Matt Andersen • Mariel Buckley
When Matt Andersen steps on stage, he brings a lifetime of music to every note he plays. His presence is informed by decades of cutting his teeth in dusty clubs, dim-lit bars, and grand theatres all over the world, delivering soulful performances that run the gamut from intimate to wall-shaking. In the studio, he’s always brought the same attention to detail and commitment to craft as he has to his live show, and the result – a multi-faceted and poignant body of work – has led him to amass over 18 million streams on Spotify and 18 million views on YouTube.In addition to headlining major festivals, clubs and theatres throughout NorthAmerica, Europe and Australia, he has shared the stage and toured with Marcus King, Beth Hart, Marty Stuart, Greg Allman, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Bachman, Jonny Lang, Serena Ryder, and more. Mariel Buckley spent most of her youth playing hockey, getting into trouble and writing it all down. After dabbling in guitar for near a decade, she took up some bar gigs, playing mostly traditional country music. Buckley began writing original music in her early twenties and found a natural comfort in speaking her mind through song. After several years of honing her craft on and off the stage, she began seeing larger support slots –k.d. Lang notably saying: “this kid has a big future.” Tickets: $25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Kevin Burke
From early days with The Bothy Band to his celebrated solo performances, Kevin Burke is considered one of Irish music’s luminaries. The recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship from the NEA in the US, and in Ireland the prestigious Gradam Ceoil award, he is acknowledged as a master of the tradition. Although Kevin has spent much of his life playing in a group context, he has never lost his love for solo fiddle music.Tonight, Kevin will present an evening of solo Irish fiddle music, along with stories and humor and his trademark warmth and charm. A native of London, Kevin inherited his love of Irish music from his parents who emigrated from County Sligo, Ireland. Burke’s music career began in 1974 with a move to Ireland and joining seminal Irish group The Bothy Band. Since then, he has formed the renowned bands Celtic Fiddle Festival, Patrick Street, and Open House, and worked with many great artists including Arlo Guthrie, Kate Bush, Tim O’Brien, Christy Moore, Dervish, and Lunasa. His highly ornamented Sligo style of fiddling is beloved in all corners of the globe. Tickets: $25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Artichoke Community Music 50th Anniversary Concert
Celebrate Artichoke Music’s 50th anniversary with a fabulous concert and special event.The evening will feature Glitterfox, named one of Portland’s “Best New Bands” by the Willamette Week in 2022, showcasing the future of folk music in Portland; former Artichoke owners Kate Power and Steve Einhorn; Mary Flower; Arietta Ward; Matt Meighan; Tom May; Doug Smith; Richard Colombo; Gary Furlow and Tom Swearingen.Tickets: $30 Advance$35 At the Door$20 Live Stream Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Vanessa Collier with special guest Bre Gregg with Colin Hogan
“There’s a young lady came onstage with me, I forget where I was, but she’s playing an alto saxophone, and man, she was amazing.” Those are the words of Buddy Guy in a recent issue of American Blues Scene, describing an impromptu performance with Vanessa Collier on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. If you haven’t been fortunate enough to meet Vanessa and witness one of her head-turning, fiery, and passionate performances, you should definitely make sure you do. As a master musician and multi-instrumentalist, Vanessa Collier, weaves funk, soul, rock, and blues into every powerful performance and she is downright impressive. With soulful vocals, searing saxophone, and witty songwriting, Vanessa is blazing a trail, racking up an impressive arsenal of honors, and has already singled herself out as an artist of distinction and one we would all do well to watch.Bre Gregg leads Red Bird a fabulous Portland-based blues/soul group who 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
Siren Nation presents the 17th Annual Dolly Hoot Night – A tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time
Siren Nation presents the 17th Annual Dolly HootA tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time.Featured performers include:Shorty and the MustangsWestern Edition BandKingsleyThe HacklesAlexa WileyAmanda Richards and The Good Long Whilesand more! Tickets: $22 General Admission$22 Live StreamPresented by Siren Nation Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Siren Nation presents the 18th Annual Dolly Hoot Night – A tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time
Siren Nation presents the 18th Annual Dolly HootA tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Portland’s finest musicians pay tribute to Dolly Parton, the Queen of country music, musical icon, and one of country music’s most prolific songwriters. Dolly Parton is the most honored female country performer of all time. It’s time again for Siren Nation’s annual Dolly Parton Hoot Night at the Alberta Rose Theatre! This show always proves to be a fun night of local ladies singing their hearts out for the love of Ms. Parton – who is arguably the most successful female country singer of all time. Featuring: Ezza RoseAlexa WileyTara VelardeRose GerberThe WaysidersShorty and the Mustangs! Tickets: $20 General Admission$20 Live StreamPresented by Siren Nation A portion of each ticket goes to support the Willamina Public Library. We’ve chosen the Willamina Public Library in honor of Dolly’s devotion to literacy, specifically in rural areas. The Willamina Public Library serves as a resource hub and gathering place for the local community. The resources and services that are offered at the library create opportunities for learning, support literacy and education, and help shape new ideas and perspectives that are central to a creative and innovative life. Siren Nation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Siren Nation is a Portland-based nonprofit whose mission is to inspire and empower women and people of all marginalized genders to create art, and to highlight their many achievements in the arts. Founded in 2005, Siren Nation is a nonprofit arts organization that fulfills our mission by creating year-round performance, exhibition, and educational opportunities in multiple art forms. Siren Nation strives to be inclusive and build community. We welcome women and people of all marginalized genders to apply to and participate in Siren Nation events. We are committed to advancing gender, racial, and economic equity through our work, our practices, and our policies. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
BIAMP Portland Jazz Festival: SHABAZZ PALACES w/ MOOR MOTHER presented by PDX Jazz
Cruise the city in a night ship, dressed to kill in the Seville. Float down waterfalls and fountains, reclined on some pimp shit. The time zone ghost returns to paint a picture that echoes through infinity. The sun is put to rest, the soliloquy is killer bee. A diamond purpose lying beneath the surface. Nothing is ever what it seems, but forever is the theme. It’s time. Shabazz Palaces are back with yet another classic of divine mathematics design. More dazzling Afrofuturist sutras to illuminate distant constellations with sacred abstractions. Enter The Don of Diamond Dreams, raw and uncut, but glowing with 10,000 karat shine. If you adhere to the corporeal limitations of space and chronology, it’s been roughly a decade since Shabazz Palaces first shook the ramparts with their debut stylistic revolution, Black Up – which Pitchfork named as one of the Best of the 2010s, hailing it as an “album of impossible vision.” But the project masterminded by vocalist and producer Ishmael Butler has never conformed to gravitational consideration or terrestrial measurement. They are heirs to the astral imagination of Sun Ra and George Clinton, Octavia Butler and Alice Coltrane. If they technically claim residence in Seattle, their sound emanates much closer to Alpha Centauri than Alki Beach. $35 Advance$40 Day of Show Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Antonio Rey – Spanish Flamenco Guitar Master
Antonio Rey is considered by many flamenco aficionados to be the heir apparent to Paco de Lucia’s throne. His career began at the age of ten. He was soon performing on international stages and winning prestigious awards for his incredible virtuosity, such as the Premio Nacional de Guitarra (also won by Paco de Lucia and Vicente Amigo), National Competition of the Art of Flamenco of Córdoba, Niño Ricardo National Competition of Flamenco Guitar, International Flamenco Guitar Competition of Jerez and others. He has performed with many of the most important flamenco artists, such as Paco de Lucia, Diego El Cigala, Antonio Canales, Diego del Morao, Richard Bona, Estrella Morente, Joaquín Cortés, Miguel Poveda, among others. Rey has performed in prestigious concert halls around the world including Japan, Russia and across Latin America and Europe and Iran. Antonio’s most recent CD, Flamenco sin Fronteras was awarded the 2020 Latin Grammy for Best Flamenco Album.Guest Artists:Nat Hulskamp • Flamenco GuitarLamiae Naki • VocalsLaura Onizuka • Flamenco dance Tickets $35 Advance $45 Day of Show Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Ron Pope with special guests Lydia Luce and Caleb Hearn
Platinum recording artist, Ron Pope, made a name for himself in the early days of music streaming with the viral success of his song, “A Drop in the Ocean” – which was shared completely organically and promoted independently. Instead of stalling, Pope’s career has soared to new heights with each subsequent release. Once a die-hard New Yorker, Pope ultimately landed in Nashville where his songwriting is a natural fit for the Americana, roots, and country communities. His last full album, Bone Structure (March 2020), received praise from Rolling Stone, Billboard, CMT, Relix, The Tennessean, and more. Most recently he landed in Nashville Scene’s 12 Artists to Watch in 2022 list and released his 5-song EP, It’s Gonna Be A Long Night, supported by a US tour with sold out shows in Chicago, New York City, Denver, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Nashville and Minneapolis. Pope plans to release an album’s worth of expertly crafted songs about lasting love, the joys of parenthood, growth, heartache and living with gratitude in 2023.Also appearing are Nashville based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Lydia Luce and Caleb Hearn $30 Advance$35 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Antonio Rey – Flamenco Guitar Master
Antonio Rey is considered by many flamenco aficionados to be the heir apparent to Paco de Lucia’s throne. His career began at the age of ten. He was soon performing on international stages and winning prestigious awards for his incredible virtuosity, such as the Premio Nacional de Guitarra (also won by Paco de Lucia and Vicente Amigo), National Competition of the Art of Flamenco of Córdoba, Niño Ricardo National Competition of Flamenco Guitar, International Flamenco Guitar Competition of Jerez and others. He has performed with many of the most important flamenco artists, such as Paco de Lucia, Diego El Cigala, Antonio Canales, Diego del Morao, Richard Bona, Estrella Morente, Joaquín Cortés, Miguel Poveda, among others. Rey has performed in prestigious concert halls around the world including Japan, Russia and across Latin America and Europe and Iran. Antonio’s most recent CD, Flamenco sin Fronteras was awarded the 2020 Latin Grammy for Best Flamenco Album. Tickets $35 Advance $45 Day of Show Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
