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Christopher Sutton describes his whole life as revolving around his love of music. RE: Disc COVER is part performance, thoughtful dissertation, and dance party based on artist Sutton’s lifelong journey as a collector of 12” vinyl.
Learn morePortland electronic music collective and record label Dropping Gems curates a night at The Works featuring London’s Little People, and crewmembers DJAO from Seattle and hometown stalwarts Philip Grass. The artists featured here are known for adding non-traditional live elements to their performances to create an immersive sonic journey. Expect a melting pot of intricate and lush synthesized soundscapes, taking traditional hip-hop melodies, and flipping them upside down.
Learn moreInternational singing sensation DUBAIS has decided to end it all and to leave this world. The place in which DUBAIS now exists is neither heaven nor hell; both of those places actually refer to political parties, the Bible was mistranslated. All souls go to one place—the Unterwelt—a place split in two by ideologies and a wall. Using the city of Berlin as a main backdrop, this multi- media modern day pop opera investigates conceptions of morality, divisions of power, and the landscapes of political indifference.
Learn moreMake Well has been composed to heal its listeners in parts of their souls left untouched for unknown reasons. In early 2010, Holland Andrews began a solo project behind the alias of Like a Villain.
Learn moreFeaturing No Age, Dangerous Boys Club, Ghost Mom, Harry K, Nudity in Groups, John Wiese, DJ Linoleum, Sick Jaggers, and more.
Learn moreExpect high-powered booty originals and a Southern storm of her Bounce and Memphis favorites, remixed for the dance floor.
Learn moreMore than your typical hip-hop act, Vockah Redu and the Cru set the stage for a sweaty, hands-down, booty-up good time, transforming any party, bar, or dance floor in your neighborhood.
Learn moreThe United States has over 700 military bases on foreign soil in sovereign countries where we have no declaration of war. This project unites musicians, researchers and music-lovers to gather covers by American musicians of songs that originate from each of these places.
Learn moreWith acoustic guitars and digital effects, the duo creates live improvised songs respond to the sonic influences of the local area.
Learn moreAfter dressing identically for nearly 10 years, AndrewAndrew have now become the world's first iPad DJs.
Learn moreHope for the drum circle! Digital beats, pounding drums and singular and collective voices come together in this suite of acts.
Learn moreExpect skin, sweat, sharks and special guests for this beach party night of sludgy surf-rock tunz.
Learn moreExpansive pop songs coupled with live green screen, multi-screen projections, animations and audience-participation.
Learn moreCalled Portland's "sleeping giants" by Snipehunt magazine, the band reforms for an evening of soulful inner space travel. Be there when the giants awaken.
Learn moreQuasi has toured or recorded with Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Built to Spill, and Bright Eyes, among others.
Learn moreHEALTH is noise, music, disco, and fashion; their shows mix, recombine, and reorient the senses. Pictureplane is going to destroy dance-floors in 2009.
Learn moreBeyonda brings the deep soulful jams that dig deep into early 60s soul, rare Stax, and swinging gritty late 50s RnB, all on original 45rpm records.
Learn morePortland-based composer Ben Darwish will lead a nine-piece band interpret Jackson's songs using Afrobeat techniques popularized by Fela Kuti.
Learn moreWith strong ties to the visual art community and almost boundless creative energy, Gang Gang Dance grew out of the turn-of-the-century Null NY scene.
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