On October 25th, the IPRC is partnering with City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly’s office to bring their 20th Anniversary Reading to Portland City Hall.
The reading will feature writers Lidia Yuknavitch, Anis Mojgani, and Martha Grover, as well as ephemera from the 20 years of the IPRC. Artists Heather Lane and Erika Rier are creating original broadsides to commemorate the event.
More information available at https://www.iprc.org/20th-anniversary-reading-at-city-hall-on-october-25th/
Join Oregon Humanities for a conversation with Eli Saslow, a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for the Washington Postand author of Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist. In this new book, Saslow explores the story of Derek Black, once a prominent young advocate for white supremacy, who came to question and, eventually, renounce his worldview after concerted efforts by his college classmates to expose him to experiences, history, and science that he had previously ignored. Joining him for this conversation is Emily Harris, reporter and producer for the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal podcast. Read more about this event.
!!! JUMP JACK SOUND MACHINE at HOLOCENE !!!
-FEATURING-
SELECTORS
Sappho - Megan Andricos - (NoFOMO, Underground SF, Bottom Forty)
Chanti Darling - Chanticleer Trü
GOGOS
Soph - Sophorn Chim
Phallus Johnson - Alice Johnson
Kyle Ford
Ms Coco B - Coco Madrid
PERFORMANCE
Snakeoil - Justin Walling
HOST
Shitney - Josh Spencer
VISUALS
Rak Salt
SNAPS
Ky Bouge
FLYER ART
Steven Didis
Serving you Deep House/Disco/Break/RNB/Diva/Boogie/JAMS
ALL NIGHT LONG!
SOUND MACHINE PRO TIPS:
-LQQKS are where it's at.
Come to be seen.
-Come with an open mind and prepare to have it blown ...
We are a diverse group of queerdos, art makers, qweens, movers, and allies.
-Prepare to lose yourself in the music ...
Get into it.
Doors at 10PM
$10
$8 Presale tickets at https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1764719?utm_medium=bks
This month Impact! Monthly is focusing on HEAVY BASS so let's make the room shake! Bring your roots, dancehall, dub and step up to the tables! It's going to be a reggae family affair while we drive those drivers and tweet those tweeters!
A camp-inspired celebration to benefit Oregon Wild
Leftbank Annex, Portland (101 N. Weidler) | Friday, October 12 - 5:30pm-9:30pm
Call of the Wild is an event like no other to benefit the work of Oregon Wild, our state's premier conservation group for over 40 years. This event features casual flannel instead of black ties, campfire circles instead of white tablecloths, and custom local bites galore instead of pre-selected entrees. Guests will enjoy a silent auction, local food and drink, live music, and more. Be part of the celebration by purchasing your advance ticket or your tent sponsorship. We hope you'll join us!
What's a camp-inspired party without a few tents?!
Consider becoming a Tent Sponsor ($450 for 10 tickets) and you and your guests will receive special perks at the party. As a Tent Sponsor, you will be recognized at the event and your guests will receive complimentary camp mugs for the signature wild-crafted cocktail.
We are thrilled to present local R&B favorite Chanti Darling with support from Oakland's psych-pop tinged R&B outfit Bells Atlas!
Aesthetically, Chanti Darling melds '80s retro-futurist iconography with a late-night summertime vibe; THE RNB
is a place of neon lights and palm fronds, washed in the pastels of dusk and dawn. Together, Chanti Darling is
undeniable and immersive. This has not gone unnoticed in the Pacific Northwest – and beyond. Voted
Portland’s “Best New Band” in a poll held by Willamette Week, the band has already performed at the
Pickathon, Treefort, and What The Festival events, played a host of shows with Hercules &Love Affair, been
featured in Vice and Dope, and shared the stage with NAO as part of Red Bull Sound Select.
“This record is built upon a sort of string theory of RNB sounds” says Trü. “THE RNB is a type of place that
exists in another plane. It’s another dimension. A place beyond dreaming that is the totality of your highest
vibration. All the rest though… is just mundane.”
More information and tickets available at Holocene.org
South Central recording and visual artist, Jared Lee, was the "different kid" but don't expect a sob story of the struggle and misunderstanding. He wore it on his sleeve with pride, understood he was misunderstood and was still respected by his peers for being exactly who he is, "Your Friendly Neighborhood, Duck".
After graduating high school, he ventured off to bay area's Academy of Arts where he honed his artistic talents and became the artist we now know as Duckwrth, a named derived from his mother's maiden name.
He started developing a cult fan base by appearing on popular TeamBackPack Youtube videos and by releasing mixtapes like "Ducktape", "Taxfree V1" and his 2015 collaboration with hip hop producer, The Kickdrums titled "Nowhere".
In 2016, he released his critically acclaimed debut LP, "I’M UUGLY", a project that merged the most unique parts of Duckwrth’s talents to create a sound and visual palette that indicates he had not only grown as an artist but is well on his way to being a music icon and visionary for his generation.
Now, "an XTRA UUGLY Mixtape" vows to take that a step further blending genres from rock to hip hop to funk and soul and incorporating live contributions from his favorite long time collaborators. Bringing a unique identity of masculinity and femininity to his music, Duckwrth's vivacious and free-spirited approach has earned him comparisons to a millennial Prince of Jimi Hendrix. This embrace of individuality and passion to push his art into unknown territory has led Duckwrth to create his most ambitious body of work yet, an XTRA UUGLY Mixtape.
He is adamant about being hands on in the visual perception promoted to the world through his music. He is the illustrator of all of the artwork accompanying the projects he has released, the creative force behind the videos he puts out, has created branding and artwork for other artist, had his work displayed at galleries in the bay area and recently launched his popular brand B.O.Y., a campaign that supports blurring the gender lines, discourages gender biases and encourages fans and friends to take pride in B.eing O.nly Y.ou.
More details and ticket information at Holocene.org
Not Sorry: Feminist Experimental Film from the 1970s to Today
With Opening soundtracks provided by XRAY.FM DJs
What is feminist experimental film? How is it feminist, and what makes it experimental? Through this four-program series, we explore these questions, inspired by the new text Film Feminisms: A Global Introduction co-written by PSU film professor Dr. Kristin Lené Hole and Dr. Dijana Jelača. Taking place each Sunday evening in October, Not Sorry presents a survey of short works spanning from the 1970s to today with an explicit intent on questioning the largely white male canon of experimental film while positioning different modes of experimentation within both international and contemporary terms.
The program will include more well-known works like Peggy Ahwesh’s She Puppet (2001) that repurposes footage of video game character Lara Croft; under-recognized landmarks like Black feminist work from LA Rebellion filmmaker Barbara McCullough, Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification (1979); and contemporary pieces like the hand-manipulated 16mm confessional films Solitary Acts #5 (2015) and Her Silent Seaming (2014) from Turkish-American filmmaker Nazli Dinçel, who will be in attendance October 14. Portland-based artists Ariella Tai, Vanessa Renwick, Julie Perini, and Hannah Piper Burns will also be represented in the series, bringing a local perspective to the film selections and discussions.
Tickets and the complete schedule available here.
Every first Tuesday from 9PM-1AM join XRAY.FM DJs spinning records live at one of the coziest bars in Portland, Beech Street Parlor! For a full schedule of events visit Beech Street Parlor here.
You can dance, you can dine, you can drag, you can disco, having the time of your (after)life!
As everyone knows Cher’s new album of ABBA covers comes out on Friday September 28th and what better way to celebrate than with a CHER VS ABBA DRAG DISCO!!! Get down at the NecroNancy Disco at Chapel Hill aka Studio 69. It’s time to do the hustle, do the electric slide, and take your booty to funky town! Show up in your best disco dubs and live your fantasy. Disco all night, drag show at (gimmie gimme a man after) midnight. Performances will be all Cher, all ABBA, and all Cher covering ABBA. This is historic event and you do not want to miss this one!
Performances by:
Faun Dae
Wolfgang X
Miss Inanna
Harlow Quinzel
Diva Dott
& more to announce soon!
Disco DJ Buckmaster all night long!
$10 cover / $8 in Disco Lewkz! / 21+ only
Friday September 28th
XRAY.fm Presents : Rotations
<>Disco<>House<>Jazz<>Funk<>Soul
Quidity
Zsa Zsa
Cee White
Roane
More details at https://www.facebook.com/events/859932231063463/
Doors 7pm each night / 21+ / $15+ / www.loseyrmind.com
LOSE YR MIND Fest is entering its fifth year and they got a new warehouse to celebrate! Join us for two nights of vinyl DJs, food trucks, projections, local products + live sets from:
+ Friday September 28 +
Jacuzzi Boys
Mean Jeans
The Savage Family Band
Jenny Don't And The Spurs
WEEED
STAR CLUB
Buy Fri tix here: http://bit.ly/LYM18FRI
+ Saturday September 29 +
L.A. WITCH
jo passed
Sugar Candy Mountain
Kyle Craft
Cat Hoch
Kulululu
MELT
Buy Sat tix here: http://bit.ly/LYM18SAT
LYM is proud to be an independent music festival that supports local and national artists while only partnering with Oregon-based companies. The goal is to cultivate community in an alternative venue setting while showcasing some of our favorite bands. ♥
The QUARTERLY event brings you some of the best hip-hop in the region. With an additional hour featuring beat sets from some of the region's best producers, the open mic segment and live remixes from resident DJs Trox and O.G. One., the Hip Hop Showcase is happening the last Thursday of the quarter at White Eagle, with Live performances, drink specials and good vibes!
Make sure you hit www.miccheckpdx.com
THURSDAY September 27TH:
Special Guests...
MIC CAPES
FOUNTAINE
COVI
Beat Set by: CEE GOODS
Hosted by: DJ Klyph
Music by: Trox & DJ O.G. One
Dooors @ 8pm, Show starts at 9pm...
21 and over, Tickets: $8 @ the Door
Event Features:
• On Saturday Sept 22 from 3-8pm come enjoy music, theatre, food, drink, dancing, raffle prizes from local businesses and vendor& fitness fair.
• On Sunday Sept 23 from 6am-11am join us for our USATF Sanctioned and Certified Chip Timed 5k, 10k and 15K Races through the beautiful neighborhoods of the Soul District.
o All run participants will receive I AM We wrist bands, a grill cheese sandwich courtesy of Tillamook Cheese and Dave’s Killer Bread and ice cold brew from Widmer Bros ( 21 and older).
o Winners from each race in age and gender category will receive medals, prize packages, and bragging rights until next year.
o Other post-race features include music, raffle prizes from local businesses, vendor village and great community networking.
Benefiting the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Funds raised through the MLK Dream Run will benefit the Soul District Fellows Youth Entrepreneur Career Leadership Program designed to help emerging entrepreneurs (ages 16-24) improve and expand skills that come from operating successful businesses. Our Fellows are able to leverage these skills to secure opportunities for better employment and pathways to higher education. Each year, in collaboration with the generous support of Multnomah County’s Summer Works program, approximately 20-30 interns are employed to help put the MLK Dream Run together. Simultaneously their work plan helps both connect them with the business community while leaving a sustainable and positive impact in the community.
Over the past year the Soul District Fellows program has expanded to include the Green Lighting Black Lives Matter Youth Media Project which recruits and trains next generation youth entrepreneurs, ages 14-26, in the usage and purposeful application of cutting edge video technology, film and video production equipment and seeks to inspire and empower them to bring their unique perspectives in telling the stories of their community of Portland, Oregon. Through controlling the narratives, they learn how to control the outcomes and experience the business confidence that come with you increase feelings of capability, significance and influence
For examples of their work go to our YouTube channel Green Lighting Black Lives Matter Youth Media Project
This Year’s MOTTO: I AM WE
This Year’s THEME: Generational Health Generational Wealth
This Year’s Colors: Blue, Gold, Black- symbolizing generational health and generational wealth. We will be encouraging the community to walk and run as family and friend units that span generations.
Join TLE & Family as we celebrate the opening of our new store in Bridgeport Village! Festivities all day, including:
10am: Deluxe gift bags for the first 50 shoppers!
12pm-5pm: DJ Dijon + XRAY.FM
12pm-close: Spin & Win!
2pm-5pm: Tastings from our friends Gigantic Brewing Company + Portland Cider Co.
Free prizes for kids all day
Join TLE at Bridgeport Village for a day of fun and celebration!
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Blesst Chest will be performing a live buffet of songs from their new release "Casual Corner" out on XRAY Records w/ friends Hot Victory opening.
blesstchest.bandcamp.com/
hothotvictory.bandcamp.com/
21+ / $7
SKELETON CREW
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by William (Bill) Earl Ray
September 2, 2018 – September 30, 2018
Morrison Stage
It's 2008, and one of the last auto plants in Detroit is dying on the vine. The factory workers that remain are living paycheck-to-paycheck but amidst the backbreaking work and brutally long shifts, they have somehow shaped themselves into a makeshift family. Faye, a factory lifer, is the glue that holds everything together. But with less than six months before she can retire with a full pension, Faye learns that management has a plan that could threaten her whole existence, leaving her torn between loyalty to her coworkers or her own survival. Heartbreakingly tense with moments of ethereal beauty, Skeleton Crew reveals the struggle to stay relevant in a society that constantly changes.
- Awards for Dominique Morisseau: 2016 OBIE Award (for Skeleton Crew)
- "A deeply moral and deeply American play, with a loving compassion for those trapped in a system that makes sins, spiritual or societal, and self-betrayal almost inevitable." -Ben Brantley, The New York Times
- "A deep vulnerable blend of frustration, conversation, and denial." -Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
Find the full schedule of events and ticket information at:
https://www.artistsrep.org/ticketing/201819-season/skeleton-crew/
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The monthly IMPACT! Hi-Fi gathering is coming back to Misdemeanor Meadows. The is a COMMUNITY DJ event so come through and bring your records! Take a turn on the tables and dance, dance, dance! Never a cover, always fire! Presented by The Impact Sound.
More details on the event page here.
Presented by The Portland Mercury and XRAY FM, Mexicadelia // PDX is the Portland iteration of a fast growing genre-be-damned festival from Guadalajara, Mexico. The three-day festival is a music-driven cultural exchange celebrating the thriving & creative music scenes of Guadalajara, Mexico and Portland, Oregon, hosted at three of Portland’s favorite venues -- Dig A Pony, Rontoms, and Mississippi Studios.
Presented by XRAY.FM, Pueblo Viejo Tequila, Mezcal Los Javis, Friends of Noise, and Portland Mercury.
Emceed by Portland’s own Papi Fimbres (OPT, Mascaras, Sávila) MEXICADELIA // PDX will showcase bands from both communities. All of the shows will be FREE or LOW COST with donations and general proceeds going to local immigrant rights advocacy group, Pueblo Unido PDX
MEXICADELIA // PDX will also be releasing a compilation cassette tape including all of the bands involved with the festival with a portion of the proceeds going to that same benefit. Usa tus orejas para levantarlas!
Saturday Sept 15th @ Dig A Pony // 5pm to 9pm // Free, All Ages
The Shivas (PDX)
Mortemart (MX)
Wet Dream (PDX)
Uay (MX)
Seance Crasher (PDX)
Sunday Sept 16 @ Rontoms // 5-11pm // Free
Orquestra Pacifico Tropical (PDX)
Lemat (MX)
Plastic Cactus (PDX)
Mexicadelia Super Group (MX)
Federale (PDX)
Night Heron (PDX)
Monday Sept 17 @ Mississippi Studios // 9pm to 12am // $5
Tribe Mars (PDX)
Neptuna (MX)
Mindhala (MX)
Instagram: @mexicadelia.pdx
¡Únete sin fronteras y reúnete con amigos, comida, bebidas y música en tres de los lugares favoritos de Portland!
Unite across borders and rally around friends, food, drink, and music at three of Portland’s favorite venues!
Downtown Portland, OR Campus for University of Oregon:
In the Shirley Pape Forum- 3rd floor
70 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209
Free, open to the public & disability affirmative!
Food & Refreshments Provided!
XRAY.FM DJ playing music
Join like minded alternative/community/independent radio and podcast peeps for some great company, discussion and build up to the next Grassroots Radio Conference 2018 happening in October 5-7th at Portland State University. Get updates on the conference and there will also be music and speakers TBA.
Co-sponsored by @University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, KBOO Community Radio, XRAY.FM, Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media & Education Group
Save the date for the Grassroots Radio Conference 2018, Oct. 5th-7th, hosted by KBOO Community Radio in Portland, OR. "The Future is Community Radio" Community radio broadcasters, producers and supporters will gather this October to learn, share skills and ideas, and celebrate this vibrant medium together. Full-power stations, LPFMs, college radio, internet radio, podcasters and producers are all invited and welcome.