Briscoe brings their Heat of July Tour to The Showdown on January 24. Folk-rock shaped by West Texas landscapes and life on the road. Throw your name in for a chance to catch the show. Enter to win!*

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• Does your brain want metal, but your soul wants mushrooms? Get tickets to see Lespecial at The Den on March 14.

• Brigitte Calls Me Baby sounds like a black-and-white movie scored by The Smiths and fronted by a heartthrob from 1963. Get tickets for the Irreversible Tour hitting Holocene on April 26.

• If you like your folk ethereal and your emotions unresolved, don’t miss Angelo de Augustine at Polaris Hall on May 5.

• Blending emo, hip-hop, and sadboi energy, Powfu is bringing his bedroom-born bangers to Portland at Wonder Ballroom in May.

• Diggy Graves is carving out a sound that’s part trap and part punk. Secure tickets for the No Vacancy Tour at Wonder Ballroom in August.

JANUARY TOP PICKS

January’s got range…like Dirty Dancing in Concert to The Antlers-level range. Our top picks include Howie Day, Typhoon, Brad Williams, and more excuses to leave your house (on purpose). We know it’s dark, but try your best.

THIS WEEKEND

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• The first Indigenous Marketplace of 2026 is coming to the Central Eastside on February 7. Shop handmade originals and celebrate community!

• Girl dinner is getting her moment as The Social Spoon offers a curated spread of small plates, cocktails, and easy, social dining every Tuesday.

• It’s last call for martinis and fondue at longstanding Nob Hill neighbors Urban Fondue and Bartini. The connected businesses will close for good on February 22.

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