What’s Going On: 02/20 – 02/27

1. Nucular Aminals w/ Stay Calm & For The Lash
Where: Mississippi Studios
How Much: $5
When: Thursday, February 21st – 9pm
Why: Before heading off across the pond for a killer European tour, Nucular Aminals kick off their dates with a night filled with new songs from their latest, Start From An End. Cross your fingers that their 7″ coming out on HOVERCRAFT will be available! Stay Calm and For The Lash open.

2. Eat Skull w/ The Woolen Men, Still Caves & Little Pilgrims
Where: Mississippi Studios
How Much: $5
When: Friday, February 22nd – 9pm
Why: Eat Skull! Have you guys seen their new video that Portlanders Ben Popp and Bob Moricz created? No? Well, you’re missing it–check it out! For $5 you get four totally bitchin’ Portland bands! Now that’s a heck of a deal. Come support these great acts and Eat Skull’s III record release!

3. Mikal Cronin w/ Big Eyes, Jollapin Jasper & Ty Segall
Where: Dante’s
How Much: $12
When: Saturday, February 23rd – 9pm
Why: Mikal Cronin rolls into town in support of his upcoming sophomore album (the first) on Merge Records! The bill is rounded out nicely with Seattle’s Mr. Ty Segall. This show is gonna be packed tight like a can of sardines so get your butts down early and grab a slice of Lonesome’s Pizza (it’s ridiculously delicious).

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What’s Going On: 12/12 – 12/19

 

1. Ty Segall w/ Night Beats & Nucular Aminals
Where: Star Theater
How Much: $15
When: Thursday, December 13th – 9pm
Why: Sure it sounds cliche, but literally everyone and my mom will be at this show! Do yourself a favor and grab a ticket now–this show will sell out. With 7 albums out in the last 2 years (the most recent, Twins, was named #9 record of the year on SPIN’s top 50), San Francisco’s wunderkind is showing no signs of slowing down.

2. Nuggets Night VI
Where: Slabtown
How Much: $8
When: Saturday, December 15th – 9pm
Why: Nuggets Night returns to Slabtown with The Pynnacles, Suicide Notes, Queued Up, Satin Chaps, Beyond Veronica, The Ex-Girlfriends Club, The Cool Whips, Dirty Rubbers, Paradise, Sellwoods, The Very Foundation, The Deep Joy, Cry of the Shadow Animal, DJ HWY 7, and DJ Web of Sound. Only $8 at the door. Check out more info here.

3. The Soft Moon w/ Group Rhoda & We Are Like The Spider
Where: Holocene
How Much: $8/$10
When: Tuesday, December 18th – 8:30pm
Why: Lead by Luis Vasquez, fuzzed-out synth-driven post-punk sounds will fill the back room at Holocene and send you somewhere into the ether. After holing up for six months in his apartment, Vasquez recorded the latest album while touring. The result, Zeros, proves he is becoming an even better and more defined songwriter–his creation of atmospheric soundscapes will transcend you.

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Crystal Stilts @ Mississippi Studios 7/22/2012

Brooklyn-based quintet, Crystal Stilts, paid Portland a visit Sunday night at Mississippi Studios. You should already be kicking yourself for missing out on the post-punk neo-psych awesome that ensued. With heavy-hitters Blood Beach and Nucular Aminals starting the night off, you can go ahead and kick yourself a few more times.

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What’s Going On: 07/11 – 07/18

1. Pegasus Dream w/ Aan & Charts
Where: Doug Fir
How Much: $5
When: Friday, July 13th – 9pm
Why: Continuing with the Back to Basics Series compliments of Doug Fir and Bacardi, this low dough show is jam packed with super quality muscianship and guaranteed good times. Pegasus Dream will be celebrating their EP release, In Absentia, and the first 100 lucky people in the door will receive a copy of said EP. You can’t beat that. Oh wait, you can with Charts and Aan opening up the show.

2. Mississippi Avenue Street Fair
Where: It’s not just a clever name – Miss. between NE Fremont & NE Skidmore
How Much: Free!
When: Saturday, July 14th – 10am – 9pm
Why: With over 275 local vendors & crafts, 32 bands, and 5 stages there’s definitely something for everyone –  not to mention the delicious Grandfather’s Rib-Off Competition and the thirst-quenching Craft Beer Garden. Featuring Parson Red Heads, 1939 Ensemble, Animal Eyes, and Fanno Creek there’s no reason not to get your butt down to this free all ages event. For a schedule and more info check out Mississippi Studios’ website.

3. Nucular Aminals Tour Kick Off w/ Palo Verde, Still Caves & Reynosa
Where: Kenton Club
How Much: $3
When: Sunday, July 15th – 9pm
Why: For a mere $3 you get four killer bands – some maybe you have heard of, but all you most definitely need to hear. Nucular Aminals are gearing up to record with Steve Albini (Nirvana, The Stooges, Pixies, Mogwai, Cloud Nothings, etc) and need your support! In lieu of a kickstarter, the band has asked for people to pay $10 or more to download these demos as well as the finished LP once it comes out. Rad.

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What’s Going On: 07/04 – 07/11

1. Lower Dens w/ No Joy & Alan Resnick
Where: Mississippi Studios
How Much: $12
When: Thursday, July 5th – 9pm
Why: Fresh off their European dates in support of the newly released sophomore album, Nootropics, this Baltimore dream-rock group is back in the states to finish off their summer tour. Upon their return, Montreal’s doomy shoegaze/pop four-piece, No Joy, have joined them for the remainder of the dates.

2. Rigsketball Kickoff Party!
Where: Plan B
How Much: Free
When: Friday, July 6th – 7pm
Why: It’s back and promisingly better than ever! Grab some friends and enjoy the weather out on the patio for some basketball starting at 7pm. After you’ve wiped the sweat from your brow and rehydrated with a couple beers, enjoy the tunes of some of Portland’s best kicking off at 8:20pm. Featuring: And And And, The No Tomorrow Boys (7” release, Animal Eyes), Grandparents, Charts, Woolen Men, Old Age, and Mojave Bird.

3. East End’s Third Annual Smashed Block Party!
Where: East End
How Much: $12/day
When: Saturday, July 7th & Sunday, July 8th
Why: You know it’s really summer when the line-up for East End’s Third Annual Smashed Block Party starts buzzing in your ears. Two days of nearly three dozen rad bands–some local, some nearby neighbors, and some from far away. You might want to go ahead and call in sick for Monday because this is going to be one hell of a shindig.

And as if there wasn’t enough happening this weekend, don’t forget about the Waterfront Blues Fest going on July 4th – July 8th. Check out the full schedule and ticket information here.

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Ty Segall @ Star Theater 05/03/2012



Let me start off by saying hats off to the East End kids for booking this show at a larger venue—I can’t imagine the night would have been the same. It was a fantastic evening, bumping into a slew of old and new friends. I mistakenly assumed the show would be in true East End fashion and not start until after 10pm, but we managed to get there in the middle of Nucular Aminals set. The Star Theater was already fairly crowded, and the line to get in didn’t stop for another hour.

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What’s Going On: 05/02 – 05/09

1. White Fence w/ Ty Segall, Nucular Aminals & Youthbitch
Where: Star Theater
How Much: $12
When: Thursday, May 3rd – 9pm
Why: California invades Portland this weekend and what better way to kick things off than with two of the Bay area’s youngest and brightest. With multiple releases already under their belts, Ty Segall and White Fence’s Tim Presley recently released an eight-song collaborative record last month, Hair. How they managed to squeeze out that little gem amongst their individual releases (White Fence’s Family Perfume Vol. 1 & Vol. 2; Segall’s tour split with The Feeling of Love and the upcoming Ty Segall Band release, Slaughterhouse) this year is ambitious to say the least. Get it while the going is good.

2. The Brian Jonestown Massacre w/ The Blue Angel Lounge
Where: Wonder Ballroom
How Much: $18/$20
When: Friday, May 4th – 9pm
Why: Eclectic psychedelic rockers The Brian Jonestown Massacre recently started somewhat of a world tour in support of their anticipated 13th studio album, Aufheben, released May 1st. Originally formed in San Francisco in the early 1990s, Anton Newcombe has been BJM’s only consistent member assisted by a revolving door of musicians. Currently based in Berlin, Newcombe has enlisted Hagen, Germany’s psychedelic experimental group The Blue Angel Lounge for the American leg of the tour.

3. ELEVEN PDX and Dig A Pony Present: The Official Delta Spirit Afterparty 
Where: Dig A Pony
How Much: Free
When: Saturday, May 5th – 12am
Why: Your Saturday should look like this: sleep in, brunch, appearance at your friend/co-worker/neighbor’s Cinco de Mayo party, nap (optional), and Delta Spirit at the Wonder Ballroom. But wait, that’s not all…after you’re done rockin to the tunes of this soulful San Diego multi-instrumental group, head over to Dig A Pony for a DJ set with Delta Spirit’s Brandon Young. Although this event is free, please consider a small donation to support Invisible Children/KARA (Kids At Risk Action). Come shake ya tail feather!

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What’s Going On: 11/02 – 11/09


1. Tender Loving Empire Compilation Release Party!
Where: Holocene
How Much: $8
When: Thursday, November 3 – 8:30pm
Why: Radiation City, Brainstorm, Finn Riggins, E*Rock, Adventures! With Might are the talented musicians featured in the fourth edition of Tender Loving Empire’s annual compilation of local music. Get there early and receive a FREE hand silk-screen copy of the comp!

2. The Reservations w/ Nucular Aminals and Hooded Hags
Where: East End
How Much: $5
When: Friday, November 4 – 9pm
Why: You know him as the dark and crooning baritone frontman of The Reservations and Mattress–Rex Marshall. So why not help this dapper young gentleman age gracefully while rocking out to some of Portland’s finest rock’n’roll? 
It’s surely to be one heck of an evening.

3. Real Estate w/ Big Troubles
Where: Doug Fir
How Much: $12/$14
When: Sunday, November 6 – 9pm
Why: Psych surf-pop group Real Estate visits the West coast in support of their second full-length, Days. Representing Ridgewood, New Jersey (now based in Brooklyn), they bring friends and neighbors, Big Troubles, a fuzzy pop quartet that also hails from the garden state.

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What’s Going On: 10/12 – 10/19

1. Metronomy w/ NewVillager
Where: Mississippi Studios
How Much: $12
When: Thursday, October 13th – 9pm
Why: This London electro-pop dance group has been around for more than a decade and are known for their energetic live performance complete with light shows (pre-synched chest lights!) and dancing. They’ve opened for such acts like CSS, Klaxons, and Bloc Party. Joining them is Brooklyn-based NewVillager, a band/artist collective that perform music and make visual art in various forms like fort-building and costumes. Oh heck yes.

2. St. Vincent w/ Cate Le Bon
Where: Crystal Ballroom
How Much: $16/$19
When: Friday, October 14th – 9pm
Why: Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Annie Clark (St. Vincent) is a former member of The Polyphonic Spree and former touring member of Sufjan Stevens. Her third album, Strange Mercy, just dropped last month and is catchier, sexier, and more guitar-driven than her previous releases. Opening is Cate Le Bon who is known to sing in English and Welsh.  These are some uniquely talented ladies—grab yourself a ticket while you can.

3. Record Room One Year Anniversary Party!
Where: Record Room
How Much: Free!
When: Saturday, October 15th – 12pm
Why: Come celebrate the first birthday of the Record Room! Featuring performances by Secret Codes, Nucular Aminals, Hornet Leg, Hey Lover, The I’s, Wow + Flutters, and a slew of DJs!  Bro-Dogs Food Cart will be there for munchies and of course you’ll have your choice of PBR, micros, wine, and mimosas (all for purchase). Support your local record store!

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What’s Going On: 8/3 – 8/10

1. PDX Bridge Festival Closing Party
Where: Crystal Ballroom & Lola’s Room
How Much: $10 – All Ages
When: Sunday, August 7th – 6pm
Why: For a measly $10 you get a near baker’s dozen of some of Portland’s finest indie bands. Featuring: Copy, Symmetry/Symmetry, Tango Alpha Tango, The Dimes, Dropa, Mnemonic Sounds, Violet Isle, and Water & Bodies just to name a few. Both venues are all ages, so grab a bunch of friends or a few random strangers and treat yourselves to an evening of great local music.

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