700 Bliss (Moor Mother + DJ Haram), FatherFannie – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine 700 Bliss is the Philadelphia duo of DJ Haram and Moor Mother. Their debut full-length album. Nothing to Declare is out now via Hyperdub. The album features Orion Sun, Muqata’a, Alli Logout, M Téllez, and Ase Manual.“700 Bliss remind us that a dancefloor can also be the site of catharsis; that a dancefloor is only a measure of what you bring to it.” – Pitchfork “One of the most thrilling collaborations to come out of West Philly in recent years” – WXPN
LAFFY TAFFY Twerk / Trap / Dancehall / Reggaeton party w/ DJs BNick & Heftober + Special guest: NO.Bi.Es. (New Orleans) – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination to enter the venue (or negative rapid COVID test) until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine Alpha Pack Presents: Laffy Taffy – Twerk In all Ass-sorted Flavors Twerk | Trap | R&B | Dancehall | Reggaeton Nonstop sounds that are guaranteed to keep you sweating on the dancefloor. Laffy Taffy features resident DJ BNick (Blow the Whistle/Solid Gold/The Get Down/AirPlane Mode); featuring monthly rotating guests. Music will have NO boundaries, but it will be ALL fuego!!!! Heavy hitting Twerk 808s, ratchet Trap anthems, pulsating Dancehall favs, and GROUNDBREAKING Reggaeton bangers!!! This party will not disappoint. Advance tickets and Before 11pm at the door: $10 After 11pm at the door: $15 Resident DJs: BNick & HeftoberGuest DJ: NO.Bi.Es. (New Orleans)
Crooked Looks, Spooky Boys, Lovely Colours – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine Formed by lead vocalist/lead guitarist Sage Collette, Crooked Looks is a hard stoner-rock band that rides the wave of fierce, fuzzy sounds made popular by Queens of the Stone Age and fellow Pacific Northwest band Soundgarden. Light melodies and firm riffs paired with lyrics that emanate a youthful but ever-knowing and ever-partying spirit stream from this group’s musical subconscious, and in a short span of time Crooked Looks has proven themselves worthy of a spot on the charts. Collette delivers his hot riffs with intensity as his unique voice hypnotizes with stories of love’s possibilities in the quick and firey single “Change,” while proving he can carry the range as he slows it down for the smooth ringing tracks “Loose” and “In Another Light” off the band’s first album, “Ultrasonics” (2018). Spooky Boys is Portland’s premier indie/ surf rock group featuring jangly dripping wet guitars, relentless driving rhythm, and insatiable catchy melodies. The ‘Boys bring a fun and undeniable charisma to their energetic shows that leave crowds no choice but to dance along. Founded in the pandemic dark times, songwriters Danny Nelson and Cal Berk wove together their love for aughts-indie and 60’s surf into something new. Treating vocals and guitars as equal parts create a smorgasbord of melodic treats. Now supported by the hard-hitting and unquestionably punchy drumming of Skyler Weaver, the Spooky Boys hit Portland by storm in the fall of 2021 releasing their double self-titled EP and quickly leaving their stamp on the local music scene. Recently Spooky Boys adopted bassist Cris Whitcomb into the fold and released their new single “Red Suzuki” on Easter 2022 along with a music video. Currently they just finished recording their new EP at Portland’s beloved Jackpot studio, and plan to unveil it in the summer while continuing to woo PNW audiences.By way of Juneau, AK and now calling Seattle home, Lovely Colours have an unmistakeable dynamic sound – you’ll know it when you hear it – and if you don’t know them yet, get on board. Packed with catchy hooks and jammy guitar riffs, there’s no doubt Lovely Colours will have you dancing through their entire set. Taking inspiration from yesterday’s Brit Pop and today’s Alt-rock the band has been dripping 🔥 singles for the last 9 months including “Things You Do” and most recently the can’t-believe-it’s-not-on-the-radio, “Figure it Out.” Lead singer Devin Damitio’s on-stage swagger and gorgeous vocals are unmatched for a band this early in their career and the energy that runs through the rest of the band will undoubtedly leave you at the edge of your seat.
Leo Islo (EP release show!), Mood Beach, DJ Frosé (Ben from Small Skies) – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine Equally at home on the club dance floor or on a laid-back playlist, Leo Islo’s unique brand of sound blurs the line between Future House, Indietronica, Pop and Chillwave. There’s always a sense of longing just under the glittering surface of his nostalgia-soaked productions, and Islo’s warm, airy croon often touches on themes of love, limerence, heartbreak, and ephemeral mortality. Born in Santiago, Chile, Islo is the byproduct of two nomadic Americans- an Air Force Major and an Interior Designer. Some of his earliest memories are those of traveling the world, and that sense of wanderlust is innate in his approach to music which is often heavily textured with foley of his environments. It was during a formative move from Los Angeles to Portland that Islo found himself drawn to the world of electronic music for the first time. Artists like Jai Paul, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Toro Y Moi, Caribou, Washed Out, and Grimes became early influences on his approach to production, fueling his propensity to create tracks with a diverse cast of instruments.Welcome to Mood Beach: Electro-pop from some far away shore, dipped in rose tinted water.DJ Frosé is committed to searching the globe for the choicest cuts of electro-funk, boogie, post-disco and new wave music from the 70s and 80s. Only the most fabulous and danceable tracks make the cut and love is paramount.
Daisies (Olympia), Ghost Feet (live debut of new line up!), Taranoya – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine After releasing their debut record, Together Alone (Dropping Gems, 2015), Ghost Feet decided to shelve the project to focus on their respective solo projects. The duo later reconvened at a Portland studio during the pandemic to build on a sound The FADER once called “the audio equivalent of dappled sunlight, winking and blinking through the shade”. During those initial studio sessions of live instrumentation, Ghost Feet added lead vocalist Jess Branch, who records + produces as Erina. The trio leapt into the creative unknown by embracing the experimental sonic textures of 4AD Records over programmed electronics. What resulted from those sessions was the new single, It Disappeared. Rejecting a return to form, their newest single is soaked in rich guitar textures carried by cinematic melodies elevated by the silkiness of Jess’s ethereal voice. Ghost Feet is Nuri Erdal, Rachel Dubuc, and Jess Branch based in Portland, Oregon by way of Olympia, WA. Their music has been featured in XL8R, VICE, Impose Magazine, The FADER, Earmilk, and other music publications. It Disappeared is Ghost Feet’s 1st release as a 3 piece + they anticipate releasing an EP in the fall.Daisies nick their name from England’s 2nd generation flower children, peace-loving denizens of the nation’s late 80s/early 90s rave and festival cultures. It’s a soft allusion to the ‘indie’, ‘baggy’ and psychedelia-inflected sounds of Happy Mondays and Saint Etienne extending to the sensibilites of these groups’ contemporaries in fields, warehouses + on pirate radio, the acid-and-hardcore-cum-jungle-and-dnb enthusiasts who no doubt fed off the same heady beat-driven craze even as they pushed it to more locally specialized, commerically informal and anonymous ends. Daisies conduct themselves like a band of the former variety, with their poppy, vocally fronted, LP-focused output, but the operative ethos is closer to that of producers or deejays of the latter. There is little interest in autobiographical narrative or persona except to play with them as conventions, sometimes for entertainment purposes. The musical focus is unequivocally—and unwistfully—on music’s immediate past, or mixing up certain chapters from it, or better yet irreverently tearing out the redeemable pages in those chapters and ecstatically highlighting their most salient phrases. The aim is to stake out and cultivate an unauthorized site of disciplinary potential, a composite space where industry’s anxious appeals of FFO and YMAL might lose their reassuring power, allowing for a healthier imaginary to circulate more freely and flourish.Originally from Iran, Taranoya is the experimental ethereal producer, vocalist, composer based in Portland that creates lush dreamy atmospheres combined with ambient experiments. She strives to create music that leaves room for contemplation and playfulness. Her compositional finesse combine with textured atmospheric instrumentation and dreamlike vocals to create music that is a soundtrack to dreams. Though very personal, the music always translates into universal longings. Her debut is out on SAL
Opal Underground presents: DANCE DANCE RIOT – PDX PRIDE LAUNCH PARTY w/ VZLSNO, Casual Aztec x Troubled Youth, Sappho – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination to enter the venue (or negative rapid COVID test) until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine Opal Underground presents Dance Dance Riot: PDX Pride Launch Party DJs : VZLSNO – Chanti Darling & Jump Jack Soundsystem Casual Aztec x Troubled Youth – No Control Crew & Opal Underground Resident DJ: Sappho 🎤Host & MC : Atlas 📸Photographer: MYKLFSTR 🔮Tarot: Cairo Pride is more than a party, it is about celebrating the activists, events and locations that have formed LGBTQ+ history and it is about highlighting the continued battle that we fight, uniting the community and our allies. This is our time to protest & party & to have an absolutely fabulously good time doing it. 🧿THE VIBE: A jubilant explosion of kinetic energy. The joy of losing one’s body and spirit to the music. Let’s embrace our diverse styles. We are a community that expresses itself through music, fashion, and dance like you’ve never heard or seen before 🎚️THE SOUND: The DJs will be artfully blending genres and beats for your dancing bodies. THE CROWD: This is a queer-run event that centers the safety and needs of Portland’s LGBTQ+ communities. Supportive and respectful allies are welcome. Consent: Anything other than yes means no. Consent is never coerced or forced. Incoherent people can not give consent. Consent is negotiated through each interaction. If you experience any hate or harassment, please report it immediately to Holocene’s security staff.For LGBTQ+ community members experiencing economic hardship, a dedicated tier of discounted tickets is available. Please send an email to info@opalunderground.gay for more information.Info: www.OpalUnderground.gay
Tessa Violet, Will Joseph Cook, daysormay – All Ages
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine Also, the artist has requested that attendees please wear masks for this show. We thank you for honoring the artist’s request! Growing up an only child in a small town in Oregon, Tessa Violet always had a deep desire to create authentic connections with people. YouTube was the first platform which allowed her to foster those connections; as she grew up, and the platform evolved, it became a place for many budding musicians to flock. Now based in L.A.,Tessa, an independent artist blazing a path of her own, released her debut album Bad Ideas fall 2019, rounding out a breakout year for the rising artist. The sole songwriter on all but one of the album’s tracks, the project received Spotify’s Times Square billboard with hit single “Crush” amassing 200 million+ aggregate streams alone and seeing support from the likes of Billboard, MTV News, and The FADER. On the live side, Tessa spent 2019 cutting her teeth on the road and establishing herself as a captivating, fearless frontwoman. Catapulting her otherwise spunky, eclectic recordings to an intoxicating new level of raw, unabashed rock, over the last few years Tessa and her shredding live band have sold out headline tours in the U.S. and Europe, joined AJR, Cavetown, COIN, and MisterWives on direct support tours, and played her festival debut at Lollapalooza. When the pandemic hit, Tessa turned to collaborating with her friends — artists such as Cavetown, MisterWives, Chloe Moriondo, lovelytheband and, most recently, I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME. During the lockdown, Tessa cracked the TikTok code creating a viral trend for her album track “Wishful Drinking,” gaining over 650k followers and catching the attention of millions including the likes of Jessica Alba. Kicking off 2022, Tessa created yet another viral trend to her song “YES MOM.” Her fastest streaming song yet, garnering over 10M+ streams in the first two months, “YES MOM” is the first single off her upcoming sophomore album out this fall.
Megan Diana (music video release!) w/ Caragold, DJ Velvet Ginger – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine MEGAN DIANA:Songwriting driven by vintage keyboards, Megan Diana loves a Wurlitzer and Fender Rhodes – especially when put thru an echo pedal. She layers her lush voice in choral layers – going atmospheric at times and then all at once back to the center of her chest in a whisper. Her debut record – Women in My Head – written and dedicated to the important women in her life – (her beloved Grandma Mac graces the cover) allows her to bring in her French Horn in equal parts Canadian Brass and Chet Baker (if he played the F Horn). Some songs lean towards Dark Americana Noir, others clearly constructed pop- with a full band (and new her pedal steel player: Raymond Richards) things start to turn Western Flavor Florence Welch and have given life to her new genre – DREAM COUNTRY DISCO CARAGOLD:Caragold is an indie-rock band based out of Portland, OR. Finding himself in between projects, founding member Ross Charland retreated to a cabin in Glenwood Washington to write in solitude, usually for a week at a time. After enough trips, Charland had the foundation for an album, now set to release in July 2022. Their music weaves between rock, pop, psych and disco. Most of the songs were conceived by Charland alone, at the cabin in Glenwood. As such, many of the songs deal with isolation, longing for love and internal struggle. The current lineup consists of Stevie Driscoll (Boreen) on drums, Colin Robson (Brother vs. Robot) on bass and Jason Taylor (Hard Yes, Vany Hans) on guitar.DJ VELVET GINGER:DJ Velvet GInger will Bring the Party! With a mainstay of their collection mostly consisting of Hip-Hop and Dance pop from the ’80s, Disco has been a passionate focus of theirs as well. Constantly learning and honing their craft, spending time in the studio working on smooth transitions and whipping up new mixtapes. Keeping the craft of mixing vinyl alive, and helping people find new connections on the dancefloor. Commonly found digging for forgotten gems and other sonic satisfaction, in the dusty bins at the local record shops. Filling up record crates with stuff that makes their heart excited, and their booty shake!
Ibiza Boys present: GOLDEN HOUR ft.: Durante, LILO, Lassi, CEA, Jon Lewis DeMarquez, Bergmonch – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine Ibiza Boys presents:Golden HourA feel good summer nights house music experiencefeaturing:Durante(LA, Anjunadeep)LILO(Sweden, US debut)Lassi CEA Jon Lewis DeMarquez BergmonchFollow Ibiza Boys on Instagram!: @ibiza_boyssA PORTION OF TONIGHT’S PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD.
Standards, Glacier Veins – EARLY SHOW – All Ages
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine STANDARDS:Led by exuberant guitarist Marcos Mena, standards is a math rock duo all of its own. The group boasts a fruitful combination of musical chops and catchy guitar-driven melodies which has garnished popularity among fans who laud standards for their uniquely danceable brand of complex instrumental rock. For almost five years, their instrumental compositions have captivated audiences all over the world as well as in their hometown of Los Angeles, California. Proclaimed as an interesting, new talent by Guitar World magazine, standards is poised to have their biggest year yet after signing with indie label Wax Bodega. As the band enters this new chapter, there is little doubt that they will continue to defy expectations of what an instrumental rock duo is capable of.GLACIER VEINS: Inspired by the Moon, Portland, OR-based dream punk group, Glacier Veins, are releasing their second full length album, ‘Lunar Reflection’, via Equal Vision Records. The band, consisting of Malia Endres (vocals, guitar), Kyle Woodrow (bass, vocals), Jason Espinoza (guitar), and Jesse Beirwagen (drums), released their debut record, ‘The World You Want To See’, in early 2020 and had plans to tour the rest of the year, but ultimately got to writing when the pandemic put those plans on hold. This time off allowed the band to slow down and self-reflect on their emotions and experiences as a whole. Since Glacier Veins did not see each other at all in 2020, each member wrote their parts remotely and sent it along to the rest of the group, building off each other to write the album. After heavily utilizing live takes on their first record, this new process gave each member the opportunity to reach the emotional headspace needed to complete the record. ‘Lunar Reflection’ focuses on self reflection and encourages listeners to evaluate their value in their personal relationships. Endres really wanted to emphasize that you cannot always control what happens to you, but you can learn to adapt and make the best of your situation. While positivity is no stranger to Endres’ lyrics, ‘Lunar Reflection’ takes a deep dive into processing how and why we feel the way we do about outward experiences in hopes of finding light in the darker spaces.