What’s Going On: 02/06 – 02/13

1. Wampire w/ Eternal Tapestry & The Shivas
Where: Mississippi Studios
How Much: $8
When: Friday, February 8th – 9pm
Why: Newly signed to Polyvinyl Records, Wampire hits the stage with not one, but two Portland faves: Eternal Tapestry and The Shivas! Come get a sneak peak of some of the new tracks that will be on Wampire’s new record before they hit the road with Unknown Mortal Orchestra!

2. The Helio Sequence w/ Talkdemonic & Yeti Sweater
Where: Cleveland High School
How Much: $10/$12
When: Saturday, February 9th – 7:30pm
Why: Music in the Schools and Eleven PDX Magazine present The Helio Sequence at Cleveland High School and benefit for Music in the Schools! MITS is a non-profit organization run by Portland high school students passionate about music education. Get tickets and get down!

3. Souvenir Driver w/ Paper Brain
Where: Rontoms
How Much: Free
When: Sunday, February 10th – 9pm
Why: Souvenir Driver has been driving their way into the Portland scene with their bliss pop tunes. They opened for The Dandy Warhol’s Christmas Show in December as well as released their latest album, Lifts The Curse. Playing alongside with another rising star over the last couple of years, Paper Brain, this show is sure to be packed!

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What’s Going On: 06/13 – 06/20

1. Eternal Tapestry w/ Blood Beach & Swahili
Where: The Know
How Much: $5
When: Thursday, June 14th – 8pm
Why: Eternal Tapestry celebrates their latest full-length, Dawn in 2 Dimensions, with an evening of mind-ripping psychedelic rock! And who better to round the night out than Blood Beach and Swahili playing their own crafted brand of psych goodness. Friendly reminder: shows at The Know start early and end by 11pm–so get your butt there on time!

2. ELEVEN PDX & Mississippi Studios Presents: Unknown Mortal Orchestra w/ Religious Girls &  Hustle and Drone
Where: Mississippi Studios
How Much: $11
When: Saturday, June 16th – 8pm
Why: Start your summer off right and with an epic night of music courtesy of ELEVEN PDX & Mississippi Studios. The second quarterly showcase features Portland’s own buzz-building Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Hustle and Drone, and Oakland’s Religious Girls. Purchases tickets here! Bring your dancin’ shoes, Portland–we’re gonna get down.

3. Still Caves w/ Low Times, eetsFeats & Bath Party
Where: East End
How Much: $5
When: Sunday, June 17th – 9pm
Why: As if your weekend wasn’t already awesome enough, you’re gonna want to save some energy for this one–it’s a real head snapper. Bringing their straight up garage rock acts all the way from San Antonio are Low Times and eetsFEATS (both bands share members). Bath Party kicks it off with hip-shaking psychedelic surf rock and Still Caves will set your ears on fire with their blown out garage psych-punk.

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What’s Going On: 02/16 – 02/22

 

 

1. Eternal Tapestry w/ Sun Angle & Blood Beach
Where: Mississippi Studios
How Much: FREE!
When: Thursday, February 16th—9pm
Why: The experimental psychedelic rock group, Eternal Tapestry, brings layers of melodic guitar improvisations alongside free and open-structured songs. Their live shows are nothing short of epic and should not be missed. Get there early for the two amazing openers Sun Angle and Blood Beach! You’re in for a treat.

2. Psychic Feline w/ Footwork & Formica Man
Where: The Know
How Much: $5
When: Friday, February 17th—9pm
Why: Although house shows seem to be their natural habitat, you can usually catch this three-piece playing shows in and around Portland. Droning and moaning psych influenced rock’n’roll will definitely have you tapping your feet and nodding to the beat. Be sure to check out Formica Man and Seattle’s Footwork!

3. And And And w/ Aan & The Blimp
Where: Doug Fir
How Much: $6/$8
When: Saturday, February 18th—9pm
Why: If you’re looking for a good ol’ fashioned rock’n’roll time, this is the place to be Saturday night. All three of these local wonders will rock your collective socks off—bring a friend, bring your mom, and bring those dancin’ shoes. Bands that can’t be beat with a price to match!

 

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What’s Going On: 4/06 – 4/13

Wowie zowie! What an amazing week of music in Portland!  Honorable mention: (Wed) Ravishers, (Fri) Ice Cube, (Sat) Bright Eyes, Lauryn Hill, (Sun) Black Joe Lewis w/ Those Darlins, (Mon) Joy Formidable.  Whoopeeee!

1. Typhoon w/ And And And and Brainstorm

-Where: Doug Fir Lounge
-How Much: $10 (adv) / $12 (21+)
-When: Friday, April 8th – 9pm
-Why: After annihilating SXSW with nearly a dozen shows, hometown heroes Typhoon are back with an album release party for their latest EP, “A New Kind Of House”. The band will be donating all of their merch proceeds to Mercy Corps to help survivors of Japan’s devastating earthquake. Dig deep into those pockets! (See: Typhoon NPR Video)

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