Doors open at 7pm
This Women’s History Month, Fear No Music continues to champion underrepresented artists with a unique exploration of poetry by female writers, enhanced through the lens of new music. Gorgeous settings by some of today’s most adept vocal composers conjoin to create a lush bouquet of sonic variety which breathes fresh life into timeless words from deeply sensitive and spiritual women. Special guest soprano Arwen Myers shines in this program alongside the effortlessly graceful pianist Monica Ohuchi. Additional chamber music for strings, piano and flute feature the always stellar Fear No Music ensemble.
Doors open at 9:30am
Sponsored by TOC
Presented by Friends of the Gorge
Doors at 6:30pm
Authors, Artists, and Activists on Protecting the Landscapes We Love
Presented by PAALF, MORE, & TOC
Doors open at 6:30pm
FREE!
Literary icon and poet Haki Madhubuti (also known as Don L. Lee) lived his life as an act of defiance. His poetry, written unapologetically in black dialect and slang, began appearing in the 1960s. Echoes of it can still be heard in Rap and Hip Hop. An advocate of independent Black institutions, Madhubuti founded the Third World Press in 1967, and he established the Institute of Positive Education in Chicago, a school for black children, in 1969. He changed his name to Swahili in 1974. Madhubuti is in town for the national conference of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, and agreed to do a free, community-based reading. He will be signing a selection of his 19 books after the event.
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Presented by Mississippi Studios
Doors at 6:30pm
The Northwest Edvard Grieg Society presents the fourth concert of performances of the complete songs of Edvard Grieg. Laura Loge, soprano, Alan Dunbar, baritone, and Knut Erik Jensen, piano will perform The Complete Songs of Edvard Grieg: A Norwegian Holiday. This program will include songs about and surrounding holidays, from Christmas to Easter, to grand holiday adventures and Norwegian religious experiences. Highlighted in this concert are songs from the incidental music to Peer Gynt. Enjoy a festive evening, led by three experts in Grieg’s song repertoire.
Doors at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID
Merō has had a rather enigmatic journey—touring Europe with Other Lives, recently opening for The Weepies, and playing locally between tours with other projects. Their debut record, Hands (released Feb 18,2019), is a haunting, gloom pop exploration of trauma and transformation. It does not disappoint.
Merō is the newest project from Portland songwriters Mel Guérison (Alexandra Savior, Other Lives, Moorea Masa & the Mood), Rachel Anna Dial, Caroline Belk, Phillip Rogers (Haley Heynderickx, Y La Bamba) and Shawn Alpay (Matt Pond PA, Completions).
Doors & Live music with house band Tonight’s Special at 7pm
Stories at 8pm
If the idea that personal story breaks down barriers and reveals the commonality of the human experience resonates with you, then don’t miss this live storytelling experience. We believe that the immigrant story is the American story and are proving that with every Urban Tellers® Immigrant & Refugee Special Edition. These tellers come from all over the world and now call Portland home.
Presented by Monqui
On sale: Friday, 12/14 @ 10am
Doors at 7:00pm
Doors open at 7pm
Trombonist and singer/songwriter Natalie Cressman and composer, guitarist, and singer Ian Faquini present their new duo project, drawing from impressionism, jazz, and the great Brazilian songwriting tradition to create a uniquely intimate collaboration. The duo’s global take on music is largely expressed through the distinct compositional voice of Faquini, with occasional lyrics penned by Cressman. Their original material features songs in three different languages and encompasses a vast spectrum of musical ground. With the warm instrumentation of acoustic guitar and trombone and two-part vocal harmonies hugging the Brazilian-accented Portuguese, Cressman & Faquini weave their musical voices together to create a fully orchestrated sound befitting a much larger ensemble.
Presented by PDX Jazz
Doors at 6:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
Doors open at 7pm
Doors at 1:30pm
Presented by SoulPatch Productions
Doors at 7:00pm
SoulPatch Music Productions is proud to present GRAMMY-winning bassist/composer/arranger John Clayton and acclaimed pianist Gerald Clayton with a program featuring the music of social justice and the civil rights in tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Doors open at 9:30am
Sponsored by TOC
Doors open at 7pm
Presented by Soul’d Out Festival
Doors at 1pm | All Ages | All sales are final.
Presented by Oregon Symphony
The Lullaby Project – conceived by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute – uses the creative process of songwriting to improve maternal health and child bonds with pregnant women and new mothers experiencing housing insecurity and other challenging life situations. Together with musicians from the Oregon Symphony and local singer-songwriters, mothers and mothers-to-be are creating personal lullabies for their children, expressing their hopes and dreams for the future.
FREE – RSVP Required
5:00pm for soundcheck ticket holders
5:45pm meet & greet ticket holders
7:15pm general admission ticket holders
Doors & Live music with house band Tonight’s Special at 7pm
Stories at 8pm
The stories that people tell at Urban Tellers® are shaped by the truth and perspective of the present moment. Portland Story Theater guarantees to deliver a heartwarming experience each and every time with highly personal and authentic stories, told eye to eye, face to face, and heart to heart. You can expect the stories to always be authentic, funny and honest.
Presented by Monqui
Doors at 7pm
Spencer Krug, singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock band Wolf Parade and Moonface embarks on an exciting new intimate project. Returning to his first and favorite instrument, the piano, Krug has ventured back into his own fantastic world of pseudo-classical balladeering; poetic lyricism laced with twisted pop sensibility and jazz mimicry. Using this template, he now releases his solo work, and tours a variety of new songs as well as those from older projects, as Spencer Krug.
Doors at 6pm
Astaire and Bessie Awards winning Tap dancer Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards comes together for the first time with Seema Mehta, a dynamic Kathak dancer from Mumbai.
Josh Feinberg is celebrated as one of the leading sitarists of modern times. Grounded in the traditional repertoire of the Maihar Gharana, he is bringing his own approach and flavor to this 5,000 year old tradition of sacred music. A cross between art music and the sacred, his music is a worship of sound itself.
Presented by the Portland Dutch Society
Doors at 6:30pm
The Portland Dutch Society offers a rare opportunity to experience some of Europe’s finest classical music making by way of its 5th Annual “Classical Musicians of Holland” concert, featuring prize-winning young musicians performing chamber music by beloved compositional greats such as Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Mozart alongside compelling works by less familiar composers, Alexandre Guilmant, Joseph Jongen, Peter Kiesewetter.
Doors at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
“Her lyrics are sexy, witty and sharp” –The Chicago Tribune
“A spunky singer-songwriter with a sense of swing to match her sense of humor.” –The Boston Globe
“Her smoky vocals recall Nina Simone and Billie Holiday, while her wit as a songwriter is in the spirit of Cole Porter.” -NPR
“Blanton rallies spirits in ‘Buck Up,’ a bright, John Print-worthy folk song…a singalong for the disputed and downcast, urging everyone within earshot to persevere.” -Rolling Stone
Presented by Monqui
Doors at 7:00pm
2018 has seen Cub Sport undergo a transformation from local indie band to global pop powerhouse. While it has been an astronomical year of musical wins for the band – including the entirely independent release of their sophomore album BATS and sold out shows around the world – the most striking part of their rise has been the way they’ve used their platform to share a message of love, encouraging and inspiring people all around the world to live their truth and love themselves.
Doors at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
Doors at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
Atmospheric and mesmeric, this music is almost too difficult to describe in words and must be heard to be believed. The most advanced forms of throat-singing come from Tuva, and the members of Chirgilchin are among the best and most accomplished throat-singers in all of Tuva.
Doors at 7:30pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
Mercedes Ruíz, one of the most esteemed dancers in Spain today and winner of such respected flamenco dance awards as the Critics Award at the Jerez Festival and the Exhibition Award at the Seville Biennial, has been performing professionally since the age of seven, touring across Europe, Asia, and to the Eastern United States. In 2003 she started her own company, Compañia Mercedes Ruíz, and has created eight productions together with her husband, Santiago Lara. Flamenco guitar virtuoso, composer, and producer Santiago Lara is without a doubt one of the most important names in the new generation of flamenco guitarists. He has received some of the most prestigious flamenco guitar awards including that of the Seville Biennial and the National Flamenco Art of Córdoba Award. The couple will present their latest collaboration for Portland audiences on May 19th.
Doors at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
Distinguished by close harmonies, catchy melodies and potent lyricism, the T Sisters have created a refreshing brew of indie-folk/Americana music. Blood sisters Erika, Rachel and Chloe Tietjen flow seamlessly between styles and moods, from roots to pop and sassy to sincere, captivating listeners with their eclectic sound and soaring harmonies.
Mix three singer-songwriters, several stringed instruments, and a variety of percussive techniques, and you get Five Letter Word. This Portland, OR-based trio of powerful women includes Leigh Jones (guitar, percussion), Clara Baker (fiddle, guitar, banjo) and Audra Nemir (bass), blending their signature harmonies into songs from folk to bluegrass to blues and beyond. Recent winners of the 2018 Northwest String Summit Band Competition, Five Letter Word takes inspiration from the harmonic tradition of groups like the Wailin’ Jennys, Dixie Chicks, and The Wood Brothers, and add their own special flair to create a sound that is “uniquely infectious” and a show that is “delightful, with a few unexpected twists.”
Watch new official video “Get Back”
Doors at 7pm.
Local Jazz vocalist and troubadour David Watson brings his supreme band of all-stars to celebrate Bebop N Beyond! Monk, Miles, Mingus, Mulligan, and More! Starring Pete Petersen (sax), Lee Wuthinow (sax), Mary-Sue Tobin (sax), Paul Mazzio (trumpet), Stan Bock (trombone), Mark Vehrencamp (tuba), Paul Paresa (keys), Ed Bennett (bass), Ed Pierce (drums). Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a Portland jazz legend at the historic Old Church Concert Hall.
Doors at 7pm
EAST FOREST has been the leader of underground ‘sound healing’ ceremonies around the world since 2008. Using music as a tool, he has trailblazed the field of organic tech, building bridges between the digital and natural world. Being fully independent and playing in the private shadows allowed the sound of East Forest to emerge: an emotional and spacious musical lexicon with a sound that took shape out of a practical need to play solo for five to six hours while guiding a room full of listeners in deep meditation. Live looping and layered keyboard melodies filled the musical space while angelic vocals and original field recordings floated above.“East Forest is tied to both nature and to everyday urban life, giving it the qualities of a sort of ethereal and mystical modern-day fairytale. It’s just blissful.”(NPR)
Presented by Monqui
Doors at 7:00pm
About Tim Baker
Doors & Live music with house band Tonight’s Special at 7pm
Stories at 8pm
Urban Tellers® is a unique form of devised theater with 6 tellers who have worked hard to approach their stories with courage, dignity, and humor — no scripts, no notes, no net. These Urban Tellers® shows are making a positive impact on the lives of people in our community by giving ordinary people to practice a fundamental human right: To Be Heard. Be a part of this revolution of listening. Come and listen someone into being.
Presented by Monqui
Doors at 7pm
Imagine being forced from your home. Imagine being sent to a prison camp with no trial, and no promise of release. Imagine all this happened simply because of the language you speak, the shade of your skin, or the roots of your family tree. For over 120,000 Japanese-Americans this was a reality during World War II. It’s a reality that Kishi Bashi seeks to reckon with on his latest release Omoiyari.
Presented by PDX Jazz
Doors at 6:30
Doors at 7pm | All Ages | Bar w/ID | All Sales Are Final
Paris Chansons is an exciting French band with a global twist based in Los Angeles! Recently featured on the news in France, they are known for their original renditions of French favorites from Aznavour, Dassin, Piaf, Macias, Adamo, Dalida, all the way to contemporary artists like Zaz. Their exhilarating performances are punctuated with gypsy jazz standards as well as classics in Russian, Italian, and other languages.
Presented by TOC
Doors at 7pm
The critically acclaimed progressive string band Nefesh Mountain ingeniously blends Bluegrass and Old-Time musical stylings with cultural influences from their own Jewish heritage, reimagining a world of American roots music that is all their own. Leaders and husband and wife team Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff are at the heart of the band, pioneering this new genre alongside band members Alan Grubner, Dave Goldenberg, and Max Johnson.
Their music, called “Highly eclectic” by Rolling Stone, and “Crisp, refined, timeless Bluegrass” by The Bluegrass Situation is complete with the kind of musically adept string virtuosity and through composed arrangements one would hope for from a dynamic newgrass band. Their original songs, whether drawing influence from the Bluegrass, Old-Time, Celtic, Jazz, or folk traditions are all “Songs of the heart” for writers Eric and Doni, and collectively work to spread the beautiful messages of diversity, oneness, and equality for our world today.
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