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TUE MAY 21
We're looking forward to a hometown visit from White Rainbow, the currently LA-based sonic experimentalist.

9:30pm | $5.00 day of show

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WED MAY 22
Join us for a benefit show to help Reading Frenzy RELAUNCH & EXPAND in a new location. Reading Frenzy is a Portland institution and a rare outlet for indie media, small press, zines, and D.I.Y. culture!

8:30pm | $5.00 day of show

Reading Frenzy was founded in 1994 and is devoted to independent, small press, and self-published titles. With a start-up fund of $4000 and a lot of gumption and support we've managed to bring the best of the independent press to Portland and beyond for 18+ years, producing over 500 literary and art events, launching our own publishing venture -- ... | more info
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THU MAY 23
Abstract Earth Project presents...
Baths (Anticon)
Revel in the lush, immersive compositions of dazzling young producer Baths.

9pm | $12.00 advance
Tickets:
Brown Paper Tickets

For mercurial L.A. music-maker Will Wiesenfeld, Baths has been a long time coming. The 21-year-old has spent the better part of his days living amidst "pleasant" and "unremarkable" in the suburbs of the San Fernando Valley, so perhaps it's due to a general lack of local inspiration that Wiesenfeld's own work has never fit into a prefab box of its ... | more info
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FRI MAY 24
APERITIVO HAPPY HOUR
Please join us from 5-8pm for our weekly Aperitivo Happy Hour, which--in European style--features an impressive array of free appetizers straight from the Holocene kitchen (while they last). We'll also have great (and cheap!) Cava, and delightful Continental cocktails! DJ duties are taken up by Honey O of the Miracles Club, playing perfect summery selections.

5pm | FREE!

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FRI MAY 24
Tiburon (Luz Elena of Y La Bamba + Nick of Death Songs)
We're honored to host the legendary singer-songwriter Damien Jurado, whose 15-year career has been marked by incredibly innovative songcraft. EARLY SHOW: Doors at 7:30, show at 8.

7:30pm | $13.00 advance $15.00 day of show
Tickets:
Stranger Tickets

Last year, Damien Jurado released "Maraqopa," his latest collaboration with producer Richard Swift, dropping us into a brutal and benevolent landscape. The bold strokes and new turns the pair made with 2010's Saint Bartlett are taken even further. He throws open the gate on his oft insular dirges and allows them do some real wilding out in the ... | more info
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FRI MAY 24
8 1/2 DJs: Future Club Edition
Wampire DJs
We've assembled an epic crew of our favorite DJs for an all-star dance party, exploring future club sounds!

10pm | $3.00 day of show

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SAT MAY 25
Early performance piece by:
Lori Felker
Live sets from
Regular Music
Darkwave dance party with:
DJ Ill Camino
Join Holocene and ELEVEN Magazine in celebrating EFF (Experimental Film Festival) Portland! FREE BEFORE 11pm!

9pm | $3.00 day of show

EFFPortland erupted in 2012 in the fair City of Roses, in response to the need for a Portland-based experimental media showcase. It filled that void with a lava-hot amalgam of shorts, installations, performances, and collaborations. With a week of solid programming, some of which lasted for months beyond the official festival, across seven venues ... | more info
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WED MAY 29
Ancient Heat EP RELEASE!
1980sprince (Ryan of Beisbol)
Come celebrate the release of Ancient Heat's new covers EP, Under the Covers.

8:30pm | $6.00 day of show

Ancient Heat is a large ensemble dance band, formed in 2010 by frontman and mastermind producer Brendan Grubb. The 11-piece powerhouse revels in an exhilarating mixture of west coast funk, disco, and R&B, merged with the infectious polyrhythms of African and Brazilian pop and a healthy dose of psychedelia. While Grubb will confess major affection ... | more info
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THU MAY 30
LAID OUT
featuring resident DJs:
Gossip Cat
DJ Pocket Rock-It
Misti Miller
Plus guest DJ: DJ Riff-Raff (Bottom Forty/ SEA)
Calling all queens and queers: LAID OUT is a gay dance party held every last Thursday.

9pm | $3.00 day of show

Roll calling: fags, qweens, queers, gay boiz, gay grrlz, gay peoplez, baby dykes, dudebabes, twinks, bears, otters and wolves (oh, MAN), models, self-identified sexy people, homos (no homo), fiercers, partiers, and anybody who wants to get sweaty on a dance floor!
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FRI MAY 31
APERITIVO HAPPY HOUR
Please join us from 5-8pm for our weekly Aperitivo Happy Hour, which--in European style--features an impressive array of free appetizers straight from the Holocene kitchen (while they last). We'll also have great (and cheap!) Cava, and delightful Continental cocktails! We have DJ Cooky Parker providing a sexy soundtrack of boogie and modern soul jams.

5pm | FREE!

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FRI MAY 31
Holocene and Coco B present...
with resident DJs:
Dr. Adam

9pm | $5.00 day of show

SNAP! Is a monthly party that happens every last Friday of the month at Holocene in Portland, Oregon. This DANCE PARTY is held down by resident DJs Doc Adam and Colin Jones, and hosted by Ms Coco B. The vision behind the party is to offer a slice of nostalgia that will bring booty-shaking, head-nodding and memories of all those awesome middle ... | more info
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SAT JUN 1
Bass is our biz, and our biz be boomin'!

9pm | $5.00 day of show

World domination, butts, drank, money, records, but mostly butts. From its humble beginnings in 2002 as a small birthday party for a few friends, Booty Bassment has grown to one of California's best rap-based dance clubs. Veteran DJs Dimitri Dickinson and Ryan Poulsen have turned this night into a success with monthly installments in San Diego, San... | more info
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SUN JUN 2
Join us for the adventurous folk-pop of NYC's Mice Parade, incorporating world influences in an effortless and enchanting way.

8pm | $10.00 advance $10.00 day of show
Tickets:
Stranger Tickets

Mice Parade was originally the solo project of New Yorker Adam Pierce, who has also played in Swirlies, The Dylan Group, HiM, múm, and Philistines Jr.

From its outset, Mice Parade showed a boldly inventive, highly individual take on instrumental music / electronica. Following 1998's Bubble Core album, 'The True Meaning Of BoddleyBaye', their first ... | more info
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MON JUN 3
HOLOCENE PRESENTS AN EVENT AT HOLLYWOOD THEATRE...
Music video screening & discussion panel with:
Ingmar Carlson (Shy Girls)
Allen Huang (J/K Pop! - Seattle, SSG Music)
Jordan Becke (J/K Pop! - Seattle)
Reese Umbaugh (J/K Pop! - Seattle)
We've teamed up with Redefine Magazine to present a music video screening and discussion panel exploring contemporary k-pop, at HOLLYWOOD THEATRE.

7:30pm | $5.00 day of show

We'll be screening delectable eye candy in the form of music videos from BIGBANG, Shinee, 2NE1, EXO, Girls' Generation and more

Topics of discussion:
* Repeated motifs and common techniques in filming contemporary K-pop videos: a technical analysis
* Strength In Numbers: the rise of colossally sized K-pop idol groups with 10+ members
* Eroding social ... | more info
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TUE JUN 4
An evening with Sam Amidon, the compelling folk songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

8:30pm | $8.00 advance $10.00 day of show
Tickets:
Stranger Tickets

Nonesuch Records releases Sam Amidon's label debut, Bright Sunny South, on May 14. Produced by Amidon with his childhood friend and longtime collaborator Thomas Bartlett (a.k.a. Doveman) and legendary English engineer Jerry Boys (Buena Vista Social Club, Vashti Bunyan, R.E.M.) and recorded in London, the record features a band made up of Bartlett ... | more info
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WED JUN 5
HOLOCENE TURNS 10!
Adventurous Sleeping
(John Bowers solo + live visuals by Aaron Chapman - members of Nurses)
Video art by Four Eels
We are extraordinarily excited to let you know of a milestone here at Holocene - come June, we'll be turning 10 years old!

8:30pm | FREE!

Our decade of being embedded in Portland's vibrant artistic community has been a total thrill and absolute pleasure. What started as "a lone techno bastion" in a town of indie rock clubs (to quote XLR8R) has developed over the years into a destination for parties of all kinds. We've had the joy of hosting some incredible talents over the years, ... | more info
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THU JUN 6
HOLOCENE TURNS 10!
Roman Flugel (Frankfurt - Ongaku/Klang/Playhouse)
Video art by E*Rock
We are extraordinarily excited to let you know of a milestone here at Holocene - come June, we'll be turning 10 years old!

8:30pm | FREE!

Our decade of being embedded in Portland's vibrant artistic community has been a total thrill and absolute pleasure. What started as "a lone techno bastion" in a town of indie rock clubs (to quote XLR8R) has developed over the years into a destination for parties of all kinds. We've had the joy of hosting some incredible talents over the years, ... | more info
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FRI JUN 7
Holocene and Abstract Earth Project present...
Alpine
Chrome Sparks (DJ set)
FRESH is an innovative electronic dance party, every first Friday. This month's special guest is Crystal Fighters, the London-via-Navarre trio bringing Basque instruments to frantic dance music.

9pm | $12.00 advance
Tickets:
Brown Paper Tickets

If you'd spent the last few years of your life wrapped up in an album like Star Of Love, you'd go looking for a little respite, too. Crystal Fighters' debut was the product of minds made manic by a deluge of fresh experience, both in the studio and on the road. It was inspired by an opera written by a man whose sanity disintegrated before he could ... | more info
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SAT JUN 8
SILENT DISCO PDX
A dance party in wireless headphones, powered by Silent Storm!

8pm |

In a Silent Disco, participants dance to beats wearing wireless headphones that are synced up to a live DJ. The experience provides perfect acoustics and an environment where having a conversation is as easy as removing your headphones. The dance-floor anonymity of no talking is strangely unifying and uplifting.

We'll be featuring 2 DJs playing ... | more info
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SUN JUN 9
Performances by:
Dual Mode
Futro Fam
(Winston Lane, Abyss Infinite, Neill Von Tally, Neo G Yo, Ripley Snell, Yum Yum and Das Leune)
DJ sets by:
Har-1
Live visuals by Alex Boyce
FUTRO are a collection of artists mixing future party with retro party. Futro is the representation of watts,, a crew doing multimedia action in Portland, OR. Come celebrate the release of their latest comp showcasing their own roster as well as friends - Futro Kit 2.0!

9pm | FREE!

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TUE JUN 11
ALL AGES WELCOME! Since January 2009, Friends of Family Farmers has hosted InFARMation (and Beer!) each month in Portland. This is an opportunity to bring the issues that Oregon family farmers face onto the radar of urban consumers, and the community in general. The topic changes each month, but always focuses on the larger picture of the connection between food and farms in our state. When eaters connect with farmers, it makes our food web stronger, and real changes in our local food system are possible. InFARMation (and Beer!) is always free and open to the public, on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5:30-8:30pm.

5:30pm | FREE!

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WED JUN 12
Made for TV Movie reunion set!
E*Rock (live A/V set)
Plus more super special guests TBA!
Join us for an event curated by Chantelle Hylton Simmons of Blackbird Presents / Blackbird Farm.

9pm | $5.00 day of show

During a groundbreaking week in Portland radio history, filmmakers, musicians, DJs and patrons will unite at a variety of the city's most influential venues to celebrate innovative art and culture of Portland past, present and future.
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THU JUN 13
I'VE GOT A HOLE IN MY SOUL
I'VE GOT A HOLE IN MY SOUL is Portland's original Soul and RnB dance party.

9pm | $5.00 day of show

The stomping, storming sounds of American roots music are laid down at 45rpm, all night until the sweaty end. Six years strong, this truly legendary dancefloor institution has moved to Holocene and takes place every second Thursday. Expect the same jubilant ruckus you've come to know and love, refreshingly reinvented within Holocene's walls. Our ... | more info
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FRI JUN 14

9pm | $5.00 day of show

Gaycation is a monthly queer dance party. Currently in its 7th year of fierceness, Gaycation showcases local & international queer performers and strives to create a super hot, inclusive, homo dance party.
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SAT JUN 15
Please welcome San Francisco's prolific producer NastyNasty, for a party anticipating this summer's WHAT THE FESTIVAL!

9pm | $10.00 advance

In a scene dominated by chainsaw basslines and cliche rave sounds, NastyNasty opts to delve into roads less traveled. Using his sound design skills to layer sentimental vocals over futuristic synths and modern bass abstractions he concocts a dance-floor vibe that is both alien and familiar at the same time. He has carved out his following by ... | more info
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WED JUN 19
Mattress TAPE RELEASE
XDS
Join us for a tape release celebration with our favorite weirdo preacher, the inimitable Mattress.

8:30pm | $5.00 day of show

Mattress is the name of a neon soapbox upon which one Mr. Rex Marshall has stood
since 2006. A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, he moved to the greener pastures of
Portland, Oregon to begin sermonizing with a drum machine. Clearing his throat to sing, he coughed up scorpions. It seems that you can take the man out of the apocalyptic city, but you can't ... | more info
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THU JUN 20
NIGHT MOVES
Plus special guest:
Beat Electric DJs (SF)
Our monthly Modern Soul & Boogie dance party!

9pm | $3.00 day of show

NIGHT MOVES is a modern soul party celebrating rare club music from the 80s and beyond. Residents Cooky Parker & Sex Life spin a wet mix of boogie, post-disco and modern funk jams while slicing video cuts of experimental boogie moments. Come, raise your spirits with this timeless and ecstatic music.

Wet your whistle by checking out our boogie blog... | more info
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FRI JUN 21
with DJs
Matt Nelkin
Plus special live guests:
Roane Namuh & Reva DeVito

9pm | $3.00 day of show

Rockbox's resident DJs KEZ (360 Vinyl, THE FIX) and Matt Nelkin (Liquid Beat, KPSU) bring a masterfully blended mix of fun, dance oriented Hip-Hop and R&B with a dash of Dancehall, 80s, 90s, Disco, and House thrown in for good measure.

Every set and every ROCKBOX dance party is a custom experience with these cats digging into their seemingly ... | more info
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SAT JUN 22
Dropping Gems, Abstract Earth Project, and Closer Music Festival present...
Natasha Kmeto "Crisis" Album Release Party
Grown Folk (Icee Hot, Montreal)
Avant-R&B vixen Natasha Kmeto gives us a stunning new album!

9pm | $5.00 advance

"Kmeto is a beat maker who thinks like a songwriter...the Sacramento, Calif., native humanizes the low-rumbling bass, glitchy rhythms and moody, digitized textures of modern electronic music by cutting it with the emotional undercurrents of hip-hop and soul. It's an aesthetic that's allowed her to cross over in a city still a bit leery of music ... | more info
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MON JUN 24
We're truly impressed by the cinematic experimental pop of Montreal's Valleys.

8:30pm | $8.00 advance $8.00 day of show
Tickets:
Stranger Tickets

From its inception, Valleys has been always changing. From the quiet and exploratory preliminary years to the stormy experimentation of recent works, the duo has always had one foot in the pop realm and the other in the dirt. Are You Going To Stand There And Talk Weird All Night? is the result of a year's worth of writing through unexpected loss ... | more info
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WED JUN 26
Still Pigeons (formerly Pigeons)
Join us for an evening of exuberant indie rock!

8:30pm | $5.00 day of show

"Not just another strummy folk-rock band, Pigeons' music grows like wild, sprawling weeds, touching different pockets of Americana with urgency and grace" - Portland Mercury
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THU JUN 27
LAID OUT
with resident DJs:
Gossip Cat
Misti Miller
Calling all queens and queers: LAID OUT is a new gay dance party held every last Thursday.

9pm | $3.00 day of show

Come drink, dance and get right with resident DJs Pocket Rock-it and Gossip Cat and their rotating monthly guests. Warm up jams at 9pm by MistiMiller -- begin with the menz and frenz at 10 pm. We'll keep the dance floor thumping -- you keep it bumping.
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FRI JUN 28

9pm | $5.00 day of show

This DANCE PARTY is held down by resident DJs Doc Adam and Colin Jones, and hosted by Ms Coco B. The vision behind the party is to offer a slice of nostalgia that will bring booty-shaking, head-nodding and memories of all those awesome middle school dances. SNAP! is proud to have hosted some of the most talented DJs/Producers touring the world ... | more info
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SUN JUN 30
YU presents...
Mykki Blanco debuts in Portland for the second in a series of benefit concerts for Yale Union, this one at neighboring Holocene.

8:30pm | $15.00 advance $20.00 day of show
Tickets:
Stranger Tickets

Mykki Blanco, who the Village Voice calls a "Gender Ninja," will perform from debut release "Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Prince/ss". Says Blanco, "Cosmic Angel is my way of welcoming the world into my reality, the weirdos, the freaks, alternative black american culture. Sexuality figures in last, we're talking street life, night life and under the... | more info
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WED JUL 3
A co-headlining extravaganza with two fast-rising, seriously fun local pop acts. FIRST 25 ADVANCE TICKETS SOLD ARE JUST $5!

8:30pm | $8.00 advance $10.00 day of show
Tickets:
Stranger Tickets

Each song on Onuinu's debut full-length Mirror Gazer is teeming with raw wood grains over which to run your fingers and exposed rafters through which to follow countless reverberations. It is a sprawling, mixed-use space where ambient electronica, hip-hop and house music convene to talk in circles about the universe, and frankly, for Onuinu aka ... | more info
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SAT JUL 6
Holocene presents...
Bass is our biz, and our biz be boomin'!

9pm | $5.00 day of show

World domination, butts, drank, money, records, but mostly butts. From its humble beginnings in 2002 as a small birthday party for a few friends, Booty Bassment has grown to one of California's best rap-based dance clubs. Veteran DJs Dimitri Dickinson and Ryan Poulsen have turned this night into a success with monthly installments in San Diego, San... | more info
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TUE JUL 9
Three wonderfully innovative artists, who have collectively graced labels including Kranky, Ghostly, Type, Shadetek, Merck and Camomille.

9pm | $7.00 day of show

A veteran drummer of a half dozen bands [including Orcas] and an avid collector of instruments and analog devices, Thomas Meluch relies on guitar and voice as the bases for his work as Benoît Pioulard. From a young age, Meluch has been fascinated by natural sounds and the textures of decay, and for more than a decade has sought to create a unique ... | more info
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THU JUL 11
I'VE GOT A HOLE IN MY SOUL
I'VE GOT A HOLE IN MY SOUL is Portland's original Soul and RnB dance party.

9pm | $5.00 day of show

The stomping, storming sounds of American roots music are laid down at 45rpm, all night until the sweaty end. Six years strong, this truly legendary dancefloor institution has moved to Holocene and takes place every second Thursday. Our space is decorated with love and care just for the occasion, with an eye for that sharp, sexy mod style. We ... | more info
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FRI JUL 12
Jacques Renault (Let's Play House, DFA, On the Prowl)
Magic Touch (100% Silk)
ECSTASY is a dance party celebrating the future of club music.

9pm | $5.00 day of show

Producer and DJ, Jacques Renault, was a post-punk Washington D.C. native who moved to Chicago in 1997 to continue his studies of viola, but in turn got a serious education in dance music. Tapping into the well established Drum n' Bass scene, he held a residency at Smart Bar and became a buyer at the legendary Gramaphone Records. This broad, raw ... | more info
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SAT JUL 13
Tropitaal: Desi-Latino Soundclash Dance Party
Tropitaal is a Desi-Latino Soundclash! A new dance party bringing you the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America, scorching the dance floor in a battle to the dance.

9pm | $5.00 day of show

Take the sultry vibe of the Latin American Tropics, combine with the rhythm of India ("Taal") and you get Tropitaal, Holocene's newest dance night - a Desi/Latino Soundclash where the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America go head to head in an all-night dance-off of epic proportions. Resident DJs Anjali & The Incredible... | more info