Winter Formal Feat. The Neon Prairie Dogs, H-Dawg & The Smawg – 21+
Join us for an unforgettable Winter Formal featuring live performances by The Neon Prairie Dogs and H-Dawg & The Smawg, showcasing a blend of original songs and classic covers. Joined by KMHD radio host DJ Bryson Wallace spinning a mix of funk, disco, and retro grooves. Whether you’re coming with a partner, a group of friends, or flying solo, don’t miss this chance to celebrate the season in style. Dress to impress in semi-formal to glamorous attire encouraged. _______________________________________________________________________________ The Neon Prairie Dogs In a thriving Portland country scene, The Neon Prairie Dogs stand out for their idiosyncrasy, virtuosity, and ability to rock a room down to its foundations. Singer-songwriter and guitar whiz Samuel Cody Matson inhabits country music’s long tradition of rhinestone cowboys— flashy costumes, white-hot solos, and a beefy baritone, but with a darkly comic songwriting style that betrays a deep vulnerability and uncertainty behind the glitz and glamor. They have been described as being “like Waylon on acid.” The band is rounded out by Zach Retzl on bass and Jonathan Ventrella on drums. H-Dawg & The Smawg Seven member Bongo-Based Garage Yacht act with a danceable edge. They will be releasing their first single off their new album “A Rock n’ Roll Fever Dream” due in May. Featuring Harrison Wallace on lead vocals and guitar, Ibolya Mandoki on backing vocals and sax, Caelum Cooney on lead guitar, Billy Manggala on bass and backing vocals, Issak Boorstein on keys and backing vocals, with Adam Sandgren on drums, and Logan Strong on drums/percussion. You can keep up with their antics on instagram @hdawgandthesmawg DJ Bryson Wallace Bryson Wallace is a vinyl DJ and Artist originally from Bakersfield, California providing eclectic sounds of jazz and soul to the PNW for just over 2 years with a focus on exploration and music education. You can follow him @Brysonwallace or Jazz Radio Host @kmhd_jazz_radio.
LAFFY TAFFY: Twerk / Hip-Hop / R&B / Reggaeton party – 21+
Alpha Pack Presents: Laffy TaffyTwerk Music in ALL A$$-Sorted Flavors!!!Third 3rd Saturdays at HoloceneLaffy Taffy is an ALL inclusive dance party centered around all the music that makes us shake what our mamas gave us!!! Flavors from New Orleans Bounce, Bmore, Jersey Club, ATL, Dancehall vibes and for sure FUEGO Reggaeton bangers!!! This is a safe space for ALL WALKS of LIFE!!!Every party we crown our OFFICIAL Twerkstar of the night by way of our RATCHET Twerk contest!!! Our Twerkstar is award $$$ and free entry for you +5 friends to our next party where you have to defend your crown!!!! So make sure you BRING IT!!!Resident DJs: BNICK and DJ JACKGuest DJ: Shay Baca
JUICE 20th Anniversary with BCee, S.P.Y, Seba, Khariszma, MC Questionmark [SOLD OUT! TIX AVAIL AT DOOR!]- 21+
ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT! LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR STARTING AT 8:30PM 2005-2025: Perseverance, dedication, longevity, tenacity, growth. These are some of the words that we’ve cherished over the years describing JUICE Drum and Bass. It’s hard to believe that two decades have flown by, but we’re honored, humbled, and excited to continue forward hosting the best that deep soulful drum and bass can offer. We are beyond thrilled to announce our 20th Anniversary: Saturday March 22nd, 2025 welcoming S.P.Y (Brazil/UK), BCee (UK) and SEBA (Sweden); with top notch support from Khariszma (SF, CA) and resident host MC Questionmark (LA/PDX). Yet again this is a lineup Portland has never seen together in one night—and we’re extremely grateful to all of these artists for traveling so far to play our #biglittlenight for this monumental occasion. Headliners start to finish, come early and stay late to celebrate this milestone event for stateside DnB with us at Holocene this March! —If you’re traveling in from out of town, the Jupiter Hotel near Holocene is a wonderful place to rest during your visit. Use code ’SLEEPWITHJUICE’ at check out for an additional 10% off your stay. —For this very special event, there will be 30 limited VIP/Champion Supporter tickets which will include a limited run T-shirt, poster, stickers, and admission for 1—please reach out to us with your shirt size as early as possible. —Check us out on patreon.com/juicedrumandbass which offers a variety of perks & discounts to continue to grow with us. — RSVP on Facebook to let us know you’ll be there: https://www.facebook.com/events/9257472217607568/ Our next show will be in the summer. Until then you can find us *every week* (for the last four and a half years) for “InBetween Sessions” on twitch.tv/juicedrumandbass from 7-11pm PST Tues/Thurs/Sun with the JUICE crew, keeping the music fresh, and growing these streams as a staple for listeners worldwide. Come hang out and help us crack 10k followers!
SLEAZE FREAKS: AN INDIE SLEAZE DANCE PARTY – 21+
⋆.˚✮ SLEAZE FREAKS: AN INDIE SLEAZE DANCE PARTY ✮˚.⋆ Let’s party in the sleaziest and sweatiest way possible 💋 Portland! Grab your leather jackets, skinny jeans, eyeliner, and cigarettes as we dance to all your favorite indie rock, electroclash, and alternative hits 👏 🪩 Holocene 👯♀️ Thursday, January 30 😉 9pm 🎸 21+ YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE / GET TIX NOW ON WHATTHEDANCE.COM 🎟️ DJ @hairyboyfriend will be spinning the best of The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Dare, LCD Soundsystem, The Hellp, Snowstrippers, 2hollis, Crystal Castles, and so much more! 💿 It’s an indie sleaze revival @thedanceparties 😎
AFTER HOURS: THE WEEKND DANCE NIGHT
Get lost in the lights and dance to The Weeknd’s biggest hits, deep cuts, and tracks from his brand-new record Hurry Up Tomorrow! 🕺 IT’S GONNA BE TIMELESS AT: 🔥 Holocene – Portland 🌠 Wednesday, February 5 😈 9pm 💔 21+ @dj_hnst will be spinning the best of The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Doja Cat, Bruno Mars, SZA, Don Toliver, Kali Uchis, Frank Ocean, Billie Eilish, Kanye West, Drake, Bryson Tiller, Rihanna, Daft Punk, and so much more! 👏 Tickets available on WhatTheDance.com ✨ Follow us @thedanceparties 😎
GLOBAL BASED: OPEN2CLOSE – 21+
Global Based 2025 is here and we’re excited to kick things off at Holocene with a new concept: OPEN2CLOSE ft GB ALL STARS 🌐 🔥NO GUESTS – NO SET TIMES – NO RULES🔥 Sounds by: LAPAUSHI DJ ALOSO GITANØS MIJO $15 ADV – DOORS 9PM HOLOCENE
Wake the Town 10 Year Anniversary w/ BAMBII (TIX AVAILABLE AT DOOR) – 21+
LIMITED TIX AVAILABLE AT DOOR Wake the Town is a dancefloor-focused event series based in Portland, Oregon, curated by DJs Barisone, Danny Corn, and PRSN. Known for its diverse range of genres and tempos, the event highlights the evolving sounds of modern bass music. Wake the Town has built its reputation on featuring forward-thinking artists from around the globe, played host to international events, and has garnered recognition from publications like Mixmag. BAMBII:Toronto-based producer and DJ, BAMBII, makes lush, exuberant electronic music that feels futuristic and transportive, but also burrows into your bones, matches the pounding of your heartbeat, all while reminding you of your corporeality. Her Juno award winning debut EP, Infinity Club, plays with these dueling impulses, weaving between the immediate and the conceptual. It is a celebration of home and belonging not only as a physical space – the dance floor, her family’s homeland of Jamaica, which she pays homage to via dancehall – but also as a state of mind. Whether online or on dancefloors, her political and musical vernacular give credence to dance music’s ever expanding reach, and the relationships it helps forge between individuals, cultures, and spaces. As proof, she has spent the last few years touring Europe, and Asia as a solo artist and on support for some of the world’s most relevant artists – Mykki Blanco, Kelela, and BbyMutha. On this side of the Atlantic, BAMBII is a Boiler Room mainstay, is hitting billboards throughout Times Square, and plays host to the infamous Toronto based event series ‘JERK’, showcasing the most exciting artists in the Caribbean diaspora. Publications are also keeping afloat – Wonderland, VOGUE, CRACK, DUMMY and DAZED all want a piece, and for good reason. Mixmag placed BAMBII’s name near the top of the list of DJs Who Defined 2024. Instagram Mixmag in the Lab Boiler Room Spotify Soundcloud
New Body Electric, Ringdown – 21+
New Body Electric It all started with a trumpet. New Body Electric brings the groove with self-produced tracks (baked fresh and organic in Portland, OR) that will make you want to dance. Exploring the worlds of disco, funk, and electropop, their live set is full of surprises, with trumpet breakdowns, dreamy guitar solos, and beefy bass hooks. “The synths soar across galaxies, the vocal hooks know exactly when to lean into a vocoder, and there’s even a guitar solo.” – Vinyl Moon Ringdown’s music is like calling your first love on a rotary telephone, percussively tearing out the hammers from a 1924 vintage upright, and flinging each of them into space while you wait for every heartache you’ve ever felt to quietly return. Collaborators Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee—who between the two of them have a Pulitzer Prize, a handful of Grammys, and a “Best Drum Major” Award—describe Ringdown as an electronic cinematic pop duo from Portland, Oregon. Others have described Ringdown as the love child of Johannes Brahms and Brandi Carlile—if they were born in the same century and if Brahms was a queer woman. You decide.
Pahua – EARLY SHOW – 21+
With millions of streams on digital platforms, Pahua bridges the gap between alternative electronic music and Latin rhythms. Signed to the LA-based label Nacional Records. She was a Spotify EQUAL Mexico Ambassador in May 2023, part of Amazon Music’s ROMPE program and is a member of the Latin and USA Recording Academy. She has toured Mexico and performed in different cities in the United States, Europe and Latin America, both in live format and as a DJ set. Her songs have been synchronized in the video game EA Sports FC ’24 (formerly FIFA) and in the series “Messi Meets America” on AppleTV +. She has received coverage in media such as Colors and Radio Cosmo (ALE), Radio Nova (FR), KEXP, Remezcla and NPR (US), Sounds & Colors (UK), BBC Radio 1Xtra (UK), Radio 3 (ESP), Radionica and Shock (COL), Indie Hoy (ARG), Indie Rocks! and Rolling Stone (MX).
The Quality, Any Ghosts, A Constant Stream of Lies – 21+
The Quality rose from the ashes of earlier Portland bands that perished in the heat of rock music’s flame. Tempered by the raw power of fire, The Quality came out harder, hotter, and sexier than ever with a new edge that cuts through the kevlar of complacency and dumps acid on the status quo. Blending riotous noises of their youth heroes with modern sonic soundscapes, The Quality produce music that tips a hat to past legends such as Iggy Pop, Pixies, and Nirvana, with an added twist of the new millennium and all the chaos of today’s increasingly trembling world. Slashing guitars, crashing drums, bone shaking bass, and soul piercing synths coalesce in an orchestral cacophony, carrying howling vocals that explore the dregs of civilization and the characters in it, scratching tooth and nail to propel out of the darkness and emerge stronger than ever to rage against the society that threw them into the pits of decay. Rock music has a rich history of showcasing and elevating the outcasts of the world; The Quality keep this tradition alive one song and one show at a time.