THURS APRIL 26 & FRI APRIL 27
KPSU AMP FEST w/Little Wings, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Nsayi Matingou, Sávila, Lake, Briana Marela, Oh, Rose, Gillian Frances; Parkway North at PSU’s Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway
Portland State University’s student-run radio station KPSU puts together some of the best all-ages bills in town, and their annual Amp Fest is no exception. The two-night festival is free to PSU students, and will see beloved K Records singer/songwriter Kyle Field (AKA Little Wings) play alongside local favorites like Black Belt Eagle Scout and Sávila, who’re expected to release their first album soon. But my top pick for Amp Fest is Olympia folksy rock band Oh, Rose; the last time I saw them play was at Holocene a few years back, and it felt like I’d walked in on some kind of pagan ritual, with frontwoman Olivia Rose’s guttural yowls and shrieks.