Gorge Giggin’ Guide - Aug. 11 - 17
This week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide highlights the Wasco County Fair, Families in the Park, an Eagles Cover Band, a Latino Festival and a lot more music to get you on the Dance Floor…….. it’s just Another Typical Week in the Gorge! Go Ahead and Get Out There!
The Dalles is
Little Music City
Tuesday, Aug. 11
Little Music City was founded in The Dalles, Oregon by a group of individuals passionate about music and their community. https://www.littlemusiccity.com/
Tuesday, Aug. 11
Reddy Black Trio at Zim's Sports Bar, 7 p.m.
Scott Pemberton O Theory
Ruins Tuesday: Scott Pemberton O Theory w/ The Quilt Show
The Ruins in Hood River presents National and Regional touring musical acts, films, and other community events. https://www.theruins.org
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 6 – 9:30 p.m.
Scott Pemberton O Theory brings “The deep jazz, NW rock/grunge, blues roots and the west coast funk. It's all there, and often all in the same song. Listeners are finding this honest, original and to-the-point music refreshing and fun.” Gorge Locals The Quilt Show opens.
All Ruins Tuesdays shows are a $5 cover if you arrive before 7 p.m., and $10 cover if you arrive after that. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. No early entry!
The shows are all-ages until 7 p.m. and then 13+ after.
Featured Non-Profit: The Next Door, Inc.
Food Vendor: T-Quito El Hambre
Open Stage at Hood River Brewing
Wednesday, Aug. 12
Hood River Brewing Co. in Hood River features live music onstage at the taproom from local and regional acts.
Wednesday, Aug. 12, Open Stage! 5:30 p.m.
Sunset Music Series at Thunder Island Brewing in Cascade Locks
Wednesday, Aug. 12, Jess Clemmons, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 13
Wasco County Fair & Rodeo 2026
Theme: "Let the Bell Ring – Hear the Country Sing"
Dates: August 13–16
Location: Wasco County Fairgrounds, Hunt Park, Tygh Valley, Oregon
Gates Open: 9:00 AM daily
Featured Attractions
NPRA Rodeo, Demolition Derby (sponsored by BrightNight)
Drone Light Show Friday & Saturday after the rodeo (sponsored by Google)
Family Fun Center (sponsored by Google)
Pow Wow & Tee Pees with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
4-H / FFA Livestock Exhibits
Family Free Day with free games for children preschool–12 years
Masters Family Circus
Farmers Fun Day on Saturday
Beer Garden by Oregon Beverage Services
Dry Canyon Stampede
Entertainment
Live Music After the Rodeo
Friday: Countryfied
Saturday: Dry Canyon Stampede
Special Guests
Fair Queen: Addie McNamee
Grand Marshal: Betty Odom
Admission Single Day
Adults (13+): $15
Children (6–12): $10
Ages 5 and under: Free
Multi-Day Pass
Adults (13+): $35
Children (6–12): $20
Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers
Live Music at The Ruins
Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers
The Ruins in Hood River presents National and Regional touring musical acts, films, and other community events. https://www.theruins.org
Thursday, Aug. 13, 6 - 9 p.m.
Doors at 5:30 p.m. Outdoor venue. All-ages.
Tickets are $20 in advance (click here,) or $25 at the door.
Journeyman musician/singer/entertainer Deke Dickerson is keeping America’s roots music alive by interjecting new creativity into genres that flourished in decades previous. Such efforts have rewarded him with the Ameripolitan Music Award for Musician of the Year, among other accolades. Dickerson’s newest band venture is Deke Dickerson and the Whippersnappers. The Whippersnappers are an energetic backing band of younger musicians from Los Angeles: Bert Avalos on guitar, Zander Griffith on bass, and Dylan Patterson on drums. With Dickerson’s experience entertaining audiences worldwide and the Whippersnappers’ shot in the arm of rockabilly excitement, the band has been thrilling fans all over the United States (playing such festivals as Viva Las Vegas and touring the East and West Coasts) and Europe (at festivals like the Rockabilly Rave in England and the Rockin’ Race Jamboree in Spain). The band released their debut album, Honky Tonkin’ Rhythm, in 2023 on Major Label Records and have been touring behind it since.
Families in the Park at Jackson Park
Families in the Park at Jackson Park
A fun community tradition coming up in August. Each Thursday evening in August at Jackson Park in Hood River at 7 p.m. This event is brought to you by Hood River Lions Club & Gorge Community Foundation. Food will be available to purchase on site. Bring your camp chairs and blankets.
Music Schedule:
August 13- Petty Fever (Tom Petty Tribute)
August 20- Nate Botsford Band (NW Country)
August 27- Hit Machine (Rock & Pop Hits)
Sept. 3- Dancehall Days (80s-Dance) (Rescheduled from Aug. 6)
The Dalles is
Little Music City
Friday, Aug. 14
Little Music City was founded in The Dalles, Oregon by a group of individuals passionate about music and their community. https://www.littlemusiccity.com/
County Line
Friday, Aug. 14
County Line at Bargeway, 7 p.m.
Walk Through Fire at Zim's Sports Bar, 7 p.m.
Outer Orbit
BARN BURNER: Outer Orbit at The Trout Lake Hall https://www.troutlakehall.com/
Funk Soul Collective guaranteed to make you DANCE!
Friday, Aug. 14, $17 Advance // $20 Day Of Show, 6 p.m. Doors / 7 p.m. Show, All Ages
BARN BURNER shows are all about the dancing! No matter who might be on the stage, you are guaranteed to groove.
Outer Orbit is a funk soul collective led by Galen Clark (Trio Subtonic, Anna Tivel, Sleater-Kinney) and fronted by vocalist Sarah Clarke (The Motet, Dirty Revival, Portugal, The Man). The band features an all-star lineup of PDX musicians including members of Ghost-Note, Allen Stone, Portland Cello Project, Mono Neon, Skerik Band, Swatkins and more. Outer Orbit brings original soul and pocket heavy funk while drawing on a range of influences from Sly Stone to Emily King. Outer Orbit's second album, Heart Shaped Plane, out May 2026, features Sarah Clarke, Peter Knudsen, Tyrone Hendrix, Damian Erskine, Michael Elson, Galen Clark, Carlin White and special guest John Medeski. Heart Shaped Plane showcases high energy funk, dynamic songwriting, soaring ballads and the band's joyful approach to making music.
Wild Rumors
Wild Rumours: A Fleetwood Mac Experience w/ Trinity Jane
Live Music at The Ruins in Hood River
Friday, Aug 14, 6-9 p.m.
Doors at 5:30 p.m. Outdoor venue. All-ages.
Tickets are $25 in advance (click here,) or $35 at the door.
Wild Rumours focuses on the apex Buckingham-Nicks era material, creating an authentic concert experience with dramatic crescendos and moments of quiet intimacy. The band, comprised of an all-star cast of Seattle-based musicians, takes liberty with the material, adding their personal stamp on some of the greatest pop music ever created.
Motel Kalifornia
Saturday, Aug. 15
Motel Kalifornia on the Waterfront at Bargeway Pub in The Dalles
Join us for Motel Kalifornia on the Waterfront Saturday, Aug. 15, for another fantastic night of live music, dancing, sunset's and great company at The Bargeway Pub. They'll be playing our favorite hits from 1970's, The Eagles and much more. Tickets are $10: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../motel-kalifornia-eagles...
Louder Than Brad
Mosier Company in Mosier features live music (seasonal) from local and regional acts.
Saturday, August 15, Louder Than Brad (Local Gorge Rock)
The Dalles is
Little Music City
Little Music City was founded in The Dalles, Oregon by a group of individuals passionate about music and their community. https://www.littlemusiccity.com/
Saturday, Aug. 15
Got Your Six at Zim's Sports Bar, 7 p.m.
2026 Latino Festival Jackson Park
Sunday, Aug. 16
2026 Latino Festival, Jackson Park, Hood River, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2-8 p.m.
#festivallatino2026 featuring Los Cuates de Sinaloa, Los Amigos de la Sierra and more.
Savannah Clancy
Sunday Serenade: Savannah Clancy & Ben Larsen at The Trout Lake Hall Sunday funday, brunch & live show! Folk/Americana Gorge local duo https://www.troutlakehall.com/
Sunday, Aug. 16
$20 Advance // $25 Day Of Show, 11:30 a.m. Doors / 12:30 p.m. ShowAll Ages, *Limited Tickets*
Sunday Serenade is Trout Lake Hall's new brunch music series. Each Sunday features an intimate, two-hour live set dedicated to a single style—jazz, Americana, groovy indie, country, folk—paired with delicious, chef-crafted brunch available for purchase. With limited tickets and cozy seating, it’s a relaxed, up-close experience—perfect for lingering over food and gentle Sunday tunes. Come in for a real Sunday Funday!
Savannah Clancy is a folk singer-songwriter who moves through the world like the seasons — always changing, always returning. Rooted in the wild elements and the ancient rhythms of ancestry and place, her music is an intimate conversation between the human heart and the living earth. Writing songs since the age of twelve, Savannah has long understood songwriting as a sacred alchemy — a way of transforming the raw material of life into something that connects, heals, and endures.
For over a decade Larsen has been performing up and down the west coast and nationally as a solo artist. He recently returned home to the Pacific Northwest after spending a year and half in New York City, writing and producing his third studio record Clarity, out fall of 2024.
Kyle Glenn
Monday, Aug. 17
Everybody’s Brewing in White Salmon brings local and regional music to the stage.
Live music every Monday from 6-8 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 17, Kyle J. Glenn (Alt-Country)
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