Win Tickets ($25+): Reeble Jar @ The Goodfoot | Funk, Blues, Acid Jazz, Tribal

We are giving away two pairs of tickets to see Reeble Jar at The Goodfoot on Saturday, February 18. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, February 17.

FREE PORTLAND MUSIC: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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From our sponsors at The Goodfoot:
Reeble Jar @ The GoodfootReeble Jar
Saturday, February 18
9 p.m. | $7 | 21+

The Goodfoot
2845 SE Stark Street
More Info: thegoodfoot.com

A sublime fusion of funk, blues, acid jazz, tribal rhythms and hot breakbeats, Reeble Jar genuinely represents the Pacific Northwest through their unique and original music. Hailing from Eugene, Oregon, these five talented individuals have embarked on a musical mission of groove and unity, intertwining a full spectrum of sound connoisseurs along the way.

Seducing a jazz club one night and electrifying a warehouse party the next, Reeble Jar’s dynamic versatility will get any crowd moving. Guaranteed. …. Reeble Jar has performed with: Michael Franti & Spearhead, Karl Denson and The Greyboy Allstars, Blackalicious, Kyle Hollingsworth, Michael Travis, Steve Kimock, Melvin Seals and JGB, Fareed Haque, Radioactive, Garaj Mahal, JJ Grey & Mofro, DJ Logic, Skerik, The Bridge, George Porter Jr., Blue Turtle Seduction, Pnuma Trio, The Zen Tricksters, The Everyone Orchestra, and shared the stage with many others.

Win Tickets ($50): Rockbox + Gaycation Dance Parties @ Holocene | Electronic, Old School, Hip-Hop

We are giving away tickets for you and four friends to attend ROCKBOX on Friday, February 17 and GAYCATION on Saturday, February 18 at Portland’s Holocene. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend and which show. Winners will be drawn and emailed Friday, February 17.

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From our sponsors at Holocene:
ROCKBOX @ HoloceneROCKBOX
Friday, February 17
9 p.m. | $5 | 21+

Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
www.holocene.org

ROCKBOX is a dance party. Pure and Simple. The triumvirate of DJ KEZ (KBOO, THE FIX), Matt Nelkin (KPSU), and Dundiggy (THE FIX) play a masterfully blended mix of fun, dance oriented Hiphop, R&B, and Old School Electro with a dash of Bmore, Dancehall, 80s, and House thrown in for good measure. Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets ($50): Flirt @ BodyVox Dance Center | African Cultural Mating Dances, Art, Poetry

We are giving away a pair of tickets to Flirt on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at BodyVox Dance Center. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, February 17.

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From our sponsors at BodyVox:
FLIRT @ BodyvoxFlirt: An Homage To Love by Luciana Proano
Saturday, February 18
7 p.m. | All Ages
Tickets are $15-$25
Purchase Tickets at lucianaproano.com

BodyVox Dance Center
1201 NW 17th Avenue

“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love”

Any time is good to quote Martin Luther King but it happens to be February, so let’s celebrate Love and Black History. I will share with you mating dances that have had their origins in African culture and are at various degrees of separation in the genealogical tree.

I have carefully chosen award winning dancers well versed in the traditional cultures of Perú, Cuba, Argentina and the US. I have made a diverse selection of Peruvian and US poetry that will deeply move you. Read the rest of this entry »

Watch Portland Trail Blazers @ Golden State Warriors: Preview, LaMarcus Aldridge Injury, Food & Drink Specials

One question? Shouldn’t they change the name to the Oakland Warriors? Would be so much better. Tonight’s game starts at 7PM on CSN & ESPN. If you do not have cable or want a good Portland establishment to enjoy with friends, here are several suggestions from our sponsors.

Watch Trailblazers Games in Portland:

Tanker Bar (Se Hawthorne & 48th) | (503) 445-4635 | More info: tankerbar.com
Tanker Bar will be playing all games on their 6 large LCD TVs. $1 Pabst during all Blazers & Football games, and $1 off Nachos during all games. 15 beers on tap, Buckhunter, free popcorn.

Blitz (Ladd, Pearl, Tigard, NW 21) | More info: blitzbarpdx.webs.com
Blitz's FOUR locations will be happening as always with tons of televisions, drinks specials, and games (ping pong, shuffleboard, buckhunters, horseshoes in Tigard, and more).

East Burn (East Burnside & 18th) | (503) 236-2876 | More info: www.theeastburn.com
East Burn will have the game on a large projection screen on their heated patio and also downstairs. Recess discount menu from 3-6PM. They  have daily drink specials (pdf of specials here). 

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Preview - Portland Trail Blazers @ Golden State:  Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets ($50+): Big Head Todd & The Monsters @ Crystal Ballroom | Performing Their 1990s Album ‘Midnight Radio’ In Its Entirety

We are giving away a pair of tickets to see Big Head Todd & The Monsters on Friday, February 17, 2012 at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, February 17.

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From our sponsors at Crystal Ballroom:
g Head Todd @ Crystal BallroomBig Head Todd & The Monsters w/ Roger Clyne
Friday, February 17
8 p.m. doors | 9 p.m. show
$25 advance | $27 day of show
21 and over
More Info & Tickets: www.mcmenamins.com

Crystal Ballroom

1332 W. Burnside Street

Diehard BHTM fans know the band’s 1990 Midnight Radio to be one of its most emblematic and timeless releases. Todd and the guys will be performing the entire album in its entirety at the Portland show, something they are doing at only a handful of locations on this tour. Don’t miss a chance to hear some of the band’s earliest works performed live!

Big Head Todd and The Monsters’ ninth studio album Rocksteady finds the veteran Colorado band returning to their DIY roots and forging into surprising musical territory. Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets ($20): Just People Black & White Party w/ Ben Union @ Star Theater | CD Release, Stilt Walkers, Live Art

We are giving away a pair of tickets to attend Just People’s Black & White Party at Star Theater on Saturday, February 18, 2012. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, February 17.

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From our sponsors at Just People:
Black and White Party, Just PeopleJust People Black & White Party
Saturday, February 18
Doors 8 p.m. | Show 9 p.m.
$8 advance | $10 show
Purchase Tickets at Cascade Tickets

Star Theater
13 NW Sixth Avenue

February is right around the corner and that means it’s time for another big party brought to you by the Just People Family. Put away your masks and let your colorful faces shine upon a backdrop of your finest black and whites.

Entertainment for this evening will be provided by:

JUST PEOPLE: These boys are the dedicated offspring of a generation of movers and shakers. Take the eloquence of Bob Dylan, mixed with the sheer power of Led Zeppelin, add a dash of The Beatles and for a nice after taste throw in some Talking Heads. The result is best described by Darcy Wallace of the Oregon Voice: ¬Å“JUST PEOPLE are tough to pin down, but damn it, it just sounds so good.¬Â Read the rest of this entry »

Jon Lovitz @ Helium Comedy Club | The Wedding Singer, Saturday Night Live, The Producers

From our sponsors at Helium:
Jon Lovitz @ Helium Comedy Club PortlandJon Lovitz @ Helium Comedy Club
SE Ninth & Hawthorne Blvd.
Thursday, February 16 @ 8 p.m. (SOLD OUT)
Friday, February 17 @ 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 18 @ 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Tickets are $25-$30
For tickets and more information, please visit www.heliumcomedy.com/portland or call 888-64-FUNNY.

Lovtiz got his big break when he was invited to join the cast of Saturday Night Live. Immediately after learning that he’d been cast, Lovitz drove straight to Randy Bennett’s class and shouted, “I got it!” Upon hearing the news, Bennett burst out in tears. Lovitz remained part of the SNL cast for five years, from 1985-1990, and during that time he created some of the most memorable and inventive characters in the show’s history: Tommy Flanagan the Pathological Liar, Shakespeare ham Master Thespian, Hanukkah Harry, and impersonations of Michael Dukakis and Harvey Fierstein.

After leaving the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1990, Read the rest of this entry »