A round up of what’s going on in Portland this weekend including live music, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies & more!
Win Tickets ($45): Mariee Siou – Circle of Signs EP Release Concert @ The Old Church Concert Hall | w/ Kacey Johansing
May 26 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Mariee Siou has been a fixture in the Neo-folk scene since her 2007 debut “Faces in the Rocks”—now acclaimed as a cult classic in the indie music world.
Win Tickets ($50): Mighty Poplar @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Maya de Vitry, Bluegrass
May 25 @ Aladdin Theater – Regarded as some of the finest players of their generation, Mighty Poplar is never showy and always in service of the song.
Win Tickets ($90): Grammy Nominee Bebe Rexha @ Crystal Ballroom | BEST F’N NIGHT OF MY LIFE Tour
June 7 @ Crystal Ballroom – “Meant To Be” earned Rexha a nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 61st Annual GRAMMY® Awards, where she was also up for Best New Artist.
Win Tickets ($50): Fruit Bats @ Revolution Hall | w/ Jeffrey Silverstein, Folk Rock, Alternative
May 25 @ Revolution Hall – New Fruit Bats album A River Running to Your Heart finds the project in the middle of a people-powered climb leading to the biggest shows, loudest accolades, and most enthusiastic new fans in Fruit Bats history!
Thursday Night Bingo @ Unity Spiritual Center of Portland | Cash Prizes, Benefit for Unity, All Ages
Thursdays @ Unity Spiritual Center of Portland – Everyone is welcome to come out, play and have fun + CASH PRIZES!
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,600+): Portland Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, Rip City Comedy Festival, PDX Moon Market & More! | May 4-7, 2023
The weekend is back, Portland! Portland Cinco de Mayo Fiesta features food, drink, vendors and more all weekend. Artists Repertory Theater opens True Story. Move for a good cause at Walk/Run for the Animals. And this is the last weekend of Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival.
Portland in the News: City Green Lights Street Dining; Extreme Pollen Season; Foodie Passport & More | May 4, 2023
Explore new dining options w/ Black Business Association of Oregon’s “Foodie Passport”.
Oregon’s legislature recently banned foam takeout containers.
And Portland has OK’d the extension of the pandemic relic of street seating.
Win Tickets ($24): Common Girl @ Mission Theater | Shoegaze, Post-hardcore, w/ Kill Michael, World’s Worst, Simpleton
See Portland band Common Girl on May 24 w/ Kill Michael, World’s Worst & Simpleton.
Xotica-Go-Go @ X Lounge | Featuring DJs & Go-Go Dancers Every Thursday in Downtown Portland
XOTICA-GO-GO is back, with headlining DJs and exotic go-go dancers to fill both sides of X Lounge on Thursday nights!
Rauw Alejandro: Saturno World Tour 2023 @ Moda Center | Portland Cinco de Mayo Ticket Deal, w/ JABBAWOCKEEZ
See Rauw Alejandro live in concert when the Saturno World Tour 2023 makes its way to Moda Center on May 5 w/ JABBAWOCKEEZ!
Oregon Rises Above Hate Presents AAPI Cultural Immersion Day in Old Town Portland | Free Admission to Cultural Institutions, Performances, Activities & More!
On May 6, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with free community performances, activities and admission to Portland cultural institutions.
Win Tickets ($20): The Sextones, Andrew Cruz & Chris Lujan @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Soul & Funk
May 11 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – The Sextones built a devoted following across the West Coast before breaking out internationally with their self-released 2017 debut album Moonlight Vision.
Artists Repertory Theatre Presents True Story @ Portland Center Stage | Film Noir Mystery
May 6 – June 4 @ Portland Center Stage -Drawing from the classic noir detective stories about the slipperiness of truth and blurring the lines of good and bad, True Story propulsively examines how facts, biases, and perceptions are manipulated.
Win Tickets ($30): Jay Si Proof @ Mission Theater | w/ The Graduating Class, New Body Electric
May 26 @ Mission Theater – Jay Si Proof, or JSP, is the philosophical indie funk vision of multi-instrumentalist composer/arranger Jeff Chilton (Jay Si) whose credits include performing with The Diamonds, The Platters, & Broken Social Scene.
Win Tickets ($40): The Talbott Brothers w/ Glitterfox @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Acoustic, Indie Folk
May 13 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Their albums ‘Ghost Talker’ (2019) and ‘Letters’ (2022) garnered attention from ‘Rolling Stone’ and ‘Billboard’ calling it “cinematic” with “captivating blood harmonies.”
Win Tickets ($60): Hoodoo Gurus @ Revolution Hall | Australian Rock Band
May 19 @ Revolution Hall – The legendary Hoodoo Gurus. By any measure, one of Australia’s greatest, best loved, most enduring rock bands of all time.
Win Tickets ($40): The Shape of Minds to Come Tour @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Featuring John Duncan, Schneider TM, Scot Jenerik, Chandra Shukla
Coming to The Old Church Concert Hall on May 12, The Shape of Minds to Come Tour features John Duncan, Schneider TM, Scot Jenerik, Chandra Shukla.
Win Tickets ($50): Drugdealer @ Aladdin Theater | w/ The Apricots & Gus Englehorn
May 19 @ Aladdin Theater – Ultimately, ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’ is an odyssey from philautia – the ability to love oneself – to philia, a greater ability to love and embrace the contributions of those around you.
Win Tickets ($50): An Evening with Kris Allen @ The Old Church Concert Hall | American Idol, Pop, Rock
May 11 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – In 2019, Kris celebrated the 10th anniversary of his American Idol win by releasing “10,” an album of reimagined acoustic versions of some of his most beloved songs of the previous decade.
NW Dance Project Presents Stravinsky @ Newmark Theatre | Featuring 2 World Premiere Works Reimagining Classic Ballets
June 2-3 @ The Newmark Theatre – Experience two world premiere works that wildly reimagine classic Stravinsky ballets – The Rite of Spring and Petrushka.
Win Tickets ($50): Nite Wave: 80s Homecoming Dance @ Mission Theater | From Prince to Depeche Mode to Duran Duran to INXS
May 20 @ Mission Theater – Formed in 2011 after answering a Craigslist Ad, Nite Wave is a band passionate about 80s New Wave and putting on a night you’ll never forget.
PsyCon Psychedelic Convention @ Oregon Convention Center | Featuring Lamar Odom, Experts, Exhibits + Promo Code
May 19-20 @ Oregon Convention Center – PsyCon, a cutting-edge psychedelic business conference, is pleased to announce the addition of NBA champion Lamar Odom to the speaker lineup for their upcoming event.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,500+): Hood River Cider Fest; Verselandia! 2023; Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival & more! | April 27-30, 2023
The weekend is back, Portland! Spring has finally arrived and we have perfect weather for Hood River Ciderfest and Astoria Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival. And support young artists at Verselandia! 2023.
Portland in the News: Best Food Truck City & Best Food City; Rose Festival Season Kickoff; Zero-emission Delivery Zone | April 27, 2023
After 3 years, the 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade again kicks off Portland Rose Festival season this weekend.
Portland is considering a 16-block area of downtown that will be closed off to traditional, gas-powered delivery vehicles.
And Portland was recently voted in the top ten Best Food Cities in America by Food&Wine readers.
Boedecker Cellars 20 Year Anniversary Party | Lavish Greek Dinner, Flights, Small Bites & More!
May 13 @ Boedecker Cellars – Join us for a once in a lifetime birthday party! Enjoy library wines, current release wines and Greek appetizers.
Win Tickets ($50): An Evening with Pianist Holly Bowling @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Rock, Classical
May 7 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Solo pianist Holly Bowling subverts convention with virtuosic playing, emotional immersion, and a thirst for invention.
Win Tickets ($50): The Paperboys @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Folk Rock
May 6 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – For a quarter century, The Paperboys have been touring the world and lighting up stages with their freewheeling blend of influences from Celtic and bluegrass, to Mexican son jarocho, brass bands, and Canadian roots.
Win Tickets ($50): The Old Church Concert Hall Presents Full Flower Moon w/ Grammy Nominee Liz Story & Special Guest Kennebec | Contemporary Jazz & Classical
May 5 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – The Old Church invites you to be part of a series that celebrates intentional healing through sound, and creative visuals, and presence of mind.
Win Tickets ($50): An Evening with The Special Consensus @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Grammy Nominated Bluegrass Band
May 4 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – The Special Consensus is a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary sound in their four decades of performing.
Win Tickets ($40): Fenne Lily / Christian Lee Hutson @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Anna Tivel
May 16 @ Aladdin Theater -Fenne Lily opens her third album with a confrontation. At odds with the UK-born, New York-based artist’s dulcet delivery, this acerbic assessment of an intimate situation sets the tone for her new album perfectly.
Win Tickets ($70): Bill Callahan (Late Show) @ Aladdin Theater | Lo-fi, Alternative Country
May 17 @ Aladdin Theater – “And we’re coming out of dreams / And we’re coming back to dreams” is the first thing you hear Bill say as you remake your acquaintance on YTI⅃AƎЯ.
Win Tickets ($50): UFO Fest @ McMenamins Hotel Oregon | Parade, Speakers, Landing Party & More!
May 19-20 @ Hotel Oregon – UFO Fest is a celebration of all things extraterrestrial, featuring expert speakers and alien experiences, a UFO parade through downtown McMinnville, live music, fun runs and a whole cosmos of space-tacular fun!
Win Tickets ($70): Gary Numan @ Revolution Hall | w/ A Place To Bury Strangers
May 16 @ Revolution Hall – Numan’s latest single ‘Intruder’ pulsates ominously as if it’s soundtracking an imminent threat.
Win Tickets ($80): Bonnie “Prince” Billy Night 2 @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Michael Hurley, Country Rock
May 15 @ Aladdin Theater – Bonnie “Prince” Billy has, over the past three-plus decades, made an idiosyncratic journey through, and an indelible mark on, the worlds of indie rock and independent cinema.
Club Privata Presents Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Friday in Downtown Portland | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
May 5 @ Club Privata – Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at our Fiesta Friday party! Wear your spiciest Cinco de Mayo outfit and come celebrate with Mexican food, drink specials, and more.
Win Tickets ($50): The Helio Sequence @ Aladdin Theater | Indie Rock
May 12 @ Aladdin Theater – Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel are the Portland, OR based band/production duo The Helio Sequence.