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White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell Street)
6:00pm9:00pm Sunday, January 26, 2025

No Requests returns to McMenamins White Eagle Saloon for its January edition! Join DJ Ambush and DJ Klyph on Sunday, January 26th for an evening celebrating the golden era of Hip-Hop.

This monthly event is a curated experience for true Hip-Hop heads, honoring the sounds and culture that defined a generation. As always, there’s no cover, so come through and vibe with us in an intimate setting.

Supported by:

• McMenamins

• White Eagle Saloon

• Pac West Group

• JL25

Where: McMenamins White Eagle Saloon

When: Sunday, January 26th | Doors at 6 PM

Come early, grab a drink, and immerse yourself in the music that shaped the culture. This is No Requests!

World Famous Kenton Club
8:00pm Saturday, January 11, 2025

As we head into an uncertain future, you may find yourself wanting to lay low. Don't allow anyone to rob you of joy!

This month's edition of FLAME is dedicated to encouraging you to KEEP YOUR LIGHT BURNING BRIGHT!

Please wear sparkly, shiny, twinkling looks for this DANCE PARTY! LIGHT UP THE NIGHT & celebrate our LGBTQ+ community, drawing strength from each other as we get ready to face some of the greatest challenges in recent history. Together we will spark an eternal FLAME of determination!

Trip the light fantastic to vintage vinyl of the 1950s, 1960s, and beyond! Vintage Music for Modern TIMES! Familiar Faves & Rarities! Soul, R&B, Oldies, + more

Like most DJ Action Slacks dance parties, this event is open to all kind-hearted people, but is geared toward the Portland LGBTQmunity & its allies.
 
TIME - 8 pm to the Midnight Hour
WHERE - The World Famous Kenton Club
ADMISSION - Sliding Scale - $10 - $20 (cash or Venmo)
21+

******FLAME is an LGBTQ-centric party and welcomes allies

*Please be considerate to others and test for COVID prior to attending events, particularly because we don't know what the future holds in terms of health care in the coming months/years. THANKS


World Famous Kenton Club
8:00pm Saturday, December 7, 2024
Take some time out for JOY this season!

Meet us at the Kenton Club to dance to JOYOUS mid century vintage vinyl: 1950s & 1960s Soul, oldies, pop, rock n roll, R&B etc.

Familiar Favorites mixed with rarities!

DJ Action Slacks will deck the halls with holiday lights & decor!

Dance along, sing along, commune with others.
Warm your heart
Feed your soul

8 pm to Midnight
21+

*LGBTQ-centric but allies are encouraged to join us!

Sliding Scale $10 - $20 (cash or venmo)

Event website:



World Famous Kenton Club
8:00pm Saturday, November 9, 2024
Get Down! Get FUNKY!
Let Loose & shake your caboose!

 
What better to lift our spirits during the rainy season than a night of music from the funkiest decade? Everything turned FUNKY in the 1970s at some point. Slip on your boogie shoes and hustle on down to the Kenton Club to dance to
Funky Soul
Funky Rock n Roll
Funky Blues
Funky Country
Funky Tropical
Funky Jazz
Funky Latin
and MORE!

 
PLUS the Dance Hall of Flame inductions of Betty Davis, Exuma, The Three Degrees, Charles Earland, & Koko Taylor
 
WHEN - Saturday, Nov 9th
TIME - 8 pm to the Midnight Hour
WHERE - The World Famous Kenton Club
ADMISSION - Sliding Scale - $10 - $20 (cash or Venmo)
21+

******FLAME is an LGBTQ-centric party and welcomes allies


Dream House (412 NE Beech St, Portland)
8:00pm Friday, November 1, 2024

COSTUMES ENCOURAGED! 

Featuring: 

  • DJ DNA (Beautiful Music, Tue 4-6pm) 
  • DJ Corporate Events (aka XRAY Alum Jason Urick of Galaxy My Dear)
  • DJ RockNRoll Jackie (aka Jackie Stewart, ex-member of the hallowed Portland ensemble Smegma, current member of Portland duo The Tenses) 
Lincoln Hall 075, Portland State University
5:30pm8:00pm Tuesday, October 22, 2024

To RSVP for the event visit

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLSXkEvsQhdVatKGIz8xOsJbGSJswA7oMxIlwIabAZrB4rFw/viewform?pli=1


RSVP Screening: Spaces of Exception
Join us for a screening of Spaces of Exception (2018) followed by discussion with the filmmakers
October 22, 2024 
Lincoln Hall 075
5:30pm

Fee and open to the public (with RSVP). Everyone is welcome.

SPACES OF EXCEPTION (2018) is a documentary resulting from the long-term multimedia project “The Native and the Refugee," profiling the American Indian reservation in the United States alongside the Palestinian refugee camp in the Middle East. The film explores these spaces as sites of resilience and cultural transmission, while connecting experiences of attempted genocide and erasure across settler colonial regimes. The documentary was filmed from 2014-2017 in Arizona, New Mexico, New York, and South Dakota in the United States as well as in Lebanon and the West Bank.

“These portraits are an attempt to understand the land—its memory and divisions—and to understand the conditions for life, community, and sovereignty.”

Stay for a discussion after the film with directors Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny. Click here to register for the discussion with filmmakers on Zoom at approximately 7:30pm. The film will not be included in the Zoom Register for Zoom here: https://pdx.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UWqezbfWSWu86kChI0-z_Q#/registration

Director: Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny
Run time: 90 mins
Format: Digital

Sponsored by PSU School of Film,  BST Black Bag Series, and the School of Gender, Race, and Nations,

White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell Street)
6:00pm9:00pm Sunday, October 20, 2024
The No Requests DJs are celebrating their 2 year anniversary at White Eagle Saloon with the DOOMSDAY Edition.
The night will feature selection from and inspired one of the most eclectic and talented emcee/producers, MF DOOM.
Come through and celebrate with Portland based DJ Ambush and DJ Klyph as they bring an evening celebrating Golden Era and inspired hip hop to the White Eagle. This FREE event will feature classic cuts and remixes from and inspired by MF DOOM. You can dance if you want, but this night is about the head nod. "It's not a party, it's a vibe". 
This event is 21+ after 9pm
RSVP HERE
McMenamins Mission Theater
8:00pm Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Underground hip-hop mainstay and legendary wordsmith, Homeboy Sandman, is touring the Western U.S. this fall. Homeboy Sandman has been racking up critically lauded releases for nearly 2 decades with labels like Stonesthrow Records, Mello Music and most recently Dirty Looks for his highly acclaimed “Rich” album series. Homeboy Sandman has worked with the industry's most highly notable artists like Aesop Rock, Edan, Deca and Quelle Chris

Also on the bill, Portland emcee Vursatyl

All ages are welcome

RSVP HERE

Portland Center Stage (128 NW 11th Ave)
7:00pm Monday, October 14, 2024

All Ages  

Doors 5pm: Open House 

Show Starts at 7pm

Tickets $10

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.

World Famous Kenton Club
8:00pm Saturday, October 12, 2024
Come dance to seasonal vintage vinyl of the 1950s, 60s, 70s & beyond! Freak-out to mystical sounds of the past! Wear a costume or outfit inspired by the supernatural season! Invent your own supernatural-inspired dance step to share with our party guests!  Brrring your furrrrrrrrriends!  Meow!
 
ALSO, Help celebrate the Dance Hall of Flame induction of music-makers who recorded some of my seasonal favorites: Screamin' Jay HawkinsPeggy LeeClaudine ClarkJimmy Smith, and Redbone. GIVEAWAYS including, (while supplies last), each party guest will receive a free set of bubble gum cards I've designed for each of the above artists.

* On Saturday, Oct 12 I, DJ Action Slacks, will be eerily producing my 12th vintage-inspired Halloween dance party in Portland! AND it'll be the10th one co-DJed by Wildman James (of Morgan & the Organ Donors)! 
 
BUT that's not the only DJ anniversary I'll be celebrating on Oct 12.  It will also mark the 30th anniversary of my first time DJing in public and in general.  WHOA!
 
Yes, 30 years ago, Khaela Maricich (who later started the band The Blow & my nextdoor neighbor in the Evergreen State College dorms) invited me to DJ at a Halloween party taking place in a barn with a dirt floor located in the middle of the forest somewhere in the pitch-black dark of night in Olympia, WA. If you think Portland is/was weird, it is NOTHING compared to Olympia in the mid-1990s!



Wonder Ballroom
7:00pm Saturday, September 14, 2024

21+ / 7 PM Doors 8 PM Show // $28 Advanced Ticketing

ESG with Strange Babes and Dirt Twins


ESG is coming back to Portland! After their triumphant show last year, they decided to revisit us one more time to bring the party. This is IT.

ESG formed in the South Bronx in 1978. Their unique mix of hip hop and punk has never been replicated, though many have tried. ESG’s hit “UFO” is one of the most sampled songs of all time. It cannot be overstated how important this band is.

Even more important than their irreducible originality is the fact that this band will MAKE YOU dance. They are as live as you’ll ever hear music. Come on down for the party of the year.

World Famous Kenton Club
8:00pm Saturday, September 7, 2024
Send summer off in a sizzle by dancing to 60s soul scorchers at the hottest vintage vinyl dance party in NoPo!

DJ Action Slacks serves Familiar Faves and Rarities!

This party includes the induction of Otis Redding, Barbara Lynn, The Orlons, Carla Thomas, Mongo Santamaria, and the Foundations into the Dance Hall of Flame!

While supplies last, the party guests who attend this event will receive trading cards for each of the above artists to take home so you remember their names. Arrive with an open mind, open heart, and please be receptive to learning WHILE having fun.

Please strive to wear 1960s-inspired attire, and get ready to set the dance floor on fire!

8 pm to Midnight
21+
Sliding scale $10 - $20 at the door (pay what you choose - cash or Venmo)FLAME is an LGBTQ-centric party and welcomes allies



Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison
8:00pm11:00pm Wednesday, August 28, 2024

21+ // Doors 8pm, Party 9pm

Special XRAY Advance: $10.71, or $15 at the door.

GET TICKETS

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).

White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell Street)
6:00pm9:00pm Sunday, August 25, 2024
Portland based DJ Ambush and DJ Klyph are excited to host the single release for Portland based emcee Vursatyl. Come through and hear the latest from a Portland music legend.

An evening celebrating Golden Era and inspired hip hop to the White Eagle. Come through for this FREE, all ages event and hear classic cuts and remixes while grabbing a hot plate and cold beverage. You can dance if you want, but this night is about the head nod. 

"It's not a party, it's a vibe".
White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell Street)
12:00pm5:00pm Sunday, August 25, 2024
DJ Klyph and DJ Ambush of XRAY FM present: No Requests Day Party during PDX Hip Hop Week. 

With special guest DJ's, local vinyl and apparel vendors and a food drive partnership with Sunshine Division.

We'll also be recognizing local designer Casso Dinero for his contributions to hip hop with a special presentation.

We're celebrating the Golden Era and inspired hip hop at the White Eagle so come through for this FREE, all ages event and hear classic cuts, remixes while grabbing cold beverage.
World Famous Kenton Club
8:00pm Saturday, August 3, 2024

YOU are invited to contribute to making my next dance party the best night ever! I'm conducting an interesting, inclusive experiment for the August edition of FLAME!

I believe music to be the great unifier, bringing communities together to bond over our commonalities.  I've always aimed to make my events something to be enjoyed by everyone.  That's why I want YOU to select the dance songs for my next dance party. 

Here are the guidelines:

1) The recording must be from the years 1950-1980

2) I must have in my VINYL collection

3) Your request must be made PRIOR to the day of the dance party

4) I'm not restricting genres, but my collection mostly consists of soul, country, 50s-70s"oldies", classic rock, disco, funk, jazz, blues, r&b, rockabilly, gospel, and Latin. 

5) You can request up to THREE songs

 

TRY ME!  If you request it and I have it, I will play it.

This has the potential to be REALLY fun and cathartic!  PARTICIPATE!

Send your requests using the contact form at djactionslacks.com

What song lifts your spirits? Who will you choose? 

Will it be The Supremes? David Bowie? Aretha? Parliament? Tammy Wynette? Little Richard? The Monkees? Grace Jones? T-Rex? Fleetwood Mac? Bill Withers? Suzi Quatro? Neil Diamond? Ella Fitzgerald? Heart? Foreigner? Some kind of show tune from Rita Moreno?

I can't wait to find out!!!!



722 N Sumner
3:00pm7:00pm Saturday, August 3, 2024
Free Spirit News: Realistic Future Nudes & Other Issues book release party!

Featuring: Strange Babes, Phull Columns Ensemble, Not Fleetwood Mac, and Jay Ringer
August 3rd, 3-7pm. Cherry Sprout Park. Free for all.  


Free Spirit News is a free, seasonal publication out of Portland Oregon. A harbinger of ancient truths and modern lies.

To find out more visit http://www.freespiritnews.org/



White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell St)
6:00pm9:00pm Sunday, July 28, 2024

Portland based DJ Ambush (News With My Fiancé) and DJ Klyph (Welcome to the Neighborhood) bring an evening celebrating Golden Era and inspired hip hop to the White Eagle. Come through for this FREE, 21+ event and hear classic cuts and remixes while grabbing a hot plate and cold beverage. You can dance if you want, but this night is about the head nod. 

"It's not a party, it's a vibe".

Sumner Albina Park (5134 N Albina Ave, between Cherry Sprout & Red Fox)
11:00am7:00pm Sunday, July 21, 2024

FREE // All Ages // Outdoors & Family Friendly

Music on vinyl all day from some of Portland's finest selectors! Including XRAY's own The Grand Yoni (The IMPACT! Sound, Saturdays 1-2pm) and DNA (Beautiful Music, Tuesdays 4-6pm) in some great company! 

18,000 watts of pure power from the IMPACT! High Fidelity Sound System! Done in collaboration with our neighbors at Mississippi Records.






615 SE Oak Street
4:00pm9:00pm Saturday, July 20, 2024

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.


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