Glen Phillips with special guest Laurie Shook (of Shook Twins)
During his years as lead singer and main songwriter of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips helped to create the band’s elegant folk/pop sound with honest, introspective lyrics that forged a close bond with their fans. When Toad went on hiatus, Glen launched a solo career with his album Abulum, and stayed busy collaborating with other artists on various projects including Mutual Admiration Society, with members of Nickel Creek and Remote Tree Children, an experimental outing with John Morgan Askew. “Until recently, I’ve seldom stayed in one place for very long,” Phillips says, explaining the genesis of his new album, THERE IS SO MUCH HERE. “I was lucky during the COVID lockdown to move in with my girlfriend, now wife, and to be home for the longest stretch I’ve had since the birth of my daughter, 20 years ago. I began noticing the little things. After a life of travel and seeking out peak experiences, I began to appreciate sitting still, watching the paint dry and loving it. “I’ve been playing a songwriting game with Texas folk singer Matt The Electrician, for about ten years. Every Friday, he sends out a title. We have a week to write a song that includes it. The process allows me to write songs I wouldn’t write on my own. I’m always surprised at what comes out.” “When my friend John [Morgan Askew] invited me to come up to his studio and make music, I said, ‘Yes’, as I collected a bunch of the new songs and headed up to Bocce Studios, in Vancouver, WA. John invited drummer Ji Tanzer and bass player/multi-instrumentalist Dave Depper along. When we started playing, I wasn’t sure we were aiming for, but as the process unfolded, the songs began to make sense together.” Phillips’ previous solo record, SWALLOWED BY THE NEW, was about grief, a post-divorce outing while THERE IS SO MUCH HERE finds Phillips writing love songs again focusing on gratitude, beauty and staying present. “With this batch of songs, I noticed I was writing hopeful music again. I’d turned the corner and was more interested in curiosity and play than I was in gazing at my navel. I was finally in a state of being that wasn’t about grief and loss. Things felt doable and even exciting again.” Laurie Shook of Shook Twins opens the show Tickets$35 Advance$45 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Breabach
Securely ranked among Scotland’s most skilled and imaginative contemporary folk acts, Breabach unite deep roots in Highland and Island tradition with the innovative musical ferment of their Glasgow base. They have released six increasingly acclaimed albums, whilst fuelling their creative appetites in collaborations with many fine artists. Their 17 year adventure has included live performances from Sydney Opera House to Central Park NY. They have racked up an impressive array of accolades including five Scots Trad Music Awards, nominations as ‘Best Group’ in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and ‘European Album of the Year’ in The Songlines Music Awards. The band was nominated as Best Group in the BBC Scotland Trad awards in 2022. Breabach show no sign of slowing their creative endeavours with imminent tours and festival appearances across the UK, Europe and the US to mark the release of their 7th studio album ‘Fàs’ produced by renowned musician Inge Thompson (Karine Polwart, Hen Hoose, Northern Flyway). Breabach are; Megan Henderson (Fiddle, Vocals, Step Dance), James Lindsay (Double Bass, Vocals), Calum MacCrimmon (Bagpipes, Whistle, Bouzouki, Vocals), Conal McDonagh (Bagpipes, Whistle, Vocals) and Ewan Robertson (Guitar, Vocals, Cajon). Acknowledging and respecting the origins of both the music they play and the roots of the band whilst embracing the future with new ideas, energy and belief is a key attribute of the band and has remained a constant theme throughout their 17 years. “As polished as it was passionate, matching fiery intensity with exquisite finesse, this was a magnificent set” The Scotsman ★★★★★ “Breabach are in an electrifying new phase – one that illustrates the band’s strength and interest in experimentation. Exhilarating, energetic and accomplished” Songlines ★★★★ Tickets$25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Renee Terrill – With a Song in My Heart
Join us for a fun night of music! Renee Terrill sings the Great American Songbook with the Mike Horsfall Trio. Inspired by the works of Tin Pan Alley, Big Band music, early Jazz, early Broadway and Hollywood musicals, we look forward to sharing an evening with you exploring the highs and lows of love and romance American Songbook style. We’ll be sharing some of the best songs from the 20’s – 40’s, including songs by our friends Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, the Gershwins, Rodgers & Hart, Jule Styne, Harry James & more! Tickets$20 General Admission$20 Live Stream (Enjoy the show from the privacy of your own device) Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Shawn Phillips with special guest Rhythm DeLucco
Alberta Rose Theatre is proud to present The Legendary Shawn Phillips. The man whom Bill Graham called “The best kept secret in the music business”, who taught Joni Mitchell her first guitar techniques, also taught George Harrison of the Beatles his first lessons on sitar, the man who wrote the music to Donovan’s “Season Of The Witch” and has played with many of the finest musicians in the world including Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. He’s produced 27 albums and is known around the world for his refusal to bow down to commercialism in the music industry. He has done what many singer/songwriters don’t do, which is to continue to evolve his creative skills in his concerts. When he comes into a venue, he brings the sounds of an entire Symphony Orchestra in real time and plays the songs so many love as close as possible to what was recorded on the albums. All in real time! All solo! He has a powerful new show he is debuting on his 2024 tour. This is a show you do not want to miss! Tickets are going fast, so you should book now.Portland’s own enigmatic singer songwriter, Rhythm DeLucco opens the show. Tickets:$35 Advance$45 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Chris Smither – ALL ABOUT THE BONES Album Release with special guest BettySoo
Alberta Rose Theatre is proud to present the legendary Chris Smither.As noted by the New York Times, Rolling Stone, MOJO, NPR, and others, in the decades of travels to All About the Bones, Chris Smither has gone from up-and-comer to journeyman to veteran to icon, and yet the whole time his path has more closely resembled Joseph Campbell’s “Hero with a Thousand Faces”- an unblinking, fearless trek into the depths of struggle and revelation, and a return back to the land of the living, to share the hard-won treasures found along the way. His restlessness is long gone, and his eyes are fixed “where the moonlight falls on some never-to-be-seen horizon” (“Still Believe in You”). The light given off from his music casts our own lives into a sublime and welcome clarity. Austin singer/songwriter BettySoo opens the show. Tickets:$30 Advance$38 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Chris Smither
Alberta Rose Theatre is proud to present the legendary Chris Smither.Born in Miami, during World War II, Chris Smither grew up in New Orleans where he first started playing music as a child. The son of a Tulane University professor, he was taught the rudiments of instrumentation by his uncle on his mother’s ukulele. “Uncle Howard,” Smither says, “showed me that if you knew three chords, you could play a lot of the songs you heard on the radio. And if you knew four chords, you could pretty much rule the world.” With that bit of knowledge under his belt, he was hooked. “I’d loved acoustic music – specifically the blues – ever since I first heard Lightnin’ Hopkins’ Blues In My Bottle album. I couldn’t believe the sound Hopkins got. At first I thought it was two guys playing guitar. My style, to a degree, came out of trying to imitate that sound I heard.” The 20th release, All About the Bones (release date: May 3, 2024 on Signature Sounds/Mighty Albert, distributed by Redeye) is as elemental as the inky black shadows cast by a shockingly bright moon. Featuring eight brand new Chris Smither songs and Smither renditions of Eliza Gilkyson’s “Calm Before the Storm” and also Tom Petty’s “Time to Move On”, the listener is welcomed into some gothic mansion on an imaginary New Orleans street, and there in the lamplit parlor confronts the band, a minimalist skeleton crew: Smither’s inimitable propulsive guitar and rumbling baritone are joined seamlessly to producer David Goodrich’s carpetbag of instruments, Zak Trojano’s rock-steady, primal drumming, BettySoo’s diaphanous harmony vocals, and the flat, mournful flood of Jazz legend Chris Cheek’s saxophone. Recorded at Sonelab Studios in Easthampton MA by Justin Pizzoferrato All About the Bones has a feel that is somehow baroque and austere at once. In 2026, the independent film The Singers, in which Chris made his acting debut, won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. Directed by Sam Davis, Chris joined producer Jack Piatt and fellow cast members at the Oscars to celebrate. Minors ok with parent/guardian Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS.
Portland’s Funniest Five Showcase
Willamette Week’s annual Funniest Five showcase returns! WW has polled Portland’s comedy insiders—more than 100 comedians, club owners, show producers, podcasters, and comedy fanatics—to determine the funniest folks on the local scene. This year’s five will converge for a night of laughs, hosted by Funny Person, Imani Denae. The lineup won’t be revealed until 1/24 (in our Funniest Five Issue), just four days before the event! But snag your tickets now – this show will sell out! Tickets:$15 General Admission$28 Preferred seating (first 7 rows in the center section – available in advance only)Minors ok with Parent or Guardian Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Resonance Ensemble presents Amendment: Righting our Wrongs
Calling out for human rights. A concert featuring trailblazing composers, poets, and activists showcasing dynamic new works that look to our past to inspire a better future. Join us and be the first to hear the world premiere of From the Book of Sankofa, a new work commissioned by Resonance Ensemble composed by critically acclaimed jazz pianist Darrell Grant (who ‘Gramophone’ calls “a composer of substance”) with poetry by award-winning writer, A. Mimi Sei. The evening also includes:Works by Joel Thompson, known for his powerful choral work Seven Last Words for the Unarmed and his opera The Snowy DayMelissa Dunphy’s Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs, a piece that juxtaposes voices of the founding fathers with those of minoritized women fighting for universal voting rights, including Ida B. Wells and Stacy Abrams.Guest performer Nancy Ives will play cello, both on the Grant world premiere and in the DunphyTaylor Stewart, the visionary founder of the Oregon Remembrance Project, who will share impactful stories throughout the performance, including those of Alonzo Tucker, Oregon’s most widely documented African American victim of lynching. Stewart, known for his thought-provoking TEDx Talk, “How do you reconcile a lynching?,” will also highlight the Oregon Remembrance Project’s groundbreaking work, aiming to reconcile Oregon’s history of racial injustice and pave the way for meaningful social change. For more information about Resonance Ensemble, visit resonancechoral.org Featured Artists, Performers, and PartnersDr. Katherine FitzGibbon, Artistic Director, ConductorShohei Kobayashi, Associate ConductorResonance Ensemble, Vocal EnsembleDarrell Grant, Commissioned Composer (From the Book of Sankofa)A. Mimi Sei, Commissioned Poet (From the Book of Sankofa)Joel Thompson, ComposerMelissa Dunphy, ComposerOregon Remembrance Project, Taylor Stewart (Director) Tickets:$40 Adult$30 Seniors$15 Student/Artist/Veteran$5 Arts for All (available at the door only) Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Resonance Ensemble presents A Grain of Sand, Revisited
Resonance Ensemble, an award-winning professional choir, presents A Grain of Sand, Revisited, an evening of music and storytelling exploring Asian American activism, identity, and solidarity. Created in collaboration with A Thousand Tongues, the program weaves songs from the landmark 1973 protest album A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by Asians in America—by Chris Iijima, Nobuko Miyamoto, and Charlie Chin—with new choral works by contemporary Asian and Asian American composers, including Shruthi Rajasekar, Tracy Wong, and Saunder Choi. Co-curated by Paolo Debuque and Adrianna Tam with Shohei Kobayashi, the performance connects past and present—tracing the roots of Asian American identity and its ongoing evolution through music, memory, and collective voice. Blending choral music, solo performance, storytelling, and archival imagery, this is a rich, immersive concert experience. One afternoon only. “…one of the glistening threads in Portland’s colorful choral tapestry…” — Oregon ArtsWatch“…part social commentary, part group therapy, and part best damn choir show in town.” — Oregon ArtsWatch“One of the Northwest’s finest choirs.” — Willamette Week“Portland’s most socially conscious classical institution…” — The Oregonian Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS
Resonance Ensemble presents North American Indigenous Songbook – West Coast Premiere
Resonance Ensemble presents The North American Indigenous Songbook – West Coast & World Premieres Experience the West Coast and world premieres of The North American Indigenous Songbook, a groundbreaking collection of vocal music by Indigenous composers curated by pianist and conductor Timothy Long (Muscogee Creek & Choctaw Nations). The program features Volume 1 songs by Dawn Avery, Raven Chacon, Connor Chee, and R. Carlos Nakai, alongside world premieres from Volume 2 by Danielle Jagelski (Oneida Nation & Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe) and Marion Newman (Kwagiulth & Stó:lō First Nations). Cherokee artist Joe Cantrell’s immersive visual art transforms the concert into a multi-disciplinary experience, highlighting Indigenous voices and perspectives in the classical canon. Portland’s award-winning Resonance Ensemble presents this concert as part of its 2025–26 season, offering a rare opportunity to hear music that is both culturally vital and artistically groundbreaking. “There is no repertoire like this in existence.” — The New York Times “…one of the glistening threads in Portland’s colorful choral tapestry…” — Oregon ArtsWatch “…part social commentary, part group therapy, and part best damn choir show in town.” — Oregon ArtsWatch Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS