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A circus of fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery. Every Sunday night for 20 years...the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast!

PLEASE READ THIS SHOW INFORMATION CAREFULLY!!!!

SEATING IS VERY LIMITED and is first-come, first served. SEATING IS NOT GUARANTEED!!!

Virtual tickets for the link to live show are available for ages 18+.
A VIRTUAL TICKET IS FOR YOU TO WATCH THE SHOW ONLINE ONLY! A VIRTUAL TICKET IS NOT TO BE USED IN PERSON!

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VIRTUAL TICKETS: YOU WILL RECEIVE A LINK AND PASSWORD TO JOIN THE SHOW IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL AFTER YOU PURCHASE A TICKET. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS LINK OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
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KARAOKE FROM HELL returns!!!

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

Join Mike for a free evening of music!

Best known as Mike D., frontman of rowdy indie rock band I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House, Michael Dean Damron is a true singer/songwriter at the core. Damron puts his rabble-rousing aside for a more melodic and heartfelt mix of country, blues, rock, and soul.

CROOKED LOOKS

Formed by lead vocalist/lead guitarist Sage Collette, Crooked Looks is a hard stoner-rock band that rides the wave of fierce, fuzzy sounds made popular by Queens of the Stone Age and fellow Pacific Northwest band Soundgarden. Light melodies and firm riffs paired with lyrics that emanate a youthful but ever-knowing and ever-partying spirit stream from this group's musical subconscious, and in a short span of time Crooked Looks has proven themselves worthy of a spot on the charts.

Collette delivers his hot riffs with intensity as his unique voice hypnotizes with stories of love's possibilities in the quick and firey single "Change," while proving he can carry the range as he slows it down for the smooth ringing tracks "Loose" and "In Another Light" off the band's first album, "Ultrasonics" (2018). Bassist Griffin McElmurry, the slow and steady to Collette's quick and heavy, provides a reliable but exciting bass-line which highlights the mischievous nature of single "Going Down," then shakes it all up with a throbbing heartbeat in the new single, "Is This Living?" adding an element of clarity to the fast-paced tune.         
 

This is a story about an undercover Midwife in the future. It’s a story of blackmail. But more importantly, this is a story about Family.

 

Written and directed by Ezekiel Brown and produced by The Chocolate Giant LLC. Originally written as a short film to be made in the summer of 2020, it has been reworked into a radio drama, with full effects and score. This is a world premiere with cast in appearance. 

There will be a live artist interpretation of the work in concert.

Ticket price includes admission to Sinferno Cabaret. SEATING IS LIMITED!

A circus of fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery. Every Sunday night for 20 years...the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast!

PLEASE READ THIS SHOW INFORMATION CAREFULLY!!!!

SEATING IS VERY LIMITED and is first-come, first served. SEATING IS NOT GUARANTEED!!!

Virtual tickets for the link to live show are available for ages 18+.
A VIRTUAL TICKET IS FOR YOU TO WATCH THE SHOW ONLINE ONLY! A VIRTUAL TICKET IS NOT TO BE USED IN PERSON!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

VIRTUAL TICKETS: YOU WILL RECEIVE A LINK AND PASSWORD TO JOIN THE SHOW IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL AFTER YOU PURCHASE A TICKET. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS LINK OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
WE RECOMMEND USING CHROME AS YOUR BROWSER FOR THE BEST VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE!

 

KARAOKE FROM HELL returns!!!

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

THE WASHINGTON NATIVE BAND, DARKENSIDE, FORMED IN THE SPRING OF 2014 AND HAVE QUICKLY BUILT A NAME IN THE PORTLAND METAL SCENE. THEIR ROCK HARD RIFFS, SOARING GUITAR HARMONIES, AND POWERFUL, IN-YOUR-FACE LYRICS, HAVE BUILT THEM A STRONG FAN BASE IN A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME. FRONT MAN RON JONES AND ORIGINAL DRUMMER KEN NICHOLS HAVE BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS AS PART OF LYLAH CRYING BEFORE IT DISBANDED. IN MID MAY 2014, JONES HAD WRITTEN ENOUGH MATERIAL TO START DARKENSIDE AND SHORTLY RECRUITED BASSIST JORDAN LEMIRE AND GUITARIST SAM MILLS.

WITHIN 3 WEEKS, THEY PREPARED FOR THE BAND'S FIRST PERFORMANCE (AND ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST TICKET SELLS OF THE EVENT SAVAGE FEST 3). SHORTLY AFTER, DARKENSIDE PARTICIPATED IN GORILLA MUSIC'S NATIONAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS, PLACED IN THE TOP 3 BANDS ACROSS THE NATION.

THE BAND RELEASED "FROM THE ASHES" IN SUMMER OF 2015. LATER THAT YEAR, DRUMMER KENNETH NICHOLS STEPPED DOWN AND THE BAND PICKED UP DRUMMER MICK KASEMEIER.

THE FOLLOWING YEAR (2016) DARKENSIDE RELEASED "WHERE ANGELS DIE" LP WHICH WAS RECEIVED VERY WELL BY OLD AND NEW FANS ALIKE.

AFTER A WINDOW OF INACTIVITY, THE BAND DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME TO MAKE SOME LINE UP CHANGES. SAM MILLS AND MICK KASEMEIER LEFT THE BANDS EFFORTS, WHICH CALLED FOR A FULL MAKEOVER TO BOTH THE SOUND AND IMAGE OF THE BAND. SHORTLY AFTER, GUITARISTS BRYCEN HOLMES AND TYLER WRIGHT, FORMERLY OF THE BAND "FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR," JOINED THE RANKS ALONG WITH DRUMMER PASCAL FEHRES. AS THEIR FIRST PROJECT TOGETHER, THE BAND DECIDED TO RELEASE A SINGLE TO SHARE THE NEW SOUND AND IMAGE. THE MUSIC VIDEO "MERCY" (A POP GOES PUNK STYLE SHAWN MENDEZ COVER) WAS RELEASED JULY 10TH 2017 ON YOUTUBE. WITH THIS CAME AN ENTIRELY NEW GROUP OF FANS AND OPPORTUNITIES. FOLLOWING EXTREMELY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE NEW SINGLE, DARKENSIDE DECIDED TO START WORK ON A NEW EP.

"FIRE IN US ALL" WAS RELEASED SEPT. 7TH 2018, ALONG WITH THE NEW MUSIC VIDEO "JUDGE US" SHOT LIVE AT THE HAWTHORNE THEATER. THE BAND IS LOOKING AT BOOKING ITS NEXT TOUR EARLY 2019 ALONG WITH A STEADY FLOW OF CONTENT FOR THE NEW INFLUX OF FANS.

Ticket holders to EL GORDO get into Sinferno Cabaret the same night for free.

El GORDO (El Buckster, guitar; Gordo, vocals) spent their formative years roaming the mean streets of suburban Portland, fighting, fornicating and filling their aural orifices with an astounding array of musical styles and sounds. An amalgam of hardscrabble experiences and eccentric influences, El GORDO channel their inspiration into a soul-searching and smile-inducing setlist of songs reflecting their fluctuating feelings and evoking a multitude of emotions. From captivating covers to enrapturing original numbers, with cues ranging from Sinatra to Spinal Tap, El GORDO lay their labile moods on the line and at your feet, urging you to follow and join their singalong of the senses!  SEE!--The sordid spectacle! HEAR!--The salacious sounds! SMELL!-- The perspiration of the rock 'n' roll senstaion! FEEL!-- The many moods and assorted attitudes of El GORDO! 

LIKE! El GORDO here: https://www.facebook.com/ElGORDO1225

LISTEN! El GORDO here: https://elgordo13.bandcamp.com/releases

 

A circus of fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery. Every Sunday night for 20 years...the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast!

PLEASE READ THIS SHOW INFORMATION CAREFULLY!!!!

SEATING IS VERY LIMITED and is first-come, first served. SEATING IS NOT GUARANTEED!!!

Virtual tickets for the link to live show are available for ages 18+.
A VIRTUAL TICKET IS FOR YOU TO WATCH THE SHOW ONLINE ONLY! A VIRTUAL TICKET IS NOT TO BE USED IN PERSON!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

VIRTUAL TICKETS: YOU WILL RECEIVE A LINK AND PASSWORD TO JOIN THE SHOW IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL AFTER YOU PURCHASE A TICKET. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS LINK OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
WE RECOMMEND USING CHROME AS YOUR BROWSER FOR THE BEST VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE!

 

KARAOKE FROM HELL returns!!!

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

A circus of fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery. Every Sunday night for 20 years...the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast!

PLEASE READ THIS SHOW INFORMATION CAREFULLY!!!!

SEATING IS VERY LIMITED and is first-come, first served. SEATING IS NOT GUARANTEED!!!

Virtual tickets for the link to live show are available for ages 18+.
A VIRTUAL TICKET IS FOR YOU TO WATCH THE SHOW ONLINE ONLY! A VIRTUAL TICKET IS NOT TO BE USED IN PERSON!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

VIRTUAL TICKETS: YOU WILL RECEIVE A LINK AND PASSWORD TO JOIN THE SHOW IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL AFTER YOU PURCHASE A TICKET. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS LINK OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
WE RECOMMEND USING CHROME AS YOUR BROWSER FOR THE BEST VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE!

 

It was the Year of Our Lord 2013, and I was devouring a cheeseburger in a Chatsworth, CA franchise of a certain multinational fast food conglomerate which shall remain nameless. A crazed skull face painted, dirt-bag, clown sat down beside me. This Skeletor reject of Uriah Heap introduced himself as Ronald Osborne and was familiar with my work. I was informed that Ronald, Slayer Mac Cheeze, Grimalice, and the Cat Burglar, were performing secret rock shows in the bunker-like basements of the local restaurants. But the time had come, he said, to bring drive-thru metal up from the “underground,” and he asked if I would consider becoming the manager. BAM! Abruptly we were thrown to the sidewalk. (Apparently the daytime manager was not informed of this activity) I looked over at Ronald, watched him brush off the sodium chloride and GMO remnants of my UN happy meal.   Before I knew it, I was in a burger stand bomb shelter, witnessing Black Sabbath music, hilarious fast food lyrics, smoldering clown heads with laser eyes, a giant purple gumdrop bass player, and Tony Iommi with a giant cheeseburger head. I was confused, amazed and can’t ever remember feeling so………happy!

The Devil has always been there. He is the great outsider, the original iconoclast. He is a conniving little shit and never seems to tire of giving humanity a wedgie or a wet willie just for a laugh. The Devil is capable of taking many forms. He can exist as one being or spread out amongst many. He can present himself as an ordinary man or as a horrific cloven-hoofed beast depending on his mood. Above all else, The Devil lives to corrupt, to adulterate, to defile. Electric Six has often used The Devil as subject matter for its songs because of that last bit, the part about corruption and adulteration. That’s what Electric Six has been trying to do with its music now for quite some time!!!! We want to corrupt young women….just like The Devil!!! There’s nothing more rewarding than the seduction of a young innocent maiden, forcing her to wear demonic dresses, levitating her towards the great fiery skull and watching her eyes turn black as she gives into evil and becomes the bride of The Devil!!!! That….is why we started this band….to help women realize their potential as sexy evil maidens with eyes reflecting the utter darkness of a corrupted soul. With its fourteenth studio album Bride of the Devil, Electric Six examines the concepts of evil and corruption, humanity’s various falls from grace, the nine circles of purgatory and of course, the internet itself. Bride of the Devil opens with the thunderous opener “The Opener”, a bombastic celebration of the arena rock Electric Six never got to play. The next two numbers are textbook ear worm guitar pop numbers that deal with debilitating income inequality and nepotism (“Daddy’s Boy”) and the horrors of being forced into a pool of toxic waste by an a rabid Doberman trained to kill (“(It Gets) (A Little) Jumpy”). And then we get to the title track, a radio anthem, where it all becomes clear that The Devil is a metaphor for Russia and the United States is the young girl who is seduced, corrupted and wedded into a Satanic covenant with the beast. It’s all there in black and white. The Carrie Underwood-esque lyrics alongside a backdrop of vodka and caviar and backchannels and Seychllian bank accounts. That’s how they did it. They went after our country performers and got the rubes to feel good about being Russian assets. And still, it is the feel-good anthem of the summer.

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"The Seattle band are a revelation, if not quite a revolution." -The Guardian

The Detroit Cobras Crawling out from the weed-choked lots of the once proud town, The Detroit Cobras whip out ass-shaking anthems to good times, wild times, and the high and lows of L-U-V-E; you best believe it and you best not mess with it. Singer Rachel Nagy and guitarist Mary Ramirez are the bad girls by the exit doors at the school dance, all leather and heels, sneaking smokes and passing the flask. They have no time for dewy-eyed love songs or girl group decorum; theyll take care of business themselves with a bat of the eye or an elbow to the kidney. Rachels warm as the bourbon under the seat of your car voice can boom to the back pews (Did we say "pews?" We meant "barstools") and Marys riffs let you know that love and good times can be found in the tilt of a hip or at the end of a fist. https://thedetroitcobras.bandcamp.com/

Acid Tongue ACID TONGUE is an American-bred garage band heavily influenced by AM-radio soul, folk and psychedelic rock. The band is composed of Guy Keltner & Ian Cunningham - perverted in their youth by adolescent exposure to mind-altering substances and strange, spiritually-driven parenting techniques. https://acidtongue.bandcamp.com/         

Originating in Caracas, Venezuela, Los Amigos Invisibles have fired up international dance floors for nearly 30 years with an array of Latin and Caribbean grooves, funk, acid jazz, twisted disco, global pop, and alt-rock. It's all marinated in peppery eccentricities, prompting erstwhile residency on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label as well as multiple Grammy nominations. Prince, classic soul, salsa, and merengue are just a smattering of their persistent influences. The group recently followed up 2017's El Paradise with the steamy single "Tócamela," which taps funky rhythms, chattering guitar and vintage slippery synths.        

For more than 27 years, the NYC-based and critically acclaimed Slackers have been touring the world with their blend of Ska, Reggae, and Soul. Since the early 1990s, the Slackers have released fifteen records and countless singles while their live performances feed their fans with their energetic sets of ecstatic music. And the press agrees: Modern Vinyl says "For some bands, hitting 25 years together seems light years away. For The Slackers, it's a cause for celebration.

The band is deeply rooted within the ska movement, while their self-proclaimed "Jamaican Rock n' Roll" sound sets them apart from many bands today. Other press state that the Slackers are "the best ska band in the world" (Rude International), "the pick of the US crop" (Metal Hammer), "the sound of New York' (New York Times), "is about as close to perfect as it gets" (Ink 19), and "one of the best bands in the United States" (axs.com). Their festival performances have included Punk Rock Bowling, Fest Florida, Boomtown Fair, Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series, Rebellion Fest, Summerjam, Mighty Sounds, Ruhrpott Rodeo, Shamballa, Pouzza Fest, Montreal Jazz Festival, Austin Reggae Fest, Dour Fest, Lowlands, and many others.

Their headline dates include venues such as a 3-night stand at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, Slim's in San Francisco, House of Blues in Anaheim, Irving Plaza in NYC, a 2 night stand at the Bell House in Brooklyn, 3-night stand at Reggie's in Chicago, and a 3-night stand at the Flamingo Cantina in Austin.

Zepparella the All-Female Zeppelin Powerhouse

Zepparella is the Led Zeppelin All Female Powerhouse. Vocalist Anna Kristina, Guitarist Gretchen Menn, Bassist Holly West, and Drummer Clementine have brought their passion for the sacred music of the greatest band in the world all over the US and Canada.        

The Cash'd Out show scheduled for November 28th, 2020, (originally scheduled for May 1, 2020), at Dante's has been rescheduled to January 15th, 2022. TicketWeb will be sending out an email to all verified ticket buyers over the next few days with more information. Be sure to check your Spam/Junk folder if you are unable to locate the email. Please hold on to your tickets as they will be honored at the rescheduled show.

Over the past couple of decades, tribute bands have become big business in the world of concert promotion. And, not surprisingly, the more popular ones are the acts that are most authentic. Such is the case with Cash’d Out (Douglas Benson vocals, Kevin Manuel guitar, George Bernardo drums, and Stephen Rey bass), a San Diego based band, that channels Johnny Cash in about as close a manner to the real thing as it gets. How can you tell? Well, beyond critics having anointed Cash’d Out the “next best thing to Johnny Cash,” and the group having won six San Diego Music Awards for Best Tribute Band, and being the only tribute band endorsed by the official Johnny Cash web page, JohnnyCash.com, the real proof lies in what members of Cash’s inner circle have said. “Cindy Cash came to a show, we made her cry and she gave me a necklace with Johnny's hair in a glass locket,” explains front man Douglas Benson. Benson added that Cash producer Lou Robin has also been to several Cash’d Out shows, and claimed that if he closedit eyes it was like “going back in time.” After eleven years, hundreds of thousands of miles on the road and many more fans, those fans continually tell the group how grateful they are that Cash’d Out continues to bring back memories of loved ones who once raised them on the music of Johnny Cash. Cash’d Out’s highlights have been many, W.S. Holland, Cash’s longtime drummer, sat in with Cash’d Out at a birthday celebration for Johnny Cash hosted by Bill and Shannon Miller of JohnnyCash.com at the Fender Museum in Corona, California. “And Bill let me play Johnny’s cherry sunburst Guild guitar,” added Benson. Cash'd Out has over 150 of JC's songs in their repertoire, including the June Carter Cash duets brought back to fame in the Oscar winning film, Walk the Line. Cash'd Out also tailors performances to suit any venue or function --from clubs, theatres, fairs and casinos to museums and corporate events. The band’s live shows respectfully reference the late, great Man in Black's Sun Records and early Columbia era sound, combined with the energy of the classic multi-platinum live recordings from Folsom Prison and San Quentin. The group's genuine love (and authentic recreation) of Johnny Cash’s music and its universal appeal fans of all ages and of virtually all musical genres makes each Cash’d Out show a must-see event. Or as Miller says, “Some people are impressionists. These guys leave an impression.” For more information, please visit www.cashdout.com

THE SPITS

In an era that relies so heavily on quick-hit bands, there are very few things that are truly part of the subculture and not just the passing zeitgeist du jour. Closing in on three decades, The Spits have signified the crossroads between punk mayhem and well-honed songwriting, creating some of the most unhinged and anthemic tracks in underground music while standing tall enough to be uttered in the same breath as names like Jay Reatard, Dead Moon, Ty Segall and more. The Spits are readying their highly anticipated VI, due May 1 via their own Thriftstore Records imprint. Recorded by Erik Nervous on cassette four track, the band's new LP VI is ten hummable tracks, shrouded in chainsaw punk that mesh the wild showmanship of party-rock legends Van Halen and the leather-clad toughness and songwriting chops of the Misfits. Marking a "return to roots'' approach for the LP, the band decided to record and write VI in the basements of Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, Michigan over the course of several spurts of activity, each yielding a few new songs from a terrible drum kit with a literal thrift store guitar. "We've only been into an actual studio like three times," admits Sean Wood. "I don't think we've had one record that was recorded all in one place, this may be the closest thing. And for these songs we'd record a couple tracks, step away and go back at it later- sometimes weeks later. You know, take our time." Originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan, brothers Sean and Erin Wood formed The Spits with Lance Phelps in 1993 after realizing rock had gone limp, hated partying and just plain wasn't fun anymore. And even though they didn't even know how to play, the self-professed deliquents who grew up with New Orleans-style jazz and bluegrass "got cultured" and formed a band dead set on reminding the world how to have a good time. The Spits didn't fit in with the punks or the garageheads when they landed in Seattle two years later, but carved out their own path with a series of empty open mic nights and parties under a bridge in the University District. Things started snowballing a year or two later with a good word from Mudhoney's Steve Turner and a reputation for livewire gigs. By the late 90s/early 00s, The Spits were almost as famous for rowdy shows and outrageous costumes as they were for their acid-fried melodic rippers. Releasing five LPs over the next decade-plus, in addition to EPs and 7-inches, the gospel of The Spits spread far and wide, expanding the band's live legend further and further while giving more fans the chance to hear their uniquely catchy songwriting and punk mayhem. And while several band members have come and gone since their formation, including Wayne Draves and Josh Kramer, The Spits have never lost their edge, never lost their live chops and most importantly, never lost that sense of beer-soaked chaos. The Spits have taken their time on this record and that's meant a long, cold nine years with no new material. Legions of fans are frothing at the mouth for VI, and clocking in at 17+ minutes, The Spits are back and things are the same as it ever was. Yet this time, the brothers Wood and Co. are adamant about letting the fans know that VI is a return to their roots- more deceptively simple punk from these instigators and legends in their own time. For fans of the band, to-the-point melodicism and good old-fashioned rock 'n roll, VI isn't just the name of the Spits' LP, it's also the number of instant-classic records in a row.        

Reigning Sound is led by Greg Cartwright, who's been the head of this shifting cast since 2001. You may be familiar with some of their work, between the six studio LPs as well as numerous EPs & live records, or perhaps some of Greg's other projects, The Oblivians, Parting Gifts, Compulsive Gamblers, 68 Comeback, Deadly Snakes and The Detroit Cobras.