GLOBAL BASED: QUIERO CUMBIA w/ HELLOTONES (NYC) – 21+
We’re almost through our summer series, and you know we couldn’t close out without a massive Cumbia banger. Quiero Cumbia is back & we welcome El Hijo de Puebla York, for the first time in the NW – Hellotones POWERED BY EL JIMADOR SOUNDS BY: HELLOTONES (NYC) SUPPORT: BACKYARDMANGO LAFLOR REYES
Meltt – All Ages!
Life cycles through birth, death, and rebirth. Flames reduce objects to dust only for the wind to sweep them into the ether in another eternal form altogether. Meltt’s music resembles this natural sequence. The hum of distorted guitars dissolves into bright melodies carried by shimmering synths and soaring vocals. The Vancouver band—Chris Smith [lead vocals, guitar, bass, keys], Jamie Turner [drums, percussion], James Porter [guitar, keys, bass, vocals] and Ian Winkler [bass, keys, guitar]—enable rock, alternative and psychedelia to coexist in one ecosystem with airtight instrumentation and deft songcraft on their second album, Eternal Embers [Nettwerk]. In the wake of the 2017 Visions EP, the group spiritually and sonically aligned on their full-length debut Swim Slowly, which yielded “Love Again,” “On Your Own” and “Fool Of You.” Then, throughout the pandemic, the band wrote what would become Eternal Embers in sessions, formulating ideas separately. Eventually, they spent a month in a remote cabin where they wrote and shored up the foundation of the record. They shared five tracks as part of the 2023 Another Quiet Sunday EP that would only contribute to a larger statement on the new LP. “We want you to go on a journey with this album,” Jamie concludes. “Even though we deal with darker themes, it ends on a positive note. I’d like for you to have this big cinematic ride but end in a positive place. There’s always light at the end.”
Clarissa Connelly, Dustin Wong, Julius Smack – 21+
Born in Fife, Scotland, Clarissa Connelly relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark as a child, whose cultural landscape has continued to fuel her creativity. While she’s maintained an active role in the thriving local music scene, a global audience has awakened to her sound. She first gained international attention with Tech Duinn (2018) followed by The Voyager (2020), which was awarded the esteemed Nordic Music Prize. Both more intimate and cosmic in scope than its predecessors, World of Work (her first album for Warp) draws inspiration from visionary literature, dreams, and meditative walks. While The Voyager explored the sacred history of the Nordic landscape, World of Work explores the metaphysical landscape of the soul. Considered one of the best albums of the year by prestigious press such as The Guardian, The Wire, The Fader, Crack and more, Clarissa’s abilities as a composer and producer are gradually being noticed. Her new single ‘Give it Back’ was an end-of-year gift to her fans, a joyful ode to love. Dustin Wong and Julius Smack tour their latest respective albums — “Gloria” on Hausu Mountain and “Starlight” onConstellation Tatsu — along the west coast in November 2025. Established figures in the Los Angeles underground experimental music scene, this is their first tour as a duo. The two-act tour is united by shared sonic terrain indebted to the works of Japanese environmental music, Balearic jazz, and minimalism. Rich in imagination and vivid sonic palettes, their music is also intertwined by themes such as family, spirituality, and storytelling. About Dustin WongBorn in Hawaii, grew up in Tokyo. Played in bands Ecstatic Sunshine and Ponytail in Baltimore, then pursuing a soloproject with guitar loops. Collaborated with Takako Minekawa on 3 albums. Now In Los Angeles, further exploring hisexpression of samples, guitar, vocals and loops and collaborating with local LA artists like Brin, Patrick Shiroishi,Gregory Uhlmann and many others. About Julius SmackJulius Smack is the musical alias of Peter Hernandez, a Los Angeles-based musician, performer, and director of PracticalRecords. His work explores intuitive and imaginative landscapes, envisioning new modes of perception andexistence. Drawing inspiration from vogue, postmodern dance, Japanese environmental music, and contemporarydance music, he synthesizes these influences into a singular artistic vision rooted in queer and indigenous heritage. Withreleases on labels such as Leaving Records, Noumenal Loom, Practical Records, and Constellation Tatsu, Julius Smack’s music resonates across diverse audiences.
Molly Grace
This event is ALL AGES $1 to each ticket price which will go to LIFEBEAT. LIFEBEAT, a program of The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, mobilizes the music and entertainment industry to provide the resources and support needed to take control of your sexual health and prevent HIV. On the ground at music tours, festivals, and special events, LIFEBEAT engages youth in discussions about HIV prevention, safe sex practices, and available support services regardless of status, gender, or sexuality. Through partnerships and community engagement, LIFEBEAT utilizes in-person outreach, broadcast, social media, and print campaigns to promote HIV/STI testing, prevention and treatment, and sexual health education. MOLLY GRACE MEET & GREET One (1) GA ticket Meet & Greet Photo with MollyPoster for signing at Meet & Greet Q&A Experience OFFICIAL TICKETS:ETIX is the official ticketing source and partner of Holocene. ** DELIVERY DELAY ** Your tickets will be sent to your mobile device (3) days before the performance date. Please adhere to published ticket limits. Additional orders exceeding the ticket limit may be canceled without notice. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS.
HEADPHONES ON PDX – AN ADDISON RAE NIGHT – 21+
What the Dance presents: ⋆｡‧˚ʚ HEADPHONES ON: AN ADDISON RAE NIGHT ɞ˚‧｡⋆ Holocene – Portland Sunday, August 17 8pm 21+ IT’S GONNA BE 2 DIE 4 / TIX ON WHATTHEDANCE.COM Come party to Addison’s latest album, ADDISON, and hits from pop icons like Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Kesha, Lorde, Tinashe, Tate McRae, PinkPantheress, Reneé Rapp, Doechii, Lola Young, Slayyyter, Sabrina Carpenter, and more! DJ set by @djsappho We’re just living that life! @thedanceparties
Kelly Moran – Early show! – 21+
Kelly Moran is a New York-based composer and pianist who has spent her career excavating the sonic possibilities of the piano. In the past decade, Moran has released numerous acclaimed albums that have challenged the piano’s traditional, classically-imposed school of thought with a more contemporary approach. Her unique strand of experimental piano compositions, which conjure hypnotizing textures and dramatic compositional arcs, have been included on year-end lists across classical, avant-garde, and metal genres. Moran’s most recent album, Moves in the Field, was praised by the New York Times for being “a softhearted but steel-skinned set of 10 piano pieces that are as rapturous as a waterfall or as delicate as vapor. Her first album in six years, it is the redemptive conclusion in an extended span of personal tragedy and professional doubt, all ingrained in its sweeping songs.” An accomplished and highly sought-after composer, Moran has collaborated with visionary contemporaries including FKA Twigs, Yves Tumor, The Avalanches, Kelsey Lu, Oneohtrix Point Never, and classical musician Margaret Leng Tan.
81355 – w/ Slurgeon – 21+
In a city where the echoes of Babyface’s polished R&B and the defiant soul of Etheridge Knight still linger, 81355 (pronounced ‘bless’) doesn’t just contribute to Indianapolis’ music lineage—they disrupt, reinterpret, and transcend it. A coalition of sonic architects—Sirius Blvck, Oreo Jones, and David “Moose” Adamson (Sedcairn)—the trio fractures traditional hip-hop frameworks, forging something that feels both archival and futuristic, urgent and eternal. If hip-hop is a house of mirrors, 81355 smashes the glass, reassembling the shards into something entirely their own. Their sound moves like an abstract mural in flux, bending echoes of avant-garde boom-bap, subterranean electronic textures, and freeform lyrical incantations. The trio siphons the urgency of early Stones Throw, the cosmic sprawl of Shabazz Palaces, and the deconstructed poetry of the human experience , yet their roots remain firmly planted in the soil of the Indianapolis underground—a scene that has long thrived in the margins, despite (or perhaps because of) the city’s resistance to championing its own cultural vanguards. Blvck, the baritone-voiced poet-warrior, crafts bars with the weight of manifestos. Jones, an alchemist of genre, weaves hooks like ghostly transmissions from an alternate timeline. And Adamson—whose sonic fingerprints have left smudges across the city’s indie and experimental landscapes—warps the edges, his production morphing from metallic clangs to haunting synth drifts with an almost liquid ease. To listen to 81355 is to step into a parallel Indianapolis—one where the Midwest isn’t just a waypoint between coasts but a gravitational force in itself, pulling together histories of forgotten stories, Afrofuturist exploration, and avant-garde disruption. In an era of algorithmic predictability, 81355 leans into the unknown, where hip-hop doesn’t just reflect culture but disassembles and rebuilds it. They are not just pushing boundaries; they are erasing them entirely.
Rachel Grae – Turned Into Me Tour – Early Show – All Ages!
When Rachel Grae sings, you not only hear, but also see and feel her confidence. She knows where she’s been. She knows who she is. She knows what she wants to say—and she’s saying it out loud through her songs. The New Jersey-raised singer and songwriter brings truth to pop, speaking her mind and holding nothing back when it comes to relationships, friendships, family, life, and even herself. She might just inspire you to ditch that unworthy ex once and for all, chase that dream you’d been waiting on, love who you are, or simply be your best self without apology. Emboldened by experience, her music sounds a lot like bossing up reflected in her seismically soulful vocals, unfiltered lyrics, and palpable presence. It’s no wonder she has quietly amassed hundreds of millions of streams, incited the applause of Rolling Stone, People, EUPHORIA. and American Songwriter, and attracted a devout fanbase on her own terms. In 2025, her artistic vision crystallizes on her second full-length offering, led by the single “Raised by a Woman.”
DIVA! A QTBIPOC DANCE & DRAG PARTY – 21+!
From BaddiesNightPDX, DIVA! IS BACK in a brand new location, @holocenepdx! Same great party; same great tunes, same great DJs, gogos, and drag, just as fun, just in a bigger location! Holocene is baddie tested and approved, and we are SO EXCITED to throw our first party here! If you’re new here: DIVA! Is a qtbipoc centered drag and dance party that is radically inclusive to all identities, abilities, bodies, races, age groups, classes, and cultures; spotlighting the femmes, the queers, and the queens of rap, pop, disco, house, and more! With black girl DJs to get you groovin’, gogos to get you hype, and drag to get your life, this is THE party for EVERY-BADDIE!
Babes in Canyon (Album Release!), Silvertongue, Shy Honey – 21+
Babes In Canyon Bio: Eloquently blending synth-folk, moody pop, and soaring vocal harmonies, Babes In Canyon crafts music that is eminently engaging and very much of the moment. Born of a spontaneous writing session during a winter storm, the band wandered naturally into the land of heavy beats, lyrics with an element of storytelling, and synth-folk instrumentation with a twist. With a spate of tours, festivals, and live performances under their belt, songwriters Nathan and Sophia Hamer conjure up layered soundscapes, “looping keys, beats, percussion effortlessly in an electric, raucous live performance” (Atwood Magazine).With their first two EPs and latest single receiving praise from the likes of Under The Radar, Magnet, and Atwood Magazine, Babes In Canyon’s debut album “The New Loud” is set to release in 2025. Genre-defying, expertly arranged, and profoundly catchy, Babes In Canyon stands ready to soundtrack your adventures – spontaneous or otherwise. Silvertongue Bio: Originally formed in Massachusetts by frontman Andrew Stevens and guitarist Jake Hogan, Silvertongue made the move to Portland, Oregon, where they met keyboardist Mel Boell and drummer Joe-Henry McQuary. Known for their high-energy, dynamic performances and infectious charisma, Silvertongue has earned a devoted following in the Pacific Northwest music scene and beyond. With a sound that began with folk influences, the band has since expanded to incorporate elements of pop and dance, creating a diverse catalog of adventurous, “Garden Indie” songs that blend the organic with the electrifying. Silvertongue performs across the country, playing shows and festivals coast to coast. They’ve shared the stage with artists such as Almost Monday, Krooked Kings, and Wild Party, continuing to grow their national presence with every performance. Shy Honey Bio: Shy Honey is an up and coming electro pop band out of Portland, OR formed in 2019 by lead singer and local Portland singer-songwriter, Anna Gilbert. Shy Honey’s music features epic, reverberant guitars and moody keys with a “prom night” desperation. The music is upbeat, dark and dance worthy with a subtle nod to the sounds that defined music of the 80s and 90s. Gilbert’s honey-dripped vocals float over synthy pop keys and catchy guitar riffs. Both modern and retro, catchy and experimental, Shy Honey is putting a spin on electro pop in a fresh way, garnering the attention of their hometown music community.