⋆˙⟡ COTTAGE CHEMISTRY: A HEATED RIVALRY DANCE PARTY ⟡˙⋆ – 21+
PORTLAND! Come celebrate your favorite TV obsession as we dance to the Heated Rivalry soundtrack, the hottest queer pop anthems, and nostalgic alt hits all night long! Meet us in Lovers Land: Holocene Wednesday, March 18 8:30pm 21+ Get ready to party as the DJ gets things HEATED up! Comment your SONG REQUESTS below It’s gonna be a sweaty night, come dressed for the occasion! @thedanceparties
Ritt Momney w/Mercury – 21+
To make Base, Jack Rutter (who performs as Ritt Momney) had to let go of everything. He hadto get to the point where he wanted to quit making music. Tear everything down and build it allup again. Rutter had to let go of all the shoulds, and all of the expectations he thought peoplehad for him and his music. So he hit the reset button, forgot about all the noise, and made arecord he truly wanted to make. It’s his most realized offering yet: beautiful and weird and cool.A record of lo-fi bedroom rock that radiates warmth and honesty. Rutter’s story is one of reinventing yourself after viral success. After the release of his debut,Her and All My Friends, Rutter put out a cover of Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Put Your Records On.”The song was an unexpected hit, taking off almost half a year after it was initially released, andlanding in the Billboard Hot 100. In 2021, he released his second full-length record Sunny Boy, arecord of warm to the touch bedroom pop. And then Rutter started to fall out of love with music.“I was starting to feel like I was making music because I had to,” he says, “but then I realized, Ididn’t have to make anything if I didn’t want to.” This release from expectations was like alightning bolt: Rutter felt a kind of freedom he had not felt in years. Enter Base. Base is Rutter’s third record. Since Sunny Boy, he’s bought a house in his native Salt Lake City,gotten married, and started treating his hobbies with the same seriousness he treats his music(for a period of time, he was bowling every morning of the week). In other words: he’s made alife for himself. A life where he has created the perfect environment to make music. Base is theproduct of this freedom. And you can tell from first listen. Base is a roomy, elegant collection ofsongs.
Ray Bull: Please Stop Laughing Tour w/Babehoven – All Ages
That question has been the engine behind one of the internet’s most fascinating indie breakthroughs. Is it one guy? Two? A viral account spiraling into a music project? Ray Bull has spent their existence purposefully blurring these lines. They are artists and they are musicians; they are deeply serious and terminally online; they are a pop group and an art project. With their new album, Please Stop Laughing, they finally offer an answer to the question of who they are, mostly by further obfuscating it. Aaron Graham and Tucker Elkins make up Ray Bull, but they function less like a traditional band and more like a continuous, living feedback loop. They met while in college at Cooper Union, not as musicians, but as visual artists. Graham focused on images, Elkins on film. When they reconnected years later at a gallery show in Brooklyn, they realized they had both been privately drifting toward music. They moved into a loft in Bushwick, and the lines between their lives and their art began to dissolve. This multidisciplinary background explains their initial rise. Knowing nothing about the music industry, they leaned on what they did know: storytelling and image-making. They treated their band identity as a malleable medium. Early viral success came from a series called “Did You Know,” where they utilized Photoshop and jarring video transitions to weave fictional, experimental narratives about celebrities. It was a play on reality, a test of what the audience would believe, an accessible format that devolved into experimental media. A similar logic applied to their “Songs That Are The Same” series, where they played two popular songs simultaneously to reveal a magical, uncanny sync. Word began to spread, and Ray Bull quickly amassed over 600k followers on TikTok and another 500k on Instagram; these followers soon became fans of the band’s original songs, to the tune of over 40mm global streams. All of this was content, sure, but it was also a manifesto: Ray Bull sees the continuous thread running through art and pop culture and rearranges it to fit their own design. That design was forged in the physical proximity of their apartment. Please Stop Laughing is the sound of two people living, sleeping, and creating on top of one another. The writing process wasn’t just collaborative; it was osmotic. One would play piano in the living room while the other shouted melodies from the kitchen. The song “Under Your Eyelid” serves as the perfect artifact of this environment. Elkins, hearing a melody drifting from Graham’s room, pulled out his phone to Shazam it, hoping to add it to his library. When it came up empty, he realized it was Graham. He walked into the room, they jumped on the track together, and the result is a seamless fusion of their instincts. The album reflects this “everything at once” mentality. It creates a sonic world that feels familiar yet distinctly fresh and new, borrowing from the sheen of 80s synth-pop, the intimacy of 70s Laurel Canyon singer-songwriters, and the polished hooks of contemporary Top 40.
Emo Nite at Holocene presented by Emo Nite LA – 21+ event
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT. THERE WILL BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOTS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR STARTING AT 9PM. $1 per ticket transaction sponsors Emo Nite Gives A F*ck. Donations are allocated for worthwhile organizations focusing on:· Mental Health· Harm Reduction· Children & Families· Poverty & Homelessness· Disenfranchised Communities· Terminal Illness “Not a band. Not DJ’s. We throw parties for the music we love.” What started as an impromptu party at a small dive bar in Los Angeles has now turned into a recurring community driven event in over 50 cities internationally. Emo Nite creates a space for people to passionately sing along to their favorite emo/pop-punk songs, forge new friendships, and be unapologetically themselves.
Disclosure vs. Fred Again… Tribute Dance Party – 21+
Get ready to immerse yourself in the music of Disclosure and Fred Again..This one-of-a-kind tribute night pays homage to two modern day pioneers of electronic music. Expect a seamless fusion of Disclosure’s infectious house anthems and Fred Again’s genre-defying experimentalism, as DJs skillfully weave together the most iconic hits like “Latch,” “Turn On The Lights,” “White Noise” and “Rumble”, alongside deeper cuts. Whether you’re a seasoned dance music enthusiast or a newcomer to the scene, this tribute dance party will have you dancing all night long!Good vibes only!Follow us on Instagram for updates, pics, song requests & more @ clubblushFrom the creators of Club Blush *This is a tribute dance night. Neither Disclosure or Fred Again.. will be appearing at this event, nor are they affiliated with the event.
Serengeti w/PNKO – 21+
Serengeti (David Cohn) is a rap artist from Chicago. According to Pitchfork, Serengeti makes thrilling weird rap. His latest album is called Ajai. Over the years, Cohn created the Kenny Dennis character to battle the pits. He’s completed albums under the alter-ego, complete with backstory. His most popular song, Dennehy, plays on sports radio in Chicago. Cohn has also collaborated with Kenny Segal, Jenny Lewis, Sufjan Stevens and Son Lux (Sisyphus), Yoni Wolf (Yoni & Geti), and Open Mike Eagle (Cavanaugh). — Words have less meaning than sounds. The End has never been closer. There’s enough plastic in our brains to mold into a GI Joe. From the DIY electronica scene of Denver to the alternative rap enclaves of Chicago to tours up and down both coasts, for over a decade Jake Danna has made leftfield, beat-driven music that explores the space between man and technology. With PNKO, Danna takes his music to its logical extreme. Along the delicate, swaying branch of free improvisation, PNKO uses touch and instinct to make music with machines. Drums and synthesizers merge with a cracked intellect and native creativity to create music that’s wholly original.
Zinadelphia: Zina’s Boutique
With special guest Sophia Bacino This event is All AgesOFFICIAL TICKETS:ETIX is the official ticketing source and partner of Holocene. ** DELIVERY DELAY ** Mobile tickets will be available from Etix three (3) days before the concert date. Please adhere to published ticket limits. Additional orders exceeding the ticket limit will be canceled without notice. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS.
Lotus: Code Red – Lunar New Year Rave – 21+
YOU ARE INVTED 🧧 我们邀请你跟我们一起过新年！ Lotus: Code Red is our Lunar New Year edition of the Lotus series, landing at Holocene on Sunday, Feb 22. This night celebrates new cycles with high energy electronic music and immersive production. Expect house, techno, bass, and everything in between, delivered through a high quality sound system with lasers and curated lighting throughout the space. The theme for the night is red high fashion with a dedicated photo booth to capture the looks. Sounds provided by In the Works, Milyun b2b Chu, DJ Sol, Yoitsvo, and Gensuo (Seattle), bringing new sounds and guest energy to this chapter of Lotus. First 50 RSVPs receive free entry and a Lotus gift bag for early arrivals. 新年快乐!
✺✦ DISCO, ALWAYS: A HARRY STYLES DANCE NIGHT ✦✺ – 21+
What the Dance presents: PORTLAND! WE BELONG TOGETHER! PARTY & KISS & DISCO & DANCE all night long with us as we celebrate Harry’s new record! Holocene Thursday, April 23 8:30pm 21+ Our DJ will be spinning Harry, 1D, and more dancefloor favorites! Comment your SONG REQUESTS below Feather boas encouraged. Consensual kisses welcomed. Disco energy is mandatory. Come dressed to dance together, together The night won’t wait for us! @thedanceparties
Miles Minnick – New Mainstream Tour – w/ Tommy Zuko – EARLY SHOW! – All Ages
Miles Minnick, Bay Area native, is a remarkable music artist with a massive following called“Glo Nation”. With over 500,000 followers across all platforms, Miles is known for hisinnovative approach to marketing and his authentic connection with his fans. With this, Miles ispioneering a lane for Hip Hop with a West Coast sound. His annual GLO FEST has sold out forthree consecutive years and he just completed his first national headline tour. Performing forlarge, sold out crowds is not something that is new for Miles. He has performed at The PeacockTheater, the Angels Stadium and even Anaheim’s Honda Center Arena. He most recently hit theroad selling out venues across the US including a crowd of over 2,300 fans at the Novo indowntown LA. Miles has also been seen hosting the Youversion Bible App’s Verse of the Day,which has over 600 million downloads, and has been a featured guest on Tim Ross’ “TheBasement” Podcast.