AREA ’24: A New Year’s Eve Space Disco presented by Ibiza Boys, Møthership, and Holocene – 21+
ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW SOLD OUT! THERE WILL BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOTS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR $50 WHEN WE OPEN AT 8PM NIGHT OF SHOW. EARLY ARRIVAL IS RECOMMENDED TO GRAB ONE OF THOSE DOOR SPOTS (THE EARLIER THE BETTER) - Please note: These spots at the door are just hand stamps, not physical tickets – so it’s not possible to buy for others. - For all attendees: Re-entry is subject to venue capacity, so once you’ve entered the venue, we do NOT recommend leaving and then coming back – you won’t have to pay again when you return, but if we’re at capacity, you will have to wait in our re-entry line. (Tip: no one leaves the venue between 10pm and midnight). – After midnight, for you party-hoppers, we will drop cover to $25! And after 1am, for you even more ambitious party-hoppers, we will drop cover to $15! 🚀 Embark on an interstellar odyssey this New Year’s Eve as Holocene unveils AREA 24—a transcendent sci-fi discotheque, seamlessly blending 70s retro futurism with the pulse of alien discoveries and the ascent of artificial intelligence. 🔊 Be entranced by the beat of the future, with live performances by Orkis and DJ sets by Andy Warren, Tourmaline, Ibiza Boys, Visitr, and Katwalk. Witness a phenomenon of mind-bending visuals from Hasmood and Ryne, and take part in the conspiracy with live reporting by our host, Erik Hoofnagle. Capture the moment in our Area 24 crash landing polaroid photo booth masterfully curated by Kelsey Jean. 👽 Dress to impress in your best Space Disco attire—melding 70s nostalgia with avant-garde futurism. Whether you embody a time-traveling disco diva or a cyberpunk sensation, let your fashion transcend the ordinary. 🎟️ Doors open at 8 PM, and the cosmic celebration lasts until 2 AM. Secure your spot with tiered presale tickets starting at $25 (grab your tickets now to secure the best price), or join the intergalactic party at the door for $50 (subject to capacity – buying advance is your safest bet!). Prepare to dance, captivate, and defy the laws of gravity as we catapult into 2024 in true AREA 24 fashion. The countdown to a new era commences now! 🌠✨
mehro – w/ King Isis – All Ages
Pronounced “marrow,” the name mehro encapsulates their goal of seeping into the literal DNA of listeners. “The concept was born from bone marrow: It’s essential for us to live, but we never see it,” recalls mehro. “I hope my music can be the marrow of someone’s soul.” By sharing so much of themself—and, in turn, making others feel seen—on their latest releases, mehro comes a step closer to their quixotic goal. “I’m chasing a dragon that can never be caught.” Whether they’re scouring the darkest reaches of the psyche or basking in the bright rays of enlightenment, mehro’s rich, multi-layered music revels in the duality of the human experience. Their fascination with the dichotomy between pleasure and pain is particularly evident on their newest single, “dopamine” – the track has an airy, dreamlike sound that lures the listener in before giving way to the bleak emotions bubbling just below the surface. This concept is explored further on mehro’s March 2023 album, Dark Corners and Alchemy, a staggeringly vulnerable 12-song journey into the heart of a singular artist that treats despair and self-destruction with as much reverence as hope and healing. Originating as a pair of projects, mehro combined Dark Corners and Alchemy to provide the framework for an album. “Sonically, we had two very separate worlds and I wanted to bring them together,” explains mehro. The young singer-songwriter wanted to show all the facets of their artistry, from half-whispered lullabies to raucous rock anthems, while exploring a common theme: pain. Each half of the record expresses the subject matter differently against the backdrop of love, lust, and matters of the shattered heart. “Dark Corners wallows in the pain and really feels those feelings,” mehro says, referencing cuts like “howling” and “pirate song,” “while Alchemy is about taking pain and turning it into something positive in your life.” Viral hit “whore” is a perfect example of their ability to find beauty in the darkness. The L.A. native released their debut single “Perfume” in 2020 and immediately caused ripples. The stripped-back love song has since garnered more than 65 million streams on Spotify alone and heralded mehro as one of the year’s breakout artists, which included a performance on NPR Music’s prestigious Tiny Desk Concert series. Their music has also garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s All Songs Considered, FLOOD Magazine, The Line Of Best Fit, FLAUNT Magazine, Under The Radar and more; Wonderland Magazine proclaimed, “This singer-songwriter has an unreal voice that will leave you captivated from the first note” while Ones To Watch furthered, “mehro very much embodies the spirit of a well-worn journeyman, a wounded poet, a proxy for life’s living proverbs, much as Johnny [Cash] and Jeff [Buckley] did before them.” To date, mehro has amassed over 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify and over 400 million streams across all DSP’s. They have also established a loyal fanbase on social media platforms such as TikTok where they have garnered 33 million views, nearly 5 million likes and over 800 thousand followers. In addition, mehro’s latest single “dopamine” was the fastest song to reach 1 million streams on Spotify while their previously released song “exploding” has been trending atop Shazam’s charts in Mexico for over 3 months.
SNAP! Y2K: UGLY SWEATER XMAS PARTY – ’90s vs ’00s Dance party! – 21+
🎄Friday. December 22nd at Holocene join us for the SNAP! Y2K (90s vs 00s) Ugly Sweater Xmas Party. Break out your ugliest holiday sweater for a chance to win prizes! We have something for everyone! EXPECT TO HEAR Hip Hop, Rock, West Coast Rap, R&B, Rave, Pop and everything in between from the early 90s to the early 00s. And don’t forget to step into our gaming area to play all your favorite Nintendo games. Join the SNAP! Y2K crew every LAST FRIDAY at Holocene for a nostalgic trip back to all your favorite music from the early 90s to the early 00s. Spanning genres from Hip Hop to House to Alt Rock to Modern re-edits you will feel like you are back in Middle school. Resident DJ’sColin JonesMaxx Bass “Like” and Follow us!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SNAP90s/Instagram: @snapdanceparty
Icebreaker: A music festival benefiting Friends of Noise! – All Ages!
Join Friends of Noise for their annual winter break concert & fundraiser, ICEBREAKER!This year’s show is extra special because they’re raising money to open up an always all ages venue of their own in 2024! This is an all ages and dry event (no bar). Don’t miss the hottest All Ages show of the holiday season! FEATURING: PetrichorCharliehorseLana SheaYungincedGnatGus Jeffers
LAFFY TAFFY: Twerk / Hip-Hop / R&B / Reggaeton / Dancehall party w/ DJs BNick, Jack and Mello Cee – 21+
Alpha Pack Presents: Laffy Taffy – Twerk In all Ass-sorted Flavors Twerk | Hip-Hop | R&B | Dancehall | ReggaetonPortland’s Hottest Twerking Monthly!Vibez inspired by: Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, City Girls, Bad Bunny, Cardi B, Beyonce, Lil Uzi, Nicki Minaj, Rae Sremmurd, Saweetie, Drake, Rihanna, 21 Savage, Tyga, Travis Scott, Daddy Yankee, J. Balvin and many more! Nonstop sounds that are guaranteed to keep you sweating on the dancefloor. Laffy Taffy features resident DJ BNick (Blow the Whistle/Solid Gold/The Get Down/AirPlane Mode); featuring monthly rotating guests. Music will have NO boundaries, but it will be ALL fuego!!!! Heavy hitting Twerk 808s, ratchet Trap anthems, pulsating Dancehall favs, and GROUNDBREAKING Reggaeton bangers!!! This party will not disappoint. FREE BEFORE 10PM WITH RSVP (subject to venue capacity, early arrival is recommended)$10 advance and before 11pm at the door $15 after 11pm at the door Resident DJ: BNickGuest DJs: DJ Jack Mello Cee
Portland Music Month: Jonny’s Day Out, Pool Boys, Nate Wey & The Soft Colors – 21+
This venue is a proud partner of Portland Music Month. A portion of your ticket price will be donated to the Echo Fund to support local music creators. Find out more here.Jonny’s Day Out “Jonny’s Day Out came out of a collaboration between singer-guitarist Avery Haines and multi-instrumentalist Eli Goldberg, who records ambient music at Ann Annie. The two made the album The House on the Hill together in 2021 and embarked on a small co-headlining tour.After adding drummer Will Dowden, bassist Blu Midyett, and trumpet and keyboard player Jude Abare, the duo leaned into a sound that combined Haines’ folk rock and Goldberg’s soundscapes. While some of their songs (like “I Missed the Bus, Man”) descend from the sound of The House on the Hill, others (like “Intro Credits”) are ambient reveries that will appeal to anyone who knows the name Kranky Records.Their debut EP, Please excuse our mess, was recorded by Graham Jonson, the onetime lo-fi hip-hop beatmaker who’s recently blossomed into something of a pop auteur under the name quickly, quickly.”- Willamette Week, Best New Bands 2023Pool Boys A reductionist view of Pool Boys’ music could claim four words: Loud guitars; pretty harmonies. Songwriters Emma Browne and Caroline Jackson weave their varied pedigrees together to form a unique sound in Portland music. Pool Boys thrive in dualities – they live in a space where soft and sensitive give way to grit and ire. Browne’s melodic guitar hooks and oft-spacey, oft-grungy textures are thoroughly supported by Jackson’s weaving bass lines and all four member’s strong voices. The four-piece feels equally at home with intricate art-pop outfits or with DIY punk bands. With additional harmonies, guitar, and drums from Annie Dillon and Monica Metzler, their live performances – always decked in all shades of blue – are a sight to behold.Pool Boys has been named one of Willamette Week’s Best New Bands, was featured as the opening track of PDX Pop Now’s local compilation, shared stages with Jerry Paper, Tonstartssbandht, Vinyl Williams, and Diane Coffee, and were featured on KOIN 6 AM Extra News Show. Pool Boys is currently in production for their first full-length album with producer Cam Spies of Night Heron and Radiation City. Nate Wey & The Soft ColorsStill Adventures, out on Little Cloud Records, captures the daze and confusion that came as the Covid shut-down lifted – with unexpected flashes of country twang that make this collection of songs stand out from Wey’s previous shoegaze albums. Thematically, the album represents the feeling of waking up from a long fog. Influences include David Lynch, Mazzy Star, NIN, and Velvet Underground. A prolific creative, Wey’s recent output includes a self-released solo album recorded during the pandemic lockdown, an ambient piece that plays on a 24 hour loop in a building lobby (The Fair Haired Dumbbell), and a music video in rotation at Hollywood Theater’s PDX Mini-plex (the only airport cinema in the country). Still Adventures was recorded at Trench Studios with Gregg Williams (co-producer of the Dandy Warhols’ 13 Tales of Urban Bohemia, engineer for Blitzen Trapper). It is the first album under the moniker Nate Wey and The Soft Colors. Nate Wey and The Soft Colors include Erik Wisloff-Menteer (former Blitzen Trapper), Rhea Morais (The Black Doors, DJ Queen Amygdala), Leah Heuser, and Kyle Cregan (Smile Pile, James Jones and the Chupacabras).
Portland Music Month: Haley Johnsen & Presidio – 21+
This venue is a proud partner of Portland Music Month. A portion of your ticket price will be donated to the Echo Fund to support local music creators. Find out more here.Haley JohnsenMeet the enigmatic Haley Johnsen, a musical maverick hailing from the vibrant city of Portland, Oregon. With an uncanny talent for pushing the boundaries of genres, her artistic journey is a uniquely fascinating odyssey. Influenced by iconic voices like Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, and Bonnie Raitt, her music is a symphony of soaring vocals, thought-provoking lyrics, and an innovative blend of indie-pop and folk rock. Haley’s songs delve into the depths of self-doubt, the wistful beauty of nostalgia, and the resilience required to weather life’s storms. Her genuine songwriting prowess, combined with her electrifying performances, elicit powerful emotional responses. She explains, ‘I want my music to inspire people to overcome challenges, to embrace hope, and to believe in their authentic selves.’ Her stage presence is nothing short of electrifying, imbued with a rare sincerity that’s profoundly endearing. With or without a band, Haley’s shows leave audiences grinning ear to ear and shedding heartfelt tears. Haley’s artistic journey took flight in her early twenties, ignited by her remarkable journey to the top 24 on American Idol Season 11 in 2012. Returning home, she crafted around 200 songs in her parents’ backyard shed over three years, with the most captivating ones finding a home on her debut EP, ‘Through the Blue,’ in 2015. Subsequently, she released her second EP, ‘When You Lit The Sky,’ in 2017, alongside a string of singles, national tours, and formative experiences with her hometown band. In 2019, Haley’s career skyrocketed when, just one day into her inaugural European tour, she was recruited as a bassist and backup vocalist for indie-pop sensation Big Wild. She embraced this opportunity with such fervor that she learned her bass parts while hurtling down the Autobahn. Her time with Big Wild led her to grace renowned festivals such as Lollapalooza, Coachella, Bonnaroo, and perform three sold-out shows at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Fast forward to 2022, and Haley’s full-length album ‘Goner’ emerged. Written and recorded during the height of the pandemic, the album delves into the perpetual tug-of-war between confidence and self-doubt, fear and trust, and the yearning to be fully present with oneself. It’s a masterful fusion of ’80s-inspired synth-pop and poignant ballads, as noted by American Songwriter. Presidio Born in Berlin and now based in Portland, Oregon, Presidio is an intra-psychedelic rock band led by the dynamic songwriting and vocal partnership of Gabriella De La Cruz and Will Zesiger. Their unique sound features ethereal vocal harmonies, powerful dynamics, and mesmerizing guitar arrangements. Inspired by their experiences in psychedelic therapy, Presidio delves into the depths of human experience, seeking to express the ineffable realms that reside within each of us. Their music often explores the transformation of trauma into healing and spiritual growth. The band made a notable debut with their first EP, ‘Telepathy,’ in mid-2020, which amassed over 180,000 streams on Spotify. Presidio has collaborated and performed with various organizations worldwide, including Sofar Sounds, Sound Mind, Stella Artois, Deloitte, Verizon, and more. Currently, the band is in the creative process of writing and recording their follow-up record, with the next single scheduled for release in early 2024.
Portland Music Month: Foamboy, Spooky Boys, Dakota Theim – 21+
This venue is a proud partner of Portland Music Month. A portion of your ticket price will be donated to the Echo Fund to support local music creators. Find out more here.Foamboy Foamboy are a Portland-based pop duo comprised of producer Wil Bakula and vocalist Katy Ohsiek. Wil and Katy worked together for many years in other projects before creating their debut pop album, My Sober Daydream, in 2020 and releasing it in 2021. My Sober Daydream has launched this duo into a new stage of their careers, earning recognition from indie greats including KCRW, Consequence of Sound, and Week in Pop. Foamboy has graced some of Portland’s favorite stages, including Holocene and Mississippi Studios. Listeners can expect jazz-inspired danceable pop with a hyper-personal lyrical edge. To follow in the success of their debut album, Foamboy is releasing a new album in spring 2024. Audiences will enjoy an extension of their established sound, as it grows into a new, dreamy direction while staying true to its pop roots. Spooky Boys Spooky Boys are Portland’s favorite indie/surf rock group known for their jangly dripping wet guitars, relentless driving rhythm, and insatiable catchy melodies. The ‘Boys bring a fun and undeniable charisma to their energetic shows that leave crowds no choice but to dance along. Dakota Theim A songwriter with a gift for whimsical melodies, breezy productions, and introspective lyricism, Dakota Theim has been a mainstay on the Portland indie underground for years. His sound is largely inspired by the golden age of FM radio, laden with sunny harmonies and blissed out guitars. With his latest releases, he is exploring new sonic territory while musing on relationships, identity, and aging, resulting in some of the most endearing songs of his career. Dakota’s auteur-like qualities have earned him favorable comparisons to artists like Tame Impala and Mac DeMarco. He writes and produces all of his own material from his Portland home studio, often times being joined by live band members Ben Bilotti, Alex Werner, Jack Stringer, and Joseph Freeman to round out his recordings. Together, the band has hosted several sold-out shows in their hometown, and toured extensively across the Pacific Northwest. While his productions are often eccentric and whimsical, Dakota’s devotion to the craft of songwriting is what sets him apart. His songs are meticulously composed, full of left turns and moments of unexpected beauty. With a steady stream of new content expected for this year and beyond, Dakota finds himself on the verge of breaking out of his local scene and reaching a national audience.
Portland Music Month Closing Night Event: Feverkin, Ann Annie, Kalaido – 21+
This venue is a proud partner of Portland Music Month. A portion of your ticket price will be donated to the Echo Fund to support local music creators. Find out more here.Feverkin Feverkin is the musical alias of Adam Orfale, who produces instrumentally driven downtempo electronic music that is crafted by intricately sampling, morphing, and arranging recordings of traditional instruments with natural sounds. Founded as a studio project, Feverkin is working his way into playing his compositions in a live format. With an array of releases spanning across a decade, the sound of Feverkin has taken on layers of various electronic styles resulting in a unique balance between melody and beat. Feverkin is a recent native to Portland, exploring the sound for his next album “Through the Night, into the Morning.”Ann Annie Located in the Pacific Northwest, Eli Goldberg aka Ann Annie, is a composer, musician and producer, drawing upon many genres, styles and instruments. KalaidoKalaido is the lofi outlet of Portland-based composer/producer Phoenix Glendinning. He creates his melodic, instrumental hip hop sound by blending an array of live instruments, field recordings, and VSTs, drawing on his background in soundtrack music to create original compositions around his beats. He made his debut release Moonlit Tales with College Music in December 2018, and has followed that with a series of singles and remixes throughout the following years. His second full-length release, Ghosts of the Floating World, released in April 2021 with 24/7 youtube streaming icon Lofi Girl, and has since amassed over 25 Million streams on various streaming platforms. In early 2022 Kalaido took to the stage for the first time in various cities across the West Coast, sharing the stage with artists such as Vicky Farewell, Kennebec, and Tristan De Liege, combining DJing and live drumming to bring new life to his compositions. In June 2023, a five-track EP entitled “View Through the Mist” was released via French beats dealer Hip Dozer, inspired in part by nature, traditional Chinese music, and the woodblock prints of Kawase Hasui.
Portland Music Month Kick-Off Show! ft.: J. Graves, Bridal Veil, Sit Pretty – 21+
This venue is a proud partner of Portland Music Month. A portion of your ticket price will be donated to the Echo Fund to support local music creators. Find out more here.J. Graves J. Graves is setting out to pioneer something different, with bandleader Jessa Graves squeezing together a tightly packed ball of anger, grief, and acceptance in her latest album Fortress of Fun – an outpouring of wild fury and plaintive sadness with a dark, angular sound. Big new ideas abound, not just musically, but conceptually, too. COVID’s onset in March 2020 forced musicians worldwide to adapt creatively to the impending digital-only era, so it’s rare to see true innovation in an otherwise saturated market, but J. Graves have come up with a captivating idea: a “choose your own adventure” album. Wanting to do something with a little more depth that would engage audiences creatively while welcoming listeners into their experience, the idea was borne from finding a choose-your-own-adventure book in a sci-fi themed studio during the recording process of previous album Deathbed. Early 2020 was tough for the band; like many artists, their built-up momentum was quickly shuttered by COVID’s insurgence. So, in mid-2020, the band went on a getaway to the coast, and the house they were staying in – lit up at night next to the dark ocean – became known as their “fortress of fun,” a title that seems immediately at odds with the album’s often-dark undertones, but one that nonetheless suits Graves’s fight to stay in the light. In that sense, the album exists in two states: the first a mournful and mysterious effort that parses waves of difficult emotions; the second a lush, eclectic undertaking that puts listeners and viewers at the forefront of the band’s collective imagination. Each song from the album comes with a video, through which viewer/listeners can make choices that will lead to further interactive videos. Though the songs are, thematically and contextually, fully distinct from their choose-your-own-adventure video counterparts, the emotion remains raw and real, and J. Graves, with the help of mixer/producer Sylvia Massy, has fine-tuned their sound like never before into something simultaneously painful and buoyant. J. Graves is Aaron MacDonald (drums), Kelly Clifton (bass), and Jessa Graves (guitar, vocals).Bridal Veil Bridal Veil is an American four-piece band from Portland, Oregon inspired by the emotional pangs of the 90’s — the last era to know what life was like without a cell phone in every hand. Led by guitarist/soprano/flutist Emily Overstreet, the band weaves between ethereal dreampop similar to Cocteau Twins and heavy walls of noise akin to My Bloody Valentine. She is joined by guitarist and producer Jordan Richter, bassist Aaron Krause and Raymond Anthony Hughes on drums. Together they perform a memorable live set that delivers vulnerable songwriting paired with well-placed force. Their debut EP, Morpho, was released on November 8, 2019. Sit PrettySit Pretty’s work draws inspiration from the electric, rhythmic, atmospheric sounds of the 80s and post-rock, pop influences from the 90’s. All four members cut their teeth on the Pacific Northwest music scene in various projects for over a decade. The band has distilled their various influences into a blend of noisy sonic textures, tight beats and gentle melodies that makes them happy. They hope it makes you happy too.