As the dawn of 2025 ushers in a new year of musical discovery, Portland's iconic McMenamins Crystal Ballroom sets the stage for an eclectic array of performances. From the improvisational depths of the Garcia Birthday Band to the smooth sounds of yacht rock with The Yachtsmen, and the introspective beats of COIN's alternative pop, the venue becomes a vibrant tapestry of genres. With artists like 070 Shake pushing the boundaries of musical expression and Gavin Adcock's country flair, the Crystal Ballroom promises an unforgettable start to the year.

A Melodic Feast: Diverse Sounds at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom

This March, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, will be the epicenter of diverse musical and cultural festivities. From the inaugural History Ball that promises a journey through historical fashion and classical music to a series of compelling performances by notable artists like The Devil Makes Three, Soccer Mommy, and Connor Price, attendees are in for a varied and immersive experience. Each event brings its own unique flair, making the Crystal Ballroom not just a venue, but a vibrant hub of artistic expression and cultural celebration.

A Diverse Tapestry of Music and Culture at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom

May 2025 is set to be an exhilarating month at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR. With a lineup featuring an array of genres and artists from rap to rock and beyond, this historic venue promises unforgettable experiences. From Denzel Curry's powerful rhymes to the nostalgic melodies of Mayday Parade, audiences will revel in diverse performances. Join us as we delve into the highlights of each event, celebrating the creativity and influence of these musicians who are set to light up the stage this spring.

A Month of Music: McMenamins Crystal Ballroom's Eclectic May Lineup

The sixth studio album from Tallahassee-based rock band Mayday Parade Sunnyland gets its title from an abandoned hospital where the band members used to sneak in to explore as teenagers. “The hospital shut down sometime in the mid-’80s but then it just stayed there for decades,” says lead vocalist Derek Sanders. “It was a super-creepy place — it was overgrown with vines, and still had some of the hospital beds and IV stands — but we have all these good memories of hanging out there when we were younger.”

Mayday Parade

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Shordie Shordie

The last 5 years have been a dizzying ascent for Denzel Curry. After establishing himself as one of the leaders of rap's new underground through early full-lengths like 2013's Nostalgic 64 and 2016's Imperial, the latter of which saw the Carol City, Florida native cosigned by Rick Ross and earn him a spot on XXL's coveted Freshman list, Curry spend the last 5 years releasing 4 concept-driven full length albums that catapulted him from cult icon to one of the most celebrated names in rap. From the innovative, 3-part release strategy of 2018's TA13OO, which highlighted Curry's preternatural gift for melody in standout track 'CLOUT COBAIN,' to the diaristic 2019 album ZUU where he detailed parts of his life previously untold in a song like 'RICKY,' and 2020's full length collaboration UNLOCKED with superproducer Kenny Beats, Curry released a trio of critically-acclaimed albums that established him as one of the most vital voices in rap.

Denzel Curry: Mischievous South Tour

Flatland Cavalry

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Larkin Poe

Meute

Dylan Gossett is a 25-year-old singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas. Gossett began writing and recording music during his early teen years using Garage Band on his mother’s computer. Throughout high school, college at Texas A&M, and a job at Formula 1 Racing, music remained Gossett’s true passion. Inspired to finally release music by a new generation of singer-songwriters he saw emerging online, Dylan began posting videos of his songs in April 2023 — immediately, his music struck a chord with a global audience.

Dylan Gossett

Surfacing from the flesh-eating diseases and torrential wildfires of Australia, Kim Dracula has arrived to create turbulent, creative art that mirrors the chaotic world around us. With the release of their debut album 'A Gradual Decline In Morale', they have showcased their ability to traverse multiple genres whilst maintaining a consistent narrative.

Kim Dracula & HANABIE.

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To celebrate 13 years of Dance Flashback parties in the Crystal Ballroom building… we are throwing an anniversary “Best Of 90s and 2000s Bash!” A whole night full of nothing but bangers and crowd favorites! Wear your favorite 90s outfits, 2000s gear, glow in the dark accessories or just put on your best dance shoes and help us celebrate 13 years!

Best of 90s & 2000s Dance Flashback -13th Anniversary Bash!

Stereophonics have developed a sound that is like few others. Their achievements are many. The band have now achieved 8x UK #1 albums, 12x UK top 10 albums, 11x UK top 10 singles including the UK #1 single 'Dakota,' sold over 10 million albums, 1.5 billion global streams and 5x BRIT award nominations with 1x BRIT award win.

Stereophonics

Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano Ramirez make up JOHNNYSWIM. The pair met in Nashville in 2005, instituting a songwriting partnership not long afterward. They clicked together musically and personally, beginning a romantic relationship along with their creative connection. The couple married in 2009 and relocated to Los Angeles. In addition to their 2014 debut full-length Diamonds, which has almost 30 million streams, they've released three EPs as well as a Christmas EP and a live album. They've performed on television shows including VH1's 'You Oughta Know Concert,' 'The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno,' 'Late Show with David Letterman,' 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,' 'Today,' 'Live with Kelly & Michael' and their song 'Home' remains the theme for HGTV's 'Fixer Upper.'

Johnnyswim

The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. For the better part of two decades, they've cemented their reputation as freethinking songwriters, road warriors, and community builders, creating a catalog of diverse music and a loyal audience who've grown alongside them through the years. That evolution continues with Heart is the Hero, the band's eighth studio album. Recorded analog to 16-track tape, this latest effort finds its three creators embracing the chemistry of their acclaimed live shows by capturing their performances in real-time direct from the studio floor with nary a computer in sight. An acoustic-driven album that electrifies, Heart is the Hero is stocked with songs that target not only the heart, but the head and hips, too.

The Wood Brothers

Caravan Palace

Palace are a band familiar with being tossed on the tides of life. Originally schoolfriends in Dorset, singer Leo Wyndham, guitarist Rupert Turner and drummer MattHodges began playing together in 2012 (alongside early bassist Will Dorey) after fate had brought them all separately to London. Holing up in an artistic multi-band hub called The Arch in Tottenham, and inspired by an array of artists encompassing Nick Drake, Cocteau Twins, John Fahey, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley and Radiohead, theyconjured an enthralling maelstrom of sound and emotion – equal parts intricate alt-rock, dark blues, glacial melody, cosmic echo and exotic experiment - and became an almost instant streaming hit, garnering over a million plays for early EPs Lost In The Night and Chase The Light.

Palace

Amyl and The Sniffers have already had a monster year, destroying the main stages of European summer festivals, supporting Foo Fighters on their recent US stadium run, and selling out their own headline tours in the US, UK and Europe, including three consecutive nights at the 3,000-capacity Roundhouse in London. They are the main support for Fontaines DC’s 45,000 capacity Finsbury Park show in July 2025 (already sold out) and have just announced their biggest headline ever at London’s Alexandra Palace.Following the release of singles U Should Not Be Doing That, Chewing Gum, Big Dreams and the joyful FU that is Jerkin’, Amyl and The Sniffers are entering a new era with their third album, Cartoon Darkness. Already hailed as “album of the year” (Clash) and “a level-up in every way” (Brooklyn Vegan), Cartoon Darkness sees the Sniffers grow in brilliant, bold directions — still delivering hard and fast thrills, but expanding the heart, the danceable hooks, and the humor, channeling Amy Taylor’s singular worldview into the Sniffers’ most mature and exciting album to date.Catch Amyl and The Sniffers' Cartoon Darkness World Tour, coming to venues across the US in Spring 2025.

Amyl and the Sniffers

The Linda Lindas

The Amity Affliction

Kayzo

Alexandra Kay

Tinzo + Jojo

Michael Marcagi

Poppy

Since she was 17-years-old, mxmtoon has made exquisitely catchy pop songs that capture the kindof complex and tender feelings we often keep hidden from the world. Over the years, the Oaklandnative and now Nashville-based artist’s unguarded self-expression has earned her a devoted globalfollowing, led to collaborations with the likes of Carly Rae Jepsen and Noah Kahan, and propelledher through an expansive career that’s also included hosting a podcast and authoring a pair of graphic novels. Now 24, mxmtoon found her relationship to songwriting profoundly transformed in the making of her third album liminal space, a body of work informed by a period of major upheavaland uncertainty in her family life. When met with a bigger and bolder sound threaded with elements of folk and indie-rock—achieved thanks to her all-female creative team —the result is an up-closeexploration of what she sums up as “the messy, dark, complicated, and also very beautiful chaos inherent in mother-daughter relationships.”

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Krooked Kings come from humble beginnings. In 2019, a group of five college friends from the University of Utah came together to write music and play shows in backyards and basements. Over the course of the last few years, the band has proven time and again their ability to write heartfelt indie rock gems. After signing with Los Angeles based indie label Nobody Gets It Records in 2020, the band released their breakout single, '‘96 Subaru', which has amassed over three million streams. By September 23, 2021, Krooked Kings released their debut project, The Comedown. After the the release, Krooked Kings hit the road on two support tours with Goth Babe and Rare Americans, as well as three headline dates in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles. Keep an eye out for new music from Krooked Kings in the coming months, as they wrap up recording their sophomore record.

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Deathpact Presents

Since her breakthrough in 2020, acclaimed singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun has been hailed by Rolling Stone as 'Nashville’s most low-key musical revolutionary' and celebrated for heruniquely vulnerable voice. Oladokun has released two highly acclaimed albums—2021’s in defense of my own happinessand 2023’s Proof of Life—both appearing on numerous best-of-the-year lists. Oladokun's forthcoming project, Observations From a Crowded Room, due out October 18, marks a significant evolution in her career. This 15-track collection—comprised of 12 songsand 3 interludes—reflects her growth as an artist and producer, blending her pop-folk roots with electronic and psychedelic elements. Solely written and produced by Oladokun, the album represents a personal and artistic turning point, crafted during a period of introspection and questioning. A proud queer Black woman and daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Oladokun has graced prestigious stages like the White House for the Respect for Marriage Act signingceremony, as well as national TV appearances including “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” She has also performed on “CBS Saturday Morning,” “TODAY,” PBS’ “Austin City Limits,” and NPR Music’s “TinyDesk (Home) Concert.” Oladokun’s music has resonated across diverse platforms, from documentaries to popular TV series like “And Just Like That,” “CSI: Vegas” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” Her song 'i see america' was a finalist for the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Award for Best Song for Social Change. Widely respected by her peers, Oladokun has collaborated with artists such as Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Jason Isbell and Noah Kahan and has joined Morris, Isbell, Kahan, John Mayer, Tyler Childers, Hozier, My Morning Jacket, Pink Sweat$, Leon Bridges and Manchester Orchestra on the road.

Joy Oladokun

With a global audience of over 20M fans across social and streaming platforms, Connor Price is one of the fastest growing independent artists in the industry earning over 790,000,000 streams on Spotify alone in the last 12 months. Connor's innovative short-form content has been the key to his success, captivating current and prospective fans on TikTok (5.6M followers), YouTube (3.7M subscribers) and Instagram (2.3M followers) to stream his music. On October 7th, 2022, Connor launched his legendary series/project called 'Spin The Globe' which sparked his exponential growth in 2023. The project debuted at #7 on the Spotify Global Top Albums Chart in the company of Sam Smith and Lil Yachty. Two of the singles from the project, 'Violet' and 'Spinnin' are certified Gold with the latter having over 180M streams to date. In addition to his music, Connor has also had a long career as an actor, with over 65 credits on IMDB including ‘Supernatural', ‘Being Human', ‘Cinderella Man', and ‘The Rookie', to name a few. After a sold-out debut headline North American tour in 2024, Connor is looking forward to working along-side the touring company AEG to host a follow up headlining tour in Spring of 2025.

Connor Price

Sophie Allison has always written candidly about her life, making Soccer Mommy one of indie rock’s most interesting and beloved artists of the last decade. Allison has used Soccer Mommy’s songs as a vehicle to sort through the thoughts and encounters that inevitably come with the reality of growing up. After all, Soccer Mommy began as a bedroom-to-Bandcamp exercise with teenage Allison posting her plaintive songs as demos. Over the years, though, she has often enhanced that sound, using the endless production possibilities, newly at her fingertips, to outstrip singer-songwriter stereotypes. The records would start with songwriting’s kernels of truth, and she would then imagine all the unexpected shapes they could take. Every Soccer Mommy record has felt like a surprise.

Soccer Mommy

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Destroy Lonely

Molchat Doma

With six studio albums and almost 20 years under their belt, longstanding Americana triumvirate The Devil Makes Three (TDM3) continues to write, tour, and play as hard as ever they have.

The Devil Makes Three

McMenamins History cordially invites you to our inaugural History Ball - a grand affair celebrating the historical costumes of the world before 1920, inspired by Bridgerton, Jane Austen, Chevalier, and more! Whether you love Renaissance fashion, the Court of Versailles, Victorian styles, or the Edwardian age, don your chosen fashion and dance the night away to classical ballroom music from the 19th century and beyond, performed by two live ensembles: Fireside Social Orchestra and Triplum.

McMenamins History Ball

Loaded guns, space heaters, and big skies. Welcome to the lethal littered landscape of Jim Heath’s imagination. True to his high evangelical calling, Jim is a Revelator, both revealing & reinterpreting the country-blues-rock roots of American music. He’s a time-travelling space-cowboy on a endless interstellar musical tour, and we are all the richer & “psychobillier” for getting to tag along.

Reverend Horton Heat

In the lore of heavy metal only a handful of artists can claim to have changed history, and even fewer can say they’ve done so twice. Enter Apocalyptica and one of metal’s greatest, most unlikely success stories. By any account it’s the stuff of legend, and it’s about to come full circle.

Apocalyptica

Hailing from Philadelphia and now based in the vibrant city of Charleston, SC, alt indie hip-hop duo Little Stranger (Kevin and John Shields, no relation but best friends) have spent years honing their signature sound and perfecting their version of the 'organized chaos' that a Little Stranger live show entails. In an era where genre is increasingly irrelevant, Little Stranger delivers a fresh take on melodic hip-hop garnering comparisons to newer artists like Remi Wolf, Still Woozy, and Marc Rebillet but also the golden age of hip hop running into pop epitomized by early 2000s Timberland, Gorillaz and NERD. Between John's melodic singer-songwriter magnetism, Kevin's in-your-face delivery, and an overall undeniable groove the duo has become known for their unique sound, - garnering millions of streams, playing countless sold-out shows and major festivals like Lollapalooza, Governor's Ball, Hangout Fest, BottleRock, Levitate Music & Arts Festival, and more.

Little Stranger

Gavin Adcock is a 25-year-old Georgia native born and raised in Watkinsville. Former Georgia Southern University football player, Gavin grew up working on his family cattle farm and dreamed of riding bulls in the PBR. He started writing songs in highschool but it wasn’t until the spring of 2021, when he tore up his knee playing football, that he used his time healing to record and release his first original single. Since then, he has put all focus into his music and hasreleased multiple singles that now have amassed almost 100 million streams collectively. His recent release, “A Cigarette”, hit 12 million streams in less than 2 months. As he continues to write and record new music, he is hitting the road touring throughout 2024 with headline datesand multiple major festival plays.

Gavin Adcock

Disco & Red Cube Presents: DAISY DUKES & COWBOY BOOTS TOUR

The Elovaters

Imagine, the memorable clink of ice hitting a rocks glass, the scent of muddled limes and mint, the faintcrackle as the tipple is poured, the effervescent fizz of soda about to broach the rim, the straw insertionand swirl, the first sip of vacation...

Magic City Hippies

COIN returns with a new chapter led by their single “Strawberry Jam,” which addresses overcoming fear in the pursuit of pure honesty. Recorded live at RCA Studio A in Nashville, TN, with producer Gabe Simon (Noah Kahan, Lana Del Rey), the new song reveals the trio in their most vulnerable state, while continuing to push the boundaries of alternative pop withoutstraying from their trademark dynamic energy.

COIN

You can’t put 070 shake into a box. The artist born Danielle Balbuena makes renegade anthems that exhibit her ever-shifting, experimental spirit, while maintaining a glowing core of pure emotion. Since her breakout in 2018, she established her chameleonic presence across the worlds of rap, R&B, alternative, and pop through two ambitious studio albums: 2020’s Modus Vivendi and 2022’s You Can’t Kill Me. Now, she readies Petrichor, her third album and most daring, fully fleshed out statement yet, arriving November 15.

070 Shake

This Valentine's Day, set sail for a smooth rock experience at Portland's iconic Crystal Ballroom.

Sail into Love: A Yacht Rock Valentine feat. The Yachtsmen and Red Light Romeos

Garcia Birthday Band, based in Portland Oregon, isn't your mother's Grateful Dead cover band. Playing for over 20 years, GBB has evolved into something far deeper than the sum of its parts. The beating heart of the Pacific Northwest's GD community, the band's ever-expanding fanbase is an experience unto themselves. Using the Dead's repertoire as a springboard for limitless potential and improvisation, Garcia Birthday Band are a cornerstone of the modern Grateful Dead universe, and their fans have come to expect the unexpected as the norm.

Garcia Birthday Band

Travis

L’impératrice

Foster The People

Five Dice, All Threes is a record of uncommon intensity and tenderness, communal exorcism and personal excavation. These are, of course, qualities that fans have come to expect from Bright Eyes, nearly three decades into their career. The tight-knit band of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott tends to operate in distinct sweeping movements: each unique in its sound and story but unified by a sense of ambition and ever-growing emotional stakes. Even with this rich history behind them, these new songs exude a visceral thrill like nothing they have attempted before. Oberst has always sung in a voice that conveys a sense of life-or-death gravity. At times throughout Five Dice, All Threes, you may feel worried for him; other times, he may seem like the only one with the clarity to get us out of this mess.

Bright Eyes

Super Diamond - tribute to the much loved, international pop icon Neil Diamond - perform the timeless classics including 'Sweet Caroline,' 'America,' 'Cherry Cherry;' 'Song Sung Blue,' 'Forever in Blue Jeans' and many more. Super Diamond's success in America is unprecedented for a tribute band. With a nod from Neil (the man himself), Super Diamond has been embraced by the long time Neil Diamond fan-base and also found huge popularity in the hip rock clubs of America.

Super Diamond – The Neil Diamond Tribute

Thuy – Wings World Tour

An evening with Caifanes

It is, says Alison Moyet, quite remarkable to think that she's been singing for 'some serious years'. She formed her first band at 16 in Basildon, was in Yazoo at 20 and released her first solo album Alf at 23. In the four decades since Alf, Moyet's solo work has been defined not only by her refusal to repeat herself, but by that extraordinary voice: still recognisable in an instant, still capable of stopping you in your tracks, a voice big enough to fill a stadium and yet intimate enough to make you feel as though she's singing just for you.

Alison Moyet

Turnover

Born just outside of Austin, Texas, Ty grew up on a cattle ranch owned by his family for more than six generations. He clung on to music as a kid and never let go, obsessing over an expansive range of artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Withers, and Otis Redding to Chris Stapleton and George Strait. Devoting every waking minute to writing songs and playing music, he gave up baseball and football and opted for homeschooling in order to wholeheartedly pursue his dream. During 2023, he made waves with his debut single 'Tie That Binds,' gaining traction organically and generating over 11 million Spotify streams. On its heels, 'Drinkin' Alone' exploded with over 26 million Spotify streams and counting. Between packing houses in his home state and sharing the stage with Willie Nelson, he has performed countless sold out shows across the states and wrapped up dates on Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers Band's Hold My Beer Tour before embarking on his headline run.

Ty Myers: The Select Tour

Alex Warren

The Kiffness

They Might Be Giants

OK Go

Panchiko is beginning to settle into rockstar life. It’s different from how the UK band imagined it when they were teens, crafting ethereal, at times cosmic bits of heart-forward rock music to little outside interest, playing shows to nearly empty rooms. They set aside their hopes of becoming full-time musicians and pursued other careers. Their high school artistry became a distant memory. But that all changed in 2016 when an internet user discovered Panchiko’s discarded 2000 demo CD, D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L, in a Nottingham charity shop and posted it to 4chan to intrigue and fanfare. It took four years for Panchiko’s legions of dedicated fans to find the people behind the music, but when they did, Panchiko’s long let-go-of dreams became an imperative to pursue. Millions of curious listeners were swaying to their adolescent creations; it was time for them to meet their moment.

Panchiko

With intense and unforgettable live performances, their fan base has grown over the years to a fever pitch and Floater fans are legendary for their dedication. For more things Floater go to www.Floater.com

Floater

The Portland Erotic Ball’s 25th Anniversary takes places Saturday, November 1, 2025, in the historic Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside in downtown Portland.

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