Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights June 25-July 2
New! Gorge Gigging Guide Highlights gives you a quick look at the week ahead in music, comedy, performance, festivals, and more! It’s a Great Way to get a handle on planning for the Best in what The Gorge has to offer!
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‘Cause they can’t go if they don’t know.
Feel Like it’s ‘67 Again
Wednesday, June 25
Who Doesn’t Like the Beatles?
Need a fix from 1967? You’re in Luck, Sgt. Klavers Cover Band is bringing two classic albums in their entirety to the stage: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Magical Mystery Tour. Extra Bonus - it’s International Beatles Day! 7:30 p.m., Double Mountain Brewery, Hood River.
YARN
Thursday, June 26
East-Coast Americana experts YARN are on a West-Coast barnstorming tour bringing them to Trout Lake Hall this week. When a band’s bio/write-up includes the words “Kenny’s Castaways” and “Railroad Earth” some music writers around here get nostalgic (for the decade known as the 80s, when Bleeker Street was a mere 45 minutes away), and quite frankly, jealous (I mean, who wouldn’t want to jam with Railroad Earth?). If you go:
$20 Advance // $25 Day Of Show, 6 p.m. Doors / 7 p.m. Show, All Ages
The Latest Band Photo from Pigs on the Wing
Friday, June 27
Symphonic Floyd?
If you have time, you can prep for the Pink Floyd cover band show by listening to “Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd,” a 1995 classical music project that combined various composers with the London Symphony - interpreting cuts from Dark Side and The Wall in a style that may convince your parents the music actually came from the Victorian Era. But if you don’t have the time, here’s the “inside information” to the always-immersive Pigs on the Wing Pink Floyd Show:
“Pigs on the Wing’s 2024-2025 tour, “Echoes of Pink Floyd”, is a second act to the band’s previous year’s tour. As before, the Echoes of Pink Floyd tour will feature a new selection of the very best of classic-era Pink Floyd cuts organized into 2 distinct sets. Rather than performing a single album from start to end, expect to hear the band focus on their favorite sections of the classic albums, including hits, deep cuts, and the band’s trademark willingness to explore the sonic space in experimental improvisation. Fans can expect an immersive visual show in a don’t-miss event for any Pink Floyd fan!” The Ruins in Hood River
Doors at 5:30 p.m. All-Ages. Outdoor Venue.
Purchase tickets HERE.
Sunday, June 29
The Rowena Fire is being pushed east by heavy winds.
Photo by Joshuah Albert
Concerts for Rowena
A shoutout to two concerts in The Dalles that seem to be focused on providing for folks impacted by the Rowena fire:
The Dalles Cascade Singers and Friends are presenting a Weekend concert of vocal, choral, and piano jazz. Due to the Rowena fire, the concert dates had to be changed. In light of the losses experienced by our friends in Rowena, all donations made at each concert will be funneled to our neighbors who lost their homes.
The program is directed by Paul Viemeister and accompanied by local pianist Barbra Haren. Portland guest singers Jena and Tom Slater will sing songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Pianist Garry Estep will perform Richard Roger’s “Slaughter on 10th Avenue”.
The performance is free and open to the public (donations accepted). So, treat yourself Saturday June 28, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, June 29, at 2 p.m.
Monday, June 30
Kick the week off with some country!
Everybody’s Brewing in White Salmon brings local and regional music to the stage.
Monday, June 30, Ben Johnson (Country/Western), 6-8 p.m.
The Highlife Band
Tuesday, July 1
Ruins Tuesday: The Highlife Band w/ Karyn Ann
The Ruins in Hood River
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 21+ after.
Since its beginnings in 2011, The Highlife Band has been cultivating original reggae and world music that integrates influences from Jamaica, West Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, and beyond.
Seattle based Franco-American lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter, Daniel Miller weaves the sounds of various cultures of the African Diaspora into new songs with searing clear vocals, tight horn arrangements, and a pulsating rhythm section. These serve as a vehicle for timeless messages of peace, love, and understanding, while delivered with a sense of immediacy and relevance for today’s listeners. The band’s resonating live performances have quickly helped the group rise to prominence.
Based in Seattle, WA and having toured in France and the Western U.S. for the past decade, The Highlife Band’s energy onstage is infectious, with shows quickly turning into a dance party as the band engages with the audience.
Wednesday, July 2
Griffin House Summer Concert Series
The Griffin House in Hood River presents the 2025 Summer Concert Series
All proceeds support The Gift of Time Foundation, providing postpartum care for single mothers in our community.
Tickets and more information at:
www.thegriffinhouse.com/happenings
Wednesday, July 2, Electric Potato with Tony Furtado, 6-8 p.m.
About the show:
We’re thrilled to welcome Electric Potato and Tony Furtado to The Griffin House for the first time!
Join us for an unforgettable evening of music that defies boundaries — blending rootsy Americana, soulful slide guitar, and masterful banjo playing into a sound that’s uniquely their own. A celebrated multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, Tony and the band's genre-spanning style brings elements of folk, bluegrass, blues, and rock together in one dynamic performance.
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