New Here (EP release show!) w/ Heaven Skate, Simple Shapes – 21+
NEW HERE – CELEBRATING THEIR EP RELEASE TONIGHT!: A queer and sincere pop punk band with quick-witted, gut-punch lyrics. A fresh take on early 2000’s emo, New Here songs celebrate feminine rage and queer joy.HEAVEN SKATE:Heaven Skate is a Skate / Punk / Country outfit from Portland Oregon that specializes in turning it up and having a good time. Tunes to line dance and get rowdy too. SIMPLE SHAPES ‘Kinda moody, kinda groovy’ Portland-based indie rock outfit Simple Shapes walk the line between a revival of classic late 90s/early 2000s indie rock and modern pop-rock production.
BRAT-WORST: An ‘All-Male’ DJ night + live drag king performances presented by Hussycrew and Bass in the Bassment- 21+
Featuring:Longstocking Cat Wolf c0smic j0ke Mienne Are you as tired of all-female DJ lineups as we are? Then come on out to this bonafide sausage fest: BRAT-WORST, a celebration of all-male DJ dance parties! Hussycrew and Bass in the Bassment aim to please with an all-star PNW lineup of DJs who won’t let their music be described as having “feminine energy”: You’ve never seen a cast of ALL-MALE, ALL-BEARDED, ALL-TSHIRTED DJs quite like THIS – for one night only! 😉 ** This evening truly is a party for your butts, eyes, and ears as we’ll also be hosting skilled and sexy Drag Kings. Bring your tippin’ dollahs and be ready to WOOO! Drag King performances by: Lark | Phallus Johnson | Baba Jan Gender bending is encouraged but not required! Come wiggle with us and celebrate Pride Month. 🙂 Friends bringing a donation from the Raphael House wish list get a free prize at the door!! https://raphaelhouse.com/item-donation/**yes, it’s satire ;)Our lovely DJs will be in drag for the evening$15 advance and before 11pm at the door$20 after 11pm at door
KLUB NOCTURNO (80s/ Rock en Espanol / Cumbia / Post-Punk dance party): ROCKERO NIGHT – 21+
Presenting the Portland debut of Klub Nocturno: the one and only Rockero Night!A heavy mix of 80s/ Rock en Espanol / Cumbia / Post-Punk
GLOBAL BASED PRESENTS: QUIERO ROCK! w/ SPYDAT.E.K, GITANOS, MUERTITOS – 21+
You a rocker foo? A night dedicated to our inner Rockerx, expect all your favorite Rock in Español bangers + classics all night featuring the return of Global Based legend, SPYDAT.E.K! Don’t forget to invite your Mom, Dad, Tios & Tias, this night is a tribute to the music we all grew up listening to 🤘🏽 Sounds by: SpydaT.E.K (3 HOUR SET) Support: Gitanøs Muertitos $15 ADVANCE TIX – $25 DAY OF SHOW CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND HOLOCENE
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 FOR SALE AT THE DOOR WHEN WE OPEN AT 9PM NIGHT OF SHOW.$1 from every ticket sold will be donated to Living The Dream Foundation
Leanna Firestone: The Least Favorite Only Child Tour – w/ Abby Cates – presented by Mammoth NW – All Ages
Leanna Firestone is an impressive artist and talented musician from Nashville, Tennessee. While attending Recording Industry school, Leanna entered the professional world of songwriting by fusing her writing with the community of anime stans she found when she first joined TikTok. Ultimately, this led to a short snippet of what would become her first release, “Strawberry Mentos” which reached 5M streams. Then, in 2021, her next track “Least Favorite Only Child” reached 4M streams, while her EP Y/N peaked at #8 on the US singer-songwriter iTunes Charts. One of her songs was also featured during an episode of Love Island UK. In early 2022, she released her first full album Forward / Slash, featuring “Diet Coke”, “Gambling Addiction” and “Smitten.” Currently, Leanna is signed to Frtyfve Records out of London.with support from: Abby Cates
Lyn Lapid – to love in the 21st century tour – ALL AGES – w/ Ezra S-I
A classically trained musician, unpredictable vocal dynamo, and fearless genre-breaker, Lyn Lapid asserts herself as an individual through and through. At 20-years-old, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist has unassumingly emerged as an unapologetic and undeniable voice for her generation. In 2018, Lyn posted a ukulele and vocal cover of “Best Part” by Daniel Caesar and H.E.R. on YouTube. She went on to deliver D.I.Y. YouTube renditions of everyone from Ariana Grande and Sabrina Claudio to Edith Piaf and Sarah McLachlan, amassing 60 million-plus views and counting on her channel. In late 2019, Lyn launched her TikTok page, building an audience of 5 million followers and over 1 billion views at a rapid pace. Meanwhile, a snippet of her first original, “Producer Man,” exploded. Produced by Dan Nigro [Olivia Rodrigo, Conan Gray, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lewis Capaldi, Sky Ferreira, Empress Of], the song gathered over 70 million views and 8 million likes and emerged as “the most-viewed unreleased demo on a TikTok video in 2020.” Following “Producer Man”’s breakout success, Lyn debuted a string of viral releases in 2021, including “Itsy Bitsy,” “Infinite,” and “In My Mind.” Not to mention, she received co-signs from Billie Eilish, BTS’ Jungkook, and Sabrina Carpenter, amassed over 550 million global streams to date, and has been praised by the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Buzzfeed, E! Online, Refinery29, HYPEBAE, Idolator, Ones To Watch, and more. Her rising star continues in 2023 as she kicks off a new era with her first nationwide headline tour beginning May 31 and her forthcoming EP “to love in the 21st century”, set to release June 23.Stephanie Poetri is sick today and will be unable to open up for Lyn Lapid tonight. Instead, Ezra S-I will be opening the show . Lyn Lapid VIP Meet and Greet Packages are available! The package includes: * One (1) general admission ticket One (1) Individual Meet & Greet and Photo Opportunity with Lyn Lapid Exclusive Q&A Session with Lyn Lapid Exclusive preview of unreleased demos One (1) limited edition VIP laminate signed by Lyn Lapid Early Entry to Venue First Access to Merch Shopping Limited availability Before purchasing a VIP package, please note legal language here: https://www.237global.com/disclaimer
poptropicaslutz!: Truth Is In The Glitter Tour – w/ TX2, aldrch – presented by Mammoth NW – All Ages
“If it hadn’t been for the pandemic, I would have never had the guts to say no to Cornell.” By the end of 2019, Christian Cicilia was living the typical life of a Long Island-based, college-bound high school senior. His hometown friend and future poptropicaslutz! bandmate Nick Crawford was one semester into his first semester of community college with plans to transfer to Parsons. But as March 2020 rolled around and a global pandemic upset their respective plans, Crawford and Cicilia decided to take advantage of the moment and form poptropicaslutz! — a genre-surfing hyperpunk project brimming with nonstop hooks and pop-fueled energy. Now 20 and 21, Cicilia and Crawford are genuinely living out their dream: They’re newly signed to punk/alternative incubator Epitaph Records and actively working on the much-anticipated follow-up to their 2022 just in case the world ends DELUXE EP, which is produced in part by the band’s close collaborator Aldrch (Midwxst, Aldn, Contradash) and mixed by Brian Moncarz (Alice Cooper, Circa Survive) and Matt Mallpass (Blink 182, Trippie Redd). As songwriters, Cicilia and Crawford both draw considerable inspiration from a variety of genres and decades, imbuing their glitched-out, auto-tuned melodies with elements of Fall Out Boy, Hellogoodbye, Juice WRLD, Kelly Clarkson, the Black Eyed Peas, and ‘10s SoundCloud rap. The last couple of pandemic years provided ample material for poptropicaslutz! to pour into their debut, just in case the world ends. “I feel like if COVID didn’t happen, I would never have wanted that to be the name of our debut EP,” laughs Crawford. “But when things started getting bad, it was like one new, terrible thing every few days. Whether it was COVID or the BLM riots. I was like, ‘wow, the world’s really ended. It’s the end of the world.’ EP opener “WW3” (featuring RIZ LA VIE & GRANDMA) captures this apocalyptic feeling; over banging percussion and crunchy guitars, the two trade tongue-in-cheek lyrics about IRL catastrophes seen through a virtual lens (“One day I’ll die, and you’ll just think I’m offline”). Despite the generation-defining global events that shaped them, poptropicaslutz! also pour classic young-adult angst into their songwriting. The glitch-pop/dance-punk single “TEEN POP SENSATION,” for example, goes hard with live-for-now energy. Layering auto-tuned vocals reminiscent of Panic! At The Disco, the band pushes listeners to live for the present moment, even in the face of naysayers and outside chaos: “Then you dance, dance, hoping it’ll mask the pain/ Baby, fuck it, do a handstand, go insane/ Like there’s nobody watching/ They’re all just critics anyway, so act out of pocket.” It’s vital advice for anyone — regardless of age. If poptropicaslutz! themselves hadn’t decided to say “fuck it” and form a band, none of the success they’ve seen — between the sold-out shows, Spotify New Music Friday placements, and glowing write-ups in Ones To Watch — would be happening. But, in addition to having uncanny ears for melody, Cicilia and Crawford are strategic and focused on making the most of this moment. “If I’d gone to Cornell, I probably wouldn’t be making music,” Cicilia says. “I was always the goody two shoes smart kid. I didn’t want to let anyone down. But the pandemic made me turn around and say: ‘Whatever. This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”
Puppeteers for Fears Present: Cthulhu the Musical! – 21+
Puppeteers for Fears presents, Cthulhu: The Musical! This show is entirely sold out. Thank you Portland! A rock’n’roll retelling of the horror classic “The Call of Cthulhu,” performed entirely with puppets. Runtime: two hours+ with one intermission. Rated R for language and themes. Includes flashing lights. Featuring live music from The Elephant. Detective LaGrasse is searching for a murderer. Francine Thurston’s uncle vanished. The only clue to both mysteries is a bizarre statue worshiped by a nightmarish cult. And it’s leading both of them out to sea, toward a mysterious island from their nightmares—and toward insanity. But, you know, with singing puppets. Puppeteers for Fears, Oregon’s premier rock’n’roll puppet troupe, presents an original show that, in a sensible universe, would be impossible: a feature-length musical comedy adaptation of one of the least musical or comedic stories ever: H.P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror classic, The Call of Cthulhu—performed entirely with puppets, and a live band. See noir detectives, dancing tentacles, anarchist pirates, broken-hearted academics, sassy monsters, and more, as they sing and dance their way to love, madness, and possibly the end of the world. “You haven’t truly experienced Lovecraft’s madness until you’ve experienced it in its truest form: As a puppet musical.” —The Portland Mercury “The most blasphemous ritual of singing and dancing since Chicago.” —SyFy Wire “I don’t even like puppets. But that was some next-level puppet shit.” —Susan, audience member
ASADI + XYE- 21+
ASADI is a Persian-American Electronic Music Producer & Performance Artist from Columbus, Ohio. He is known for his rare middle eastern influence and impressive performance ability. In the studio, his knowledge in the land of Persian Composition uniquely activates a sense of timelessness that the world can resonate with, and his instruments play a strong role in illustrating such emotion. They include the Persian Setar, Persian Tar, Persian Daf, and Italian Mandolin. He brings these delicate sounds to life when performed with his drum machine, in which he effortlessly triggers his entire rhythm section completely live on 16 electronic pads. ASADI’s artistry derived from a lifetime passion in writing songs, first learning piano at the age of 5. In high school, his parents gifted him with a drumpad and some persian instruments he never knew existed. This flipped a switch and birthed the 10 year voyage to who he is today. From his diligent hustle on social media, from a thousand hours of perfecting is craft live, and from the constant desire to create truly extraordinary music, a precious die-hard following has inevitably grown to represent the sound of ASADI Worldwide.