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Pipeline is giving away two pairs of tickets to see classical and jazz pianist Uri Caine at the Doug Fir Lounge on Tuesday, September 20. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winners will be drawn and emailed on Friday, September 16.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff.

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From our sponsors at Portland Piano:
Uri Caine and Guests
Tuesday, September 20
7 p.m. doors | 8 p.m. show
$15 | 21+
Purchase Tickets at TicketFly
www.uricaine.com

Doug Fir
830 E. Burnside

Grammy nominee  and classical/jazz pianist Uri Caine was born in Philadelphia and began studying piano with Bernard Peiffer. He played in bands led by Philly Joe Jones, Hank Mobley, Johnny Coles, Mickey Roker, Odean Pope, Jymmie Merritt, Bootsie Barnes and Grover Washington. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and studied music composition with George Rochberg and George Crumb.

Caine has recorded 21 cds as a leader. His most recent cd is 12 Caprices (Winter and Winter 2010) with the Arditti Quartet. He has made cd’s featuring his jazz trio, Bedrock Trio and his ensemble performing arrangements of Mahler, Wagner, Beethoven, Bach and Schumann. Read the rest of this entry »

By Terry Gentry

Hello Portland! Here are my pick's for live shows in the Rose City for February 17th -23rd. There are good shows all week so get your disco naps and don't blow all your money on Friday and Saturday, save some dough for shows during the week.

Related Terry Picks: Best Portland Music of 2010 + Downloads | Top 20

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Brainstorm, Archers, Hasau
Thursday, February 17
9 p.m., Mississippi Studios
3939 N. Mississippi Ave.
FREE. 21+

Download Track – Brussels Truffles by Archers (via Gimmetinnitus)

Since there are so many shows to choose and not unlimited funds, I start this week with three excellent local bands at a very cool venue, Mississippi Studios, and an excellent price…Free.

I recently stumbled into an Archers show, and was impressed by the Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Mike Harper

Oh So Saintly…

The calm croon of Annie Clark's voice can be a smiling trap  to capture you in a cascading lull as her gut-pulling guitar will tear at your ears with the lovely contrasting blows of string-bending and wall-of-sound instrumentation. Seeing her is like a glimpse of a nymph (one who listened to a good bit of Beatles), her small stature a misleading element of her raucously perfect musical wave that combines the sound of destruction and whispers of sonnetesque ballads.

St. Vincent is gracing the Doug Fir with not one but two sets on Saturday, February 6th, including one ALL AGES matinee at 5pm ($15). Catch her later at 9pm for just two bucks more!

St. Vincent with Wildbirds & Peacedrums
Saturday Feb 6 @ The Doug Fir
5pm $15 ALL AGES
9pm $17 21+

If you are a Quasi fan, can pass up a New Years Eve show with them at the Doug Fir? You can. Did I mention they will be playing The Who?! There ya go…The Shaky Hands, Inside Voices are also on the bill. Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm. $13 advance, $15 day of show

Also –FIR BALL 2010! – DJ SAFI spinning rad rock & party music all night long in the FREE heated patio tent!

Related: List of Portland New Years Parties & Events

Posted by Nathalie Weinstein

Three dudes and a laptop

Portland musicians Wax Fingers will bring their aggressive, atmospheric math rock to the Doug Fir Lounge Saturday night with Experimental Dental School, Swim Swam Swun and Mighty Tiger.

If you have a hankering for live, melt-your-face-off indie rock this weekend, then this show is for you, and at only $7 for admission, it's a bargain.

Zack Jacobson (guitar), Tommy Franzen (drums) and Pete Bosack (guitar and vocals) met in 2006 on the virtual world of Craigslist.

"We are a Craiglist band," said Jacobson. "I moved here with the intention of finding like minded musicians, so the first thing I did was put out an ad on Craigslist."

Jacobson says he instantly clicked with Bosack and Franzen, and after repeated efforts at trying out bassists after the band's current bassist left, the group decided to leave the bass notes up their handy laptop, which is present at every show.

A Southeast Portlander, Jacobson's favorite bridge is the St. John's and when he needs a stiff drink, he heads to either Beulahland or Sidestreet Tavern for a freshly squeezed gin and juice. He was kind enough to chat with me after band rehearsal one night about Wax Finger's sound, what he's been reading, and the five albums he couldn't live without. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Julian Chadwick

Starlight Mints @ the Granada Theater
Dallas Texas 6-25-09
Shot by granadamusiclive

I have been looking around, but can't find any quality video of the Mints new tour on the interwebs. Hopefully, Brewcaster and I can change that tonight. Either way, you can see that they put on a fun performance even if the audio in this is shite.

In 2005, I couch-surfed on Allan Vest's (lead singer) woman's futon for a couple months (get married so this sentence will be less clunky!). It was shaped like the sun (from owner: “or a half moon when it was not made into a bed”). Allan pretty much lived there as well and we three spent many an evening sipping bourbons and playing cards. It was a good time. It was a great time. This will be a fantastic show and I would go with “not miss” if you are looking to see music tonight in Portland.

Related: Portland EVENTS LIST

Every week, Pipeline gives away many tickets to great shows all around Portland (and sometimes outside of Portland). We usually reserve many/most of these for friends of ours on Facebook & in our Email list.

Today, we are showing everyone the tickets we are giving away and anyone can enter to win. However, you will need to join our email list here (ideal) or be a member of our Facebook Group (sometimes slow)  see these deals after July.

Looking for something to do this weekend?

75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets | July 23-26

Free Tickets and info after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Kristen Imes

photo by: Stefan Moore

Seattle's Natalie Portman's Shaved Head is one of those bands that, once you hear about, you can't seem to forget, if only because of their ridiculous V is for Vendetta inspired name (an alias that they created as a team name for a vocabulary contest).

With lyrics like “I picked her up in my Trans, and, baby / We hit the night like a slap in the face” and “Do you like my sideways ponytail? / I do! I do!”, their music is equally as ridiculous. And fun-loving. And super danceable. And unlike some of the other similar 80's synth-pop/electro/happy-go-lucky indie rock music nowadays, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head can actually pull it off.

Natalie Portman's Shaved Head – “Sophisticated Side Ponytail" "
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head — "Me + Yr Daughter"

More on Copy, Glint, and Hey Champ after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Christine Taylor

Tonight Doug Fir delivers yet another promising live show, this time by Brooklyn's 6 member percussion driven indie-pop band, White Rabbits.

If you are into clever romantic melodies with a skip and a jump, combined with story-telling lyrics that reveal nuances influenced by the Walkmen and Spoon, then head to this show.

Here is a look at their dazzling music video for "Percussion Gun" (after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Christine Taylor

What do crystals, smoke, animal identities and moody colored lights have to do with Doug Fir Lounge tonight? Everything, if you plan to be at the Bat for Lashes show promoting their latest CD called, ‘Two Suns'. This British band is danceable pop music with electro influences who are equally known for their creative videos.

Seeing this show will be not unlike witnessing a fantastical mash-up of Queen and ELO, with more beauty, and modernized for people like you and me. Surely it will be a performance made for those who dream of riding a choreographed BMX dance on an open road at night, under the stars, where thanks to our animal guides, no harm can come to us. Read the rest of this entry »