Win tickets for Kennedy School’s NYE Bash for champagne toasts, balloon drops, and live music in two rooms performed by The Saloon Ensemble and Family Mystic.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Band of Skulls is teaming up with Ghostwoman for a night of bluesy riffs and fuzzy psych at Dante’s on March 21.

• After a long damn pause, Girl in a Coma is back, and they’re still shredding hearts with punk sneer, indie soul, and a voice that cuts like a switchblade. Get tickets for April 3 at Mississippi Studios.

• It’s emo, it’s post-hardcore, it’s whatever label helps you cope. Don’t miss Microwave at Roseland Theater on April 4.

• Dry Cleaning is coming through with their deadpan poetry, tangled post-punk, and the kind of basslines that make your brain feel weird (in a good way).

• Grammy-nominated artist Forrest Frank is bringing his sunshine gospel-soul-pop thing to the Moda Center stage on July 11.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY

Fun doesn’t have to cost a dime — we rounded up the best free events coming up in Portland. Live music, NYE events, free markets, and more.

• HOWLIN MIC @ The Chinese Cowboy

• HOLIDAY BAT MARKET @ Academy Theater

• NEW YEAR’S EVE @ Xport Lounge

• FREE WINE TASTINGS @ Mantel PDX

• NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOW @ Lay Low

• LIVE JAZZ @ Living Room Wines

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• Promote your holiday event with DoPDX and reach thousands of locals looking for festive things to do. From markets to light shows, we’ll help you sell tickets, boost buzz, and pack the house.

• Real ones know: Euphoria at The Get Down is Portland’s new monthly queer dance party, and January 9th is serving full Wicked fantasy. Come by broom or bubble.

• The Portland Parks Foundation is releasing the cutest series of local park posters that would be a perfect gift for a nature lover or wall decor aficionado.

• 40 years ago, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Wil Wheaton united to film the iconic Stand By Me. This March, they return live at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall for a special screening.

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