Hello again, Friends of Freeform! dj zen_hound returns with another Portland show calendar. You’ve got 80+ shows happening in Dirty Old Portland this week, so there’s literally something for everybody! Please peruse at your leisure this fairly comprehensive list of events from every bar, club, tavern, lounge, saloon, hall, studio, hideaway, hole-in-the-wall, tunnel, church, warehouse, theater, theatre, and/or ballroom that calls Portland home.
These events are listed chronologically by date, then alphabetically by venue.
Sunday 9/25
Samantha Fish, Eric Johanson
Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie Ave) ALL AGES
for fans of: rock, country, funk, bluegrass, ballads
Jeffrey Foucault, Erik Koskinen
Alberta Rose Theatre (3000 NE Alberta St) Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian
for fans of: folk, blues, country, rock ‘n’ roll
The S.O.B.’s
Atlantis Lounge (3552 N Mississippi Ave)
for fans of: old school country, outlaw country
It&I
Dante’s (350 W Burnside St)
for fans of: eclectic, americana, folk, carnivalesque, cabaret
Grace Ives, LUCY (Cooper B. Handy)
Doug Fir Lounge (830 E Burnside St)
for fans of: indie pop, electro pop, hip hip, alternative hip hop
Help, The Foilies, Bug Seance, Shitty TV
Lay Low Tavern (6015 SE Powell Blvd)
for fans of: noise rock, noise punk, hardcore punk, indie rock
Slampiece, Second Half Walters, Clad Undergrad, Wedding Singer
No Fun (1709 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
for fans of: indie rock,. power pop, pop rock
The Grand Style Orchestra
Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 NE Killingsworth St)
for fans of: free jazz, free improvisation, experimental music, anti-music
Cinders, Amy Evans, Hannah Glavor
White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell St)
for fans of: indie rock, indie folk, singer-songwriter, classical, gospel
Monday 9/26
Arooj Aftab, Kennebec
Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie Ave) ALL AGES
for fans of: classical, neo-classical, jazz, pop
Arlo Parks
Crystal Ballroom (1332 W Burnside St)
for fans of: dream pop, indie pop, soul
Mildlife
Doug Fir Lounge (830 E Burnside St)
for fans of: progressive rock, psychedelic rock, krautrock, jazz, fusion
Sit Pretty, Vacation, You’re the Best, Ghost Pop
The Fixin’ To (8218 N Lombard St)
for fans of: garage rock, synth pop, pop punk, punk rock
Set It Off, Weathers, Rain City Drive
Hawthorne Theatre (1507 SE 39th Ave)
for fans of: pop punk, pop rock, punk rock, alt rock
Portrayal Of Guilt, Drouth, Felsenmirror
Mississippi Studios (3939 N Mississippi Ave)
for fans of: death metal, black metal, grindcore, post-hardcore, hardcore punk
Easy Bruiser, Ogre
Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 NE Killingsworth St)
for fans of: noise rock, math rock, post- punk
Broken Social Scene, Jasmyn (Night One)
Wonder Ballroom (128 NE Russell St)
for fans of: indie rock, alt rock, noise pop, experimental
Tuesday 9/27
Kikagaku Moyo, Vive la Void
Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie Ave) ALL AGES
for fans of: psychedelic rock, krautrock, dream pop, synth pop
Kite, -ism, Orkis
The Coffin Club (421 SE Grand Ave)
for fans of: electro pop, synth pop, darkwave, synthwave. industrial, electronic dance music
Dehd, EXUM
Crystal Ballroom (1332 W Burnside St)
for fans of: indie pop, indie rock, hip hop
Petey, Young Jesus
Hawthorne Theatre (1507 SE 39th Ave)
for fans of: indie pop, indie rock
Divide and Dissolve, Amulets, Folian
High Water Mark Lounge (6800 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd)
for fans of: drone, doom, experimental, electronic, noise
Twans
No Fun (1709 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
for fans of: experimental jazz, ambient rock
Zucchero
Revolution Hall (1300 SE Stark St) ALL AGES
for fans of: gospel, soul, blues, rock, R&B, Italian ballads
Toadies, Reverend Horton Heat
Roseland Theater (8 NW 6th Ave)
for fans of: alt rock, indie rock, rockabilly
Broken Social Scene, Jasmyn (Night Two)
Wonder Ballroom (128 NE Russell St)
for fans of: indie rock, alt rock, noise pop, experimental
Wednesday 9/28
The Wallflowers
Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie Ave) ALL AGES
for fans of: alt rock, roots rock
Kikagaku Moyo, Rose City Band
Crystal Ballroom (1332 W Burnside St)
for fans of: psychedelic rock, acid folk, americana, country
Ibibio Sound Machine, Terror Jr
Doug Fir Lounge (830 E Burnside St)
for fans of: pop, funk, disco, electro, post-punk
Loin Hammer, Torn Open, Lich
Hawthorne Hideaway (2221 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
for fans of: thrash metal, death metal, grindcore, crust, powerviolence
Zeal & Ardor, Sylvaine, Imperial Triumphant
Hawthorne Theatre (1507 SE 39th Ave)
for fans of: black metal, spirituals, avant-garde, post-rock, doomgaze
The Avengers, Nasalrod, Bad Sex
Mississippi Studios (3939 N Mississippi Ave)
for fans of: punk rock, hardcore punk, experimental rock, power pop
Aoife O’Donovan, Maya de Vitry
Polaris Hall (635 N Killingsworth Ct)
for fans of: indie folk, indie rock, folk pop, americana, singer-songwriter
Matisyahu, Niko Is
Revolution Hall (1300 SE Stark St)
for fans of: hip hop, alt hip hop, alt rock
Bomba Estéreo, Madame Vacile
Roseland Theater (8 NW 6th Ave)
for fans of: cumbia, electronic, world beat
Shawn Brown, Seth Myzel Band
White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell St)
for fans of: alt rock, americana, indie folk
Madison Cunningham
Wonder Ballroom (128 NE Russell St)
for fans of: folk pop, folk rock, americana, singer-songwriter
Thursday 9/29
Marlon Williams, Merk
Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie Ave) ALL AGES
for fans of: alt-country, folk, indie pop
Gruesome, Immortal Bird, Cartilage, Dripping Decay
Dante’s (350 W Burnside St)
for fans of: death metal, grindcore, black metal, experimental metal
Tamino, Layperson
Doug Fir Lounge (830 E Burnside St)
for fans of: indie rock, alt rock, indie folk, indie pop
Spectrum/Static, Karen Caskets, Sorcery of the Rabbit
Hawthorne Hideaway (2221 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
for fans of: punk rock, garage rock, pop punk, noise rock
Hojean, Obed Padilla
Holocene (1001 SE Morrison St) ALL AGES
for fans of: R&B, soul, hip hop
Smiling Strange, Lily Ire, Ghost Pop
Kelly’s Olympian (426 SW Washington St)
for fans of: folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi
Sudan Archives, Dirty Bird
Mississippi Studios (3939 N Mississippi Ave)
for fans of: R&B, soul, electronica, house
Last Giant, The Hoons, Deafhound
No Fun (1709 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
for fans of: indie rock, alt rock, hard rock
The Small Glories, The Dales
The Old Church (1422 SW 11th Ave)
for fans of: folk, acoustic, americana, bluegrass
Sunny War, Kelli Schaefer
Polaris Hall (635 N Killingsworth Ct)
for fans of: folk pop, folk rock, soul
Chet Faker, Adi Oasis
Roseland Theater (8 NW 6th Ave)
for fans of: electronic, soul, funk, disco, jazz, R&B
Anti-Feds, Crimetime, Bazooka Sharkz
Shanghai Tunnel (211 SW Ankeny St)
for fans of: pop punk, punk rock, hardcore punk, street punk
Beached, Creature Party, Penny Wishes
Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 NE Killingsworth St)
for fans of: pop rock, indie rock, indie pop, dance punk
Big Richard, Lindsie Feathers
White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell St)
for fans of: neo-acoustic, bluegrass, folk
Friday 9/30
We Three
Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie Ave) ALL AGES
for fans of: pop
Ekoh
Bossanova Ballroom (722 E Burnside St)
for fans of: hip hop, alt rock
Actors, Leathers, Fading Signals, DJ Crankenstein, DJ Kyle Reese
The Coffin Club (421 SE Grand Ave)
for fans of: darkwave, post-punk, goth rock, dream pop, synthpop
Mac Sabbath, Speedealer, Lung, Latter Day Skanks
Dante’s (350 W Burnside St)
for fans of: heavy metal, punk rock
Miya Folick, Absinthe Father
Doug Fir Lounge (830 E Burnside St)
for fans of: dream pop, indie rock, shoegaze
Chandra, Nick Normal, Launderette
The Fixin’ To (8218 N Lombard St)
for fans of: no wave, post-punk, punk rock, synthwave, synth pop, new wave
No Red Flags
Hawthorne Hideaway (2221 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
for fans of: punk rock, skatepunk, rock ‘n’ roll
Freebase Hyperspace, Universal Monster, Inherited Extinction
High Water Mark Lounge (6800 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd)
for fans of: psych rock, stoner rock, death metal, progressive metal, sludge metal
William Basinksi, Methods Body, The Garbage Man (DJ set)
Holocene (1001 SE Morrison St)
for fans of: avant-garde, experimental, classical, jazz, improvisation
Still/Form, Multicult, Ssold
Kenton Club (2025 N Kilpatrick St)
for fans of: noise rock, post-punk, hardcore punk, post-hardcore
Eel Salad, Greg Rekus, Wrng Haus, Caleb And The Monsters
No Fun (1709 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
for fans of: folk punk, indie rock, indie pop
Apashe
The North Warehouse (723 N Tillamook St)
for fans of: electronic, industrial, hardcore
Nataly Dawn, Bella Porter
Polaris Hall (635 N Killingsworth Ct)
for fans of: singer-songwriter, folk rock, indie rock
Matt Nathanson, Donovan Woods
Revolution Hall (1300 SE Stark St)
for fans of: alternative, singer-songwriter
GWAR, Crobot, Nekrogoblikon
Roseland Theater (8 NW 6th Ave)
for fans of: hard rock, heavy metal, death metal
Figure Section, Bloom Offering, Lucia Luna, DJ Vox Sinistra
The Six Below Midnight (3341 SE Belmont St)
for fans of: dark pop, dark electronic, dream pop, darkwave, electro pop
The Reason Our House is Haunted, Shaery, Sunwell, Honeybender
Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 NE Killingsworth St)
for fans of: math rock, indie rock, indie pop, progressive rock
Band of Comerados, The High Seagrass
White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell St)
for fans of: bluegrass, folk, acoustic
Magdalena Bay
Wonder Ballroom (128 NE Russell St)
for fans of: pop rock, indie pop
Saturday 10/1
OM, Zombi
Aladdin Theater (3017 SE Milwaukie Ave) ALL AGES
for fans of: progressive rock, synth, meditative music
Ukeladies
Atlantis Lounge (3552 N Mississippi Ave)
for fans of: acoustic, jazz, bossa nova
Ravine, Grim Earth, Slow Goat
The Fixin’ To (8218 N Lombard St)
for fans of: heavy rock, sludge metal, stoner metal, stoner rock, heavy metal
Under Utopia
Hawthorne Hideaway (2221 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
for fans of: indie pop, alt rock, indie rock
Front 242, Light Asylum
Hawthorne Theatre (1507 SE 39th Ave)
for fans of: techno, synthpop, darkwave, industrial, electronic body music
Diabolic Oath, Peste Umbrarum, Dark Crucible, Entrain
High Water Mark Lounge (6800 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd)
for fans of: death metal, black metal, heavy metal
M5007, Lu. Haato (CVLTRD_)
Kelly’s Olympian (426 SW Washington St)
for fans of: synth, techno, industrial, electronic dance music
Slender Gems (album release)
Kenton Club (2025 N Kilpatrick St)
for fans of: indie, psychedelic, americana
Manthus, The Fae, Red Hoof
No Fun (1709 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
for fans of: power metal, thrash metal, heavy metal
The Comet is Coming
Revolution Hall (1300 SE Stark St)
for fans of: psychedelic, jazz, experimental
CHVRCHES, Cafuné
Roseland Theater (8 NW 6th Ave)
for fans of: indie pop, synthpop, electropop
Qt_Anon, Triple Lutz, None
The Six Below Midnight (3341 SE Belmont St)
for fans of: garage rock, power pop, punk rock, psych rock
We Are Parasols, Ua-Zit, F-ETHER, Sex Park
Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 NE Killingsworth St)
for fans of: electronica, IDM, synthpop, darkwave
Mama’s Broke, Julie Avalon
White Eagle Saloon (836 N Russell St)
for fans of: folk, americana, bluegrass, blues
Watkins/Peacock, Avola, Cha Cha
Zer0 Wave (720 N Killingsworth St)
for fans of: experimental electronic, noise, improvisation, synth
Did I miss anything? I’m certain I did! Please let me know in the comments if there’s any event you feel is worthy of inclusion.
See you out there!
- dj zen_hound, host of WHOA THIS IS HEAVY Fridays 2-4pm on Freeform Portland Community radio