THURSDAY
6/11
AXE & FIDDLE Cygne—8:30pm;
Blues, n/c
B&B LOUNGE Karaoke—
9:30pm
BACKYARD TIGERTAIL Carl
Anderson, Cascadian Mass,
Dillan Nihiser—6:30pm;
Bluegrass, folk, $4
BARN LIGHT Karaoke—9pm;
n/c
BLACK FOREST Jake McNiellie &
Co., Youngest of Elders,
Cancellieri, BullyWest—9pm;
Rock, acoustic n/c
THE COOLER Karaoke—10pm
COWFISH Bass-Nite w/Aaron
Jackson & guests—9pm; EDM,
bass-house, n/c
EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke—
8pm; n/c
THE GRANARY Lyrics Lounge
Collective w/the Elena Leona
Project—9pm; Hip hop, $3-$5
GROWLER UNDERGROUND
Open Mic—6:30pm; n/c
JAZZ STATION Steve Owen &
Ron Bertucci Faculty Blowout
Party—7:30pm; Jazz, $6-$8
KOWLOON’S Karaoke under the
Stars—10pm; n/c
MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; n/c
MOHAWK TAVERN DJ—9pm;
‘80s tunes, n/c
OLD NICK’S Great Bee Yawned—
9pm; Rock, $3-$5
OAKSHIRE PUB Will Brown—
5pm; n/c
THE OLD PAD Karaoke—9pm;
n/c
OVERTIME TAVERN West Side
Blues Jam—8:30pm; Open jam,
n/c
REALITY KITCHEN Acoustic
Reality—5pm; Open mic, n/c
RESTOBAR Steven McVay—5pm
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS
Joanne Broh Band—7pm; n/c
TINY TAVERN Karaoke—9pm;
n/c
SAM BOND’S GARAGE Girls in
the Nose—8pm; Reunion con-
cert, $5
WEBFOOT DJ Sauce—10pm; n/c
WANDERING GOAT Criminal
Wave, /root_DIR, Dobis, Meat
Head—8pm; Punk, hardcore,
$3-$5
FRIDAY
6/12
AGRARIAN ALES Comedy Night
at the Farm—7pm; n/c
AXE & FIDDLE Shuggie B
Goode—9pm; Rockabilly, $5
BLACK FOREST Thom Simon,
San Larenzo, VCR—9pm; Indie,
pop, n/c
BLAIRALLY ARCADE ‘80s Night
w/Chris, Jen & John—9pm;
Vinyl, $3
THE BLIND PIG Karaoke w/Jim
Jim—9pm
COWFISH Freak-nite w/Spocter
Shmock—9pm; EDM, juke,
house
D’S DINER Karaoke—9pm; n/c
THE DAVIS DJ Crown—11pm;
Hip hop, dancehall, reggaeton,
r&b, $3
EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke w/
KJ Rick—9pm; n/c
EMBERS Coupe de Ville—
8:30pm; n/c
FRIENDLY ST. MARKET Ras
D—6pm; n/c
HILTON HOTEL Aftermath—
7pm; Jazz, n/c
J. SCOTT CELLARS Scott
Austin—5pm; Rock, soul, n/c
JAZZ STATION Kerry Politzer w/
George Colligan & David
Valdez—8pm; Jazz, $8-$10
JERSEY’S Karaoke—9pm; n/c
LAVELLE VINEYARDS Concrete
Loveseat—6pm; Pop, soul, n/c
LEVEL UP DJ food stamp—9pm;
Rap, breaks, soul, n/c
MAC’S Code Red—8pm; Blues,
soul, rock, $5
O’DONNELL’S Karaoke—9pm
OAKSHIRE PUB HipBilly—5pm;
n/c
OLD NICK’S Extra Action
Marching Band, Red Raven
Follies, BluBall Revue—9pm; $8
OREGON WINE LAB Michael
Kevin Daly—6:30pm;
Americana, n/c
PIZZA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Olem Alves Duo—6:30pm; n/c
PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke—
8pm
RAVEN A PUB Karaoke—9pm
SAGINAW VINEYARD Giri, Tolbert,
Case & Markstrom—6pm; n/c
SAM BOND’S GARAGE Truckstop
Honeymoon, Jason Eklund—
9:30pm; $12
TAYLOR’S DJ Victor—10pm; Hip
hop, dance, n/c
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS
Manuche Noir—7pm; n/c
TRACKSTIRS Karaoke—9pm;
n/c
VILLAGE GREEN Heavy Chevy;
Blues, soul, rock, $5
WHITE HORSE SALOON
Karaoke—9pm; n/c
WOW HALL Natural Vibration—
9pm; Reggae, $10-$15
SATURDAY
6/13
16 TONS Buffalo Romeo—6pm,
Acoustic, n/c
AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Trivia
Night—8pm; n/c
AGRARIAN ALES The HipBillys—
4pm; n/c
AMBROSIA Kenny Reed’s Stone
Cold Jazz—8pm; n/c
AXE & FIDDLE Hardly Deadly—
9pm; Dead tribute, $5
B&B LOUNGE Karaoke—
9:30pm
BLACK FOREST Necryptic,
Cruciation, Septic Burial—9pm;
Death M=metal, n/c
BLAIRALLY DJ Crown—10pm;
Dance, soul, funk, r&b, $2
THE BOREAL Plaedo—8pm;
Album release, n/c
BREWERS UNION Jason Eklund
& Peter Wilde—7pm;
Americana, n/c
BUGSY’S Code Red—9pm; Rock,
country, n/c
COWFISH Sup! w/Michael
Human—9pm; Trap, hip hop,
twerk
DOC’S PAD Evolve Saturdays—
9pm; EDM, hip hop, n/c
DOMAINE MERIWETHER Norma
Fraser & The Vipers—7pm;
Reggae, $20-$25
DUCK BAR & GRILL Karaoke—
9pm; n/c
DUCK INN Karaoke—10pm
EL TAPATIO CANTINA DJ &
Dance Music—9pm; n/c
EMBERS Coupe de Ville—
8:30pm; n/c
FRIENDLY ST. MARKET Friendly
St. Block Party—2pm; n/c
THE GRANARY Elevate, Shwar
Town Party—9:30pm; $5
JAZZ STATION Roger Woods
Organ Trio—8pm; Jazz, $6-$8
LEVEL UP DJ Rock ‘n’ Roll
Damnation—9pm; ’70s & ’80s
rock, heavy metal; n/c
MAC’S Heavy Chevy—8pm;
Blues, soul, rock, $5
OAKSHIRE PUB HipBilly—5pm;
n/c
OLD NICK’S The Twang Shifters,
Moonshine Jelly—9pm;
Rockabilly, $8
OREGON ELECTRIC STATION
Gerry Rempel Trio w/Mark
Schneider & Andria Martin—
8:30pm; n/c
POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm
QUACKER’S Ladies Night &
DeeJay—9pm; n/c
RAVEN A PUB Karaoke—9pm
RIVER STOP Cheap Truck—8pm;
Rock n/c
SAM BOND’S GARAGE The Rugs,
Thunder Anne—8:30pm; $5
TRACKSTIRS Karaoke—9pm;
n/c
WEBFOOT DJ BiGG—10pm; n/c
WESTEND TAVERN Karaoke—
9pm; n/c
WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke;
Code Red—9pm; n/c
WILLAMETTE HIGH SCHOOL
Little Sisters, Horse Crazy, Big
Mountain, Moon DanSe
Revisited, Tatiana—5pm; Bethel
School Music Program fundrais-
er, bluegrass, country,
Americana, $5-$6
WOW HALL Moonalice, David
Nelson Band—7pm; $25
SUNDAY
6/14
AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Karaoke—
9pm; n/c
AGRARIAN ALES Aimee Marx—
4pm; n/c
THE BOREAL Dr. Know w/Kyle
Touche—3pm, $10; Ghost Mice,
The Ragshakers, Cardboard
Caravan, Girls Punch Bears—
7pm, Punk, folk, $5
CAFÉ MUNDO Jason Eklund &
Peter Wilde—noon; n/c
COWFISH Deep Sunday w/
Qamron Parq—9pm; Deep
house, tropical, n/c
CUTHBERT AMPHITHEATER
Gordon Lightfoot—7pm; $35-
$55
THE GRANARY Green Mountain
Bluegrass Band—6pm; n/c
JAZZ STATION All-Comers Jazz
Jam w/Kenny Reed—4pm;
Jazz, $3
LUCKEY’S The Broadway Revue
Burlesque Show—10pm;
Variety, $5
OLD NICK’S Dr. Know,
Xboyfriends, Cuntagious—9pm;
Punk, $10
SAM’S Open Mic Night—7pm;
n/c
SAM BOND’S GARAGE Chris
Marshall & The August Light—
8:30pm; $5
TRAVELER’S COVE Paul Biondi
Quartet—6pm; Variety, n/c
VILLAGE GREEN Dave Bach—
7pm; Guitar, n/c
THE WEBFOOT Karaoke—9pm
WOW HALL 7 Seconds, The
Briggs, Success—8:30pm;
Punk rock, $12-$14
MONDAY
6/15
BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm
BUGSY’S MondayBug—7pm;
Acoustic, n/c
COWFISH Future Mondays w/
Erthbound—9pm; Future-beat,
trap, n/c
DUCK BAR & GRILL OFY Bingo—
8:30pm; n/c
OLD NICK’S Irish Jam—6pm;
n/c
PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke—
8pm
SAM BOND’S GARAGE Bingo—
9pm; n/c
WANDERING GOAT North,
Secrets of the Sky, Cold Blue
Mountain—8pm; Doom, post-
metal, $5
WEBFOOT Twisted Trivia & Beer
Pong—7pm; n/c
TUESDAY
6/16
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Jesse
Meade w/Jason Eklund & Peter
Wilde—9pm; n/c
AXE & FIDDLE Poetry Night—
7pm; n/c
THE CITY iPod Night—6pm; n/c
COWFISH Work-Nite Vibin’ w/
Stephen Rose & Guests—9pm;
House, hip hop, n/c
COZMIC Helfrich & Highwater—
6pm; ONDA Fundraiser, $10
CUSH Open Mic—8pm; Variety,
n/c
EMBERS DJ Victor Plays
Requests—8pm; n/c
GRANARY Christ Stubbs—6pm;
Piano, n/c
THE GREEN ROOM Karaoke—
9pm
GROWLER UNDERGROUND
Trivia w/Mr. Bill—6pm; n/c
HOT MAMA’S WINGS Open Mic—
8pm; n/c
LEVEL UP Ninkasi Karaoke
Night w/KJ B-Ross—9pm; n/c
SUMMER
KNIGHTS
Born Jo-Vaughn Scott to parents from the Caribbean, Joey Bada$$
cofounded hip-hop collective Pro Era in 2010. He was just 15 years old.
“It started as a progressive movement,” the Brooklyn-born emcee tells
EW. “Yeah, we was all into hip hop. But it just started with a group of friends
with a bunch of similar interests: positivity for the youth, being anti-
corruption. The simple shit, man.”
A lot has happened between then and now: Scott’s solo debut mixtape
1999 (2012), released when he was 17, earned underground fame. Later,
the hot track “95 Til Infinity” from third mixtape Summer Knights (2013)
showcased his original flow.
But Scott didn’t always expect his career to take the hip-hop route. “In
third grade, I was voted most likely to be president,” he explains. “I never
decided I wanted to be a rapper, not a day in my life. It just happened.”
Scott hasn’t pursued political ambitions, at least not yet. The rapper,
however, did receive an unexpected presidential shout-out in January, when
a selfie of first daughter Malia Obama rocking a Pro Era shirt went viral.
These days, stacking up accolades with 2015 studio debut B4.DA.$$,
Scott is focused on operating the Pro Era record label as well as the Steez
Festival, named for the late Pro Era cofounder Capital Steez, in New York’s
Central Park this July.
“We’re sitting here in the office,” he says. “All of the tour merchandise
just came in so we’re going through everything. It’s such an exciting time for
us right now.”
Joey Bada$$ performs with Chicago hip-hop artist Mick Jenkins and
Florida rapper Denzel Curry 9 pm Thursday, June 18, at WOW Hall; $27 adv.;
$30 door. — Bryan Kalbrosky
PHOTO BY JESSICAN LEHRMAN
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