AFRAID was formed in a damp, spider-infested basement at the bottom of Munjoy Hill during the summer of 2013. Since then, founding members Jakob Battick and Ryan Cutler have guided…
Steve Albini, Todd Trainer, and Bob Weston started the rock band Shellac in 1992 and have been putting out records and playing shows together ever since. This is the band’s…
INTER ARMA‘s music resists generalization and categorization, but if there’s one thing that’s consistently true, it’s that the VA quintet possesses an unparalleled sense of…
Hailing from the small stretch of coastline where New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts meet, OURBIGBAND is an amalgamation of the region’s finest musical talent. Whether performing well-aged…
“The best party band in years” (NPR), Red Baraat has drawn worldwide praise for its singular sound—a merging of hard driving North Indian Bhangra with elements of…
The one-day music & arts festival returns to Portland! More than 60 bands, writers, and comedians perform across 8 venues up and down Congress St. Participating venues include SPACE, Empire,…
Andrew W.K. is pleased to announce The Power of Partying, his first nationwide speaking tour, spanning the entire country with stops in all 50 U.S. states. Each evening…
Minibeast, the brainchild of Peter Prescott (Mission of Burma, Volcano Suns), makes their Portland debut alongside a stellar mix of local heavies. Minibeast is a genre-bending, largely…
DJ JONATHAN TOUBIN is bringing the world’s most popular soul party back to Portland. GET DOWN… all night long to the extra-exceptional, explosive, and exquisite original…
Boston’s garage-rock heroes Idiot Genes return to Portland on the heels of their new record on Midnight Werewolf Records, Oof Bonk. They’ll be joined by professional sludge weirdos Cadaverette,…
