Sunday, September 7

SMALL: Check Facebook groups "Portland Underground Show Listings" and "PDX House Venue Alliance" for last-minute basement shows—Monday announcements typically drop for Wednesday/Thursday gigs.

MEDIUM: Karaoke night at Turn! Turn! Turn! - But this isn't your typical karaoke. It's community building disguised as singing, where you'll meet the people booking house shows and warehouse parties.

LARGE: Labor Day aftermath creates booking opportunities. High Water Mark and Blackwater Bar often pick up touring acts that got stranded after festival weekends. Monitor @metalmaniapdx Instagram stories.

SMALL: Brett's House Party - September Tuesday Residency (Week #2) at The Goodfoot (9 PM-11:59 PM, $5, 21+) - Monthly electronic music residency that's pure underground.

MEDIUM: Turn! Turn! Turn! Tuesday experimental programming - No advance tickets, cash only door. The kind of sound art and noise that never makes mainstream listings.

LARGE: Scan Reddit r/portlandmusic - Tuesdays are when touring bands announce last-minute Portland add-ons at DIY spaces after weekend festivals.

SMALL: Epilepsy + Lil t4t + Leyton + Pillars of Salt at Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 PM)"Interesting evening that pairs two hyperpop artists with two noise artists. What could go wrong?" This is the experimental collision Portland is known for.

MEDIUM: Open mic at Turn! Turn! Turn! (4:30 PM) - 1st & 3rd Wednesdays. All ages, free. This feeds Portland's actual alternative scene, not the polished stuff.

LARGE: Arkham Sunset (Album Release!), Mnemonic Pulse, Lies We Were ToldHolocene (7 PM, 21+) - Electronic album release with experimental artists that won't make mainstream listings.

SMALL: CONFIRMED: Happy Hour with T34 Jazz Quartet at Turn! Turn! Turn! (4:30 PM) -Afternoon jazz that transitions into evening experimental programming. Happy Hour with T34 Jazz Quartet at Turn! Turn! Turn! (4:30 PM)

MEDIUM: CONFIRMED MUST-SEE: Filling (record release) + Guitar + Obedient + DJ Davey Jones at Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 PM) -"A grip of the best newer bands in town together to celebrate the release of a new slab of sound from Filling." This is where Portland's next wave gets discovered.Filling (record release) + Guitar + Obedient + DJ Davey

LARGE: Ott at The Den (7 PM-1 AM, 21+) - Glitch-hop bass music legend. High Water Mark likely hosting punk shows - follow @metalmaniapdx for day-of announcements.

SMALL: CONFIRMED: Casual Friday comedy at Turn! Turn! Turn! (5 PM)Casual Friday comedy at Turn! Turn! Turn! (5 PM) Open mic hosted by Logan Lough Miller that feeds actual alternative comedy circuit.

MEDIUM: CONFIRMED TOURING ACT: Fred Thomas (MI) + Golden Tiles + Nowhere Flower at Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 PM)"Ann Arbor's Fred Thomas back to TTT. Google him, but dude has had his mitts on so much amazing shit over the years." This is insider-knowledge touring.

LARGE: 🔥 ANIME RAVE: #Wetouchgrass Presents: Portland Anime Rave 45 East (10 PM-2 AM, $18, 21+). Cosplay meets bass music - completely unique to Portland's underground.#Wetouchgrass Presents: Portland Anime Rave

WAREHOUSE INTEL: at Barn Radio (10 PM-4 AM, $28.55, 21+) - This is the real underground dubstep warehouse party.Barn: 105. Kahn & Neek, Dub Stuy Sound

SMALL: CONFIRMED AFTERNOON: Rich Halley 4 + Dave Storrs Group at Turn! Turn! Turn! (4 PM)"Rich and co have been tearing up the stage as long as there's been a stage. Some of the best jazz this town has to offer."Rich Halley 4 + Dave Storrs Group at Turn! Turn! Turn! (4 PM)

MEDIUM: CONFIRMED EVENING: Street Nights (EP remix release party) + Galen Ballinger at Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 PM)Jake Morris from Steve Malkmus and the Jicks fronts his own project. "One of Portland's unsung heroes, Galen Ballinger, opens."Street Nights (EP remix release party) + Galen Ballinger at Turn! Turn! Turn! (8 P

LARGE: 🎭 WAREHOUSE PARTY:Barn Radio: 106. Miley Serious, Lu2k (10 PM-4 AM, $28.55, 21+) - Drum & bass, jungle, techno in actual warehouse space.Barn Radio: 106. Miley Serious, Lu2k

UNDERGROUND GOLD: Spend The Night: Mr. Ho & Luca Lozano Holocene (9 PM-2 AM, $22.85, 21+) - House music legends in intimate setting.Spend The Night: Mr. Ho & Luca Lozano

SMALL: CONFIRMED: art-making that connects to the broader DIY network.Drawing Club at Turn! Turn! Turn! (12:30 PM) Sunday warehouse wind-downs at spaces around SE Milwaukie Ave. Check "Portland Coalition of House Venues" Facebook for conflict-free all-ages basement shows.

MEDIUM: CONFIRMED MATINEE: "Excellent bill of slightly skewed folk leaning sounds headlined by the beautiful songs of Antiquated Future recording artiste Hazel Ra!"Drumbird + Bee Sahatji + Hazel Ra at Turn! Turn! Turn! (4 PM)

LARGE: Magic Luscious Spirit Sounds collaborative music collective (2 PM Monday Sept 16)Front Line Assembly / Lead Into Gold / Clock Dva at Star Theater (7 PM, 21+) - Industrial/electro-industrial legends with "Wax Trax Set."Front Line Assembly / Lead Into Gold / Clock Dvic Luscious Spirit Sounds collaborative music collective (2 PM Monday Sept 1