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Daily Email - Friday - 8/15/2025

If Bon Iver moved to the beach and learned how to smile again, you’d get Hollow Coves.
Their harmonies are basically therapy, and we’ve got free tickets to see them live at Topaz Farm on September 7.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Secure your tickets for a drag brunch at Mis Tacones on September 13 featuring iconic queens, a buffet-style brunch, and a Mexican Independence Day celebration!

  • Amigo the Devil sings murder ballads you weirdly want at your wedding. Lucero sounds like whiskey-soaked heartbreak in a Memphis dive bar. Together? Get tickets to hear alt-country for the beautifully unhinged at McDonald Theatre on October 11.

  • An inclusive dance party with a bedtime? This is what we’ve been waiting for. Get tickets for Earlybirds Club at Wonder Ballroom on December 13.

  • Marissa Nadler makes ghost-folk for people who romanticize fog. Her voice drifts like smoke, her songs hit like dreams you don’t fully trust. Catch the vibe at Show Bar on March 25.

  • Eliza McLamb writes songs like ripped-out diary pages. It’s folk-pop with teeth, delivered by someone who’s been paying attention. See her live at Aladdin Theater on April 1.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY

The free events this summer are stacked. We’re talking an India Festival full of flavor, a no-chill block party, a full-blown fest and a parade, plus PDX POP NOW bringing the local music heat. Zero dollars, maximum fun.

THIS WEEKEND

🪣 Buckethead

Tomorrow @ Roseland Theater (7:30PM)

Buckethead is a one-man guitar monster, melting faces with 300+ albums of pure chaos. No one knows what dimension he lives in, but for one night, it’s yours.

🌴 Tropidelic & Shwayze

Tomorrow @ The Get Down (8PM)

Tropidelic brings the funk-reggae-brass madness. Shwayze brings the sun-soaked charm and hits you still know every word to. Together? It’s beach-bum energy with mosh pit potential.

🎤 Ethel Cain

Tomorrow @ Edgefield (7PM)

Ethel Cain makes music like a haunted chapel feels - sacred, eerie, and absolutely unskippable. Her live show isn’t just a concert, it’s a slow-burning sermon for sad girls and sinners.

😂 Solomon Georgio

Sunday @ Mississippi Studios (8PM)

Solomon Georgio tells jokes like he’s daring you not to laugh. It’s high-fashion stand-up with zero filter and maximum shade. Prepare to be lovingly roasted.

🎶 Charlie Cunningham

Sunday @ Polaris Hall (7PM)

Charlie Cunningham doesn’t need noise to level you, just a nylon-string guitar, a whisper of reverb, and lyrics that hit like a breakup text at midnight.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Don’t miss the Jade International Night Market this Saturday, featuring over 100 vendors and 5 hours of performances.

  • The Portland Mercury is hiring a news reporter! Don’t sleep on this opportunity to work at the coolest paper in town.

  • Enjoy fresh fish by the waterfront at Hayden Island’s new restaurant Pal’s. With a 250-seat patio, 3 fire pits, and a stage for live performances, this could be your new summer hangout.