Music

The Northwest's original live karaoke band, Karaoke From Hell, has been rocking Portland for over 25 years and counting. The catalog boasts nearly 700 songs for you to sing, covering every genre from show tunes to skate punk. Catch it every Monday at Dante's and every Thursday at The Spare Room. 

The Portland Lindy Exchange (PDXLX) is Portland’s annual dance exchange celebrating the vintage swing music and dances of the '20s – '50s, including Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Collegiate Shag. PDXLX was first hosted in 1999. 4/12: Catch the high-powered swing ensemble Hot Lovin' Jazz Babies at Director Park for an afternoon of live music,...

Darcelle XV and Company have been entertaining audiences from all walks of life for over 50 years with Las Vegas-style cabaret revues of Glitz, Glamour and Comedy. Stop by when you are in Portland and you will be glad that you did. Darcelle and Company has traveled the United States presenting a show that you...

Each month, on a late Sunday afternoon, the Rockwood Market Hall hosts a local artist to perform for community members who enjoy their food while listening to live music in a relaxed, laid-back atmosphere. With various cuisine options, the Rockwood Market Hall is a great place to enjoy dinner with family and friends. See you...

Join Lan Su to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. In partnership with more than 20 local cultural organizations, performers, and artists, explore the history, traditions, and arts that make up the rich cultural tapestry of AANHPI. Lan Su highlights the stories, the culture, and the expressions of AANHPI communities. Enjoy...

Pride this year is going to be ICONIC. The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus is ready to pay homage to the legends in ICONS: Pride Goes Pop. With a full program featuring songs by Queer icons throughout history and today. From contemporary legends to genre-busting front runners, watch us turn the Arlene Schnitzer into Portland’s hottest...

Get ready to immerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of Latin culture at the Annual Washington County Chamber — Unitus Community Credit Union Latino Cultural Festiva. This culturally rich event provides a platform for sharing information, connecting with the community, and promoting local businesses and non-profits to more than 10,000 attendees. The festivities will kick...

Chamber Music Northwest’s annual summer festival combines high-caliber classical music with a laid-back atmosphere.

Every Fourth of July weekend, the Waterfront Blues Festival takes over downtown Portland’s Waterfront Park.

Topaz Farm is excited to announce the 2025 Americana Harvest Fest series. The festival features a mix of nationally and internationally known folk, country, and bluegrass artists. Bring a blanket or lawn chair to enjoy live music on the farm, surrounded by farm animals, U-pick fields, and the market bar and grill. Come early to enjoy...

The Jazz Society’s Cathedral Park Jazz Festival is a free concert open to the public and held over three days in mid-July at Cathedral Park at the base of the St. Johns Bridge in the Cathedral Park neighborhood of Portland. Nearing four decades of history, the festival is the longest-running jazz and blues festival west...

Project Pabst is a two-day, two-stage festival featuring some of the best acts in live music. The event will be an outdoor blowout with access to both stages, food, beverages and more. The event is 21+. No minors.

Pioneer Courthouse Square (The Square) and True West, one of the leading independent concert promoters and event producers in the Pacific Northwest, bring back the PDX LIVE concert series. Show schedule: August 6 – Royel Otis August 7 – Dinosaur Jr. and Snail Mail August 8 – Jamie xx August 9 – Waxahatchee August 11 – STRFKR &...

Join in the most important holiday celebrated by the Hispanic community in Oregon. El Grito features the rich traditions of the Latinx community with delicious Mexican cuisine and family-friendly entertainment, folkloric and Aztec dancers, live mariachi, salsa, cumbia and pop music, and interactive and educational community booths. The event also features contests, prizes, raffles, and the...

Free live music at the Hostel Cafe every Monday. This fun event draws tons of people each week and features a local artist, as well as two open mic sessions. Come and check out the singer-songwriter sets and enjoy some Portland-made brews and locally sourced foods while you do it. Indoor and outdoor seating is...

Experience the ways Mozart scaled new heights in the striking drama and heavenly bliss of his final Symphony, the “Jupiter” – while looking back to the youthful genius of his first symphony. And British pianist Sir Stephen Hough takes up the mantle of composer and soloist, applying his signature warmth and superhuman virtuosity to a...

When he calls, Bob Mould is finishing work on his 15th solo album, Here We Go Crazy. A distillation of the unfailing melodic skill, emotional lucidity and dynamic fluency he’s developed over more than four decades, it’s also a typically bold realignment of his sonic paradigm. Its turbulent vignettes are scored by Mould’s familiar bruised...

Jerry Joseph is a musician who lives in Portland but is often gone. He’s been inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame but is still rather obscure to a lot of people. He plays well over 150 shows a year in the usual places — across America, sometimes in Europe, Mexico, and Central America. ...

Scottish Fish present a fresh take on traditional and contemporary Scottish and Cape Breton music. Their lively and unique arrangements are woven together from session music handed down from generations of the tradition’s finest players, many of whom they have had the opportunity to share the stage with. These five young women have a very...

WILLIS is an indie band based in Nashville, TN. With psychedelic soundscapes, a touch of indie, alternative blues and surfer rock, WILLIS wears authenticity fastened on to their sleeves. For them, it’s not about imitation, but instead they seek to illicit pure and honest emotion to the highest degree. Above all, WILLIS creates music not just...

Born in the Philippines and raised in London, Bea Kristi began recording music as beabadoobee in 2017. At just 22 years old, beabadoobee already has two albums and five sonically diverse EPs under her belt while also receiving BRIT Award and BBC Sound Of nominations. She has accumulated over 5 billion streams worldwide and has...

I Thought I Saw You, distributed by ONErpm, maps Deb Talan’s journey into new life, love, longing, and letting go. The collection of lush, folk-pop gems is enriched by Iowa musicians Dan Padley (keys, guitar) and Jay Foote (bass). Deb’s voice and writing urge the listener to lean into the whole range of feelings involved...

The Portland Chinatown Museum presents its first music history exhibition, What’s Worth the Fight: The History of the Slants. One of the first all-Asian-American dance-rock bands, The Slants are best known for their '80s-driven synth-pop (affectionately dubbed by fans as "Chinatown Dance Rock") and their landmark Supreme Court case over the rights to their name....

Surfacing from the flesh-eating diseases and torrential wildfires of Australia, Kim Dracula has arrived to create turbulent, creative art that mirrors the chaotic world around us. With the release of their debut album, 'A Gradual Decline In Morale,' they have showcased their ability to traverse multiple genres whilst maintaining a consistent narrative. Utilizing their 6-octave...

Based on the hit comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and ranked as one of the best comedies of all-time on the American Film Institute's list of "100 Years...100 Laughs," Tootsie has had audiences rolling in the aisles in what was hailed as "Broadway's funniest new musical!" (New York Post) With music and lyrics by Tony...

Over the last thirty-five years, Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Steven Page has established himself as one of the most recognizable and enduring voices in music. The release of his latest album, Excelsior, shows that he has no plans of slowing down anytime soon. As a co-founder, vocalist and songwriter for Barenaked Ladies, Steven...

TopHouse was created in 2015 by two Montana music majors, guitarist/songwriter Jesse Davis and violinist William Cook, before adding Joseph Larson (lead singer and guitar/banjo player) and Andy LaFave (piano) in 2017 and 2022, respectively. After being vaulted to local fame in their birthplace of Missoula, with the Missoulian naming TopHouse one of the top...

Ablaye Cissoko (kora, Senegal) and Cyrille Brotto (accordion, France) perform a gift of poetic imagination and musical intelligence, at times so harmonious that it seems as if touched by grace. After 14 albums, 20 years of touring, and numerous remarkable collaborations across different music genres, Ablaye Cissoko surprises us once again by pairing with French...

Join in every Friday and Saturday for Cake & Jazz Night. Farina Bakery will be open late for delicious desserts, a full coffee bar, and free, live music.

A heady blend of leftfield pop and melodic, exuberant indie rock, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is unquestionably among the finest and most influential independent releases of the 2000s. The celebration officially gets underway with the premiere of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s original 2004 version of the fan favorite, “Heavy Metal”. The newly remixed...

In the middle of July 2023, Deep Sea Diver mastermind Jessica Dobson took a guitar solo in a Los Angeles studio but somehow felt nothing. Just days earlier, her Seattle band played a series of semi-secret shows for devotees at a hometown bar, de facto rehearsals for cutting a new record. The sets had gone...

One of the most enduring bands in the alt-country community, the Old 97's merge power pop melodies with a classic country feel, anchored by the rock-solid twang of guitarist Ken Bethea and the emotive vocals of Rhett Miller, whose tales of romantic misadventure hit a sweet spot between yearning and swagger. The band first made...

The four original members of LA’s finest, X, return to Portland and the Crystal Ballroom for a fundraising gig, with Portland’s The Delines, fresh off a tour of the UK and Europe in support of their latest album, Mr. Luck and Ms. Doom. This special performance is a fundraising event for two local music-oriented non-profits:...

Northwest Dance Theatre is proud to present the enchanting tale of Peter and The Wolf, a timeless story of bravery and cleverness told through dance. This imaginative performance brings Peter’s thrilling adventure with his animal friends and their daring encounter with a fierce wolf to life. As part of this production, the Metropolitan Youth Symphony...

With its depictions of babbling brooks, bird calls, and an electrifying thunderstorm, Beethoven's “Pastoral” Symphony evokes the beauty of the Austrian countryside with cinematic clarity. Plus, your Oregon Symphony rounds out the program with an unforgettable performance of Vaughan-Williams' The Lark Ascending featuring violinist Julian Rhee and Tan Dun's Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds...

Dylan Gossett is a 25-year-old singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas. Gossett began writing and recording music during his early teen years using Garage Band on his mother’s computer. Throughout high school, college at Texas A&M, and a job at Formula 1 Racing, music remained Gossett’s true passion. Inspired to finally release music by a new generation...

Etran de L’Aïr (or “stars of the Aïr region”) welcomes you to Agadez, the capital city of Saharan rock. Playing for over 25 years, Etran has emerged as a star of the local wedding circuit. Beloved for their dynamic repertoire of hypnotic solos and sun-schlazed melodies, Etran stakes out a place for Agadez guitar music....

Son de Cuba is a quintet based in Portland, created in August 2015 by musicians from the USA and Cuba. The majority of the group are Cubans with roots in Latin, African, and Jazz rhythms. They blend this vast knowledge of beats in classic and modern Latin songs. Son de Cuba plays different genres, including...

What started as a monthly Neil Diamond Tribute has grown into a soft rock explosion. Tony Starlight makes an evening out of performing songs from the stalwarts of the AM dial in the 1970s. Artists like Elton John, Neil Diamond, Carole King, Jim Croce, Little River Band, Carly Simon, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Simon, Barry Manilow...

For over thirty years, Hotel California has been recreating the legendary sound of The Eagles and thrilling audiences all over the world. From the quintessential Eagles anthem “Hotel California” through “Take It Easy,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” “Take It to the Limit,” “The Long Run,” “Life In the Fast Lane,” and “Desperado,” HOTEL CALIFORNIA has evolved into...

Based out of Los Angeles, California, Dom Kennedy is a rapper with a fiercely independent streak. With a style that pairs terse, simple lyricism with a knack for narrative, Kennedy took inspiration from West Coast rap legends like 2Pac and DJ Quik and began rapping in the late 2000s, gradually building word-of-mouth buzz through several...

These two special hometown concerts from Portland's own "little orchestra" officially celebrate the band's 30th anniversary. With founder Thomas Lauderdale and lead singer China Forbes leading the festivities, Pink Martini presents a concert journey through the band's storied 3-decade career, including rare footage and several special surprises, and ending, as always, with a conga line!

Known as one of the foremost Japanese trombonists of his generation, Mr. Ko-Ichiro Yamamoto enjoys a dazzling career in the United States as the first Japanese trombonist in major American orchestras. He currently plays as the principal trombone in the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 2005. Before the Seattle Symphony, he performed...

Sadgasm is an Emo/Alternative group from Portland, Oregon performing since 2017. Influences range from mid-90s grunge to modern guitar-driven indie rock. The band began with a stripped-down, basement-recorded album: Ramen. These songs set the bedrock for later more refined and fast-paced tunes from following releases "Gummies" and "To Tame a Wild Cowboy." The newest single,...

Since Hiromi’s debut album Another Mind (2003), the world-renowned pianist’s sound has evolved with every release, erasing the lines between jazz and classical, composition and improvisation. Now she changes tack again with her heaviest, funkiest album yet: Sonicwonderland. Hiromi describes the hard-hitting nine-song set as “a new journey of adventure,” one that began in her...

Nubya Garcia isn’t an artist you can easily classify. Is it jazz? Sure, the London-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader grew up studying the genre under the noted pianist Nikki Yeoh at Camden Music. But it isn’t until you listen to albums like 2020’s Source and 2024’s Odyssey that you hear broader creativity shining through: It’s...

Join Third Angle, Portland Percussion Group and accessibility partner CymaSpace beneath the dome of Kendall Planetarium for People Into Trees: a show about appreciating people just as they are. Featuring a groundbreaking new work for American Sign Language poetry and percussion quartet by Meg Day and Molly Joyce — plus an all-percussion program made accessible...

Still an indefatigable road warrior, Coco Montoya continues to tour virtually nonstop, bringing audiences to their feet from New York to New Orleans to Chicago to San Francisco. He’s performed in countries including Australia, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, England, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, Italy, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic and Canada. Now, with the...

A major cult figure among progressive bluegrass aficionados, Grammy-winning roots artist Peter Rowan participated in a number of adventurous projects in the late '60s and '70s before embarking on a highly productive solo career in the '80s. Primarily a guitarist, Rowan also sings, yodels, and plays various members of the mandolin family. His long list...

Reverb & Seduction is the legendary Portland band’s most immersive and varied album to date. A tour de force road trip from psych rock to country duets that never strays too far from the spaghetti western roots that inspired the band so many blood moons ago.“...equal parts Ennio Morricone, Lee Hazelwood, and Nick Cave with...

The Techno Marching Band combines hypnotic driving techno and expressive brass band music, freeing electronic music from the DJ desk and overhauling the image of marching bands. They started as an experiment and evolved into a world-acclaimed phenomenon in a minimum of time. Just drums and brass, no computers involved, this is all they need...

Denim & Diamonds was born out of a moment of careful consideration in Lane's career. Several years of touring behind her last album came to an end, and the early days of the pandemic forced everyone inside; Lane knew it was time to find inspiration somewhere new. Lane enlisted Queens of the Stone Age frontman...

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight returns with an epic, new 90-minute concert, breathing beautifully dark energy into legendary rock & metal. In ethereal candlelit settings, this band of 14 classical musicians unleash effortlessly enchanting melodies alongside powerful walls of distortion. Witness the unexpected union of classical music and metal. Disclaimer: The Rock Orchestra and its...

Artur Zakiyan is a pianist and composer who skillfully blends the captivating essence of ethnic music with the timeless charm of classical contemporary and the soothing vibes of new age influences. Through his music, he paints a mesmerizing journey that resonates with listeners, inviting them to explore the beauty of his unique musical vision. His...

Band After Midnight is a sensational ABBA tribute band, composed of an all-star ensemble from the Northwest's most celebrated tribute acts: Taken by the Sky (Fleetwood Mac Tribute), Glass of Hearts (Blondie Tribute), and Life During Wartime (Talking Heads Tribute). Merging their vast experience and unique styles, they capture the quintessential look and sound of...

Southern roots rockers Larkin Poe are led by core members Rebecca and Megan Lovell, formerly the Lovell Sisters. A bit edgier and rockier than the Lovell Sisters, Larkin Poe's electric and slide guitar riffs quickly earned them comparisons to the Allman Brothers. After introducing their sound on a set of seasonal EPs in 2010, they...

Welcome to Emo Night Brooklyn, a late-night DJ-based dance party blasting all your favorite emo and pop punk jams. You may even see some of your favorite artists and bands to surprise you and join the party. Get ready to scream your lungs out, mosh and dance to all your favorite songs with all of...

Hannah Glavor’s music is a mature meld of indie rock revelry and raw folk spirit, clutched together by catchy pop elements. Her evocative lyricism, intimate vocal delivery, and enthralling arrangements conjure a compelling and eclectic blend of comparisons from Faye Webster to Fleet Foxes to Feist to Metric. The Apricots are an indie-folk-rock band from...

Get ready to groove with one of the most legendary funk and soul powerhouses ever. Since 1968, Tower of Power’s talents have graced the Billboard Hot 100 charts with several hits and have taken them globally with superstars like Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, and many more. Joined by your Oregon Symphony,...

In the mid-1990s, the musical lives of DC-based Tsunami and the NYC-based Ida were intertwined. In addition to sharing many bills and tours together, Tsunami’s label, Simple Machines Records, released Ida’s first three albums, and the band members frequently collaborated on other musical projects. Now, 25 years later, both bands are celebrating the reissue of...

The New York Times once referred to Rizo as “SENSATIONAL… A fierce but kindhearted fusion of comedy, burlesque, performance art, and rock ‘n’ roll.” Taking a cue from Piaf, Rizo (né Amelia Zirin-Brown) fully embraces the role of chanteuse. In recordings, she is a mysterious figure, a siren ushering you through tableaus of heartbreak, lust,...

Join The RUSH Collective at Aladdin Theater for Portland's 3rd Annual RUSH Celebration. Two full sets of Neil/Geddy/Alex classics performed live and accompanied by a multimedia experience, including a laser display designed & synced by Laser Gator.  The RUSH Collective was founded in 2018 by musicians who share an immense admiration for the music of...

Donnie Emerson (Recording Artist/Musician/Songwriter/Producer) is the lead singer, songwriter, and producer of the hit song “Baby” from his Dreamin’ Wild (Donnie and Joe) vinyl album. His song “Baby” has been interpolated and covered by acclaimed recording artists Ariel Pink, DāM-Funk, and John Legend. In 2023 the Donnie Emerson bio-pic musical drama movie Dreamin’ Wild was...

Angela Hewitt — one of the world’s most revered pianists — returns to PPI for an afternoon of musical brilliance. Renowned for her crystalline clarity, poetic phrasing, and unparalleled insight into Bach’s music, she has enchanted audiences from Carnegie Hall to La Fenice. Now, Portland audiences have the rare opportunity to experience her artistry once...

What use is sitting alone in your room on a Sunday night? Come to the Karaoke Cabaret at Portland Wine Company. You can channel your inner Sally Bowles, show off your Sondheim chops, or just sit back and sing along to Golden Age classics while sipping on handcrafted Oregon pinot noirs, rieslings, orange wines, and...

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Portland. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Bach and The Beatles at World Forestry Center under the gentle glow of candlelight.

The Invincible Czars perform their spellbinding new soundtrack to the silent film classic Phantom of the Opera. The iconic moment when Mary Philbin removed Lon Chaney's mask in The Phantom of the Opera (1925, dir. Rupert Julian) is one of cinema’s most enduring images. Now, the Invincible Czars will bring their signature blend of eclectic...

The preeminent jam band of the 1990s and early 21st century, Phish has built not only a wide-ranging and inventive body of work but also inspired a unique and devoted fan culture similar to that of their forebears, the Grateful Dead. Formed in Vermont in the mid-'80s, Phish nurtured an ever-expanding grassroots audience who were...

The Wrecks are an LA-based band known for their D.I.Y. ethos and infectious alternative pop-rock sound. Their journey began when Nick Anderson, fresh from a small town in New York, moved to LA with a few songs and recorded them in a borrowed studio. Despite an unexpected near-disaster, the band managed to salvage their work,...

The bastard child of a Ramones/Strokes one-night stand, Bad Nerves play ferociously fast distorted pop songs and drew acclaim with their previous releases ‘Dreaming’, ‘Baby Drummer’, and ‘Can’t Be Mine’. It would appear to be in the DNA of rock music, particularly punk music, that the music itself happens by some kind of happy accident....

Ichiko Aoba has the power to bend space around her, pulling listeners from reality and surrounding them in the comforting fabric of her imagination. She’s been casting these spells since her debut at 19 years old, making picturesque dioramas with only her voice and guitar. But in recent years, she’s turned a corner and let...

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Portland. Get your tickets now to discover Holiday inspired music at Alberta Rose Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight.

The only thing that remains constant in the world of Leprous is change. Formed in 2001 in Notodden, Norway, this most agile of modern bands was dedicated to finding their own path from the very start. Fizzing with inspiration from all points of the musical spectrum, their sound coalesced around a box-fresh strain of progressive...

L.A. Witch have always exuded an aura of effortless cool, whether it manifested as the Americana noir and laconic back-to-basics rock n’ roll of their self-titled debut or the blistering austere adventurism of their sophomore album Play With Fire. The band—comprised of Sade Sanchez (guitar/vocals), Irita Pai (bass), and Ellie English (drums)—began as an informal...

Classical Up Close is an annual festival of free concerts from the world-class musicians of the Oregon Symphony and their friends. the audience experience is friendly and relaxed, allowing for interactions with the musicians in a way no other concert series in Portland offers. There are no tickets for these concerts, and seating is first-come...

Can’t Let You Go is a special night of music with OG8 that’s also a fundraiser for Beatlore,  a documentary in production about the life and legacy of Pink Martini musician Derek Rieth, who died by suicide and The Jeremy Wilson Foundation, a local organization supporting musicians and music industry staff needs as they navigate...

Not God is the new album from Chicago’s beloved two-headed monster, Finom (fka Ohmme). You can ask them to go into more detail about the boring reasons why they changed their name, but for now, the answer is going to be polite refusal. No. Co-fronted by Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart, Finom’s influences run vast...

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles is an electrifying concert experience celebrating the timeless music of the legendary fab four. With note-for-note precision, this mind-blowing performance transports you back to the iconic eras of Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour, along with all your favorite hits. From energetic classics to reflective favorites, the band delivers...

Their earlier entrancing hit "Ann Wants To Dance" was an extraordinary success with 10 million views on YouTube with its kitschy and summery video and over 20 million streams on Spotify and served as a kick-start for the duo, who had the simplest of goals: to make music, particularly pop, the soundtrack of their lives,...

SAINt JHN specializes in slow jams that are lyrically lucid and sonically shadowy. The rapper/singer, songwriter, and producer was known behind the scenes for his work with the likes of Kiesza and Usher before he advanced with his first album, Collection One (2018). Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs (2019), his HITCO-supported second LP, capitalized on the...

Some folks are lucky to find what they love to do at an early age and quietly settle in for the long haul, expanding and developing their work over the arc of a lifetime. Willy Porter is one of those artists. He has followed his own path to explore the sacred language that music truly...

Award-winning organist Dr. Caroline Robinson, professor of organ at the University of Michigan, presents a thrilling organ recital for Trinity Cathedral’s Catherine Crozier Memorial Organ Recital. Dr. Robinson’s impressive program includes several exciting and rarely-heard works, including Marcel Dupré’s monumental Symphonie-Passion and Anton Heiller’s stunning Tanz Toccata. In addition to her numerous U.S. performances, Robinson...

In PETE's Another Dialogue, a looping late-night conversation becomes a meditation on the masks worn, the people you wish you were, and the hidden forces that guide the endlessly repeating patterns. Featuring a live score by musicians Mark Valadez and Elsa Dougherty, the interplay between the two performers (Rebecca Lingafelter and Amber Whitehall) and the two...

Josh Radnor is an actor, filmmaker, author, and musician. As an actor, he is best known for portraying Ted Mosby on the popular and Emmy Award–winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.   Beginning his musical career as a member of the duo Radnor and Lee with Australian artist Ben Lee, Josh released his...

Put on your dancing shoes and come enjoy high-energy marimba music from Zimbabwe and beyond. All ages are welcome. Come for any part of the show. FREE All performers are students of MyLinda King of Boka Marimba. Refreshments are available in the lobby at Neighbours Table café. Doors open at 11 a.m.  

Portland Choir and Orchestra will perform Brahms’ Requiem for its second concert this season. A 150-member, non-profit organization, PCO performs music celebrating humankind’s rich heritage and uplifts the human spirit. Brahms’ Requiem is such a musical endeavor. The full name of the piece is Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift, which in English...

Hanna and Ashley Perez Moza were born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. From a young age, they both felt a strong pull toward a life in music. They began singing in their home church at ages five and six. The girls were met with such a strong reception that they began to perform regularly. In doing...

The 18th Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night is a celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Billie Holiday’s birthday month, and her 110th Birthday. Featured performers are Marcia Hocker, Laura Stilwell, Rita Marquez, Anandi, Marilyn Keller, and Lenanne Sylvester Miller.   Returning for her 5th year as emcee and 2nd year as curator of Siren Nation’s annual Billie...

The Oregon Symphony is going on a hike, and we want you to come along. Help the musicians stay on track as they journey through forests, mountains, lakes, and beyond. This interactive concert is perfect for young music lovers and nature explorers, featuring selections from Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, Handel’s Water Music, and more. Artists Deanna...

Rose City Pride Bands is a welcoming space for members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community to forge connections through music and to entertain audiences, using music as a vehicle to unify communities. This April, Rose City Pride Bands' Wind Symphony invites you to celebrate its 35th anniversary with Old Wine in New Bottles. This program...

For the first time in almost a decade, brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith grace the cover of a Dawes record. It’s just the two of them this time, and as such, Oh Brother marks a distinctive new chapter for the California rock band — one that is both introspective and accessible, all while maintaining their...

Mereba moves freely from soul-rooted progressive R&B to folk to hip-hop while favoring a narrative approach to songwriting. Deeply connected to the South, the singer/rapper, multi-instrumentalist, and producer honed her talents in Atlanta, where she became part of the Dreamville-affiliated Spillage Village collective. She got her start as a solo artist with folk-soul recordings, including...

Neo-soul rapper Smino combines whimsical wordplay with funk, hip-hop, and R&B influences, and applies these elements to a sonic language all his own. Debuting in the early 2010s with a series of mixtapes and EPs, he issued his official debut, Blkswn, in 2017 and marked his first appearance on the Billboard charts the following year...

Based in Finland, this multi-prize-winning string quartet is known for its astonishing sonority, range of expression, and unity of voicing. The members of Meta4 play distinguished instruments, including a Stradivarius violin, kindly on loan from the Finnish Cultural Foundation. Presented by Friends of Chamber Music. Programs: Monday, April 28: “Polarkr(e)is: Drifting North” Kaija SAARIAHO  Fleurs...

Best known for his work as one-half of the upbeat Texas pop duo Surfaces, Forrest Frank combines positive vibes with a sonic mélange that touches on everything from electronic pop, soft rock, and R&B to reggae, calypso, and hip-hop. He released his first solo long-player, California Cowboy, in 2023. Following A Merry Lofi Christmas, Frank...

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st-century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over! SIX won 23 awards in the 2021/2022 Broadway season,...

Flying solo is a state of independence, a sense of liberation, an intrepid yet intimate act. For singer-songwriter Yukimi Nagano, the celebrated vocalist and co-founder of Grammy-nominated outfit Little Dragon, it is all these things and more. Yukimi’s debut solo album, For You, sees her step away from a band formation while staying with the...

Chris Webby built a sizable fan base with mixtapes, took his party raps aboveground with There Goes the Neighborhood (2011), and nearly topped the R&B/hip-hop chart with Chemically Imbalanced (2014) prior to resuming a steady release schedule with mixtapes and uploads throughout the 2010s. The Connecticut native born Christopher Webster started rapping in the sixth...

The Irish Cultural Society of the Pacific Northwest is pleased to present the 14th annual Sean-nós Northwest festival, returning to beautiful Portland, Oregon. Sean-nós Northwest is an event dedicated to promoting and celebrating Ireland's deep cultural practices, including sean-nós singing and dancing, other vernacular dance forms, traditional instrumental music, and the Irish language—An Ghaeilge. The...

This region is rich in Irish music and dance. Dancers have enjoyed Irish social dancing and listening to great live music and callers. What the region hasn't had was a dedicated céilí band — musicians organized to provide music for social dancing. In Ireland and worldwide, céilí bands represent their locality. Two Rivers Céilí Band represents...

A spirited country-folk and Americana outfit based out of Lubbock, Texas, Flatland Cavalry draws inspiration from Lone Star State contemporaries like Turnpike Troubadours, Wade Bowen, and Randy Rogers, as well as folk-pop artists such as the Avett Brothers and John Mayer. The group's music often puts fiddle and acoustic guitar up front to give the...

Dress to impress for the prom of your dreams. With full-energy rock tributes including hits like “Stairway to Heaven,” “Footloose,” “Dancing Queen,” and more performed by your Oregon Symphony, this prom night is certainly going to be a night to remember. Relive the glory days or make new memories with an evening of timeless Prom...

Liverpool Legends are four incredibly talented musicians and actors hand-picked by Louise Harrison- sister of the late George Harrison of The Beatles. Louise's involvement in Liverpool Legends makes them the ONLY Beatles Tribute Band with a direct family link to the original Fab Four. "Each member of the group is so close to the originals that...

  This is an outrageous musical improv revue where anything can happen. A box of audience suggestions sits on the stage, and the cast has no idea what the night has in store, but it's guaranteed to be hilarious, surprising, and at least as bold as you are.  Featuring a diverse cast of extraordinary singers, improvisers, and storytellers, Dropped...

Get ready to dive into the intense emotions of Robert Schumann’s Manfred Overture. Based on a poem by Lord Byron, you’ll feel the great suffering from supernatural forces that he detailed in his dramatic 1817 work. Then, experience the resilience in Ruth Gipps’s Second Symphony, written during WWII. Reflecting its time, this symphony is like a...

Singer/songwriter Chloe Moriondo has made both hooky indie pop with a vulnerable demeanor and brasher dance-pop. After going viral with 2018's "Silly Girl" from the self-released ukulele album Rabbit Hearted., she made her full-length label debut with the plugged-in, fully arranged, '90s-influenced Blood Bunny in 2021. A shift into anthemic dance-pop emerged on 2022's SUCKERPUNCH,...

The last 5 years have been a dizzying ascent for Denzel Curry. After establishing himself as one of the leaders of rap's new underground through early full-lengths like 2013's Nostalgic 64 and 2016's Imperial, the latter of which saw the Carol City, Florida native cosigned by Rick Ross and earn him a spot on XXL's...

Circa Waves was formed in Liverpool in May 2013 by guitarist and singer Kieran Shudall, who had decided to “knuckle down” and commit fully to music after spending years in a succession of no-hope garage bands. After writing a batch of songs and putting some demos online, he recruited second guitarist Joe Falconer, bassist Sam...

Australian-born adult alternative singer/songwriter Dean Lewis pens yearning, emotionally vulnerable tunes in the vein of contemporaries such as Jamie Lawson, Ed Sheeran, and Lewis Capaldi. Emerging in the late 2010s, he had his first taste of international success with the multi-platinum-selling, multi-billion-streaming single "Be Alright," included on his official full-length debut, 2019's A Place We...