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Daily Email - Tuesday - 5/20/2025

May 20, 2025

Indie-pop darlings Tennis are serving up retro vibes and catchy hooks like they're lobbing aces at Wimbledon. Enter to win tickets to their show with Real Estate at Grand Lodge!

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Don’t miss the unsung heroes of the 80’s when OMD comes to Grand Lodge on June 13. You can enter to win tickets on us!*

  • Whether you’re a die-hard fan or just here for the whiskey-soaked sing-alongs, get tickets to see Reckless Kelly on the Last Frontier Tour at Crystal Ballroom. Win tickets!*

  • Best known as the guitarist for metal band Neurosis, Steve Von Till is performing a solo show at Mississippi Studios this August.

  • Bay Area legend and godfather of hip-hop Too $hort just announced a show at Roseland Theater on August 9.

  • Alt-pop and cabaret-punk collide when Rio Romeo hits the stage at Polaris Hall in October for the Good Grief Tour. 

THINGS TO DO FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

Photo: Portland Rose Festival

Memorial Day weekend is calling, and it’s not asking if you want to “make the most of it,” it’s demanding you do. This is the unofficial start of summer, the three-day permission slip to ditch your inbox, and the annual reminder that yes, you do own shorts (somewhere).

COMING UP

⛸️ Cirque Du Soleil: Crystal

May 29 - June 1 @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7PM)

Cirque du Soleil’s CRYSTAL - a one-of-a-kind production that brings the circus arts to the ice for the very first time, will dazzle audiences with the adaptation of seven classic circus acts, taking the show into new territory. Win tickets!*

🎸 Dean Wareham

Tonight @ Mississippi Studios (8PM)

If you’ve ever floated through a Galaxie 500 record on a rainy drive, you know Dean Wareham’s music isn’t just a soundtrack, a mood ring for your soul.

🎛️ George Clanton

Tonight @ Revolution Hall (8PM)

George Clanton’s music is what happens when you feed vaporwave, trip-hop, and ‘90s pop into a blender, don’t miss the DIY kingpin with Slater.

🍋 Dope Lemon

Tomorrow @ Roseland Theater (7PM)

Slip into a silk robe, pour yourself a glass, let the world’s static fade into a haze of sun-drenched cool - and listen to Dope Lemon!

🎶 The War and Treaty

Tomorrow @ Revolution Hall (8PM)

Husband and wife duo, The War and Treaty, are preparing to belt, wail, and stomp their way straight into your heart.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Start planning your trip to Pendleton for the three-day country and folk music fest Jackalope Jamboree this June!

  • Food, vendors, music, and all-ages fun will shut down Mississippi Avenue for a street fair on July 12.

  • Rontom’s is hosting its last Sunday Sessions on May 25 with appearances from The Builders & The Butchers, Federale, and other favorites! Show up, it’s free!