Episode Details

Summer is hands down the best time for live music in Portland. Today on City Cast Portland, host Claudia Meza is talking with Portland Mercury music editor Nolan Parker about local outdoor shows they're excited about: from dreamy experimental sets tucked into botanical gardens to sweaty queer dance parties along the waterfront.

Discussed in this episode:

• TWIRL: A PDX Queer Disco, June 15 & July 20
• Moment, July 20
• Parliament Funkadelic, July 25
• Project Pabst, July 26 & 27
• Pickathon, July 31 - Aug. 3
• Jaime xx, Aug. 8
• “Weird Al” Yankovic & Puddles Pity Party, Aug. 13 & 14
• The Roots, Aug. 21
• Modest Mouse & The Flaming Lips with Dehd, Sept. 10
• PDX Pop Now!, Sept. 12 - 14
• The Best Day Ever Fest, Sept. 13 & 14

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