Who Doesn't Love this Guy?!?!?
Things I am currently jocking…
1) Innovative shows… DJ Cory O, who drops a weekly mix of craziness will be dj’ing out of the back of a U-Haul for last Thursday driving around the Alberta strip. Common Ground hosts the Bathrobe Parade where people will march down Alberta in (take a wild guess) bathrobes for last Thursday and ends the party with a live performance by Solovox. The Red Dress Party gathers 500+ people dressed all in red dresses to dance and go crazy all night. The Taurus Ball 4 will surely be a spectacle as the people involved go over the top with decorations and the artists performing will without a doubt be going wild. And then there is Jello Wrestling at the Watershed. Not much else needs to be said. These things speak for themselves.
2) DJ Marvel’s ‘Models & Bottles’ mix http://djmarvel.podOmatic.com/enclosure/2009-04-24T18_07_30-07_00.mp3 DJ Marvel just happens to be in town for DJ Gigahurtz’s birthday bash and on Friday night he’ll be rocking it at Hot Mess at Tube. Come see him for free! If you’ve never been to Hot Mess you have no idea what you are missing.
3) Staying pure till my wedding night … http://www.sexinchrist.com
4) Free ish... Pipeline gives you free tix every Thursday by asking simple questions like, "What is your favorite music venue in Portland". Answer(s) here to win: http://pdx.be/music-0429
5) The Blazers forcing game 7 tonight.
This list is growing by leaps and bounds. Turn to the person next to you and see if they are reading the same email. If not, forward it to them and tell them to join the community.
Life is a party, everyone is just waiting to be invited.
See you all out and about!
Leigh Feldman
Thursday
Last Thursday Street Celebration @ NE Alberta (so many galleries, shops, food stops and dj’s … look for Cory O in the back of a U-Haul)
Bathrobe Parade and performance by Solovox @ Alberta St. / Common Ground (come dressed in a bathrobe for the parade and then watch local electro wizard wow the crowd)
Divine Invasion Tour w/ Bluetech, Shen, Welder and Devon @ Holocene (glitch, abstract, tech, electro hip hop… you can catch a free bus ride on the Groove bomb from Alberta St. to Holocene!)
Dapper Cap Race for the Roses Hat Fittings @ Dapper Cap (free beer, tons of hats, chance to win free Blazer tickets to game 7 and a dj keeping you going)
Saffron, Mirror Kats and RAWKrew @ Mississippi Pizza (female mc’s, live organic hip hop, b-boys)
Wow & Flutter @ The Know (crazy indie rock and light show)
Flavour @ Agency (hip hop, funk, soul, club)
Stanton Warriors @ 2410 (masters of break beats and electro dance craziness)
Make It Pop PDX Pop benefit @ Ace Cleaners (indie rock)
Chervona @ Alberta St. Pub (Balkan brass funk)
Placebo Effect @ Groove Suite (minimal techno)
Roommate, SPL, Geno Cochino and Tyler Tastemaker @ Dante’s (bass, booty, dubstep)
Ben Darwish @ Chapel Pub (jazz)
Breakdown Thursday’s @ Pala (house, techno, dance)
The Fix @ Someday Lounge (hip hop)
Sachi & Art @ Ground Kontrol (punk rock dj’s)
Boomland @ Hungry Tiger Too (pinball, new wave music, drink specials)
I Want to Stop Wanting @ Disjecta (one sexy dance performance)
Freakshow @ Theater Vertigo (live performance about a carnival freakshow)
Gold Diggin Dames @ Eagles Lodge (a performance tribute to Busby Berkley musicals of the Great Depression)
Delicious @ Crown Room (a new weekly alternative dance party)
Tara Jane O’Neil @ Fontanelle Gallery (indie rock)
Copy, Atole, White Fang, Mega*Church, DJ Linoleum @ Backspace (an all-star lineup of amazing PDX music makers)
Burlesquire @ Hawthorne Theater (fire dancing, burlesque dancing, pin-up girl contests)
Ryze + Fall, Harp, Mortal Grey @ Report Lounge (dubstep)
Friday
Hot Mess w/ Dr. Adam and special guest DJ Marvel @ Tube (PDX’s best dance party gets better with a special guest from Texas throwing down a party set)
Ooah from Glitch Mob @ Crown Room (glitch hop and organic bass wobble)
Battle For Terra 3D Movie Showing @ Living Room Theaters (PDX’s first theater to install some new swanky 3D system)
DJ Gigahurtz Selectro Bash @ Aura (some of the best dj’s in the country come to PDX to throw down for local man Gigahurtz)
Gulls @ Potato Champion (abstract rock)
Monorail @ Holocene (disco and funk)
DJ Magneto @ Goodfoot (funk and soul)
Recreation @ Dunes (disco dance dj)
Wonderland Circus @ Bossanova (another weekend of performers and performances)
Jello Wrestling Tournament @ Watershed (sign up to get sticky)
Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Show @ Brody Theater (improv comedy from one of the best troupes in the country)
Reverse Dotty CD Release Show @ Rotture (electro rock)
Beneath the Surface Art Show @ Nemo (first Friday art showcase)
Freakshow @ Theater Vertigo (live performance about a carnival freakshow)
Gold Diggin Dames @ Eagles Lodge (a performance tribute to Busby Berkley musicals of the Great Depression)
Belgian Beer Fest @ Lucky Lab (23 brewers compete for the crown of best Belgian Beer)
DJ Izm @ East Chinatown Lounge (great place to start the night)
Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Animation Festival @ Cinema 21 (completely uncensored animated films … oh, and free Viso!)
Battle Royale screening @ Clinton St. Theater (if you’ve never seen this, now is your chance to watch Japanese kids kill each other on an island)
Eatcho @ Report Lounge (live painting from a truly talented street artist)
Chronicle & Skoolyard @ Slabtown (a little reggae, a little brass funk)
Saturday
Red Dress Party @ NW 17th (one huge dance celebration where everyone wears a red dress)
Grateful Dead Concert Film @ Clinton St. Theater (classic concert films)
Le Bistro Bazaar @ Montage (vintage item swap meet - trade and sell all your goodies)
Alpaca and Fruition @ Backspace (jam band funk and bluegrass soul)
Starfucker @ Holocene (local fav’s play w/ Mattress, Freaky Outy and Deelay Ceelay)
Easter Egg, Hit N Run, DJ Izm @ Crown Room (dance party jams)
DJ Gigahurtz Birthday Bash @ Barracuda (some of the best dj’s in the country come to PDX to throw down for local man Gigahurtz)
The Grouch & Eligh @ Berbati’s Pan (classic Living Legends hip hop)
Wonderland Circus @ Bossanova (another weekend of performers and performances)
Ron Steen @ Curious Comedy (jazz)
Blackboard Music Presents: DJ Royal All Ages Dance Party @ The Courts (hip hop, club, top40 dance party)
Nordic Soul @ Groove Suite (house, techno, dance)
Zoo @ Dunes (electro dance party)
P:ear Blossoms 2009 @ Elemental International (a huge fundraising event for P:ear)
Dora Raymaker Art show @ Skeleton Key (new illustrations, paintings and photo pieces)
Awaken Party w/ Terry Mullen @ 2410 (house, techno, late night dance party)
Taurus Ball 4 @ Someday Lounge (elecrtro bands, bounce music and performance art)
Various @ Branx (dubstep)
Wild World of Batwoman @ Theater! Theater! (live performance of Batwoman stories)
Rock the Runways 4.0 Model Call @ 419 SE Ivon St. (casting call for female and male models!)
Freakshow @ Theater Vertigo (live performance about a carnival freakshow)
Gold Diggin Dames @ Eagles Lodge (a performance tribute to Busby Berkley musicals of the Great Depression)
Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Animation Festival @ Cinema 21 (completely uncensored animated films … oh, and free Viso!)
Free Comic Book Day @ Local Retailers (go support a local business by getting free merch!)
Eye Candy Ass Shake @ Fez Ballroom (local VJ’s play classic tracks/videos)
James Brown Tribute @ Goodfoot (all-star band of funk players pay tribute to the hardest working man in showbusiness that isn’t T-Pain)
Dragging An Ox Through Water @ The Artistery (melodic folk/indie rock)
Cinco de Mayo Celebration w/ Melao de Cuba @ Waterfront Park (amazing Cuban jazz/soul/funk band)
Hostile Tapeover @ Valentine’s (old school hip hop cassette tapes)
Belgian Beer Fest @ Lucky Lab (23 brewers compete for the crown of best Belgian Beer)
DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid @ Bhakti Shop (bhangra, bollywood and a birthday celebration!)
Arrested Development Quiz Night @ Peter’s 19th Hole (a night of trivia about the TV show, not the band, however I do love Speech’s hairdo and the bright loud colors that he wears)
Sunday
Sinferno Cabaret @ Dante’s (fire dancing! Ooh!)
Kingdom of Magic @ East End (rock!)
Kentucky Derby Party @ North 45 (mint juleps all day long!)
Old Believers @ Someday Lounge (indie rock)
Cinco de Mayo Celebration w/ Grupo Candente @ Waterfront Park (amazing Cuban jazz/soul/funk band)
Blue Cranes @ Redemeer Lutheran Church (jazz)
Freak Mountain Ramblers @ LaurelThirst (bluegrass/folk)
Big Ass Garage Sale @ 2615 N Emerson (a ton of goodies)
Also, if you are feeling ridiculous and not to hung over from Cinco de Mayo, go to ‘Lube Job’ at the Red Cap next Wednesday and watch live lube wrestling! How often do you get to do that? Ok, don’t answer that question. But add this to your list of opportunities!