good people share: 0919
dear good people,
i’m running late this month, mostly because i feel slightly hesitant about trying something new with this newsletter (see below)…and also because of the “grind” of wedding season (if that’s a thing). while the change in time of year brings new opportunities, summer ‘19 provided memories and new learnings that might awe your colleagues and friends. if the arrival of cooler temperatures (and rain) disappoints you, just stay focused on the compelling stuff happening around us —between two ferns, on stage, in quiet places, on the course, at the dinner table or just outdoors.
thanks for spreading the word about this monthly newsletter. feel free to send me names to add onto the distribution list and please let me know if you have suggestions for upcoming concerts or events. on the other hand, just reply if you would like to unsubscribe.
music share
playlists are intended for a spectrum of surroundings and moods.
past playlists can be found in the archives.
notable clicks
considering the times, here are some highlights from the world-wide-web that keep me believing in the qi of the world.
read
just in time for college football season.
beer pong may be getting more environmentally friendly.
the backbone behind one of baseball’s best father-son(s) combination.
no country outside the united states has produced more mlb players than the dominican republic, and few families have produced more than the guerreros.
even in the us senate chamber.
but seriously, it’s a bummer to lose them.
everything about tiny desk is my favorite.
check out the artists off “stage.”
the ultimate role for any campaign staffer.
yet another nyt story with an impressive user experience.
particularly when the tragedy occurs close to home.
childhood shows sustaining and evolving with the times.
pbs kids programs are designed to reflect the diversity of communities across the nation.
mac user hack: control + command (⌘) + space.
insert emoji.
bucket list for your next trip to dc.
expansion of the jfk center for the performing arts opened earlier this month.
the notecard guide to fitness.
everything you need to know about fitness should fit on a 3x5.
colleges catching up with their students.
in 2018, 141 us colleges and universities offered varsity esports programs, 75 more than in 2017.
watch
oldies, but goodies from the “queen of rare groove.”
dj soul sister mixes/blends 100% vinyl.
won’t hear this version on the radio.
take me back in time.
listen
trying to get more soccer (football) literate.
story of how not to win the world cup with the guy from men in blazers.
out-and-about-in-pdx
there’s something cool about being informed.
here’s the part about why i’m feeling hesitant. i have an experiment in mind — to bring together a community that’s been growing organically online and take it offline.
the inaugural “gathering of [all kinds of] people” — where the only ask is that you bring one (or more) person(s) to add to the mix.
this first iteration is an informal get-together with (hopefully) a crowd that wants to talk, listen and learn about topics impacting our physical and digital community.
the ensuing goal is to build something that’s purposeful, participatory and repeatable.
join us. on saturday, october 19 from 4-6 pm at freeland spirits, the only woman owned and operated craft gin and whiskey distillery out of nw portland.
please click here to add an invite to your calendar.
@parents, please know that minors/babies are welcome.
and to remain on theme, consider buying a ticket to see the black pumas at wonder ballroom later this night.
this band has been described as a “wu tang clan meets james brown by kcrw and won best new band at the 2019 austin music awards.”
to learn more about what’s happening in portland, sign up for bridgeliner and “live like you live here.”
notable upcoming PDX shows//events
i’ve highlighted my monthly picks. give them a listen/look and consider buying a ticket to the show/event. maybe we’ll see each other there. and for those not living in portland, keep an eye on these artists since many of them are on tour.
september
20 - Incubus and Dub Trio @ Keller Auditorium
20 - Hot Chip @ Roseland Theater
20 - Nightly @ Holocene
20 - Hayden James @ Doug Fir Lounge
20 - Flogging Molly & Social Distortion @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
21 - Guster with Oregon Symphony @ Keller Auditorium
21 - FONTAINES D.C. @ Mississippi Studios
21 - Tobi Lou @ Holocene
21 - Stolen Jars @ No Fun
21 - John Prine @ Oregon Zoo
21 - Thorns vs. Houston Dash @ Providence Park
22 - A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop featuring Wyclef Jean @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
22 - Sunday Parkways @ Northeast Portland
22 - Timbers vs. Minnesota United @ Providence Park
22 - Eric Andre @ Revolution Hall
22 - Nelly @ Roseland Theater
22 - Andrew Duhon @ Mississipi Studios
22 - girl in red @ Holocene
24 - Marc Broussard @ Revolution Hall
24 - RuPaul's Drag Race @ Keller Auditorium
24 - BJ the Chicago Kid @ Star Theater
25 - Polo & Pan @ Wonder Ballroom
25 - Ross From Friends @ Doug Fir Lounge
25 - Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Omar El Akkad @ Keller Auditorium
25 - Glen Hansard @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
25 - Criminal Podcast @ Revolution Hall
25 - Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ The Old Church Concert Hall
25 - Timbers vs. New England Revolution @ Providence Park
26 - Banks and Kevin Garrett @ Crystal Ballroom
26 - Sam Fender @ Doug Fir Lounge
26-27 - Billy Strings @ Revolution Hall
27 - Of Monsters and Men @ Edgefield
27 - Pod Save America @ Keller Auditorium
27 - An Evening with Anderson Cooper @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
27 - Hatchie @ Mississippi Studios
27 - Doug Fir 15 Year Anniversary f. M. Ward @ Doug Fir Lounge
28 - Vampire Weekend and Soccer Mommy @ Edgefield
28 - Angels and Airwaves @ Roseland Theater
28 - Wax Tailor @ Star Theater
28 - Jackie Green @ Aladdin Theater
28 - Shura @ Doug Fir Lounge
29 - Christian French @ Doug Fir Lounge
29 - Nilüfer Yanya @ Mississippi Studios
29 - Mahalia @ Hawthorne Theatre
29 - Cigarettes After Sex @ Crystal Ballroom
29 - Mahalia @ Hawthorne Theatre
29 - Christian French @ Doug Fir Lounge
29 - Jackie Greene @ Wow Hall
29 - Portland Flea @ Corner of SE Salmon & 6th Street
29 - The Bloody Mary Festival @ Redd on Salmon Street
30 - Morrissey and Interpol @ Moda Center
30 - Marc Rebillet @ Wonder Ballroom
30 - Sabrina Claudio @ Crystal Ballroom
october
1 - SG Lewis with Drama @ Star Theater
1 - Crumb @ Wonder Ballroom
2 - Experience Hendrix @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
2 - The Early November @ Hawthorne Theatre
2 - Band of Skulls @ Wonder Ballroom
2 - Wrable and Billy Raffoul @ Holocene
2 - Taylor McFerrin @ Jack London Revue
2-3 - Boy Harsher @ Doug Fir Lounge
2-6 - Portland Fashion Week @ The Old Church Concert Hall
3 - Tegan and Sara @ Aladdin Theater
3 - The Growlers @ Crystal Ballroom
3 - Keb’ Mo’ @ Revolution Hall
3 - Lana Del Rey @ Moda Center
3 - Molly Tuttle @ Polaris Hall
3 - The Band Camino @ Wonder Ballroom
3 - Stephen Kellogg and Will Hope @ Alberta Rose Theatre
3 - 4K 4 Charity @ Tom McCall Waterfront Park
3 - BBPDX Housing Forum @ Red Fox Commons
4 - Oh Sees @ Crystal Ballroom + Prettiest Eyes
4 - Carbon Leaf @ Doug Fir Lounge
4 - Cherub @ Wow Hall
4 - North Mississippi Allstars @ Aladdin Theater
4-6 - Batman in Concert @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
5 - Crooked Colours @ Star Theater
5 - Boy & Bear @ Aladdin Theater
5 - The Main Squeeze @ Doug Fir Lounge
5 - Juan Wauters @ Polaris Hall
5 - Charly Bliss @ Wow Hall
5 - Mallrat and Allday @ Holocene
5 - The New Mastersounds @ Wonder Ballroom
5 - The Main Squeeze @ Doug Fir Lounge
5 - The Wedge @ Alder Block
5-7 - Portland Greek Festival @ Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
5-12 - Oregon Ballet Roar(s) @ Keller Auditorium
6 - Portland Marathon
6 - Timbers vs. San Jose Earthquakes @ Providence Park
6 - Sofi Tukker, Haiku Hands and LP Giobbi @ Crystal Ballroom
6 - Logic @ Moda Center
6 - Charli XCX @ Roseland Theater
6 - Timbers vs. San Jose Earthquakes @ Providence Park
7 - Bastille @ Moda Center
7 - Ashe @ Holocene
7 - Maria @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
7 - National Geographic Photography Without Borders @ Newmark Theatre
7-8 - Damien Jurado @ The Old Church Concert Hall
8 - Kishi Bashi @ Roseland Theater
8 - Tank and the Bangas @ Crystal Ballroom
8 - Nick Cave @ Revolution Hall
8 - Paul Cauthen @ Doug Fir Lounge
8 - Blazers vs. Nuggets @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 - Hiss Golden Messenger @ Aladdin Theater
9 - Cosmo Sheldrake @ Doug Fir Lounge
9-10 - Yung Bae @ Holocene
10 - Gus Dapperton @ Wonder Ballroom
10 - Clairo @ Crystal Ballroom
10 - J.S. Ondara @ Aladdin Theater
10 - Blazers vs. Maccabi Haifa @ Moda Center
10-27 - West Side Story @ Winningstad Theatre
11 - JJ Grey @ Aladdin Theater
11 - Yoke Lore @ Doug Fir Lounge
11 - KOKOKO! @ Jack London Revue
11 - Big K.R.I.T. @ Wonder Ballroom
11 - Dane Cook @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11-13 - Portland Tattoo Expo @ Portland Expo Center
12 - Maribou State @ Wonder Ballroom
12 - The Crystal Method @ Dante’s
12 - Blazers vs. Suns @ Moda Center
12 - Phantoms @ Doug Fir Lounge
12 - Thorns vs. Washington Spirit @ Providence Park
13 - Jonas Brothers @ Moda Center
12 - Oregon Music Hall of Fame: 13th Annual Induction Ceremony @ Aladdin Theater
13 - Stereolab @ Wonder Ballroom
13 - White Reaper @ Doug Fir Lounge
13 - Shook Twins @ The Old Church Concert Hall
13 - Scarypoolparty @ Crystal Ballroom
14 - Tyler, the Creator, Blood Orange and Goldlink @ Moda Center
14 - Cavetown @ Wonder Ballroom
14 - Matty Matheson @ Doug Fir Lounge
14 - The Parlor Mob @ Paris Theatre
14-20 - Portland Film Festival @ Various Locations
15 - Son Volt @ Aladdin Theater
15 - Fink @ Doug Fir Lounge
15 - The Try Guys @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
15 - Aaron Parks & Little Big @ The 1905
16 - Delta Rae @ Doug Fir Lounge
16 - The Regrettes @ Wonder Ballroom
17 - Yelawolf @ Roseland Theater
17 - Hozier @ Moda Center
17 - Circles Around the Sun @ Wonder Ballroom
17 - Mating Ritual @ Doug Fir Lounge
17 - Beethoven v. Coldplay @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
18 - Devendra Banhart @ Crystal Ballroom
18 - Yelawolf @ Roseland Theater
18 - Andrew Bird @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
18 - Luke Combs @ Moda Center
19 - Boo Bomb @ Moda Center
19 - Typhoon @ Mississipi Studios
19 - Dodgr @ Roseland Theater
19 - Caravan Place @ Crystal Ballroom
19 - Pete Yorn @ Hawthorne Theatre
19 - Black Pumas @ Wonder Ballroom
19 - A Night of Bowie @ Aladdin Theater
19 - JAM'N 107.5 Boo Bomb f. Ice Cube, E-40, Ginuwine, Baby Bash and Zapp @ Moda Center
20 - Leo Kottke @ Aladdin Theater
20 - Jade Bird @ Wonder Ballroom
20 - Cory Wong @ Doug Fir Lounge
20-21 - Tyler Childers @ Crystal Ballroom
21 - Judah & The Lion @ Roseland Theater
21 - Ta-nehisi Coates in Conversation @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
21 - Jonathan Bree @ Doug Fir Lounge
21 - Hot 8 Brass Band @ Star Theater
21 - Judah & The Lion @ Roseland Theater
22 - Thom Yorke: Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
22 - Steve Lacy @ Wonder Ballroom
23 - Lukas Graham @ Crystal Ballroom
23 - Caamp @ Wonder Ballroom
23 - Sunset Rollercoaster @ Doug Fir Lounge
24 - Big Thief @ Crystal Ballroom
24 - The Wailers @ Aladdin Theater
24 - Nick Kroll @ Newmark Theatre
24 - Sara Bareiles @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
25 - Noah Kahan @ Wonder Ballroom
25 - Com Truise @ Wow Hall
25 - The Second City’s Greatest Hits @ Newmark Theatre
25-26 - Y La Bamba @ Doug Fir Lounge
25-26 - Portland Night Market
26 - Last Dinosaurs with Born Ruffians @ Doug Fir Lounge
26 - Dinosaur Jr @ Wonder Ballroom
26 - The Helio Sequence @ Mississippi Studios
27 - Chris Pureka with Laura Gibson @ Mississippi Studios
27 - Shovels and Rope @ Crystal Ballroom
27 - Kero Kero Bonito @ Wonder Ballroom
27-28 - Whitney and Lala Lala @ Revolution Hall
28 - Moorea Masa & The Mood with Blossom @ Mississippi Studios
29 - Cat Power @ Roseland Theater
29 - The Weeks @ Doug Fir Lounge
29 - Claire George and Maiah Manser @ Bunk Bar
30 - Haley Heynderickx @ Mississipi Studios
30 - Electric Guest @ Wonder Ballroom
30 - Goldroom @ Holocene
30 - Built to Spill @ Doug Fir Lounge (thru November 3)
31 - Frankie Cosmos @ Wonder Ballroom
november
1 - Jason Mraz @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1 - Matt & Kim @ Crystal Ballroom
1 - (Sandy) Alex G @ Wonder Ballroom
2 - Two Door Cinema Club @ Crystal Ballroom
2 - Miami Horror @ Mississippi Studios
2 - Madeon @ Roseland Theater
2 - Charley Crockett @ Aladdin Theater
2 - TedxMtHood @ President Theodore Roosevelt High School
3 - Ra Ra Riot @ Wonder Ballroom
3-4 - San Fermin @ Mississippi Studios
4 - Akashinga: The Brave Ones | Damien Mander, Conservationist @ Newmark Theatre
5 - Mott the Hoople @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
5 - Tom Morello @ Roseland Theater
5-10 - Miss Saigon @ Keller Auditorium
6 - Mt. Joy @ Crystal Ballroom
6 - Gramatik @ Roseland Theater
6 - Alessia Cara @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
7 - We Hate the Movies @ Aladdin Theater
7 - Booker T. Jones @ Alberta Rose Theatre
7 - Chick Corea @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
7 - The Building @ Doug Fir Lounge
8 - Twin Peaks @ Wonder Ballroom
8 - Moonchild @ Star Theater
8 - An Evening with David Sedaris @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
9 - Portland Book Festival @ Portland Art Museum
9 - NW Food and Wine Festival @ Oregon Convention Center
9-10 - Yung Bae @ Holocene
10 - Vetiver @ Mississippi Studios
10 - Blitzen Trapper @ Revolution Hall
10 - Little Brother @ Wonder Ballroom
10-15 - Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival @ Various locations
11 - Seu Jorge Presents The Life Aquatic @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
12 - Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel @ Newmark Theatre
12 - PK Invitational @ Moda Center
12 - Noah Gundersen @ Wonder Ballroom
12 - The Ghost of Paul Revere @ Doug Fir Lounge
12 - Penny & Sparrow @ Aladdin Theater
12-14 - Dan Soder @ Helium Comedy Club
13 - Son Little with Christopher Paul Stelling @ The Old Church Concert Hall
13 - Bea Miller @ Wonder Ballroom
13-14 - Hip Hop Nutcracker @ Keller Auditorium
14 - Summer Walker @ Crystal Ballroom
14 - Pinback @ Wonder Ballroom
15 - Ray LaMontagne @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
15 - X Ambassadors @ Crystal Ballroom
16 - Ghost Light @ Wonder Ballroom
16 - Allen Stone @ The Jack London Bar
16 - The Get Up Kids @ Doug Fir Lounge
17 - Big Freedia @ Wonder Ballroom
18 - Fakear @ Doug Fir Lounge
19 - Cher @ Moda Center
19 - Matisyahu @ Wonder Ballroom
19-20 - Sleater-Kinney @ Crystal Ballroom
20 - Alessandro Cortini @ Holocene
21 - Hovvdy @ Mississippi Studios
21 - Juke Ross @ Doug Fir Lounge
22 - The Black Keys, Modest Mouse and Shannon and the Clams @ Moda Center
22 - Lusine @ Jack London Revue
22 - Modest Mouse @ Moda Center
23 - Trans Siberian Orchestra @ Moda Center
24 - Tasha, Madison McFerrin @ Doug Fir Lounge
25 - Moon Duo @ Wonder Ballroom
26 - Cautious Cly @ Wonder Ballroom
27 - Andres @ The Waypost
26 - Cautious Clay @ Wonder Ballroom
28 - Turkey Trot @ Oregon Zoo
29 - Men I Trust @ Wonder Ballroom
30 - Thievery Corporation @ Roseland Theater