Rich Turiel Looks like Bob got the band back together: The venerable, invulnerable Guided by Voices have returned and are coming to Portland’s own wondrous Wonder Ballroom on Saturday, June 7. This is just a rough guestimate, but I expect that approximately 800 songs will be played and 14,000 beers will be drunk. Just ballpark. […]
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Win Tickets to the Faint
Omaha dance-punk band the Faint took some time off over the past few years, but they’re back with a vengeance, in the form of new album Doom Abuse. They’re currently touring the US, and wouldn’t you know, they’re stopping in Portland on Saturday, May 31 with a show at the Roseland; opening acts Reptar and […]
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Win Tickets to Mimicking Birds
Ben Moon The new Mimicking Birds album, Eons, came out earlier this week on Glacial Pace—check out the full album stream on Stereogum. Nate Lacy & Co. are playing their hometown record-release show next week, with an early 6 pm gig at the Doug Fir on Friday, May 23, for which they’ll be joined by […]
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Win Tickets to Loop
Influential Croydon psychedelic/shoegaze band Loop has reformed for a one-off tour following last year’s reunion at All Tomorrow’s Parties. And they’re making Portland one of their stops, hitting the Doug Fir later this week on Friday, May 16. They’ll be joined by Seattle rockers Kinski, and we’re giving away two pairs of tickets! Get yourself […]
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Win Tickets to Gardens and Villa!
California glow-pop outfit Gardens and Villa are playing a show in Portland next week, hitting the Doug Fir on Thursday, May 15. (And Pure Bathing Culture is opening for ’em.) We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to lucky readers, and that means you. Head over to End Hits for your chance to win.
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Win A Pair of Series Passes to the Open Season Fashion Shows!
This year’s Open Season, a three-night series of intimate, happy-hour fashion presentations featuring new work from Portland designers Alexa Stark, Crazy Wind, Mag-Big, and Portland Garment Factory’s HouseLine, is coming up quick on May 12-14, and the limited amount of tickets available for each night/venue are going to go quickly, too! But here’s your chance […]
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Win Tickets to Graveyard
Anders Bergstedt Swedish rockers Graveyard aren’t quite as evil as their name suggests—they’re more of a hard-blooze and boogie band than anything else, and their live show is a fine way to blast the cobwebs out of your ears. They hit the Wonder Ballroom this coming Tuesday, April 15, and we’ve got two pairs of […]
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Win Tickets to Ages and Ages
This Saturday, March 1, Ages and Ages play their hometown album release show at Mississippi Studios—their second full-length, the terrific Divisionary officially comes out March 25 on Partisan Records. But you won’t have to wait that long to hear Ages and Ages’ new jams, which carry on the band’s tradition of heartfelt, hard-won optimism and […]
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Let the Doug Fir Save Your Valentine’s Day!
[UPDATE: That was fast. This contest is closed and the winners have been notified.] The Doug Fir has a special Valentine just for you. Tomorrow night, they’re hosting a covers night for the big V-Day. Bands like Melville, Rebecca Marie Miller (of the Mynabirds), Spirit Lake, and Rio Grands will all be playing the best […]
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Win Tickets to See the National in Bend
On Friday, May 23, the National will be in Bend, Oregon, performing a concert of dapper, urbane, yet strangely poignant music at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. It shall be their only Oregon show of the season, in advance of their performance at Washington State’s Sasquatch! Music Festival, later that Memorial Day weekend. Fancying a Memorial […]
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Win Tickets to Hospitality
This excellent video of New York band Hospitality will whet your appetite for their show at the Doug Fir this Sunday, February 9. Okay, fully whetted? Head over to End Hits, where we’re giving away two pairs of tickets to the show!
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Win Tickets to Oneohtrix Point Never!
Gaaaahhhhh!!! Experimental electronic soundmaker Daniel Lopatin is the (upside down) face behind Oneohtrix Point Never, and he’s coming to the Doug Fir next week to chill brains and shiver spines—on Wednesday, February 5, to be precise. And we’re giving away a pair of tickets. Turn that frown—or that entire face—upside down, and head over to […]