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Come celebrate the art and beauty of fire dancing as some of the best fire performers in the nation take the stage in hopes to win the grand prize.   This show sells out every year, so get your tickets fast!   Limited seating available. You must purchase a table to get guaranteed seating for this event.   …

NINE INCH HEELS is back with a cabaret tribute to Maynard James Keenan of Tool, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle.  Featuring a dynamic lineup of burlesque, drag, aerial, pole, fire and flow artists, this show celebrates Keenan's provocative genius with performances as sensual and enigmatic as his music. For show updates: https://sarajamesaerial.com/nineinchheels   FEATURING: Aleksandra, Mistress …

Voted by BURLESQUE MAGAZINE as one of the Top 10 Burlesque shows in the USA! A sinful circus of burlesque, fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery. Every Sunday night for 20 years…the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast! SEATING IS LIMITED and is first-come, first served. Seating IS NOT GUARANTEED for General Admission ticket holders!

The original live karaoke band, rocking in Portland for 25 years and counting. Come see us every Monday at Dante's!

The Pacific Northwest's original & largest pole competition is back for 2025:   Exotic magazine presents 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! Entertainers from all over the Pacific Northwest will compete to see who will reign supreme on the pole for 2025! They’ll be competing for $5,000 in cash, $1,000 in prizes and the cover and centerfold of Exotic’s 32nd Anniversary Issue! Come show …

Voted by BURLESQUE MAGAZINE as one of the Top 10 Burlesque shows in the USA! A sinful circus of burlesque, fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery. Every Sunday night for 20 years…the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast! SEATING IS LIMITED and is first-come, first served. Seating IS NOT GUARANTEED for General Admission ticket holders!

The original live karaoke band, rocking in Portland for 25 years and counting. Come see us every Monday at Dante's!

Known for their iconic mix of industrial, electro, and dance music, Lords of Acid has been shaking the foundations of the music world since the early '90s with hits like “Pussy” and “I Sit on Acid.” Their live shows are notorious for their energy, boundary-pushing visuals, and relentless dance grooves. This tour marks a monumental …

Voted by BURLESQUE MAGAZINE as one of the Top 10 Burlesque shows in the USA! A sinful circus of burlesque, fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery. Every Sunday night for 20 years…the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast! SEATING IS LIMITED and is first-come, first served. Seating IS NOT GUARANTEED for General Admission ticket holders!

The original live karaoke band, rocking in Portland for 25 years and counting. Come see us every Monday at Dante's!

Dead Bob is the solo incarnation of John Wright, drummer of long time and apparently legendary, but now retired, Punk rock band No Means No. “Life Like”, a NMN cover actually, is the title track of the first album John has released on his own. Recorded and Produced by John in the wilds of British …

Voted by BURLESQUE MAGAZINE as one of the Top 10 Burlesque shows in the USA! A sinful circus of burlesque, fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery. Every Sunday night for 20 years…the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast! SEATING IS LIMITED and is first-come, first served. Seating IS NOT GUARANTEED for General Admission ticket holders!

The original live karaoke band, rocking in Portland for 25 years and counting. Come see us every Monday at Dante's!

Witness The Pacific Northwest's best air guitarists battle it out to represent Portland in the US Air Guitar National Finals! For one night, US Air Guitar opens the stage to ordinary people who live out their rock star dreams. Competitors give us their best air guitar performances, being judged on technical merit, stage presence, and …

Inferi is an American melodic death metal band forged from the bowels of Nashville, Tennessee. In 2011the lead guitarist, Malcolm Pugh (A Loathing Requiem, Diskreet, Ex-Enfold Darkness) decided to reignitethe fire. Recruiting Mike Low (Oubliette,Ex-Enfold Darkness) on guitar and Jack Blackburn (Ex-VitalRemains, Ex-Enfold Darkness) on drums, the plan was clear-musical annihilation.

MC Frontalot (née Damian Hess) is the original mastermind of Nerdcore Hip-Hop and still its Final Boss.  Front was born in San Francisco and grew up in Berkeley. He was tall and scrawny, had trouble breathing, and could not see well. A special teacher was called in to help him attain basic competence on the …

Calling all Portland Myspace kids!   It's the ultimate battle 4 ur Top 8 at Dantes!     This Myspace Music Video Party is more than your average “Emo Night”…with music videos live on the big screen, photo ops with Tom, themed drink specials, and scream-alongs all night long!   Who will take the spot of being your …

How does one write bio for someone who, in many circles, is regarded as one of the Godfathers of punk rock? Whose band Rolling Stone once called “The missing link between glam and punk rock?” Whose stage attire is ensconced in the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame?” Seems a bit superfluous, but here goes. …

Michael Romeo formed Symphony X in New Jersey in 1994. The original lineup of the group included Thomas Miller (bass guitar), Rod Tyler (vocals), Jason Rullo (drums), and (keyboards). They released their self-titled debut later that same year. The next year they put out the follow-up The Damnation Game. 1995 also saw Tyler leave the …

The Legendary Pink Dots 2025 Way way back in the early days I used to say a lot about 'The Terminal Kaleidoscope' , a concept comparing the fragile planet we live on to a drowning human being with life flashing before his or her eyes, the images constantly accelerating. It's 2024, a little over 2 …