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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Spin right round at Decadent ’80s Dance Party Hey Lover Get a jolt at Electric Fences music festival NEHALEM — The fourth annual Electric Fences music festival takes place noon to midnight Saturday, Aug. 4, at Lunasea Gardens in Nehalem. Held at a 12-acre, par- tially forested farm on the North Fork of the Nehalem River, the event will feature performers from Oregon, Washington, Tennessee and Texas. A dozen acts are set to take the hillside stage. The after- noon includes Pacific North- west honky-tonkers Coun- tryside Ride and the garage punk quartet Bad Shadows, featuring members of Fences’ alumni Roselit Bone. A Lone Star lineup starts off the evening with cosmic country outfit The Lonesome Heroes, followed by the atmospheric folk of Little Mazarn. This year’s featured headliners are Cal- vin Johnson as the pseud- onymous Selector Dub Narcotic, and underground country scene cornerstone Leo Rondeau, closing out Electric Fences with an intimate acoustic set. Other acts: Thee Last Go ‘Round, Mouth Painter, Hey Lover and Book of Colors, all from Portland; Dowsing, of Port Townsend, Wash.; and Jean Wranglers, of Austin, Texas. Electric Fences is open to all ages. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $30 for general admission with overnight camping passes, and can be purchased at the festival or in advance on the Electric Fences website. The music festival was founded in 2015 as an autonomous DIY event, rejecting the necessity of sponsorships and operating under the idea that a small- er, less restrictive model of the traditional music festival would create a more memorable and enduring experience for audiences and performers. Visit electricfencesfest. com for more information. ASTORIA — Dust off those parachute pants and shoulder pads! The Labor Temple Bar is celebrating the last Friday of July in totally bodacious fashion! DJ NoN is bringing the Decadent ’80s to Astoria with a special focus on Madonna and Michael Jackson. You’ll be trippin’ if you miss the Decadent ’80s Dance Party on Friday, July 27! Spinning starts at 10 p.m. Your pumps and penny loafers will be groovin’ to the tunes of everyone’s favorite decade. Grab your best Members Only and scrunchie up, perm it or feather it back. If you’re not here, you’re mental. COURTESY LABOR TEMPLE At Labor Temple Bar’s Dec- adent ’80s Dance Party on Saturday, July 27, spinnin’ begins at 10 p.m. This event is for dudes and dudettes 21 and older. The Labor Temple is locat- ed at 934 Duane St. Hear Marisa Anderson, a traveler in life and music Countryside Ride ASTORIA — Guitarist Marisa Anderson performs at the Anita Building at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1. Admission is by donation. Anderson filters musical history through her own personal experiences, as a traveler in life and in music. A gifted instrumen- talist, Anderson has spent more than 35 years forging her singular, instantly recognizable voice. Anderson’s album “Cloud Corner” is hope- ful in the face of any discord, a resplendent diverse sound sanctuary that shines, a mirror of the horizon it looks toward. Don’t miss this chance to see Anderson play one Marisa Anderson of her only Oregon Coast shows on a busy tour. Opener Jeff Monger brings pared-down original country songwriting to the stage, with lilting accompaniment by Jamie Greenan on pedal steel. The Anita Building is located at 1312 Commer- cial St.