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Daily Email - Thursday - 5/8/2025

May 08, 2025

ZZ Top combines Texas blues, hot rod energy, lengthy beards, and turbocharges it with gritty anthems. Win tickets to their show at Edgefield in August to witness these cultural institutions.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • The Portland Rose Festival kicks off with a fireworks show on May 23. Enter to win a 4-pack of tickets for the opening night of City Fair and be one of the first to reach the top of the ferris wheel overlooking the waterfront.*

  • Aussie architect PhaseOne has been welding metalcore riffs to electronic chaos since 2013, and British bass wizard Badklaat treats subwoofers like punching bags. Get tickets to see the two heavyweights at 45 East in July.

  • L7’s heavy cocktail of punk, metal, noise, and pop hooks helped birth the grunge genre. Don’t miss the legends at Crystal Ballroom on August 21.

  • Adrianne Lenker’s voice can make you nostalgic for heartbreaks you haven’t even had yet. Get tickets to Big Thief at Edgefield on September 19 (and bring a box of tissues).

  • Internet-age fever dream Bladeee brings the Martyr Tour to Crystal Ballroom for a dose of cloud rap, hyperpop, EDM.

PODCASTS COMING TO TOWN

Photo: Endless Honeymoon

True crime junkies, comedy fiends, pop-culture scholars, and armchair philosophers-this is your Coachella. Take your fandom to the next level and experience your favorite podcasters outside of your headphones.

THIS WEEKEND

🦎 The Jesus Lizard

Tonight & Tomorrow @ Revolution Hall (7PM)

Rock collective The Jesus Lizard released their first new album in decades last year. You’ll regret not knocking them off your bucket list, so get last-minute tickets.

🤘 Grails

Tomorrow @ Mississippi Studios (9PM)

Experimental rock institution and Portland natives Grails are gearing up to drop a new album on May 16. Hear some new tracks live tomorrow night!

🤠 Whitey Morgan

Tomorrow @ Star Theater (7PM)

Country music often gets lost in a sea of pop-infused gloss, Whitey Morgan is the rebel we need. This band isn't about glitz or glamour; they're about raw, unfiltered honky tonk.

🎤 Ryan Adams

Saturday @ Newmark Theatre (8PM)

Ryan Adams delivers his alt-country, rock, acoustic heartbreakers, and synth-soaked anthems to the Newmark Theatre this Saturday.

🎶 Nothing, Nowhere.

Saturday @ Hawthorne Theatre (8PM)

Emo and hip-hop collide in an unlikely combination with Nothing, Nowhere. His DIY ethos is the real deal-writing, producing, and performing everything himself.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Did you know that there are outdoor dance parties at parks around the city? The next event will be at Laurelhurst Park on May 21, but keep tabs on other upcoming dance parties on their Instagram!

  • The Belmont Street Fair in September is officially looking for vendors! Mark your calendars and sign up to participate.