NASA has been waking up the astronauts on Artemis II with a new song every day. What songs would you choose? You know… since none of us will probably be astronauts, I think we should just discuss it among ourselves.

While we can’t send you to the moon, we can send you to see Phuture Phunk at White Owl Social Club on May 23. Enter to win!

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• An all-out 80s tribute lineup is taking over Alberta Abbey on May 16 for a benefit show supporting the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition. Get tickets for Blonde Aid: Dance For Democracy!*

• Head Automatica brought dance-punk realness to Brooklyn before rent cost more than your firstborn child. Now, they are bringing it to Holocene on June 2. Get tix!

• Is life art, or is art life? Brett Dennen’s new tour agrees with the latter. Get tickets for some easygoing folk coming to Aladdin Theater on June 14.

• Enter a trance when Infected Mushroom brings their late-night DJ set to The Den on July 24.

• Ramon Ayala is hitting Veterans Memorial Coliseum in November, and he’s bringing decades of norteño history with him. Secure tickets early!

SPRING AND SUMMER FESTIVALS

Spring showed up, and festivals followed.

We’re talking UFO sightings in broad daylight, hot air balloons taking over the sky, cider flowing like it’s a personality trait, and a Cinco de Mayo fiesta that goes way past “just one margarita.” Our Spring & Summer Festivals guide is your excuse to be outside and use your fancy Korean sunscreen.

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• Ecola State Park, one of the most popular areas on the Oregon Coast, is now reopened just in time for the sunny season!

• A city-wide battle of the bands continues at Franklin High School on April 17. Friends of Noise will be crowning the best teen band in June at Mississippi Studios. The kids are alright (kinda).

• We’re getting bizarre in St. John’s on May 9. The 19th Annual St. Johns Bizarre is a free day of music, crafts, beer, and food, a parade, and more!

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