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Daily Email - Friday - 6/20/2025

June 20, 2025

Forget apple pie and sparklers, prepare for a night for bass drops and “YEAH!”s when Lil Jon performs a special 4th of July concert at the Oregon State Fair. Enter to win tickets!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Claude VonStroke's tracks are laced with playful samples, chunky basslines, and left-field sonic curveballs. Catch him for a late-night show at The Den on August 8.

  • With a discography that swings from country-tinged soul-searching to 3 a.m. existential ballads, don’t miss Noah Cyrus at Crystal Ballroom on September 21.

  • Guerilla Toss is a fever dream of dance-punk, art-rock, and cosmic funk. Get tickets to see them live at Mississippi Studios on September 26.

  • Trevor Hall crafts a sonic vision board of folk, roots-rock, and reggae. Get enlightened at the Monsoon Nights Tour at Revolution Hall on September 30.

  • The reigning kings of rock’s storytelling underbelly are teaming up for a show at Aladdin Theater on November 7. Don’t miss Patterson Hood with Craig Finn!

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UPCOMING COMEDY SHOWS

Ready to laugh so hard you’ll question your core strength? Say hello to our handpicked comedy lineup—where punchlines land faster than a TikTok trend and the only thing canceled is your bad mood. From stand-up renegades who roast everything (including themselves) to improv squads that make “Whose Line” look like amateur hour, this list is your golden ticket to serotonin city.

THIS WEEKEND

🤠 Jon Pardi

Tomorrow @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater (4:30PM)

If you want country music that tips its hat to tradition but isn’t afraid to spike the punch, Jon Pardi’s your guy.

🎵 Valerie June

Tomorrow @ Revolution Hall (8PM)

Valerie June’s music is a glorious patchwork quilt stitched together from psychedelic folk, country soul, bluegrass, blues, symphonic pop, and whatever other genres she found lying around the house.

😂 Alex Edelman

Tomorrow @ Aladdin Theater (7PM)

Alex Edelman is the millennial comic who masters being smart, self-deprecating, and sneakily deep. Get last-minute tickets to his What Are You Going To Do Tour.

🔥 Earth, Wind & Fire

Sunday @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater (8PM)

Earth, Wind & Fire is the band that made disco cool, funk cosmic, and bell bottoms a spiritual experience. These groove scientists didn’t just ask if you remember the 21st night of September, they made sure you’d never forget it.

🎸 Matteo Mancuso

Sunday @ Aladdin Theater (8PM)

Italian jazz guitarist and composer Matteo Mancuso brings his impressive no-pick electric guitar style to Portland.

LOCALS ONLY

  • A new food pod labeled the Delta Carts opened on North Hayden Meadows Drive on Tuesday. Check out what carts you can expect to find!

  • Coffee Beer is hosting a 4th of July party on the 5th featuring pop-ups, food, slushies, hot dogs, and more!