Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights July 9-15
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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Gorge Gig Guide Highlights July 9 - July 15
It’s a Full-Summer Mode: and The Gorge has plenty of Outdoor Venues to Enjoy! You probably spend most of your time outdoors anyway, so Outddor Entertainment will fit right in!
Cowboy Buck is Back!
Wednesday, July 9
Cowboy Buck’ & His Rootin’ Tootin’ Family Show
The Dalles City Park brings family entertainment to town with Cowboy Buck! Inside Info: With ties to the storied band New Christy Minstrels, Buck will bring country and folk music alive for kids and adults - get ready to sing, dance and Have Fun!
Will West helps FISH
Thursday, July 10
Stay Outdoors and help raise money for the FISH Food Bank! The Ruins in Hood River presents Will West & The Friendly Strangers w/ The Honey Jays - tickets help support the FISH Food Bank Fundraiser. It will be a reunion of sorts for the band - with band members traveling from North Carolina for the show! Doors at 5:30 p.m. Outdoor venue. All-Ages. No pets. Shows move indoors in the event of weather. Tickets are $10 at the door only. No advance purchase tickets available.
Steel Drum Sounds
Friday, July 11
Something New? The Gorge Tropicana Band says they’ll be bringing Calypso and Reggae tunes to Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River at 8:30 p.m. Authentic Steel Drums should be in the mix.
History that’s Fun
Windsport Fans should know that the lecture series "Embrace the Wild Wind: a history of water sports in Hood River" continues at the History Museum of Hood River County. Don't miss the opportunity to hear from local water sports experts on a variety of topics: this time around it’s windsurfer and SUP expert Erin Gates. Show starts at 7 p.m.
Good Reputations, Bad Attitudes
Saturday, July 12
Throwback/Throwdown with The Ultrons!
Storied Surf-rockers The Ultrons are making a summer appearance at the Hood River Elks Lodge - promises to be the Surf-Rock Dance Party of the Year. 8 p.m. ($10 cover/$5 members)
Country Music artist Aaron Crawford is onstage at The Bargeway Pub in The Dalles, 7 p.m.
Scenes from Iceland
Best Unpronounceable Name So Far?
The Dalles Overground is proud to present HRAFNAMYND, a mesmerizing film and music event that takes audiences on a poetic journey through memory, myth, and the Icelandic landscape. This special screening will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center (5000 Discovery Dr, The Dalles, OR). Admission is free, offering a unique opportunity for the community to experience this evocative film and its stunning original soundtrack.
Sunday, July 13
Stave and Stone Winery in Hood River (3827 Fletcher Drive) is back to Summer Music Mode with Willy & Nelson in the Winery Garden, 3-5 p.m.
Monday, July 14
Battle of the Bars
It’s Monday, which means it’s Back to the Bars to Start the Week Off with Music:
The Lobbyists (Swing, Jazz, Blues from Hood River) hit the stage at Everybody’s Brewing in White Salmon, 6-8 p.m.
Guitarist Al Hare is at Last Stop Saloon in The Dalles with a 7 p.m. show start.
Patterns Fly Groove
Tuesday, July 15
“Funk and psychedelic mind-bending groove”
Sounds Good, We Can’t Say it Any Better Than That!
Get Outside Again - it’s Ruins Tuesday with Patterns Fly w/ Roux Dio
All Ruins Tuesdays shows are a $5 cover if you arrive before 7 p.m., and $10 cover if you arrive after that.
Patterns Fly: Seattle-based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Galen Clark (Outer Orbit, Trio Subtonic, Sleater-Kinney) for a blend of pocket-heavy organ trio funk and psychedelic mind-bending groove music. The resulting sound fuses high energy synth bass heavy funk and experimental electronic tinged jazz.
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