Bring Out Your Dead is a celebration of musical icons who died in 2025 and left an enduring legacy. This show will honor their influence with joy, irreverence and heart. Bring Out Your Dead is a joyful celebration of the impact they had on music, culture, and our lives.
Featuring performances by some of Portland’s most lauded musicians, the evening honors music and their creators from around the world.
Bring Out Your Dead is a playful nod to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, illustrating how we’re honoring and reframing the narrative of death by giving it new life through music – and by not taking ourselves too seriously.
Performers (in alphabetical order)
Alonzo Chadwick
E. Ellison
Julianne Johnson
Laura Gibson
Mitch Gonzales
Storm Large
Stephanie Schneiderman
LaRhonda Steele
Edna Vazquez
Holcombe Waller
*Note: The artists we honor and the songs to be performed are intentionally kept a surprise and are revealed as part of the night’s shared discovery,
Artistic Direction by James Beaton
House Band: Nate Query, James Beaton, Bill Marsh and Ji Tanzer
