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Marc Broussard
Free First Thursday with Live Wire Radio
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! Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson
WATKINS GLEN SUPER DELUXE BAND (8pm Doors)
CHUCK ISRAELS JAZZ ORCH – Jazz Titan Thursdays
Tank and the Bangas
For Tank and the Bangas, music is a vessel for unbridled joy and transcendent connection—forces as integral to their essence as their wildly original sound. On their new album, The Last Balloon, the New Orleans-bred outfit channels those impulses into something celebratory yet profoundly human, exploring themes of frustration, resilience, and self-realization with equal parts raw emotionality and playful exuberance. A shapeshifting collective helmed by lead singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball and multi-instrumentalist Norman Spence II, the globally beloved group completed the LP after winning a Grammy for 2024’s spoken-word powerhouse The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, moving from incendiary poetry to a euphoric collision of soul and hip-hop and forward-thinking R&B. As the final installment in a trilogy of albums that began with 2019’s Green Balloon (a critical triumph that earned them a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist), The Last Balloon ultimately solidifies Tank and the Bangas’ legacy as one of modern music’s most steadfast voices of sublime exhilaration.
With Ariel J., Zeus (DJ). All Ages
Lila Forde and Zan Fiskum
Menopunks Podcast Live
Join us for an unforgettable evening at Albina Library for Menopunks Podcast Live! Enjoy a diverse & dynamic conversation about perimenopause and menopause. Menopunks is part hormonal healthcare activism & part guide to navigating midlife with defiance & purpose. Alicia J.
Yule Benefit Tour 2026
KEXP is taking Yule Benefit on the road, with three shows in three cities, headlined by Kamasi Washington with support from Bartees Strange. December 3rd at Showbox Seattle, December 4th at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, and December 5th at the UC Theatre in Berkeley. Local openers join the show at each stop, with mega cat in Seattle, Stas THEE Boss in Portland, and Hannah Lew in Berkeley.