If current events make you want to scream into a pillow (same), we’ve got something that might help.

The Emo vs Pop-Punk Myspace Music Video Party is coming to Dante’s on February 14. Win tickets to scream-sing with Blink-182, All Time Low, Metro Station, Simple Plan, and many more.

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• Delicate Steve is full of fuzz, twang, and telepathic jam energy. Get tickets for Mississippi Studios in March.

• Throwing Muses are back, still wired, still wild, still slicing through the dream-pop static like they never left the basement. Hear the new album, Moonlight Concessions, at Mississippi Studios in April.

• Poland’s most artful blasphemers are bringing their blackened spectacle to town, and it's gonna be loud enough to rattle your ancestors. Get tickets for Behemoth at Roseland Theater in April.

• It’s a full-blown freakwave revival: Talking Heads, Blondie, and Devo tribute night. Get tickets for Wonder Ballroom on April 25.

• The soft-spoken sorcerer of nylon strings is back — all fingerpicked philosophy and glacier-melt calm. Don’t miss José González in May at Wonder Ballroom.

UPCOMING COMEDY SHOWS

Whether you’re a connoisseur of razor-sharp wit or just here for the relatable “dating in 2026 is a dumpster fire” bits, these shows have you covered. Expect punchlines that land harder than your last situationship, and comedians who roast themselves (and, occasionally, brave audience members) with the kind of precision usually reserved for Gordon Ramsay in a bad mood.

• LOUIS KATZ @ HELIUM COMEDY CLUB

• RHYS NICHOLSON @ HELIUM COMEDY CLUB

• TRAUMAMATIZED COMEDY SHOW @ COVERT CAFE

• ANTHONY FUENTES @ HELIUM COMEDY CLUB

• CHRIS PORTER @ HELIUM COMEDY CLUB

• AKAASH SINGH @ REVOLUTION HALL

IN THE FUTURE

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• Hot off the presses! Portland Mercury’s Wiener Week will run from January 26 - February 1 with 46 $8 specials around the city.

• Drag meets deep state at I Want to Believe: The X-Files Drag Show.
  Clinton St Theater goes full Mulder & fabulous — wigs, aliens, and paranormal realness. Trust no one… except the queens.

• Oregon is gaining another sports team in 2026. This time, it’s women’s softball! The team, dubbed Portland Cascade, will begin playing this summer at Hillsboro Ballpark.

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