What’s Going On: 05/16 – 05/23

1. Ramona Falls w/ Incredible Yacht Control
Where: Doug Fir
How Much: $12/$14
When: Friday, May 18th – 9pm
Why: Spend the evening celebrating the second full-length release from Brent Knopf (formerly of Menomena). Blossoming in the midst of a delayed Menomena album, the side project turned full-time gig has given Knopf the time and space to expand his ever-growing talents as a musician–which is quite apparent in Ramona Falls’ latest effort, Prophet.

2. Strangled Darlings w/ Ezza Rose
Where: Secret Society Ballroom
How Much: $8/$12
When: Saturday, May 19th – 9pm
Why: Multi-instrumentalists George Veech and Jessica Anderly make up neo-folk duo Strangled Darlings. With an album recently released (Red Yellow & Blue on Mudfarm Records), you can be sure to hear new jazzy folk-pop tunes that will at the very least make your head bop and your feet tap to the beat.

3. Rontoms Sunday Sessions: The We Shared Milk & Log Across the Washer w/ Plum Sutra
Where: Rontoms
How Much: Free
When: Sunday, May 20th – 9pm
Why: Rontoms is at it again bringing the latest and greatest in local and touring performers. This week’s tasty treat is the 7″ split record release between The We Shared Milk and Log Across the Washer–13:33 minutes nearly split right down the middle. The first 6:54, “Annual”, is a quieter side of TWSM that flows gracefully into LATW’s beautifully layered “De Grasse/What in the World”. As always, the show is free so no excuses–be there!

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What’s Going On: 12/28 – 01/04

1.  Gay Ghost w/ Pheasant & Towering Trees
Where:  Ella St. Social Club
How Much:  FREE!
When:  Thursday, December 29th –9pm
Why:  Emerging alt-rock pop trio Gay Ghost are currently working on their first proper release with producer/engineer Michael Miew and is due out sometime early next year. Show up early for Pheasant & Towering Trees!

2.  Log Across The Washer w/ The We Shared Milk
Where:  Kelly’s Olympian
How Much:  $5
When:  Friday, December 30th –9pm
Why:  You may have been lucky enough to catch them last month as one of Into The Woods’ quarterly featured artists. Multi-instrumentalist Tyler Keene (formerly of And And And) says this is the first time he’s tried making electronic music with complete sincerity.

3.  Nurses w/ Radiation City, Wild Ones & DJ Beyonda
Where:  Mississippi Studios
How Much:  $15/$17
When:  Saturday, December 31st –9pm
Why: Low ticket warning for the New Years Eve extravaganza! Get yours NOW! Grab some friends and head to the Studios for one heck of a line-up! As a special treat, Radiation City will be covering Andre 3000’s The Love Below. Holy moly!

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What’s Going On: 11/23 – 11/30

1. Blind Pilot w/ Point Juncture, WA
Where: Crystal Ballroom
How Much: $20
When: Wednesday, November 23 –7pm
Why: The Portland-based folk-pop group makes a stop at home while on their cross-country tour in support of the late summer release, We Are the Tide. The sophomore effort has been a consistent top-seller at Music Millennium and it’s no secret their heartfelt music makes it easy to instigate sing-alongs at their live shows.

2. Animal Eyes w/ Slow Trucks & Pony Village
Where: The Woods
How Much: $5
When: Friday, November 25 – 8:30pm
Why: Worldly indie rock that will move you and groove you with their beautiful harmonies and enthusiastic live performance. Get there early to enjoy the guitar-heavy sounds of San Francisco trio, Slow Trucks (reminiscent of Pavement and Built To Spill), and twangy indie-rock from Portland quartet Pony Village.

3. Into The Woods Quarterly
Where: Mississippi Studios
How Much: $5
When: Sunday, November 27 –9pm
Why: Showcasing some of the areas newest and brightest talents, this year’s second quarterly will feature the mind-blowing sounds of Hosannas (formerly Church), Sun Angle, Log Across the Washer, and Support Force. ITW will premiere the first episode of their new series, “Favorite Places” starring Hosannas and the 2,000-year old Ape Cave. If that wasn’t enough to get your foot in the door, Archers guitarist, Chris Cantino, will DJ the event.

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