
That confidence bleeds through every track on Chinese Fountain, with the band assured enough to layer in shades of many new influences: the loping ska beat of “Dull Boy” and “Going Gets Tuff,” the playful disco beat behind the title track, or the Teardrop Explodes-like agitation of “Good Advice.”
Not that the band left themselves much room to second-guess anything. The five spent about three weeks writing the tracks, and about half that time in the studio recording them. That may sound rushed, but it’s not as if you can hear any strain on the finished product; Chinese Fountain is as rock solid and watertight as anything in their still-growing discography.
There’s evolution to be heard in Chinese Fountain as well, courtesy of some of Nielsen’s most pointed and poignant lyrics to date. He takes our obsession with the online world to task on the funky title track. When he drops the bomb that obliterates that most famous of Beatles’ claims with "The internet is bigger than Jesus or John Lennon” he re-contextualizes Marshall McLuhan's "the medium is the message" in the same breath. He urges positivity no matter the obstacles (“Going Gets Tuff”). Too, he reveals a tattered heart to the world on tracks like “Rare Hearts” and “Love Test.”
“This is my chance to let it all out,” Nielsen says of these songs. “I kind of bottle things up and don’t really get emotional. But I think if I don’t open up, I’d be a really stale person.”
All Ages | Bar w/ ID
SONG OF LAHORE
Wednesday, June 15 at 7:30pm | $9 | Buy advance tickets here.
A soul-stirring profile of Pakistani jazz band Sachal Studios as they venture to New York City to perform their sitar-and-tabla reinterpretations of jazz standards with Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center.
With its ancient palaces and stately gardens, the Lahore of Pakistan’s 1947 independence was a haven and a muse for musicians, artists, and poets. The city came alive to the beat of a tabla drum; with a musical culture passed down over centuries and a thriving film industry, opportunities were great for the legion of musicians that called Lahore home.
Today, this vision of Lahore exists only in myth. Islamization, ethnic divisions, war and corruption have torn apart the cultural fabric of Pakistan, and the sounds of the tabla no longer drift through the old city’s bazaar.
In 2004, Izzat Majeed founded Sachal Studios to create a space for traditional music in a nation that had rejected its musical roots. After convincing a number of master musicians to pick up their instruments again, they quietly released some classical and folk albums. But it is an experimental album fusing jazz and South Asian instruments that brings Sachal Studios worldwide acclaim. Their rendition of Dave Brubeck’s Take Five becomes a sensation, and Wynton Marsalis invites them to New York to perform with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. After a groundbreaking week of rehearsals fusing the orchestras from Lahore and New York, the musicians take to the stage for a remarkable concert.
Despite their rising international acclaim, Sachal Studios remains virtually unknown in Pakistan. The ensemble is faced with a daunting task; to reclaim and reinvigorate an art that has lost its space in Pakistan’s narrowing cultural sphere. Watch trailer here.
- See more at: http://hollywoodtheatre.org/sonic-cinema/#sthash.PIDsXw7a.dpuf
AS I AM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DJ AM
Sunday, June 12 at 7:00pm | $9 | Buy advance tickets here.
A retrospective look at the life and work of influential electronic music DJ, Adam Goldstein, known as DJ AM.
DJ AM experience meteoric success through raw talent and sheer determination, overcoming what for others might have been staggering adversity, before tragically succumbing to the demons that dogged his life and career. The film’s pacing and style captures the frenetic speed and dynamism of DJ AM’s life as well as introspective moments of candor and insight. Watch trailer here.
- See more at: http://hollywoodtheatre.org/sonic-cinema/#sthash.PIDsXw7a.dpuf
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SAT JUNE 4, 2016
Back Fence PDX: MAINSTAGE | Flirting With Disaster
DOORS 7:00PM | SHOW 8:00PM |21+
ALBERTA ROSE THEATRE | 3000 NE Alberta St
FEATURING returning crowd favorites Actress/Writer MOON ZAPPA(LA) and Financial Advisor, Upcoming United Solo Theatre Festival Performer ROBERT KATSUNO (VANCOUVER), along with soon-to-be-favorites: Award Winning Poet, NuYoRican Poet’s Café Grand Slam Champion XAVIER CAVAZOS (Ellensburg), Technnologist, Completed 4-Year Philosophy Degree in 15 Years, KARL MIDDLEBROOKS (PDX), and Veterinary Technician, Animal Rescuer & Caregiver KAHLIE TOWLE(PDX)!
For a special price we offer a limited number of VIP tickets, reserved until 7:50pm, on the front rows of the main floor.
*Storytellers subject to change without notice. Stories may contain explicit language and/or subject matter.
We Out Here Magazine and XRAY.FM present
THE THESIS | June 2nd, 2016
celebrating our photographer Renée Lopez's birthday
our line-up this month features...
Mic Capes Music
Maze Koroma
STRAY
SamuelThe1st
with guest DJ TROX Diesel
+ a special guest
$5 at Kelly's Olympian in Portland, OR for First Thursday. 21+. Make sure to get out there early, as The Thesis tends to sell out quickly!
Performers and Shows Announced!
"We’re proud to present the preliminary lineup for the ninth installment of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, taking place June 1-5, 2016. With performances from recent Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award-winner Rachel Bloom of CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Oscar nominee Aimee Mann, rock legend Ted Leo, long-form improv from alums of SNL, Best in Show and The Office, and standup from greats including Eddie Pepitone, Martha Kelly, Matt Braunger, Baron Vaughn and Karen Kilgariff, this year’s fest is not to be missed. Tickets go on sale soon, with festival passes and select individual show tickets available for purchase.
Stay tuned for more lineup announcements over the coming weeks, and in the meantime browse our list of performers and shows to see what’s in store for this year’s Bridgetown, and we’ll see you in June!" -Bridgetown
Discogs and XRAY have joined forces to bring some of our favorite DJs together for one night at Dig a Pony. They'll take turns selecting from their crates (playing nothing but rare vinyl) all night long. Come hang out with Discogs and XRAY and hear sets that sound like no others:
Cuica (Missisippi Records)
DDDJJJ666 (Hipsters Suck, Crossroads Records)
Morning Remorse (Blind Dates with Morning Remorse)
Rev Shines (Lifesavas, Today's Good News)
Drink Specials for XRAY Members (Bring your Membership Keychain!)
FREE
In April 1985 Valerie Day, John Smith, and their band Nu Shooz, released the five-song EP ‘Tha’s Right!’. Acting on a dare from a local music writer, Gary Bryan of Portland Oregon’s KKRZ put the song “I Can’t Wait” on the air. Listener reaction was strong and immediate- the kind of response known in radio jargon as ‘Instant Phones.’
But this was no overnight sensation. By the time the whole world heard about the Soul band from Oregon, they’d spent seven years onstage, four hours a night, four or five nights a week. So, when their spotlight moment came, the Shooz could get up and play.
By the end of the year “I Can’t Wait” was a regional hit. But the song really took off when it was remixed by Dutch DJ Peter Slaghuis. Atlantic Records signed the band in January 1986. “I Can’t Wait” eventually reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other hits followed. Nu Shooz was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 1987.
What a long, strange, beautiful trip it's been.
Fast forward to the present…
After a lengthy hiatus from the world of pop/funk and soul, (to raise a family and play other styles of music,) Valerie and John revive the Nu Shooz sound. The husband and wife team are back on the road as part of the Super Freestyle Explosion Tour and the live eight piece band, Shoo-Horns and all, are playing shows for the first time in 25 years.
$ 20.00 General Admission
$45 VIP Tickets: Limited quantity. Ticket includes band meet & greet at sound check, signed CD, drink ticket, and special VIP area seating. Only available on the Nu Shooz ‘Bagtown’ Pledgemusic page:
www.pledgemusic.com/projects/bagtown
Not in Portland but would like to see the show?
Nu Shooz is excited to be partnering with Portland's own local event streaming company Audioglobe.
$5 Livestream on Audioglobe:
http://www.audioglobe.com/event/254/1026
Age Limit:
21+
Bayou Maharajah explores the life and music of New Orleans piano legend James Booker, the man Dr. John described as “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced.” A brilliant pianist, his eccentricities and showmanship belied a life of struggle, prejudice, and isolation. A wild genius with a style that combined elements of rhythm-and-blues, jazz, ragtime and classical music, he gained the nicknames “Piano Prince of New Orleans”, “Black Liberace” and “Bayou Maharajah”. Illustrated with never-before-seen concert footage, rare personal photos and exclusive interviews, the film paints a portrait of this overlooked genius.
- See more at: http://hollywoodtheatre.org/bayou-maharajah/#sthash.9vg7EB1h.dpuf
$9 | Buy advance tickets here.
When guitarist and composer Robbie Basho died in 1986, he was so little-regarded that all his records were out of print. In the 30 years since, a small but fervent cult has coalesced around Basho’s mystic air; his masterful synthesis of country-blues picking with classical and global influences; and his keening, otherworldly voice. Liam Barker‘s doc seeks to unravel the mysteries of this cryptic artist’s music and mind with help from a Basho fan himself, Pete Townshend, and fellow acolyte of the Sufi spiritual master Meher Baba.
See more at: http://hollywoodtheatre.org/voice-of-the-eagle-the-enigma-of-robbie-basho/#sthash.8k539aCz.dpuf
$9 | Buy advance tickets here.
Sonic Cinema is back with MAD TIGER!
Friday, April 15 at 9:30pm | $9 | Buy advance tickets here.
Yellow and Red have been best friends, band mates, and business partners touring the United States in a performance-art punk band called Peelander-Z for the last fifteen years. When Red decides to quit, their relationship is tested by life beyond the band.
Part of our Sonic Cinema Festival which presents the best in new and classic music documentaries on the big screen… with big sound! A feast for the eyes and ears, the festival explores a wide range of musical artists, genres and styles.
Sonic Cinema Sponsored by:
- See more at: http://hollywoodtheatre.org/mad-tiger/#sthash.9co9aexk.dpuf
Design Week Portland is a week-long, city-wide series of programs exploring the process, craft, and practice of design across all disciplines. Our mission is to increase appreciation and awareness about design and its far-reaching effects on matters of cultural and social relevance, including community development, education systems, and the economy.
Portland has always been a bit different. And within the last decade or so, the rest of the world has taken notice. Forever pushing forward, our compact city continues to emerge as a dynamic center of creativity, composed of a vital community of designers and makers at its core. We create. We collaborate. We try new things. We grow. And so, to best reflect the culture here, Design Week Portland stitches together the events and happenings that will connect, educate, and inspire.
Featuring January’s Winner, Works for Portland Public Schools + Improviser at Brody Theater Chris Williams (PDX), with returning crowd faves: Co-Producer of Those Who Can’t, Writer for Arrested Development Joey Slamon (LA), Talent Acquisition Coordinator, 3-Time Russian Roulette Winner Shannon Balcom (PDX), Writer/Performer for Live Wire! Jason Rouse (PDX), and new-comers: Writer/Performer, Former Associate Producer of Live Wire Radio! Tyler Hhughs (PDX), Veterinary Technician, Animal Rescuer & Caregiver Kahlie Towle (PDX), and Bartender at Bunk Bar Matt Brown (PDX).
Created, Hosted, Produced by B. Frayn Masters & Mindy Nettifee
Music by Bobby D from XRAY
$16-$20 Advance | $18 Door
More about Russian Roulette
How it works: each show begins with a full wheel of juicy story prompts. One of our 7 seasoned storytellers will be randomly drawn. To determine the random prompt for their story, they’ll spin the giant game show wheel. They can play or pass. 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 that prompt! It’s like we invented a new game called truth and dare.
At the end of the night, the audience will select a winner who will receive 50 bucks and some other cool prizes, like bragging rights for life. The winner will be invited to come back to the next show.
And one lucky audience member will also win prizes.
* Storytellers subject to change without notice.
* Stories will quite likely contain explicit language and/or subject matter.
Late Night Action is an original live talk show that features high profile guests, personalities, bands, comics, and more. Think Jimmy Fallon or David Letterman set to a Portland soundtrack.
The show is hosted by PDX comedy veteran Alex Falcone (The Portland Mercury, Bridgetown Comedy Festival,Portlandia) and feature Alex's breezy crowd work, original writing, and quick wit. He's supported by a dynamic group of professionals from all over the Portland comedy scene, including sidekick Bri Pruett (Curious Comedy, The Portland Mercury, Bridgetown Comedy Fest), and a great sketch team made up of the best and brightest comedic voices from the Pacific Northwest.
XRAY RECORDS is being born. Come bear witness as we pull it from the womb and feast on its placenta.
Featuring real-time quasi-interactive musical demonstrations by:
SUN ANGLE
Non-sequitor shred benders, love them again like it's the first time for yet another time.
https://sunanglemusic.bandcamp.com/
THE GHOST EASE
Rock, roll, and then some.
http://www.theghostease.com/
$10 advance
$12 at the door
First 100 people through the door will receive a free Heavy Breather postcard/album download. Special collector's item! Guaranteed to depreciate in value!
UPCOMING SCREENINGS: THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST
The Hollywood Theatre’s Sonic Cinema Festival presents the best in new and classic music documentaries on the big screen… with big sound! A feast for the eyes and ears, the festival explores a wide range of musical artists, genres and styles.
Thursday, April 7 at 7:30pm | $9 | Buy advance tickets here.
THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST: MALIAN MUSIC IN EXILE is a feature-length documentary following musicians in Mali in the wake of a jihadist takeover and subsequent banning of music. Music, one of the most important forms of communication in Mali, disappeared overnight in 2012 when Islamic extremists groups rose up to capture an area the size of the UK and France combined. But rather than lay down their instruments, Mali’s musicians fought back. Watch trailer here.
- See more at: http://hollywoodtheatre.org/sonic-cinema/#sthash.y0nbtLSN.dpuf
The greatly expanded OFTS II Festival this year is a 2-night festival (with a warm-up show on Thursday night, details below) featuring 26 bands, including, in order (subject to change):
[Thurs @ Black Water]:
Warm Hands (PDX)
Neptune Skyline (PDX)
Silence in the Snow (Oakland)
Shadowlands (PDX)
Lord Alba (PDX)
This is a FREE show for ADVANCE 2-DAY BRACELET BUYERS; $5 entry otherwise.
[Fri @ Panic Room]:
Annex (McAllen TX)
In Letter Form (San Francisco)
The Prids (PDX)
Underpass (Olympia)
Vice Device (PDX)
Terminal A (LA)
Lust Era (Puerto Rico)
Weird Candle (Vancouver BC)
Spirit Host (PDX)
Ghost Noise (LA)
[Sat @ Panic Room]:
New Politicians (New Jersey)
Spectres (Vancouver BC)
Arctic Flowers (PDX)
Soft Kill (PDX/Chi)
Shadowhouse (PDX)
LUNCH (PDX)
Das Fluff (London/Berlin)
Shadow Age (Michigan)
Forever Grey (VIrginia)
Ganser (Chicago)
Dignitary (LA)
A benefit for XRAY.fm presented by Soundcontrol PDX and XRAY radio show Songs From Under The Floorboard.
$12 per night, $20 for a 2-night bracelet.