Dance Clubs

The Portland Night Market showcases many unique businesses that call Portland home. Blending food, culture, music, drinks and retail together for an adventurous evening in the Central Eastside. Come meet some of Portland’s best makers and creators! The Portland Night Market is a bimonthly, free event and open to all ages.

White Album Xmas has become a tradition – a way to keep Portland weird during the holiday season. The Nowhere Band – a full 15-piece Beatles orchestra plays the White Album in its entirety, while the jugglers, aerialists, clowns and acrobats of the Portland Circus Allstars present feats of remarkable strength, focus and dexterity. Guaranteed…

Starting at 2 p.m. at Ankeny Alley and Candy Ultra Lounge, Stumptown SantaCon spans 30 venues, a dance party in the street and three channels from Heartbeat Silent Disco at Santa’s Playground brought to you by the Barrel Room. 100% net proceeds go to support local charities. Last year, over $20,000 was raised. Costumes required….

After 45 years rocking the Rose City, 92.3 KGON is throwing a fun-filled bash to celebrate. Join up for a night of great music, trips down memory lane, a silent auction benefitting Oregon Music Hall of Fame, and a thank you tribute to Iris Harrison after 42 years on-air at KGON. Musical performances by Petty…

Jamie Lee is an actress, author and stand-up comedian, currently starring as the female lead in Season 2 of HBO’s Crashing. She formerly wrote on Season 1 of the show, as well as Teachers, Talk Show: The Game Show and more. She was a core cast member on the hit MTV series Girl Code and…

Like a damaged St. Nick for the Christmas corrupted, John Waters – legendary filmmaker, raconteur and bestselling author – hitchhikes into town with a bag full of sticks and stones for the devoted and the damned, spreading Yuletide profanity and perverted piety with his critically acclaimed one-man show, A John Waters Christmas – Filthier &…

At Generic Hospital, melodrama meets medicine each night with a recurring cast of characters, plus a special guest improviser to stir the pot. You decide each episode’s title. Return each month and follow the drama at Generic Hospital.

Pensive, minimalistic chamber pop. With: EXES.

Vampire Weekend Unplugged will be a rare 60-minute acoustic set.

Howlin Rain is back on the road this summer. Fittingly, they’ll be celebrating a new series of limited edition live albums entitled Under the Wheels, while continuing to support their acclaimed 2018 studio album The Alligator Bride. Intended to be a direct conversation with fans, Under the Wheels is a no-rules, anything goes series culled…

In-Between is a new show that highlights creative, live performance that lives between different genres. This show is also part of Comedy Really Cares’s third annual fundraiser series. Comedy Really Cares works with local Portland theaters, show producers and performers to raise funds for a local-non profit and collect toy donations to go to Doernbecher…

Sam Riddle is an American country rock artist from Montana. With influences ranging all over the musical spectrum, Riddle has honed in on a sound and style all his own. His live shows have made him beloved by fans around the globe. His charisma, energy, musicianship and songwriting, combined with his incredible life experience, provide…

Back by popular demand, Spectravagasm’s hit show from 2016 is a stocking stuffed full of scathing holiday comedy: Santa quits Christmas, Scrooge and the Grinch team up and Jesus has a surprise party. Guaranteed to get you on the naughty list. Spectravagasm has been delivering ridiculous sketch comedy since 2012 and was most recently seen…

The nationally touring show Kalimba, The Spirit of Earth Wind and Fire provides an Earth Wind & Fire experience so satisfying it transports audiences back to the excitement of the first time they heard these unforgettable songs. This special December show will not only feature everyone’s favorite hits from the Earth Wind & Fire catalogue,…

Portland Cello Project (PCP) turns Revolution Hall purple. Revolving around the artistic power of Prince, PCP blends their deep textures with the unique harmonic landscape of Prince’s catalogue. Joined by musicians who have worked with Prince such as Saeeda Wright and Tyrone Hendrix, expect a lively evening of diversely curated music that influenced or was…

In 1994 The Dandy Warhols were formed in Portland, Ore., in the shadow of the twilight years of the grunge scene. With Brit-pop reigning supreme on the other side of the pond, and influences ranging from 1960s garage rock to ’80s/’90s shoegaze, The Dandy Warhols began a career that would see them release nine studio…

Acclaimed North Carolina Americana songwriter/musician with new LP. With: Jordan Tice.

A sound cultivated from the annals of California culture; the perfect mixture of the sands, the seas, the streets and cities of the golden state. With: Mapache, Tim Hill.

Sam Riddle is an American country rock artist from Montana. With influences ranging all over the musical spectrum, Riddle has honed in on a sound and style all his own. His live shows have made him beloved by fans around the globe. His charisma, energy, musicianship and songwriting, combined with his incredible life experience, provide…

Every first Saturday at Culture is all about reggaeton, Latin trap, dembow, bachata and more. DJ Gatto and DJ R2 will be bringing you the hottest music in these Latin rhythms with surprise guest DJs. Get on the guestlist for free cover before it closes by texting “firstsaturday” to 31996. This is a 21 and…

98.7 The Bull presents the St. Jude Jam benefit concert featuring memorable performances by Blanco Brown, Ryan Hurd and King Calaway. Blanco Brown blurs the lines between Country and hip-hop music and makes a southern sound that he proudly calls “TrailerTrap.” His song, “The Git Up” launched a boundary-breaking, multicolored genre of his very own…

Currently in its 15th season, the CMA Songwriters Series presented by U.S. Bank showcases the best of country music’s mega-hit songwriters all over the world. Each night of the series features successful songwriters, who line up on stage and take turns telling the stories behind their hit songs and then perform them in the raw…

Portland Cello Project (PCP) turns Revolution Hall purple. Revolving around the artistic power of Prince, PCP blends their deep textures with the unique harmonic landscape of Prince’s catalogue. Joined by musicians who have worked with Prince such as Saeeda Wright and Tyrone Hendrix, expect a lively evening of diversely curated music that influenced or was…

Celebrating a decade of the beloved Portland women-owned sex toy boutique.

London’s Kamaal Williams is a gifted keyboardist, DJ, and producer known for combining his love of ’70s-style jazz fusion and funk with contemporary hip-hop and electronic dance music influences. An integral part of the vibrant South London scene, he holds a special place among jazzmen, rappers and DJs for his accessible, easy-grooving style. With: Korgy…

Every Monday, Portland Cider Co. hosts a Sporcle Live trivia night. Each week will feature all new questions from a variety of mind-boggling categories. It’s free to play, and winning teams will receive gift cards. There is a game at 7 p.m. and another game at 8 p.m., so you have two shots to win!…

The Reel Rock Film Tour, one of climbing’s greatest celebrations, returns this fall with a new collection of world premiere films. In The High Road, the powerful and bold Nina Williams tests herself on some of the highest, most difficult boulder problems ever climbed. In United States of Joe’s, climbers collide with a conservative coal…

That’s the recurring sentiment Lætitia Tamko carried with her through the writing and recording of her second album under the Vagabon moniker. Her first, 2017’s Infinite Worlds, was an indie breakthrough that put her on the map, prompting Tamko to tour around the world and quit her job in electrical/computer engineering to pursue a career…

Catfish and the Bottlemen are a British indie rock band, formed in Llandudno, North Wales in 2007. Their debut album, The Balcony, reached number 10 in the U.K. Albums Chart and achieved Platinum status in December of 2016.

Khemmis is an American doom/heavy metal band from Denver, Colorado. Their debut record, Absolution, earned the four-piece outright critical praise from the underground, including a slot on Decibel Magazine‘s ’Top 40 Albums of the Year‘ list, which allowed them to start seeping into the mainstream consciousness. 2016’s Hunted helped break down those final barriers in…

Elusive and electric garage rock legends with dynamic live show. With: Seth Bogart.

The Reel Rock Film Tour, one of climbing’s greatest celebrations, returns this fall with a new collection of world premiere films. In The High Road, the powerful and bold Nina Williams tests herself on some of the highest, most difficult boulder problems ever climbed. In United States of Joe’s, climbers collide with a conservative coal…

Every Tuesday, Portland Cider Co. hosts a Sporcle Live trivia night. Each week will feature all new questions from a variety of mind-boggling categories. It’s free to play, and winning teams will receive gift cards. There is a game at 7 p.m. and another game at 8 p.m., so you have two shots to win!…

Soul music pours out of Lee Fields, as free and unstinting as God’s love. It has ever since the 1960s, when he was a teenager in North Carolina sweating it out on juke joint stages, crumpled dollars hailing at his feet. It continues now that the living legend is in his late 60s, ushering in…

Angular ambitious Atlantans melding Wire and Gang of Four with new sounds.

See the best local comics at Helium Comedy Club’s Open Mic Extravaganza, every Tuesday night at 8 p.m.

The New York duo’s second full-length album, Voices, catches the ear quickly, melding hazy dream pop, dark atmospheres and head-knocking rhythms into a compelling, original sound. Since 2007, the Phantogram sound has evolved gradually and organically, and the band’s career has mirrored that progress. Formed in Saratoga Springs, a small city in upstate New York,…

Every Tuesday, Lightning Will hosts a trivia night in collaboration with Sporcle Live. Each week will feature all new questions from a variety of mind-boggling categories. It’s free to play, and winners will receive gift cards or swag prizes. Come early, grab a craft beer or some tacos and a Tecate for $5, Show off…

Produced by Natasha Riot, Burlynomicon is a darkly decadent monthly showcase of performance held every second Tuesday of the month. Featuring a rotating cast of burlesque and cabaret talent from Portland and beyond, performers present art with a dark but humorous twist in the mythos-inspired space of the world famous Lovecraft Bar. Doors open at…

Australian ambient singer-songwriter.

You think you know the Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men, but you have no idea. Within the first minute of their new single Alligator, you’ll be wondering if this huge anthem is the brainchild of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs fronting Arcade Fire – all thumping drums, brimming guitars and a call-to-arms chorus about taking…

A co-headlined evening with intricate and emotive Portland bands with new music. With: J. Graves.

Rebirth takes place when everything falls apart. On DIIV’s forthcoming third full-length album, Deceiver, they craft the soundtrack to personal resurrection under the heavy weight of metallic catharsis, upheld by robust guitars and vocal tension that almost snaps, but never quite. With: Froth, Storefront Church.

The music of Magic Sword tells the story of the most powerful weapon ever created: a sword of infinite power that appears only to those in the greatest need. When the Magic Sword appears, good will always prevail. With: Equip.

Alex Cameron is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Sydney, he is best known for his solo career, a high-concept act in which Cameron initially adopted the persona of a failed entertainer. He is also a member of the electronica act Seekae. With: Holiday Sidewinder

Charlie Parr is the eponymous new album by the Minnesota-based folk blues artist the same name. The album is a collection of new songs and new studio versions of classics/audience favorites from throughout Parr’s career and features Charlie’s trademark resonator guitar and 12-string with co-producer Liz Draper on bass, longtime collaborator Mikkel Beckmen on percussion,…

Willamette Week G!G Presents a showcase of the finest in Portland hip-hop. With: Brown Calculus, Rasheed Jamal.

It wasn’t that long ago that the members of Seattle’s The Head and the Heart were busking on street corners, strumming their acoustic guitars, stomping their feet and singing in harmony as they attempted to attract the attention of passersby. That unbridled energy informed their earliest original material, which was honed in local clubs before…

Felipe Esparza has produced two comedy specials: Netflix’s They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You and HBO’s 2017 special Translate This. Esparza also hosts his own podcast on the All Things Comedy Network called What’s Up Fool.

Renowned for his eloquent Americana style, engaging live shows and off-the-cuff clever observations, John Craigie carries on the legacy of classic singer-songwriters while blazing a trail of his own. Recently, that trail twisted and turned into new territory for the Portland-based performer whom The Stranger appropriately dubbed “the lovechild of John Prine and Mitch Hedberg.”…