Pipeline is once again giving away many Portland music and event tickets this weekend.
Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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Win Tickets: Chad Vangaalen, Gary War, aan @ Holocene | Psych-Pop, Rock (Oct. 6, $20)
Every so often, Chad VanGaalen emerges from his bunker in Calgary with a batch of songs, giving us a window into the the private world of this reclusive and enigmatic songwriter. For the first time, multi-tracked and often overdriven guitar is the instrument at the centre of the songs, which are often spartan and free of melodic details. To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: Portland Reel Music Film Festival @ NW Film Center (October 7 -23, $50+)
The 29th Annual Reel Music Festival kicks off this Friday with 36 films over the next two weeks.. PDX Pipeline is sponsoring a few films as well and we have SEVERAL pairs of tickets to give out. To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: Portland Open Studios | Watch Artists Work, Studio Tours (Oct. 8-9, $30)
Portland Open Studios offers a unique and inspiring form of experiential education: interacting with local artists at work within the context of their studios. All around metro Portland in an annual tour of studios, visitors can see up-cycled wearable fashion, watch molten glass or fine porcelain stretch into a vessel and much more. To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: Sugarcane w/ Hobo Nephews of Uncle Jack @ The Goodfoot | Blues, Rootsy Folk (Oct. 8, $16)
The Hobos are a Minnesota roots music duo whose burning live shows harken back to days past. Toeing the line between back woods blues, rootsy folk and Dylan-esque original ballads, The Hobos stomp, pick, sing and shout their way into your head and stay there for a spell. To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction & Concert @ Newmark Theater | Music, Guitar Auction, Poison Waters (Oct. 8, $50 )
The 5th Annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) Induction Ceremony is a benefit for music education in the state of Oregon, one of the primary efforts of OMHOF. The event will also honor 9 bands and individuals from the state of Oregon that have made a major impact on music.To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: Buck & Bounce Dance Party + Cut Copy After Party @ Holocene | Bounce, Acid House, Electro, Soul (Oct. 8-9, $30+)
We are giving away five tickets for Holocene’s Buck and Bounce Dirty South Bass Party and a pair of tickets for an acid house/electro afterparty with Cut Copy. To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: Piano Riot! @ Kaul Auditorium | Multiple Grand Pianos, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (Oct. 9, $45+)
Think pagan dances, violence, and human sacrifice…back by popular demand: A Piano Riot! This always sold-out concert features music for multiple grand pianos and percussion, most notably, our acclaimed arrangement by Seann Alderking of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring for 4 pianos and percussion. To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: Celso Machado, Geoff Berner, The Brazillionaires @ The Old Church | Brazilian Guitarist, Percussionist (Oct.9, $60)
Virtuoso Brazilian guitarist, percussionist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Celso Machado transports his audiences through the richness and diversity of Brazilian music and beyond. We’re thrilled to bring him back to Portland for a second rare performance at Portland’s historic Old Church. To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: The Decembrists’ Colin Meloy Presents A Special Reading of Wildwood | Ursula Leguin, Kim Stafford, Forest Park Benefit (Oct. 12, $40)
From innovative lyricist to local literary, Colin Meloy from one of Portland’s biggest breakthrough bands, The Decemberists, shares his story-telling mastery with an exclusive live reading of “Wildwood: The Wildwood Chronicles Book I.” Inspired by Portland’s Forest Park, the new illustrated novel is written by Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis. To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: Bang Bang Portland Premiere @ Hollywood Theater | Indie Gangster Drama (Oct. 13, $18)
BANG BANG premiered at the 2011 LA Asian Pacific Film Festival to a SOLD OUT screening and went on to win the Grand Jury Award for Best 1st Feature. The filmmakers and lead actor are scheduled to attend this screening. To win, comment on this post here.
Win Tickets: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks w/ Ty Segall @ Crystal Ballroom | Singer/Songwriter from Pavement, Indie Rock (Oct. 13, $40)
With the question of a Pavement reunion having been triumphantly answered last year with an Ono-esque “YES”, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks return with their most energized set to date. Their new album, Mirror Traffic, ranges from hard-rocking political commentary, to touching, winsome folk, to virtuosic but melancholy and contrite kiwi pop. To win, comment on this post here.
The weekend is finally here and once again, we have a great list of Portland events, parties and tons of free tickets.
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