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A February to Remember: Music, Comedy, and Crime at Aladdin Theater

The Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR, is set for a vibrant month this February 2025, hosting an eclectic array of events ranging from music and comedy to podcasts and movie nights. With highlights like the legendary band moe., funk maestros The Motet, and comedian Reggie Watts, the lineup promises unforgettable experiences. Dive into the diverse world of these performances, each bringing unique flavors to the stage, from soulful musical journeys and gripping crime stories to engaging comedy acts.

Jan 31, 2025
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1. moe. (Night 2)
Hailed by American Songwriter for their "mind-bending musicality," moe. is treasured for their mesmerizing musical synergy, unfettered showmanship, and smart, resonant songcraft. For three decades, the band has corralled myriad musical forms on a truly original journey rich with crafty, clever songwriting and astonishing resourcefulness. Fueled by an impassioned fan base, moe. has spent much of those thirty years on the road, encompassing countless live performances marked by eclectic wit, deep friendship, and exploratory invention. Having built an enduring legacy with hard work and a confirmed commitment to creativity and community, moe. seem as surprised as anyone to find themselves at such a significant landmark.
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Jan 31, 2025
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Feb 1, 2025
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3. The Motet: Love Time Tour
Formed over two decades ago, the funk six-piece The Motet have learned to work as an interlocking unit, with each member bolstering one another towards the best creative output. This symbiosis has led to a unique style and cohesive musical chemistry, as seen in the band's immaculate live performances and seamless blend of funk, soul, jazz, and rock. With a fervent fanbase in tow, The Motet have sold out shows across the nation, performed six headlining slots at Red Rocks and sets at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Bottlerock, Electric Forest, Bumbershoot, Summer Camp, and High Sierra.
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Feb 1, 2025
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Portland, OR · Aladdin Theater

4. Small Town Dicks Live
Small Town Dicks is a podcast about the big-time crime that’s happening in Small Town, USA. Each episode features the detectives who broke the case in their small town, and includes assets like jailhouse phone calls, suspect interviews and 9-1-1 calls. The show is anchored by veteran, identical-twin detectives Dan and Dave, retired cold case investigator and New York Times bestselling author Paul Holes and hosted by actress, Yeardley Smith.
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Feb 5, 2025
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Portland, OR · Aladdin Theater

5. SOLD OUT: Reggie Watts Live
Reggie Watts is an internationally renowned Musician/Comedian/Writer/Actor who most recently starred as the bandleader on CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden. Using his formidable voice, looping pedals, and his vast imagination, Watts blends and blurs the lines between music and comedy, wowing audiences with performances that are 100% improvised.
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Feb 6, 2025
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6. Choir Grrrl
On Saturday, February 8th Resonance Ensemble’s treble singers join forces with the innovative talents of Ringdown—a group featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw and multi-instrumentalist and truth-teller Danni Lee (who Oregon ArtsWatch hails as “dynamite,” “a perfect compliment to Shaw” and “a definite ‘peanut butter and chocolate’ situation”)–for an evening of community music-making at the historic Aladdin Theatre.
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Feb 8, 2025
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Portland, OR · Aladdin Theater

7. Crash Test Dummies
With one of the most recognizable voices in Canadian music history, alternative rock band Crash Test Dummies are a three-time Grammy nominated and JUNO award- winning group, who soared to the top of the worldwide charts in the early 1990’s with hits “Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm” and “Superman’s Song”. Their cover of “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” was a highlight of the soundtrack to the blockbuster film, “Dumb and Dumber”, while simultaneously reaching #4 on the US Top 100 album charts. All of their releases keep the same folk-hued, alternative spirit of their early sound, centering around the distinct baritone of frontman Brad Roberts and Ellen Reid’s folk-rock fusion. After a twenty-year hiatus, the Crash Test Dummies reunited in 2018 for a two-week tour to celebrate their most successful album “God Shuffled His Feet”. The overwhelming reception to these shows has since led to continuous touring across two continents, with sold-out shows across the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.
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Feb 10, 2025
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Portland, OR · Aladdin Theater

8. Brooklyn Movie Night
The Brooklyn Action Corps is a neighborhood organization whose purpose is to better the community by working together toward the solution of its social, physical, and economic problems. The Board is active in all that affects the greater good of the Neighborhood.
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Feb 12, 2025
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Portland, OR · Aladdin Theater

9. Y La Bamba
To declare one thematic narrative from Lucha, Y La Bamba’s seventh album, would be to chisel away a story within a story within a story into the illusion of something singular. “Lucha is a symbol of how hard it is for me to tackle healing, live life, and be present,” Luz Elena Mendoza Ramos, lead vocalist and producer of Y La Bamba, says of the title behind the album which translates from Spanish to English as ‘fight’ and is also a nickname for Luz, which means light. The album explores multiplicity—love, queerness, Mexican American and Chicanx identity, family, intimacy, yearning, loneliness—and chronicles a period of struggle and growth for Mendoza Ramos as a person and artist.
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Feb 13, 2025
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Portland, OR · Aladdin Theater

10. SOLD OUT: Zoltan Kaszas (Early Show)
Zoltan Kaszas is an award-winning stand-up comedian known for his sharp, observational humor and love of cats. Born in Hungary, Zoltan and his mother immigrated to the United States in 1991, first settling in Pittsburgh before moving to the trailer parks of San Diego. Kaszas, who The Atlantic called a “breakout star,” has been featured on several SiriusXM comedy channels, Laughs on Fox, commercials from Manscaped, Netflix Is a Joke radio & festival, has had hit Dry Bar comedy specials “Cat Jokes” and “Average Intelligence,” as well as headlined comedy clubs and theaters across the country. He won the Seattle International Comedy competition, a month-long event held in Washington state. Kaszas also rocked first place gigs at the San Diego Comedy Festival, San Diego’s Funniest Person contest and the Rockstar Energy Drink Comedy Throwdown plus spent a month in Edinburgh, Scotland at the Fringe Festival. However, it was Kaszas’ riff on why cats are better than dogs that quickly went viral, racking up over 68 million views on Facebook. The video traveled the globe, even landing in The Guardian’s (UK) as one of the “ten funniest things I’ve seen on the Internet.”
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Feb 14, 2025
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Portland, OR · Aladdin Theater

Conclusion
February at the Aladdin Theater is more than just a series of events; it's a celebration of diverse artistic expressions and community engagement. From the intricate musical journeys of moe. and The Motet to the thought-provoking narratives of Small Town Dicks and Y La Bamba, each event offers something unique. As audiences laugh with Reggie Watts and Zoltan Kaszas or reflect with Ani DiFranco, this month's lineup is a testament to the theater's commitment to bringing vibrant, multifaceted performances to Portland. Don’t miss the chance to be part of these unforgettable experiences.
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