Emo Nite at Holocene presented by Emo Nite LA – 21+ event
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT. WE WILL HAVE LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR WHEN WE OPEN AT 9PM.$1 from every ticket sold will be donated to Living The Dream Foundation
Shannon Entropy, Reverb Hunter, Wavicle – 21+
Shannon Entropy is a 5 piece indie rock band that weaves intricate guitar work, bangin hip-hop percussion, psychedelic soul, and mystical vocals. Shannon Entropy was formed in Portland, OR in 2014.
Lost Echoes (Album release), Veradas, We are Parasols – 21+
Post-punk / Shoegaze band Lost Echoes celebrate the release of their new album Stars with a show at Holocene!‘’Steady pounding drum beats drive dire, distorted, restless textures laced with dense buzzing basslines, to weave excruciating, glistening and pain-filled guitar strains, echoing desolately over angsty longings, hanging in a dreary balance between a desperate stumbling wasteland and surreal lost time.’’ -WhiteLight/WhiteHeat “Sonically lush and gorgeously produced.” – Brian Way, Host of The Spacerock Continuum podcast spacerockcontinuum.blogspot.com “Stars crosses multiple genres, heavy on reverb and noise which makes it sure to be another winner!”-Richard Gehring, DKFM
Holocene presents: Alela Diane AT THE OLD CHURCH – All Ages – w/ Peter Broderick
THIS EVENT IS TAKING PLACE AT THE OLD CHURCH CONCERT HALL (1422 SW 11TH AVE).Known for her “immaculately beautiful indie-folk songs” (Paste Magazine), Portland singer-song writer Alela Diane recorded her cathartic and ethereal sixth studio album, Looking Glass, during a time of personal transition. Diane, who has been a full-time musician for fifteen years and has toured extensively in Europe and North America, recorded Looking Glass during the same weeks that she and her family were selling the Portland house she bought at the age of 26, with the money from her first royalties contract. Diane’s family had now outgrown the house, but the leaving was bittersweet for her. While living there, she’d been married, divorced, and married again, and become the mother of two children. The emotional and logistical chaos of that moment in her life—along with pandemic-related childcare struggles—meant that finishing this record required a profound new level of discipline, with Diane logging practice sessions at 6am each morning. (One of Diane’s other recurring themes are the joys and strains of motherhood, especially for an artist.) The result is an album that represents a new artistic achievement for Diane. Looking Glass is the first of her records to be produced by the celebrated Tucker Martine (Neko Case, My Morning Jacket, The Decembrists). The album was arranged by her longtime friend and fellow musician Heather Woods Broderick. Notable guest musicians include Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), Scott Avett (The Avett Brothers), Eli Moore (Lake), Mikaela Davis, Luke Ydsitie (Blind Pilot), and Ryan Fracesconi (Joanna Newsom). Shortly after recording Looking Glass, Diane and her family moved into a sprawling 1892 Victorian home, a dollhouse-like fixer-upper set on a surprisingly hidden wooded lot in the middle of Southeast Portland. (Think white scalloped roof lines, an airy light-filled attic with an attached tower—perfect for playing guitar—but also various unpleasant surprises: a leaky roof and ancient mouse skeletons hiding in the corners of kitchen cabinets.) Restoring the house has been a labor of love for Diane and her husband, and partly a way of gifting her daughters, ages 5 and 8, some of the magic she recalls from her own childhood home. (She and her husband have installed an outdoor clawfoot bathtub on the property, an eccentricity she recalls fondly from her own childhood yard.) Always alert to the layers of meaning in everyday spaces and moments, Diane has described the feeling of living in this old, creaky house as one of “deep settling in.” In keeping with Diane’s love of all things antiquarian, the title of her album, like the house, also has a 19th century provenance. The original definition of “looking glass,” she noted, is “mirror,” but after Lewis Carroll published the novel Through the Looking Glass in 1871, the term took on a second meaning: “the opposite of what is normal or expected.”
CANCELLED: ENT Legends presents: LARRENWONG – Songs That I Hate to Sing Tour – Early show! – ALL AGES
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled. All orders are being automatically refunded. Larrenwong is a self-taught vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter from Union City, CA. The child of a Filipino immigrant mother and Black American father, Larren has a rich cultural foundation. His grandfather, a jazz band leader and flautist in the New York Philharmonic was an early musical role model for Larren, despite being hard to impress. The now 27 year old artist began playing the guitar at the age of 12 and along the way, learned how to produce, play bass, piano, and the bassoon as well. After playing D1 football and obtaining a Masters in Creative Management at Northwestern University, Larren played linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks before deciding to leave athletics to pursue a full time career as a musician. Drawing heavily from sounds of the Bay Area as well as artists like Erykah Badu, J Dilla, and D’Angelo, Larrenwong fuses his range of influences and life experience into a worldly sound that is uniquely his own.
Opal Underground presents: EAST/WEST ft. Vicki Powell (ATL) & DJ Sappho, performance by Sugarpill, hosted by Atlas – 21+
Opal Underground presents: EAST / WEST 🎧Special Guest DJ: Vicki Powell (ATL):”I want our parties to feel like family. It’s everyone, you know, feeding off one another, it’s not just me performing or someone dancing. It’s this energy. I look out there and I think, We’re in it together. We’re in this joy together.” – Vicki Powell Vicki is a veteran of the national and international queer dance underground, an Atlanta- based DJ and event producer. Founder of Deep South. https://soundcloud.com/vickipowell 🎧Opal Underground Resident DJ: Sappho https://soundcloud.com/sappho-presents-chingo Host & MC : Atlas 💃Performance: Sugarpill Photographer: Mykl Fstr THE SOUND: House, Techno & Club music will be on the menu. We promise, you’ll get your fill. THE CROWD: This is a queer-run event that centers the safety and needs of Portland’s LGBTQ+ communities. Supportive and respectful allies are welcome. 🦺Consent: Anything other than yes means no. Consent is never coerced or forced. Incoherent people can not give consent. Consent is negotiated through each interaction. If you experience any hate or harassment, please report it immediately to Holocene’s security staff. For LGBTQ+ community members experiencing economic hardship, a dedicated tier of discounted tickets is available. Please send an email to info@opalunderground.gay for more information.
SWITCH: w/ Maarquii, UwU & Sis-Tah Smokez, Kahn – 21+
Switch Dance Party Queer • Kink • Dance • Performance … HEADLINING: MAARQUII … HOSTING: Kahn … PERFORMING: Witch Prince, Diane Rott, Sis-Tah Smokez … DJING: Novail (Switch), Othrwrld (Switch + UωU), DJ ScS (UωU), Gila Suspectum (UωU) … HOW TO PARTY WITH US: BRING GOOD VIBES CELEBRATE YOURSELF ASK FOR CONSENT TURN A LOOK TIP YOUR DANCERS & PERFORMERS … RULES: No unwanted touching. No bigotry or harassment. No racism, transphobia, homophobia, body-shaming, kink-shaming, or misogyny. Don’t take photo/video of people without their consent. In fact, we encourage you to keep your phone in your pocket and enjoy the moment. Respect the space, partiers & crew. Entry is at the discretion of the door. … ACCESSIBILITY: ASL interpreters will be signing performances. Wheelchair accessible. 3 steps to dancefloor via bar, ramp access via front entrance. Bench seating available. Water based hazer is used. There are flashing & strobing lights. Free water available. Non alcoholic & CBD beverages at bar. Corn tortilla tacos at the bar. … DRESS CODE: Fetish wear is encouraged, but we want you to wear what makes you feel good. Just be respectful to others, be yourself and follow the rules – you’ll fit into this space perfectly. We are transgressive. We are radical. We are unapologetically queer.
Ramasser Experience ft.: Maarquii, nonbinary girlfriend, fashion show by Sanrosada of Ramasser, DJ Susan Saranwrap – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine Ramasser Experience includes live music by nonbinary girlfriend and Maarquii, a fashion show presenting work by visiting artist Sanrosada of Ramasser (Uruguay) and a dance party featuring DJ Susan Saranwrap. The fashion show will contain hand designed clothing, a runway show and merchandise available to purchase.Ramasser is an international visual project based out of Uruguay, created by artists Sanrosada and Eushx. Founded in mid-2016, Ramasser emerged to address a need to communicate outside perspectives and generate a break in Uruguayan visual culture. Ramasser deconstructs and subverts beauty idealization through various methods such as clothing, design and performance.Arkansas born & Oregon raised quadruple threat rapper, singer, dancer, & multimedia artist MAARQUII informs her artistic practice through her southern & northwestern roots, & the spirituality that she finds through her Blackness & Trans-Womanhood. Weaving her works together through a myriad of mediums, she pulls you into her world of reclaiming space, honoring ancestors, & transcendent sex positivity. nonbinary girlfriend is a lo-fi indie band from Portland. Anaïs fronts the band with lead vocals. Anaïs’s music experiments with gender and sexuality through self-expression, siren-esque melodies, and reverberating instrumentals. They hope to spread validation and happiness through music. Their music serves as a platform to make people feel seen by personifying their own experiences with sexual assault, body dysmorphia, gender expectations, and relationships.
JULIA WOLF
with support from Bronze AveryThis event is All Ages Click HERE to stay up-to-date on all Holocene Covid policies + information. OFFICIAL TICKETS:Etix is the official ticketing source and partner of Holocene.
Havania Whaal (music video release + art installation!), Pool Boys, Lo Fives, DJ Heathers – 21+
Havania Whaal celebrate the release of their new single and music video “Blow Torch,” with a special party at Holocene! For this video, the band constructed an elaborate miniature town for their cat to attack, a la classic Godzilla movies. The band will be recreating the set from the video inside Holocene , for attendees to interact with, and even purchase pieces from! The night will feature performances from `Havania Whaal, Pool Boys and Lo Fives, plus tunes by DJ Heathers.