Some people wake up on a Saturday and choose peace. Maybe a little yoga (I opt for a 5-minute stretching routine). Maybe a sensible breakfast (orrrr coffee on an empty stomach). Do better than me.

You’re the kind of person who sees Bloody Mary Festival and thinks, mmm celery! A room full of spicy, over-the-top, garnish-stacked masterpieces at The Redd on May 30? Get in for free!

JUST ANNOUNCED

• We’re sending you to a matinee ripper at Swan Dive on April 26 with Silver Medal, Queen Rodeo, and P.A. Holmes—aka three bands perfectly suited for beers before sunset. Win tickets!

• British rock band Bôa is pulling up to Wonder Ballroom like it’s 2001, and your feelings are about to get absolutely wrecked again. Get tickets for June 20.

• The Body is coming to Mississippi Studios in July, which is great news if you’ve been craving a full-body existential crisis set to distortion. You game?

• Jack Bensinger sits somewhere in that indie-folk/slowcore lane, leaning more toward Elliott Smith than anything polished or overproduced. Get tickets for Mississippi Studios on August 15.

• Dive headfirst into the “deep end” with Julia Wolf on the Deep End World Tour, splashing into Wonder Ballroom in October.

RECORD STORE DAY IS COMING UP

Record stores are more than just places to buy music; they are cultural hubs, sanctuaries for audiophiles, and vital threads in the fabric of local communities. Record Store Day is basically Portland’s Super Bowl for vinyl heads. What will you be eyeing this year?

THIS WEEKEND

LOCALS ONLY

• The Shady Pines Music Festival lineup has been announced! Federale, Hippie Death Cult, Cherry Cheeks, Johnny Franco, and more local faves will be spending July 16-19 at Camp Tasty’s.

• Who are the hottest local bands in the scene right now? Willamette Week asked, and you answered. Now, you can get tickets to the showcase at Mississippi Studios on May 1.

• Academy Theater is doing 4/20 correctly: a Baked Market packed with VHS, vinyl, and cookies, followed by a Dazed and Confused screening.

• Relive the drama, the side-eyes, and the most chaotic friend group of the 2000s at a Laguna Beach reunion watch party at Jackie’s on April 10. And for those reality TV haters…it’s sociology, okay??

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