Blood Red Shoes, Mz Neon – Early show! – 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 An early show with Blood Red Shoes! GHOSTS ON TAPE is a huge jump into new terrain for Blood Red Shoes. Musically and emotionally their most mature work, it is a complex, imaginative, and very gothic development on their sound. Musically, it leaves almost no trace of their former selves. “We’ve always been outsiders right from the very beginning” says Steven. Starting out in the DIY punk scene which completely rejected them for not fitting the mould, they wrote “It’s Getting Boring By The Sea” as a f-you to small mindedness of that exact scene. “Then all of a sudden we were playing indie disco nights where we basically came across like Slayer” laughs Laura-Mary. Too heavy for the indie scene, too punk for the pop kids, too melodic for the hipster punks and too danceable for the hard rockers, Blood Red Shoes have always been a confusing proposition. Over time that rejection and outsiderdom is something they have come to accept and love. “This album is really about us asserting ourselves as our own little island”, declares Steven. “We have made an entire career out of being told what we are “not”, of being rejected, of not fitting in, and this album is us deliberately pushing into all of our strangeness, emphasising all of the things that make us different”. Obsessed by true crime and murder podcasts, many songs on the record are told in character and explore the dark psyche of those at the pinnacle of outsiderdom: serial killers. GHOSTS ON TAPE paints a picture of a dark and unsettling world, starting with the apocalyptic, discordant piano epic “COMPLY”, through the Tears For Fears-indebted “MORBID FASCINATION” and ending on “FOUR TWO SEVEN”, a haunting and personal take on the act of holding onto the hurt of a broken relationship because hurt is the only shred of it you have left. It is the sound of a unified and confident duo who know exactly who they are, even if the wider world doesn’t really get it. The sound of two people who have spent their entire adult lives making music together and who, more than ever, are finding new pathways for their creativity. “Ultimately this album is an invitation”, explains Steven. “It’s us saying, this is our world, these are our darkest thoughts and feelings – our ghosts – caught on tape. You are welcome to join us. Come and embrace the strange”. Mz Neon is a genre bending punk chanteuse turned rap mistress based in Los Angeles by way of Brooklyn, NYC. A lyrical provocateur, Mz Neon confronts issues of identity, sexuality, politics, spirituality and lived experiences as atrans-femme-fatale with a punk rock pedigree. She is a triple threat of sharp wit, hypnotic sensuality and musical virtuosity with a tough yet unapologetic ownership of her own visceral vulnerability.
Coucou Chloe, AYEGY, Father Fannie – 21+ – presented by Mike Thrasher
Coucou Chloe presented by Mike Thrasher!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
Dolphin Midwives – Crying Sanctuary and Album Release – w/ Crystal Quartez, Min Jung Yoon, Amulets, Hasmood – 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 Dolphin Midwives is known for curating immersive events that blur music, art, community + ritual. To celebrate the release of Body of Water, she is collaborating with musicians, sound artists, a butoh dancer, and a video/projection artist to bring you a crying sanctuary. It will be a place of surrender, catharsis, relief, vulnerability, joy and sorrow through projected immersive video, quadrophonic audio, experimental performance, movement, and sounds to connect you with the deep places in yourself. Come as you are, leave recharged and refreshed. Dolphin Midwives is the music project of composer, performer + sound artist, Sage Elaine Fisher. Her performance abstracts voice, harp + percussion using electronics, extended techniques + ritual processes. She explores themes of empathy, sustainability, vulnerability + transformation through social experiment, psychoacoustics + magic. The artist has been seen in The New York Times, SPIN, + The Guardian, among other publications. Body of Water was recorded in May 2020 + released July 9, 2021 on Beacon Sound. Crystal Cortez is a sound, installation artist & creative technologist based out of Portland Oregon. Her work focuses on the empowerment of underserved populations gaining access + knowledge around technology. Under her performance moniker Crystal Quartez, she transforms field recordings, uses synthesis, audio programming, data sonification, + 3D sound spatialization to produce sonic realms for reflection + release. Her practice involves development of interactive sculptural interfaces + wearable technology that monitor movement + other corporeal methods to liberate the performer from their interfaces. Her art has been shown at NIME, PNCA, Disjecta, PICA, Navel (LA) + more. Min Jung Yoon translates to “Citizen Truth”. They are a ritual performance artist, + researcher of collective choreography + conflict resolution using the body. Their expressive works create worlds for heightened relational emotionality, permission for depth, + challenge of social norms + concepts toward new images + gestures of truth needed for our times. They are dedicated to exploring ways to uncover the deeper, more intuitive nature in how we relate to our beings within extremes of social constructs and divides, through butoh dance, experimental art + philosophy, + all that may arise from this uncovering toward the whole. Hasmood is a 3D animator, creative conceptor + visual artist. He earned a B.S. in Film from Portland State University + is a self-taught 3D animator/ designer. Hasan has produced a wide variety of visual and experimental art through his use of CNC machines, 3D printers, laser etching machines, 3D scanners, lighting + projection mapping. By blending technology and art, he aims to explore our sense of reality + create new worlds. His current mission is to utilize light + sound in a way that challenges viewers to practice awareness + connect with the present moment.Amulets is the solo project of Portland-based audio + visual artist Randall Taylor. Amulets employs handmade cassette tape loops and live processed guitar loops to create live, lush soundscapes and immersive drones.
*Postponed* LUNA LI
THIS PERFORMANCE IS NOW POSTPONED. NEW PERFORMANCE DATE COMING SOON!Support: Niko RubioThis event is All Ages HOLOCENE VACCINATION + TESTING POLICY: Holocene requires proof of either fully-COVID-vaccinated status or a negative COVID test within the last 24 hours for entry. Specific details can be found at https://www.holocene.org/vaccine/
Rose Tinted (first show of spring residency at Holocene!) w/ Yuckgod – 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 Portland’s new project, Rose Tinted, is the hip hop project you didn’t know you needed. Rose Tinted have a residency at Holocene all through this winter at the start of 2022! The group is dedicated to producing a live boom-bap sound, chopping up classic hip hop joints while adding their own instrumental breaks and organic improvisation. Combining the musicianship of their drum and bass pocket with live sampling and scratching adds all the best ingredients to a D.J. set. And the band consists of four of PDX’s finest musicians in their respective craft. The lineup includes MLTZR on electronics (Korgy and Bass), Celly on turntables (2018 and 2019 IDA USA Scratch Champion, Skratcher Portland), Kirk Kalbfleisch on drums (D.V.R., Coco Columbia, World’s Finest, Reva Devito), and Sam Arnold on bass (D.V.R., Korgy and Bass, Quickly Quickly, Mae.Sun, Greaterkind). If you are a beat head or hip hop fan, there’s no better place than Holocene to tap into the beat music scene in PDX and check out this exciting new project. MusicPortland Bridge has partnered with Holocene and these local artists to support a Musician Grant Fund for Portland-area artists. $1 of each ticket will directly support this fund and this show will be promoted as part of the city-wide, Portland Music Month – Find out more at MusicPortlandBridge.org/Musician-Grants
Claire Rosinkranz – EARLY SHOW – All Ages – w/ Aidan Bissett
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 Claire Rosinkranz independently made her mark in 2020 with the self-release of her song “Backyard Boy.” The song exploded on TikTok and went on to become a breakout viral hit, eclipsing over half-a-billion total streams and receiving widespread acclaim courtesy ofRolling Stone, Variety, Coup de Main, Buzzfeed, Genius, and more. OnesToWatch championed her as one of its“Top Artists To Watch in 2021,” while New York Timesand Billboard named her breakout anthem “Backyard Boy” among “The Best Songs of 2020.” The song inspired over 3 million TikTok videos and fueled the trailer for Amazon’s The Map of Tiny Perfect Things. To date, the official video has amassed nearly 50 million views! Her debut EP BeVerly Hills BoYfRiend quickly followed via her signing with slowplay/Republic and saw the promising artist collaborate with artists like Jeremy Zucker, Role Model, and Clinton Kane. She also earned the support of peers including Olivia Rodrigo, Tai Verdes, Lexi Jayde, and 347aidan.
Fennesz, KMRU, Patricia Wolf (DJ Set) – 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 Tickets will be available at the door!Using a filtered and treated electric guitar as the starting point for his lush soundscapes, Fennesz has created a personal and groundbreaking discourse throughout his career. Perhaps sculpting the last truly unique vision for the guitar, his luminant compositions are anything but sterile experiments. Fennesz’s world of sound unfolds and resembles sensitive, telescopic recordings of rainforest insect life or natural atmospheric occurrences, an inherent naturalism permeating each piece. In addition to his prolific output as a solo artist, and his ongoing investigation of the limits of noise, automatic composition, field music or contemporary classical, Fennesz is also a frequent collaborator with other luminaries of the scene. These include artists such as Alva Noto, Oren Ambarchi, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Keith Rowe, Peter Rehberg, David Sylvian, and Jim O’Rourke. Currently studying sonic arts in Berlin, Joseph Kamaru aka KMRU is a Nairobi-born, Berlin- based sound artist whose work is grounded on the discourse of field recording, noise, and improvisation. His work posits expanded listening cultures of sonic thoughts and sound practices, a proposition to consider and reflect on auditory cultures beyond the norms, and an awareness of surroundings through creative compositions and installations. His last three albums, 2020’s “Peel”, “Opaquer” and “Jar” received high praise from Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, NPR, and Bandcamp, KMRU is part of SHAPE platform roaster of artists for 2021. His works have been presented in NyegeNyege Festival (UG), CTM Festival (DE), GAMMA (RU), and Mutek Montreal and Barcelona.
Sitting on Stacy, Novacane, Golden Boy- All Ages show!
The Aquadolls have had to cancel their performance due to illness. However, the show is still planned go on with the other 3 bands! 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 THE AQUADOLLS:The Aquadolls were founded in January 2012 by Melissa Brooks, the lead singer and songwriter for the band in La Mirada, California. Melissa began recording bedroom demos of her songs and eventually released We Are Free in early 2013, and then debuted her album Stoked on You in December 2014. After a brief break from releases, the stars aligned in July 2018 and the new era of The Aquadolls commenced with Jacqueline Proctor on drums and Keilah Nina on bass. The band grew as a powerful threesome leading up to the release of The Aquadolls highly anticipated second album, The Dream and the Deception, recorded and self-produced by Brooks and self-released October 28, 2018 on Aqua Babe Records. Following their sophomore album, they have self-released the single Suck on This in summer 2019, followed by their viral cover of Lash’s Take Me Away in October 2020. In July 2021, The Aquadolls signed to indie label Enci Records and released their latest single Disappearing Girl, followed by Xmas Wrapping in November 2021, featuring members of NOFX and Fishbone. Having opened for artists like Pennywise, Kate Nash, Vivian Girls, and X, playing festivals with Weezer, Rancid, Cat Power, and FIDLAR, touring with White Reaper, as well as headlining North American tours and playing local California shows, The Aquadolls are in-your-face and good vibes all at once with energetic performances that leave you anticipating the next show. The Aquadolls pack a punch with tongue-in cheek lyrics, hard-hitting licks, and soothing vocal harmonies that will guarantee a head bang from anyone listening. SITTING ON STACY:Sitting On Stacy sounds like Southern California. With sun-soaked sixties-style harmonies, galloping punked-out rhythms, and moments of swaying reggae, the trio—Hoyt Yeatman [lead vocals, guitar], Kyle Hart [bass, vocals], and Trevor Smith [drums]—bottle these breezy vibes into a bold, bright, and upbeat signature sound. Growing up north of Los Angeles in Ventura County, the boys initially met in a middle school music program at Rock Nation Studios. Friendly childhood jams evolved into proper high school bands. Simultaneously, they listened to everyone from Beach Boys, The Irish Rovers, and Black Flag to Sublime, Stone Temple Pilots, and Korn. Upon graduating, Hoyt headed to San Diego State University followed by Kyle a year later. They officially formed Sitting On Stacy during 2017, cutting their teeth with countless college house party gigs up and down the coast. Following Obsessed, Perfectly Sane, and the Mel’s Neck of the Woods EP, “Chest Hair” cracked 1 million Spotify streams in 2019 as buzz grew. Once the global pandemic hit, the boys turned to TikTok, posting covers on the platform. After gathering millions of streams independently and working with Fat Mike of NOFX, the band properly introduce themselves on their debut EP for Let’s Get It! Records/Republic Records led by the single “This Summer’s Day.”
Switch ft. Vander Von Odd (Dragula, S1), Ursula Major (Dragula, S1), Diane Rott, Sindel, DJ Othrwrld, DJ Novail – 21+
LIMITED ADVANCE TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT, BUT WE WILL HAVE SPOTS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR WHEN WE OPEN AT 9PM! 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 Switch Dance PartyQueer • K!nk • Dance • Performance… HEADLINING: Vander Von Odd (Dragula, S1) Ursula Major (Dragula, S1)… PERFORMING: Diane Rott Sindel … DJING: Othrwrld + Novail … HOSTING: HouseofCoco… DANCING: Freak Daddy Wonderful! Leia Rosa … GUIDELINES: BRING GOOD VIBES TIP YOUR DANCERS & PERFORMERS CELEBRATE YOUR K!NK ASK FOR CONSENT TURN A LOOK … ACCESSIBILITY: ASL interpreters will be signing performances. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Dance floor is 3 steps down with ramp access via the front entrance. Bench style seating available. A water based hazer is used. There may be flashing & strobing lights. Free water available. Non alcoholic & CBD beverages at bar. Corn tortilla tacos for sale at the bar. Harm reduction supplies on site (back of dancefloor). Sliding scale available upon request (DM @switchdanceparty on IG), prioritized for Black &/or Trans community members. … DRESS CODE: K!nk and fet!sh wear is encouraged, but we also want you to wear what makes you feel good about going out. Just be respectful to others, be yourself and follow the rules – you’ll fit into this space perfectly. Or, dammit, turn a l00k!! … VIP TICKETS: VIP ticket holders receive access to an artist meet and greet at 8PM PST day of show, the hour before doors. A photographer will be present so guests can have their photo taken with the artist. Switch will share the meet and greet photos on the Switch Presents Facebook page. We are transgressive. We are radical. We are unapologetically queer.
Magdalena Bay, Cecile Believe – 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 Few artists are at once artful and savvy enough to transcend the endless scroll, but over the past 18 months, LA-based indie-pop duo Magdalena Bay have used social platforms to dispatch their music, and what you might call their philosophy, in hypnotic, ephemeral bursts. A long trip through their feeds produces music videos in miniature, irreverent pontifications on the state of the music industry delivered via home video VHS aesthetics, and existential meditations on everything from International Women’s Day to the clone craze of the early aughts to the indefinite lifespan of plants. To Mica Tenenbaum and Matt Lewin, reality can be unmade, manipulated beyond all recognition; their project is as much musical as it is an experiment in pop persona and visual aesthetics. On October 8th, Magdalena Bay released their debut full-length LP, Mercurial World, via Luminelle. Entirely written, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by the duo, Mercurial World proposes an abstract theory of time and explores the staggering “what ifs” that make up the human experience. Approaching reality as a construct allows Magdalena Bay to enact their own, one that is committed to nothing but expanding the possible.