Live Wire with Luke Burbank
Live Wire Radio is an independently produced radio show that artfully blends unpredictable conversation, live music, and original comedy featuring all types of cultural talent and creative minds, from emerging artists to established acts. Join host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello for a live recording of this popular radio show, heard nationwide by thousands of listeners every weekend. With special guests: Jeff Hiller is an Emmy award-winning actor, writer, and comedian who has appeared on TV shows such as Somebody Somewhere, American Horror Story: NYC, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, 30Rock, and Law and Order: CI, among numerous others. His film roles include Greta, Morning Glory, Ghost Town, and Set it Up. His 2025 memoir, Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty Year Trail to Overnight Success, details his journey from growing up “profoundly gay” in 1980s Texas to his experiences as an inept social worker and how he clawed, scraped, and brawled to Hollywood’s lower middle-tier. Tara Roberts spent the last seven years following, diving with, and telling stories about Black scuba divers as they searched for and helped document slave shipwrecks around the world. Her journey was turned into an award-winning National Geographic-produced podcast called “Into the Depths” and featured in the March 2022 issue of National Geographic magazine. She became the first Black female explorer ever to be featured on the cover of the magazine. Tara is also a former magazine editor and indie publisher, a nonprofit communications director, and editor of several non-fiction books for girls. Reginald Dwayne Betts is the author of three books of poetry, a lawyer, the founder and CEO of Freedom Reads, as well as a former MacArthur Fellow (2021). His most recent collection. Doggerel, is a majestic new volume of poetry that marks a transformative stage in his life and career. This resplendent tableau ruminates on dogs and the ostensibly trivial joys that transform us—peonies blooming, a “symphony” of wine glasses, father-son bike rides, basketball, seeing and being seen, surrendering to a lover’s touch. Recorded live in a circle with some of her dearest friends, acclaimed singer-songwriter Anna Tivel has released her 7th studio album, Animal Poem, on Fluff and Gravy Records. Known for her introspective and narrative-driven folk music, Anna writes songs that often focus on vignettes of ordinary people’s lives and struggles, drawing inspiration from small, everyday stories. No Depression praises her as “one of the finest storytellers modern folk music has to offer.” Click HERE to purchase tickets to the October 16th show. Fall 2025 Season Passes are now on sale! Click here to buy.
Live Wire with Luke Burbank
Join Emmy award-winning host Luke Burbank for the taping of Live Wire, the fastest growing entertainment show on public radio. We’ve got a late-night stride, an Oscar Wilde wit, and the charisma of Ferris Bueller grand marshaling a parade. Music, comedy, and conversation, live and packed with surprises.Featured Guests: TBA Tickets$30 General Admission$45 Preferred Seating (First 5 rows of Front Center Section – available in advance only) Click HERE for tickets. Doors open at 6:30 Guests subject to change.
Great Comedy – Always a Great Night of Stand Up Comedy
Join your host Emily Hemson and some of Portland’s best local and regional stand up comedians for a night of comedy, prizes and a guaranteed great time!Featuring:Katie NguyenSir Lance EdwardKirsten KuppenbenderTanner TorkelsonBen HarkinsJulian GrayTICKETS:General Admission $20At the Door $28Preferred Seating $35 (seating in the first 7 rows of the center section) 21 and over onlyCLICK HERE for the latest information on our health and safety policies.
Gina Yashere: The Woman King of Comedy with special guest Mx. Dahlia Belle
Comedian Gina Yashere brings her fierce and funny comedic style back to the stage this summer with a new solo tour, The Woman King of Comedy. With the success of her hit TV sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola on CBS, that she co-created and stars in, this is a unique chance to hear her personal story of how she made it in Hollywood from the streets of London.Mx. Dahlia Belle opens the show. Tickets: $25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
A BETTER TRIP with Shane Mauss
Journey into the mind of a psychedelic astronaut with a consciousness-expanding comedy show that will leave you mesmerized. At the intersection of science and psychedelics comes A Better Trip, the latest work from Shane Mauss.Originally conceived for his springtime residency at AREA15 in Las Vegas–this hilariously heady event highlights Shane’s personal psychedelic experiences and examines the history, science, and culture of psychedelics … but wait, there’s more! It’s also accompanied by a HUGE display of mind-blowing visuals and custom animations that back the entire performance.About Shane MaussAward-winning comedian, science podcaster, and mental health advocate, Shane Mauss relentlessly integrates his life, interests, and imagination into his material. The result of that effort is content and live show experiences that are as authentic & thoughtful as they are entertaining & innovative.His Comedy Central “Tales From The Trip” videos have millions of views on YouTube, and his last SOLD-OUT tour (“A Good Trip”) inspired the documentary film “Psychonautics: A Comic’s Exploration of Psychedelics.” TV/Podcast Appearances include Kimmel, Conan, Showtime, WTF, You Made it Weird, Duncan Trussell’s Family Hour, and more.About The VisualsMichael Strauss is a VJ, digital artist, and event producer from Los Angeles who has crafted psychedelic audiovisual experiences and immersive environments for nearly 20 years.By improvising with technology and creativity, he has enhanced the live experience for countless artists by opening hearts, lifting spirits, and blowing minds with his stunning real-time visual work. Tickets: $25 GA Advance$30 GA At the Door$40 VIP with Preferred Seating (first 7 rows of the center section – available in advance only) 21 & over only Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Foil Arms & Hog
Ireland’s top sketch group are back in the USA! With over 200 million online views, including the viral hits ‘Getting past US Immigration’ and ‘When Irish People Can’t Speak Irish’, the group are best known for their online sketches, but it’s their live show that they are most proud of. The trio have achieved critical acclaim with the best reviewed show at the world’s largest arts festival The Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 and 2019. So stop hiding behind your laptop and come see them in real life for sketches, music and improvisation. If you don’t laugh they’ll buy you a pint.Presented by AEGMinors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
