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Daily Email - Friday - 7/18/2025

July 18, 2025

Expect buttery falsettos, tight grooves, and outfits your dad wore better at Durand Jones & The Indicators at Crystal Ballroom on October 27. The velvet-voiced soul crew who made slow dancing cool again are headed back on tour! Win tickets!

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Get your velvet, lace, and feelings ready! Fleetwood Dreams is spinning into town for one night of Stevie-soaked, Rumours-fueled magic starring Brigitta next week at Star Theater.*

  • Blessthefall is back and they’re not here to whisper-sing you to sleep, they’re here to scream you awake. The metalcore mainstays are reuniting with a vengeance at Wonder Ballroom on September 10.

  • Since the 80s, these UK punk legends have been slamming out blistering anthems that punch up, question everything, and still somehow make you want to dance in a crusty circle pit. Don’t miss Subhumans at Star Theater on November 5.

  • R&B singer Jmsn brings velvet vocals, late-night grooves, and slow-burn soul to Mississippi Studios on November 22.

  • With rich, radiant sound rooted in South African tradition, Ladysmith Black Mambazo blends Zulu song, movement, and joy into something that feels sacred and deeply alive. Experience it live at Aladdin Theater in March!

THE BEST ICE CREAM IN PORTLAND

The sun’s out, your willpower’s gone, and we made you a guide to the coldest, creamiest, drippiest ice cream spots around. From classic scoops to freaky flavors, this list is your summer sugar map. Go ahead and get sticky.

CHAMPS SPORTS PRESENTS:

RUNNING COMMUNITY FINDS NEW HOME

The celebration starts with a run. Champs Sports Grand Opening at Washington Square kicks off Saturday, July 26 with a 8AM Champs Run Club Community Run Powered by Nike. All paces welcome — just show up, run, and stay for the party. After your cooldown, enjoy a full day of live music, in-store customization, curated gear drops, and a retail experience built around movement and community.*

COMING UP

🎥 Summer Bummer Double Feature

Saturday @ Hollywood Theatre (7PM)

Summer Bummer returns, and this year it’s drenched in blood, grindhouse glory, and pure celluloid sleaze. Legendary director Bill Lustig (Maniac, Vigilante) will be there in the flesh, hosting a 35mm double feature so raw it might leave a scar.

🌼 Blossom & Bounty

Sunday @ Lan Su Annex (10AM)

Blossom & Bounty is your new Sunday ritual, a vibrant summer market series celebrating AANHPI makers, artists, and food vendors every week.

🐝 SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE

Monday @ Holocene (7PM)

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE sounds like a dream you’re not sure you survived.
Blending shoegaze haze, noise freakouts, and woozy bedroom pop, their live set feels like falling into a beautiful glitch.

🎤 Mei Semones

Monday @ Polaris Hall (7PM)

Mei Semones makes music that floats, a bilingual blend of jazz, indie pop, and delicate heartbreak that feels like reading poetry in a sunbeam.

🤠 Luke Winslow-King

Monday @ The Showdown (8PM)

With a voice soaked in Southern soul and a slide guitar that sings the blues, Luke Winslow-King’s live set moves from back-porch ballads to foot-stompin’ rock ‘n’ roll revival.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Feel like a good time tomorrow? Hit up the free rooftop party tomorrow at 10 Barrel Brewing with a live DJ!

  • Robby Hoffman is coming in hot, and if you’re not ready, that’s a you problem. The stand-up fireball brings rapid-fire rants, queer chaos, and sharp, unfiltered takes to Aladdin Theater on October 6.