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June 11-15: Jesus Christ Superstar (Keller Auditorium. $23-$63.)
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
FOOD & DRINK
TRAVEL
OUTDOOR
FASHION
MUSIC & ARTS
LIFE
HOME & HOOD
CONCERT and EVENTS CALENDAR
June 11: Buzzcocks, Billy Talent, The Exploding Hearts (Berbati's. $13.50. 21+.)
Daniel Lanois (Aladdin. $22.50-$25.)
Tech Nine (Roseland. $17.)
Storm and the Balls (Dante's [every Wednesday]. $5.)
June 12: Goldfinger (Roseland. $15.)
New Pornographers & Cinerama (Aladdin. $14.)
Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart (Portland Art Museum. $18-$21.)
The Billies featuring Jessica Lurie (Fez Ballroom. $8. 21+.)
Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep (Berbati's Pan. $12. 21+.)
An Evening of Conversation and Music with Vince Gill (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $23-$35.)
June 13: Le Tigre, Aislers Set and King Cobra (Roseland. $12.)
Portland Arts Festival (PSU-South Park Blocks. .)
Lisa Germano (Aladdin. $14.)
Moody Blues (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $39.50-$99.50.)
The Dictators, The Forty-Fives, The Weaklings (Dante's. $12. 21+.)
DJ Cash Money (Ohm. $8. 21+.)
Nicola Conte & Ursula 1000 (Fez Ballroom. $10. 21+.)
The Meditations (Mount Tabor Pub. $15. 21+.)
Chip Davis & Mannheim Steamroller (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $22-$34.)
Portland Gay Men's Chorus 4th Annual Rainbow Ball (Crystal Ballroom. $10. 21+.)
June 13-Aug. 2: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Theater! Theatre! $23. 21+.)
June 14: Black and Blue, Sequel, Labansky (Roseland. $20. 21+.)
Ohm Record Tour with Afro-Mystic, DJ Rithma and J-Boogie (Fez Ballroom. $14.)
Yo La Tengo, The Clean (Crystal Ballroom. $15.)
Django Reinhardt Festival (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $18-$29.)
TV Eye, My Regrets, The Out Crowd (Dante's. $7.)
June 14-15: Robert Hunter (Aladdin. $22-$25.)
June 15: Alkaline Trio, One Man Army, The Start (Roseland. $11.)
June 17: David Lee Roth (Roseland. $33.50. 21+.)
Jets to Brazil, John Vanderslice. Whysall Lane (Berbati's. $12. 21+.)
Melt Banana, Numbers, Science of Yabra (Dante's. $8.50. 21+.)
June 18-19: John Hiatt & The Goners (Aladdin. $35-$38.)
June 18: Kung Fu USA, Pistuns, Minds (Berbati's Pan. $5.)
Cinematic Orchestra & Ninja Guests (B Complex. $12. 21+.)
June 19: Beck, Dashboard Confessional, The Black Keys (Rose Garden. $35.)
All Girl Summer Fun Band, The Apes (Blackbird. $6.)
Michael Penn (Dante's. $13.50-$15. 21+.)
NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $16-$32.)
Blur (Roseland. $25.)
June 20: Chris Isaak (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $32.50-$47.50.)
An Evening with the Dave Brubeck Quartet (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $24.)
Gemma Hayes, Josh Ritter (Dante's. $8. 21+.)
Curl Up and Die, Darkest Hour, Minus, Taken, Smara & Radiation 4 (Meow Meow. $8.)
Black Dog (Zeppelin Tribute band) (Roseland. $10.)
June 20-22: G.I. Joe's 200 CART Races (Portland International Raceway. $30-$78.)
June 20-21: ArtExplosion! Collaboration (PSU-Lincoln Performance Hall. $15.)
June 20-22: Blue's Clues Live: Blue's Birthday Party (Keller Auditorium. $15-$27.)
June 21: James Brown (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $38-$67.)
The Paperboys (Fez Ballroom. $12-$15.)
CKY, Revolution Smile, Leisure (Roseland. $12.)
Danny Barnes (Alberta Street Public House. $7.)
Dead Moon, Girl Trouble (Dante's. $8.)
Trainwreck featuring Kyle from Tenacious D, Joe Beebe and his Fist Full of Babies (Roseland. $10. 21+.)
Floater (Crystal Ballroom. $10-$12.)
June 22: My Way & The Highway Tour: Murs and PSC, Brothers Ali & BK1 and Omni (Meow Meow. $10.)
June 23: The Fall (Berbati's. $13. 21+.)
Trainwreck featuring Kyle from Tenacious D, Joe Beebe and His Fist Full of Babies, Conception (Wild Duck Music Hall. $10.)
The Jealous Sound, Crosstide, The Clarity Process (Nocturnal. $8.)
June 24: Tony Furtado (Alberta Street Public House. Cover.)
Dredg, Code 7, Woven, Strada (Meow Meow. $10.)
Jah Wobble, Systemwide (Berbati's. $10. 21+)
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Swords Projects, Kinski (Dante's. $13.50. 21+.)
June 25: Little Feat (Roseland. $21.50+ advance.)
Toast and Jam Showcase: Decapod Claw release party with Ainu, Yard Man Hurri, Mr. Purple, visuals by Ovid Media (Blackbird. $6.)
Dan Bern & the IJBC with Xavier Rudd (Berbati's. $13. 21+.)
Cesaria Evora (Aladdin. $38.50-$40.)
Evan Dando (Lola's Room. $15. 21+.)
June 26: Arrested Development (Roseland. $16.50.)
A Static Lullaby (Nocturnal. $8.)
June 27: Orchestra Baobob (Aladdin. $25-$28.)
The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower (Meow Meow. $6.)
Robert Cray (Crystal Ballroom. $25-$27. 21+.)
Ottmar Leibert, Luna Negra XL (Roseland. $21-$31. 21+.)
June 28: Lou Reed (Roseland. $45. 21+.)
Lyle Lovett (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $31.50-$49.50.)
Aceyalone, Eyedea, Prince Paul, Sleep (Crystal Ballroom. $15-$18.)
Japonize Elephants (Bitter End. $6.)
Jigsaw Jones, Tym Panic (Fez Ballroom. $6.)
Import Life Sport Compact Car Show (Portland Expo Center, www.teamimpulse. com. $17.)
"Like A Woman" Tour (PSU-Lincoln Performance Hall. $17.50.)
The Blood Brothers, Minus the Bear, These Arms Are Snakes, Communique (Nocturnal. $10.)
Umphrey's McGee (Aladdin. $12.)
June 28-29: NW String Summit featuring Yonder Mountain String Band (Horning's Hideout. $50.)
June 29: Yellowjackets, Acoustic Alchemy (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $21-$34.)
John Scofield, Maktub (Oregon Zoo. $12.)
Blonde Redhead, Buffalo Daughter (Crystal Ballroom. $15.)
Dr. Lester Thurow (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $26.50-$42.50.)
Rollins Band (Roseland. $20.)
july
July 1: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $34.)
Yardbirds (Roseland. $18. 21+.)
July 1-6, 8-13: Mamma Mia (Keller Auditorium. $29-$69.)
July 2: Joan Armatrading (Aladdin. $32.50-$35.)
Adema, E Town Concrete, Automatic Black (Roseland. $12.)
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra (B Annex. $15.)
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
July 3: Hoodoo Moon Blues Cruise (Portland Spirit. $20. 21+.)
Oregon Garden Summer Kickoff with The Clarks, Kimlai (Oregon Garden, Silverton. $5-$10.)
Zony Mash with horns, Syncopaint Septet (Fez Ballroom. $12-$15.)
Etta James and the Roots Band, Susan Tedeschi (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $27.)
Richard Buckner, Richmond Fontaine (Dante's. $8. 21+.)
Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues Band, Quetzal, Cyd Cassone, Ruthie Foster, Jody Williams with the Paris Slim Band, Walter Trout and the Radicals, David Jacobs-Strain, The North Mississippi All-stars (Tom McCall Waterfront Park. $15.)
July 4: Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Phil Upchurch, Bernard Purdie's Powerhouse, Phillip Walker, Anders Osborne, Papa Grows Funk, Pinetop Perkins, Dick Waterman, Fiona Boyes, Dylan Thomas-Vance, Delta Moon, Clarence Bucaro, Mitch Kashmar & Terry Robb, Jackie Payne, Steve Edmondson Band, Blueass, Northwest Soul Revue, Too Slim & The Taildraggers (Tom McCall Waterfront Park. $15.)
Afternoon Blues Cruise: Phillip Walk (Portland Spirit. $10.)
Great American Freakout (Crystal Ballroom. $16.)
Old Mill Blues: Susan Tedeschi, Taj Mahal & Hula Blues Band (Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend. $25.)
July 5: Hip-Hop Tonight 6 (Roseland. $12.)
Afternoon Blues Cruise: Eddie Kirkla (Portland Spirit. $10.)
Midnight Mambo Cruise (Portland Spirit. $20. 21+.)
Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Anders Osbourne, Bettye LaVette, Russel Batiste & Marc Pero, Bryan Lee, Henry Butler, The Texas Horns, North Buffalo & Roy Rogers with Steve Miller, Papa Grows Funk, Terry Evans, Michael Burks, Sean Costello (Tom McCall Waterfront Park. $15.)
Vandermark 5 (Fez Ballroom. $12-$15.)
Average White Band (Roseland. $18. 21+.)
July 6: Vans Warped Tour with Simple Plan, Dropkick Murphys, Andrew WK, more (Columbia Meadows. $30.)
Aloha Live! Featuring Willie K and Amy Hanaili'i Gilliom with guest Ernie Cruz Jr. (Oregon Zoo. $14.)
Waterfront Blues Festival featuring Etta James & the Roots Band, Joanna Connor, Susan Tedeschi, Del Ray, Steve James, Linda Hornbuckle, Chris Cain, Jackie Green Band, Jake Blair Band with Vicki Martinez, Mark Lemhouse, Mike Barfield Band with Chris Miller, Northwest Women in Blues (Tom McCall Waterfront Park. $15.)
Steve Winwood (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $33.)
July 7: The Thermals, KaitO, Irving, Koufax (Blackbird. $8.)
July 8: Mia Nicholson Jazz Quintet (Chinese Garden. $10, $8 members. 21+.)
July 9: Subdudes with Marcus Eaton and the The Lobby (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
July 10: Cradle of Filth, Shadows Fall, Killswitch, Engage, Sworn Enemy (Roseland. $20.)
Brand New, The Beautiful Mistake, Senses Fail, Moneen (Meow Meow. $10.)
Califone, Rilo Kiley, M. Ward, Brokeback, The Eternals (Aladdin. $12.50.)
Obo Addy (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
John Mayer, Counting Crows (Clark County Amphitheater. $35.50-$45.50.)
July 11: KUFO Rockfest with Korn, Disturbed (Columbia Meadows. $34.50.)
Ian Moore, Purusa (Roseland Grill. $10. 21+.)
RX Bandits, No Motiv, Fairweather, Northstar, All That's Left (Meow Meow. $10.)
High on Fire, Drunk Horse, Witch Mountain (Berbati's. $10. 21+.)
Hit Explosion (Crystal Ballroom. $10-$12. 21+.)
July 12: Rumble at the Roseland, Full Contact (Roseland. $22-$62.)
Electric Six, The Witches, Fireballs of Freedom (Dante's. $8. 21+.)
Richmond Fontaine (Alberta Street Public House. Cover.)
July 13: Dixie Chicks (Rose Garden. $35-$65.)
Spoon (Berbati's. $12. 21+.)
Roseanne Cash with Iris Dement (Oregon Zoo. $19.)
July 15: Ramsey y Los Montunos (Chinese Garden. $10, $8 members. 21+.)
July 16: Reggie and the Full Effect, Midtown, Motion City Soundtrack, A Static Lullaby (Roseland. $12.50.)
Bardo Pond, Kinski (Blackbird. $8.)
Psychograss (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
July 17: Sonny Landreth, Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
Longwave, StellaStar (Dante's. $10. 21+.)
Frederic Chiu (World Forestry Center, Miller Hall. $25.)
July 17-20: 2003 Piano Festival Northwest 4 Concert Series (World Forestry Center, Miller Hall. $45-$90.)
July 18: Peter, Paul & Mary (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $25-$39.50.)
Lifesavas CD Release Part featuring members of Blackalicious & Latryx (Roseland. $12.)
Afro Celt Sound System (Oregon Zoo. $15.)
Ozma, Piebald, Mae, The Format (Nocturnal. $12.)
Juana Zayas (World Forestry Center, Miller Hall. $25.)
July 19: The Raveonettes, The Warlocks, The Out Crowd (Dante's. $10. 21+.)
In Flames, Chimara, Soilwork, Unearth (Roseland. $15.)
Irish Tenors (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $50-$100.)
Jerome Lowenthal (World Forestry Center, Miller Hall. $25.)
July 21: Jackson Browne, Keb' Mo' and Steve Earle & The Dukes (Clark County Amphitheater. $32.50-$47.50.)
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, hultcenter.org. $46.)
July 22: Ben Lee, Fountains of Wayne (Dante's. $15. 21+.)
LaMotte and Jones Classical Duo (Chinese Garden. $10, $8 members. 21+.)
July 23: Fireballs of Freedom, Soledad Brothers (Dante's. $8. 21+.)
Joaquin Diaz (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
July 24: India.Arie (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $34.)
Culture featuring Joseph Hill (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
July 25: Fleetwood Mac (Rose Garden. $49.50-$125.)
An Evening with Pete Fountain (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $21-$38.)
Suzanne Vega with David Wilcox (Oregon Zoo. $16.)
July 26: Boston (Rose Garden. $28.50-$46.)
Caleb Klauder (Alberta Street Public House. Cover.)
Suzanne Vega, Leo Kottke (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $19-$29.)
CEX (Meow Meow. $8.)
Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Deanna Carter (Clark County Amphitheater. $25-$45.)
Willie Nelson and Family (Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend. $32.50.)
No Quarter, Miss U's (Crystal Ballroom. $10-$12. 21+.)
Pacifica String Quartet (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $18-$21.)
Del McCoury Band (Oregon Garden, Silverton. $15-$20.)
July 29: Tony Furtado (Alberta Street Public House. Cover.)
Gypsy Cab (Chinese Garden. $10, $8 members. 21+.)
July 30: Oliver Mtukudzi & Black Spirits (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
July 31: Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Queensrÿche (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Call for prices.)
Wolf Colonel (Meow Meow. $6.)
Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
July 31-Aug. 3: The String Cheese Incident (Horning's Hideout. $90-$95, camping and parking included.)
august
Aug. 1-3: Oregon Jamboree, featuring Alan Jackson (Sweet Home. $45-$75.)
Aug. 1: Aimee Mann (Oregon Zoo. $15.)
Grand Funk Railroad (Clark County Fairgrounds. $15.)
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and The Assads (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $23.)
Classical Lawn Passport (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $44.)
Steely Dan (Memorial Coliseum. $65-$125.)
Bruce Cockburn (Roseland. $26-$27.50. 21+.)
Aug. 2: Jon Kimura Parker (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $19-$30.)
Jimmy Cliff (Roseland. $26.50.)
Phil Vassar (Clark County Fairgrounds. $15.)
Mudhoney (Dante's. $13. 21+.)
Aug. 2-3: Jason Moran, Joe Lovano (Mount Hood Jazz Festival, Main City Park, Gresham, www.mthoodjazz.com. $20, $30 for both days.)
Aug. 3: Dark Star Orchestra (Oregon Zoo. $15.)
Gary Allan (Clark County Fairgrounds. $15.)
Aug. 4: Dave Matthews Band (Rose Garden. $52.50.)
Trick Pony (Clark County Fairgrounds. $15.)
Norah Jones, Richard Julian (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $34-$49.75.)
Aug. 5: George Thorogood & The Destroyers (Clark County Fairgrounds. $18.)
Portland Classical Chinese Trio (Chinese Garden. $10, $8 members. 21+.)
Aug. 6: Robert Earl Keen with Danny Barnes (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
Aug. 7: Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Deftones, Mudvayne (Seahawks Stadium, Seattle. $75.)
Aug. 8: Don Ho (Oregon Zoo. $16.)
Aug. 8-9: Garrick Ohlsson (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $23-$34.)
Aug. 8-10: Zimfest: Zimbabwean Music Festival (Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., 777-1105. $12 adults, $6 kids 6-12.)
Homowo Festival (PSU-South Park Blocks, 288-3025, info@homowo.org. )
Aug. 10: Tower of Power (Roseland. $19. 21+.)
Britt Family Concert (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $14-$22.)
Shawn Colvin (Oregon Garden, Silverton. $15-$20.)
Aug. 11: The Manhattan Transfer (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $27.)
Aug. 13: Joe Cocker (Roseland. $32.50. 21+.)
Jerry Jeff Walker (Aladdin. $22.50-$25.)
¡Cubanismo! (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
Aug. 14: Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent of the Zombies (Aladdin. $20-$22.)
Neville Brothers (Roseland. $23.50. 21+.)
Stella Chiweshe (Oregon Zoo. $9.)
Aug. 15: Neko Case with Buddy Miller Band (Oregon Zoo. $12.)
Oregon (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $19-$32.)
Asylum Street Spanker (Fez Ballroom. $12.)
The Neville Brothers (Roseland. $23.50. 21+.)
Aug. 16: ¡Cubanismo!, Pink Martini (Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend. $25.)
Caitlin Tully (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $18-$28.)
Aug. 17: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (Oregon Zoo. $18.)
The Beach Boys (Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend. $33.)
Aug. 18: An Evening with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $23.)
Aug. 19: Joe Cocker with Rod Argent of the Zombies (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $30.)
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend. $34.)
Aug. 20: Ben Harper and Jack Johnson (Columbia Meadows. $20.)
Aug. 22: Swing! (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $18.)
Chris Ledoux (Oregon State Fair, L. B. Day Amphitheater, Salem. Tickets under $20.)
Aug. 23: Jane's Addiction, Audioslave, Incubus, A Perfect Circle (White River Amphitheater, 40601 Auburn Enumclaw Road, Auburn, Wash. $53.50-$69.50.)
Trinity Irish Dance Company (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $21.)
38 Special (Oregon State Fair, L. B. Day Amphitheater, Salem. Tickets under $20.)
Aug. 24: Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $19-$32.)
Aug. 25: The B-52's (Oregon State Fair, L. B. Day Amphitheater, Salem. Tickets under $20.)
Aug. 26: Buddy Guy/Los Lobos (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $29.)
The Headhunters, Higher Ground (Berbati's. $15. 21+.)
Aug. 27: An Evening with Garrison Keillor (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $34.)
Jars of Clay (Oregon State Fair, L.B. Day Amphitheater, Salem. Tickets under $20.)
Pop-Tarts Presents American Idols Live; Carmen Rasmusen, Charles Grigsby, Clay Aiken, Joshua Gracin, Julia DeMato, Kimberly Caldwell, Kimberly Locke, Rickey Smith, Ruben Studdard, Trenyce (Rose Garden. $25-$45.)
Aug. 28: k.d. lang, E.S.T. (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $31.)
Aug. 29: Olivia Newton-John (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $34.)
Sarah Evans (Oregon State Fair, L.B. Day Amphitheater, Salem. Tickets under $20.)
Wanda Jackson, The Donettes, DJ Jim Goad (Dante's. $10. 21+.)
Aug. 30: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Britt Festival, Jacksonville. $19.)
Aaron Carter (Oregon State Fair, L.B. Day Amphitheater, Salem. Tickets under $20.)
Donovan (Aladdin. $27.50-$30.)
Aug. 30-Sept. 1: All-American Road Celebration (Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport. 541-867-3474. with admission, $10.75 adults, $9.50 seniors, $6.50 kids 4-13.)
Ramon Ayala (Oregon State Fair, L.B. Day Amphitheater, Salem. $20-$28, fair admission included.)
CLUBS
Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 233-1994
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 796-9293
Blackbird, 3728 NE Sandy Blvd., 282-9949
Burlingame Acoustic Room, 111 SW Ash St., 222-2215
Clark County Amphitheater & Fairgrounds, 17402 NE Delfel Road, Ridgefield, Wash.
Columbia Meadows, 58892 N Sausler Road, St. Helens
Crystal Ballroom/Lola's Room, 1332 W Burnside St., 225-5555 ext. 8811
Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630
Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th Ave., 221-7262, ext. 41.
Gorge Amphitheater, 754 Silica Road NW, George, Wash., (206) 464-2000
Horning's Hideout, 21277 NW Brunswick Canyon Road, North Plains, 647-2920
McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale, 669-8610
Meow Meow, 527 SE Pine St., 230-2111
Nocturnal, 1800 E Burnside St., 239-5900
Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road, 226-1561
Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave., 224-2038
Wild Duck Music Hall, 169 W 6th Ave., Eugene, (541) 485-3825
Many clubs are 21+. Call for details. See Clublist, page 89, for other venues.
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