Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights July 16-22
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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Wednesday, July 16
Any relation to Jack Black?
Joe Black featured for Music & Magic in the Park 2025 - The Dalles
For the third year, The Dalles Public Library and Northern Wasco County Parks & Rec, are bringing you Music & Magic in the Park. This family friendly event is held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday evenings over at City Park. Each week features a different performer, always family friendly, and always free of charge.
Joe Black delivers world-class entertainment! What you will find significant about his performances is his experience of over 20 years and his dedication to ensure your event is amazing and stress free! His hard work developing his skills started in 1996 and has led him to perform on some of the largest stages to include America’s Got Talent and to win the "Rising Star Award" two years in a row!
Chasing Ebenezer
Thunder Island Brewing in Cascade Locks presents music with Chasing Ebenezer, 6:30-8:30 p.m. “Chasing Ebenezer is a world folk-rock band based in Portland, Oregon. With influences from Celtic, African, and Middle Eastern music, their songs make it hard for audiences to sit still.”
Thursday, July 17
Nights in White Salmon
Nights in White Salmon, 5-9 p.m.
Music from Tony Smiley will fill the air around Nights in White Salmon - pedestrian-friendly event will showcase “20+ local makers and artists showcasing handmade goods, art, crafts, and more.” Don’t miss it!
Stillhouse Junkies
Acoustic Experts Stillhouse Junkies bring the Vibes to The Trout Lake Hall in Trout Lake. Expect “Acoustic adventures in roots, bluegrass, Texas swing, blues, and rock.” All-ages show.
Big Sound: 11 members
A fundraising concert for Hood River Latino Network
The Ruins in Hood River presents Grupo Masato, 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.
“Grupo Masato is a multi-ethnic Portland-based band that plays highly irresistible danceable music from Latin America! A powerful combinations of Chicha, Cumbia and Afro Peruvian music that invites all ages to meet on the dance floor and celebrate our diversity.”
Friday, July 18
Betting on the Gamblers
The Bargeway Pub in The Dalles hosts the Bluegrass Stylings of The Gorge’s Own ChickenS*&T Gamblers on the Big Stage Outside, 7 p.m.
3 Speed Jazz
Hood River Brewing Co. in Hood River features a special reunion show for the 3-Speed Jazz Reunion Concert - featuring Dave Henehan, Tim Ortlieb, and Ed Dietrich, this dynamic trio blends jazz, funk, and rock with killer improvisation and deep groove. Come for the musicianship, and experience a night of truly unforgettable sound. 7:30 p.m.
Vintage Movie Night?
The Granada Theater in The Dalles presents family entertainment, movies, regional touring acts and more. This week’s movie: “Ulysses,” taking us back to 1954, a big-budget Technicolor production with Kirk Douglas, story of course based on Homer’s “Odyssey.” Doors open 6 p.m., dinner available.
Saturday, July 19
Groove to the Brothers
Get Your Allman Bros. Fix Here
Re-Live the 70s Allman Brothers concert era and more with PDX tribute band One Way Out, promising a show that “captures the spirit and virtuosity of the great studio and live performances of the Allman Brothers that made them famous, and arguably the greatest live band of their time.”
The Ruins in Hood River Doors at 5:30 p.m. Outdoor venue. All-ages. Limited seating. Tickets are $20 in advance (click here,) or $25 at the door.
Fretliners
Fretliners bring the Bluegrass
2023 Telluride and Rockygrass band competition winners The Fretliners are on the road with a stop at The Trout Lake Hall in Trout Lake, Washington. Expect “A genuine and powerful bluegrass quartet with infectious energy.” Local player Beard & Banjo brings the opening set.
6pm Doors / 7pm Show, All Ages
Funky Cranium
Forever Summer Bash with Funky Cranium
Recently expanding to a five-piece funk-extravaganza, Funky Cranium returns to the Hood River Elks Lodge for a Summer Bash - a perfect gig for local crowds in local places. 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 20
Ferment Brewing in Hood River continues with the Summer Sunday Concerts, this week with locals Megan Alder & The Woods, 6 p.m.
Sportin Lifers
Word through the Grapevine says that a swing/blues summer set from the Sportin Lifers* is a good bet - Catch them at Mosier Company in Mosier, 6-8 p.m. (*featuring Musician Mosierite Don Campbell)
Sunday Open Mic Options:
Open Mics at: Working Hands (Hood River) and Trout Lake Inn (Trout Lake, Wash.)
Monday, July 21
For weeks, Mondays means Battle of the Bars - this is no exception:
Al Hare at Last Stop Saloon in The Dalles, 7 p.m.
Chris Lee & Dan Schulte (Portland Jazz Duo), Everybody’s Brewing in White Salmon, 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 22
Jenny Don’t
Kick Monday off with Jenny Don’t
Country/Western Outfit Jenny Don’t and the Spurs return to The Ruins in Hood River for another Ruins Tuesday (aka Affordable Bargain Concert Happy Hour). It’s a good deal, especially if you arrive before 7 p.m. Your Wallet will Thank You.
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