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Daily Email - Thursday - 8/28/2025

August 28, 2025

The Best Day Ever Festival is taking over Edgefield on September 13+14 with performances from Aminé, Thundercat, Smino, Zack Fox, and more. Enter to win passes!

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Two days. Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Damian & Stephen Marley, Iration, Cypress Hill, + 40 more. Reggae Rise Up Oregon is the festival for sunshine, vibes, and movement.*

  • Charlie Parr plays the blues like he’s lived a hundred lifetimes. Good for you, he’s coming to Trout Lake Hall for two nights on October 10+11. You can also catch him at The Showdown on October 12.

  • ATLiens show up masked, bass-heavy, and ready to melt subwoofers. The trap duo’s sets feel like close encounters of the filthy kind. Get tickets for two nights at 45 East.

  • Jay Som turns bedroom pop into widescreen daydreams. Lush, lo-fi, and totally magnetic, she’s back on tour with a show at Aladdin Theater on December 20.

  • The Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour is where bull riding meets pure chaos. 8 seconds of adrenaline, dirt, and glory. Cowboy up, it’s rolling into town on January 6.

THE BEST LATE-NIGHT HANGS

Photo: The Goodfoot

Discover Portland after dark with our Late Night Guide — your go-to list for the best late-night eats, drinks, and hidden gems the city has to offer. Whether you're chasing craft cocktails, midnight ramen, or a dance floor that doesn’t quit, we’ve got you covered.

THIS WEEKEND

✍️ Spellling

Tomorrow @ Wonder Ballroom (8PM)

Spellling crafts otherworldly pop that feels part fairy tale, part séance. Step into her dreamworld for the night.

🤠 Mipso

Tomorrow @ Mississippi Studios (9:30PM)

Mipso spins harmonies and fiddle lines into indie-folk gold. Get tickets for rootsy and warm tunes made for late summer nights.

🎸 Will Hoge

Saturday @ Polaris Hall (8PM)

Will Hoge delivers heart-on-sleeve rock ’n’ roll with Southern grit, equal parts dive bar stomp and front porch soul.

🎧 Adrian Quesada 

Saturday @ The Get Down (9PM)

Adrian Quesada (of Black Pumas fame) is spinning deep cuts, grooves, and psych-soul gems all night. A rare chance to hear the maestro offstage and in full control.

🎶 The Prids

Saturday @ Mississippi Studios (9PM)

Portland’s own The Prids deliver dark, driving post-punk that hits somewhere between heartbreak and catharsis. A hometown set not to miss.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Don’t miss the first annual St. Johns Music Festival from September 5-7, featuring dozens of live performances for FREE at venues across the neighborhood.

  • Enjoy workshops, tours, lectures, and events—all celebrating STEAM education at OMSI’s Oregon Science Festival from September 13-14.

  • Catch A Goofy Movie at Holly Farm Park tomorrow and Beetlejuice at Woodstock Park on Saturday as the last installments of Portland Park’s outdoor summer movie series.