TICKETS | $22.50 advance, $25 day of show, $25 advance 21+ Reserved Balcony, $30 day of show 21+ Reserved Balcony
All Ages | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 72 hours required for entry
Formed in their mate’s bong shed in Coolum, Queensland 2016 at age seventeen, The Chats represent everything that’s good about Australia and nothing that’s bad: a rebel spirit, gallows humour and the endless hedonistic pursuit of A Bloody Good Time. Cold stubbies within close reach, 24-7.
Drawing influence from the same fertile Australian pub rock scene that spawned everyone from AC/DC and The Saints to Cosmic Psychos and The Hard Ons, and sharing a similar singular self-contained approach to their art as such latter-day Aussie rock heroes as King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, The Chats describe themselves as “dropkick drongos from the Sunshine Coast of Australia”. It’d be difficult to argue otherwise.
with Mean Jeans & THICK
TICKETS | $13
AN IMMERSIVE ONE-NIGHT, THREE-BAND LIVE CONCERT THAT DARES ASK THE QUESTION:
BUT WHAT IF THERE WERE PUPPETS?
Salo Panto performing with puppeteers: Matt Hopkins, Matt Laird, Liz Ghiz
Holocene and Bogmonster Events present the 7th edition of POP + PUPPETRY, an interdisciplinary extravaganza for the eyes and ears! 3 puppeteer teams of diverse styles will be paired with 3 inventive Portland-based pop/rock groups. Each puppeteer will present an original puppet show created especially for this event and synced to the band’s music. The results should be dazzling, and help to elevate the experience of both artistic mediums when combined.
Proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test) required to enter
FREE EVENT
All Ages
Spinning off of the popular YouTube channel Too Many Records, this is the opening of a brand new brick and mortar record store in North Portland. Find tons of collectible and essential records ready to add to your collection as well as other cool merch and collectibles. Raffle prizes will also be available alongside live DJ sets!
Featuring live sets from Fort Vine and Maia Pillot
Masks and vax encouraged
TICKETS | $18 advance/$20 door
Doors 8:30 PM
21+ only
Mic Check PDX presents: Return Flight...Delayed. The Portland album release for Boom Bap Project
Featuring performances by:
BOOM BAP PROJECT
VURSATYL
COOL NUTZ & DJ FATBOY
DARK TIME SUNSHINE
LIBRETTO
DJ REV SHINES
With resident DJ O.G.ONE
Hosted by DJ Klyph
TICKETS | $35 advance, $40 day of show, $37.50 advance 21+ reserved balcony, $40 day of show 21+ reserved
6:30 pm doors, 8 pm show
All Ages
On his latest album, (watch my moves), Vile pulls his talents as a singer, songwrit-er, multi-instrumentalist, and producer in unexpected directions—and the result is a vibrant, yet meditative album propelled by Vile’s laid-back charm and curious spirit. Every lyric has been chiseled down into an aphorism, every bloom of distorted guitar or murmuring synth helping create that “fried” pop. “It’s about songwriting. It’s about lyrics. It’s about being the master of all domains in the music,” he says of his ninth album and first in partnership with a major label, Verve Records.
(watch my moves) comes from a period when Vile, whose touring and recording schedule during the 2010s was seemingly constant, stayed in one place. His mind was always swirling, though, puzzling out pointillistic lyrics, dreaming up spit-shined choruses, and checking in on other dimensions. “My favorite pastime these days is sitting drinking coffee in the morning post-breakfast by the window, reading and listening to Sun Ra, sun shining through the forest trees,” says Vile. “In that moment, it’s all the traveling I’ll ever need. This record encapsulates all that—letting two years roll by and staying in my zone, traveling all the while in my brain, at the piano or in my guitar.”
with Chastity Belt
FREE
TICKETS | $15
Doors 8PM / Show 9PM
TICKETS | $10 advance, $12 day of show
Doors 8 PM | Show 9 PM
21+ Only | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 72 hours required for entry
Rose Tinted is the hip-hop project you didn’t know you needed. The Portland-based band is back at Holocene on Thursday, April 28th. This show is part of their Spring residency, celebrating the very best hip-hop artists in the PDX scene. Through their residency with Holocene and co-presented by XRAY.FM, Rose Tinted strives to showcase and collaborate with Portland’s finest MC’s, beat producers, DJ’s, and R&B artists. This month’s edition features Fountaine!
TICKETS | $25 advance, $30 day of show, $30 advance 21+ Reserved Balcony, $35 day of show 21+ Reserved Balcony
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 8 PM
All Ages | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 72 hours required for entry
Parquet Courts' thought-provoking rock is dancing to a new tune. Sympathy For Life finds the Brooklyn band at both their most instinctive and electronic, spinning their bewitching, psychedelic storytelling into fresh territory, yet maintaining their unique identity.
Built largely from improvised jams, inspired by New York clubs, Primal Scream and Pink Floyd and produced in league with Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, Hot Chip, David Byrne), Sympathy For Life was always destined to be dancey. Unlike its globally adored predecessor, 2018's Wide Awake! - a Top 30 hit here and an album of the year everywhere from Spin and The Skinny to NME and Australia's Double J - the focus fell on grooves rather than rhythm.
Featuring Automatic
TICKETS | $10 pre-order, $12 at the door
Doors 8 PM
Penny Wishes are a three-piece indie/alternative rock band out of Portland, OR. The music these three create is thick with urgency and buzzing guitar jangle. RIYL Throwing Muses, Dinosaur Jr, The Breeders, and Bikini Kill.
Venues require proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine
TICKETS | $12 presale/ $15 at door
Doors 8 PM | Show 8:30 PM
21+ Only
DAN.G is an Alternative R&B duo based out of Portland, Oregon. Started in the summer of 2019, DAN.G consist of singer Daniel Garrett and guitarist/production Jesse Valdez. Together they hope to provoke the feeling of empowerment, mirroring the experience during the writing process. Also featuring:
TICKETS | $12
Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PM
21+ | Required COVID-19 vaccination proof, or proof of a negative Covid-19 test result, taken within 48 hours prior to entry.
Goon’s latest EP Paint By Numbers, Vol. 1 expands the band’s sound immensely, bringing it in a lush, freer direction, hinting at wilder things to come. Paint by Numbers 1 is the first of two EPs, done in a similar manner to founder Kenny Becker’s early Bandcamp days. Forgoing a traditional studio, Becker recorded Paint by Numbers 1 entirely at his apartment and the band’s rehearsal space, alternating between a used four track tape recorder and plugging straight into his computer interface. The songs were recorded quickly, capturing the urgency and energy with which they were written. Becker compares the songs to “sculptures or collages,” but “no less significant” to him.
Caleb Nichols is a queer writer and musician from San Luis Obispo, CA. Since 2005, Caleb's played guitar, bass, and sang in bands as disparate as DIY folk-punks the Bloody Heads, mid-2000's Pitchfork buzz band Port O'Brien, and Rogue Wave side project Release the Sunbird, not to mention his own projects, Grand Lake, CHURCHES and Soft People.
FREE
An artist takeover of 30+ diverse creators is coming to Sou’wester for a week-long Artist Residency; to play with materials, the environment, and each other. They will come create and transform The Sou’wester into a Studio/Gallery/Theater/Stage. Providing opportunities for extended play on the weekend, we invite the public to witness, interact with, and re-imagine their work through studio tours, installations and performances.
TICKETS | $16 advance, $18 day of show
FREE
An artist takeover of 30+ diverse creators is coming to Sou’wester for a week-long Artist Residency; to play with materials, the environment, and each other. They will come create and transform The Sou’wester into a Studio/Gallery/Theater/Stage. Providing opportunities for extended play on the weekend, we invite the public to witness, interact with, and re-imagine their work through studio tours, installations and performances.
TICKETS | $10 advanced, $12 day of showCalling all hip-hop fans and beat heads! Rose Tinted is the hip-hop project you didn't know you needed. The Portland-based band is back at Holocene on Thursday, March 24th. This show is part of their monthly residency, celebrating the very best hip-hop artists in the PDX scene. Through their residency with Holocene, Rose Tinted strives to showcase and collaborate with Portland's finest MC's, beat producers, DJ's, and R&B artists. Opening up the night on this one-time showcase is beat producer Calvin Valentine and Portland MC, Milc. The two will be performing tracks from their most recent album, "Tiger Milc," for the first time live!Rose Tinted is dedicated to producing live-sampled beats, flipping classic hip-hop joints to pay tribute to the classic boom-bap sound. Rose Tinted provides hip-hop lovers with the nostalgia of their favorite DJ set combined with the incredible musicianship and creativity. If you consider yourself a hip-hop fan, you should get used to making their monthly residency a regular hang.
TICKETS | $10
Doors 8 PM | Show 9 PM
21+ | Valid COVID vaccination card required for entry
The Whags, out of Seattle, visit Portland on their 'Just Desserts' tour in support of new music. The band brings their blend of psychedelic funk and groove-driven pop to the stage at the Fixin' To. As is typical with their sets the group will meander through their catalog, discovering opportunities for jam and expansion. Local cult-rock cohort Family Worship Center and psychedelic sound explorers Super Secret Band support.
TICKETS | $25 advance, $30 day of show, $30 advance 21+ Reserved Balcony, $35 day of show 21+ Reserved Balcony
Doors 6:30 PM | Show 8 PM
All Ages | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 72 hours required for entry
TICKETS | $13
Aaron Space & his Terrestrial Underlings is the musical moniker of composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Elihu Knowles. Based in Berkeley, CA, Knowles's background as a jazz drummer deeply influences his soulful and experimental tunes. His work has often been compared to a variety of artists including Jon Bap, Sun Ra, Radiohead, King Krule, Standing on the Corner, and Rufus Wainwright.
Now, following a brief sojourn playing traditional jazz in Berlin, Germany, Knowles has returned to the states for another west coast tour. With a smaller band, he hopes to shed light on a different aspect of Aaron Space's musical universe, emphasizing its improvisatory elements to create a more captivating and continually evolving performance. He has begun production on his second full length studio album, which is expected to be completed around the end of the year.
PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST REQUIRED FOR ENTRY
Doug Fir is currently requiring COVID-19 vaccination proof, or proof of a negative Covid-19 test result, taken within 48 hours prior to entry.
For full, up to date information, please visit dougfirlounge.com/covid
THIS EVENT IS 21+
TICKETS | $18 Advanced
Doors 8PM | Show 9PM
21+ | Proof of COVID vaccination or Negative Test within 48 hours required for entry
with Su Lee
Since breaking out in 2018, CHAI have been associated with explosive joy. At their live shows, the Japanese four-piece of identical twins MANA (lead vocals and keys) and KANA (guitar), drummer YUNA, and bassist-lyricist YUUKI have become known for buoyant displays of eclectic and clever songwriting, impressive musicianship, matching outfits, delightful choreography, and sheer relief.