Headliner Lizzo Source: sirennation.org/

November 2, 2017

The 11th Annual Siren Nation Music and Arts Festival Rocks Portland

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The 11th�Annual�Siren�Nation�Music and Arts Festival kicks off this week, running through November 13 at assorted venues in Portland, OR.

The Siren Nation Festival celebrates its 11-year anniversary with a stunning musical line-up, a night of the best lady comedians from the NW, a visual art show with 50 outstanding NW artists, an art and craft sale and free workshops!

This years musical acts are Kris Deelane & The Hurt, Jessica Boudreaux, Candace, Strange Babes, Bitch'n, Wild Powwers, Moon Tiger, Jolie Holland, Samantha Parton, Lenore., Cave Clove and Lizzo.

Thursday, November. 2: Group Art Show: Reflections!
At the Antoinette Hatfield Hall / Portland'5 Centers for the Arts, 1111 SW Broadway. Portland, OR 97205
6-8 p.m. All Ages. FREE. www.portland5.com
Featuring 50 women artists from the Pacific NW: Andrea Benson, Amy Stoner, Beth Wooten, Cate Anevski, Caylynn Lasko, Consu Tolosa, Dawn Tappen, Dawning McGinnis, Deborah Chava Singer, Di Pinsonault, Elizabeth Chadwick, Erinn Hatter, Faie McGuire, Glo Lamden-McCollough, Heide Davis, Jaclyn Evalds, Jana Woodson, Janet Julian, Jen Bracy, Jen Brown, Jenn Feeney, Karen Filipas, Karen Wu, Kathe Bradley, Kendra Binney, Kimi Boylan, Kindra Crick, Kuma Kitsune, Lauren Reiner, Lea K Tawd, LeeAnn Gauthier, Linda Sawaya, Lisa Laser, Liz Thoresen, Loraine Yow, Lucinda Fasce, Mary Hill, Nancy Daboub, Pamela Moore, Peggy Pfenninger, Quin, Sweetman, Rachel Haywood, Robin Phillips Occhipinti, Ruth Shively, Sarah Morrigan, Suzanne Vaughan, Suzy Laruffa, and Trisha Shozuya.

Saturday, November. 4: Kris Deelane & The Hurt
The Spare Room. Show at 9pm. 21+.
http://www.spareroomrestaurantandlounge.com/
Kris Deelane & The Hurt - Portland's Old School/New School Soul extravaganza brings you Kris' originals plus Stax/Motown/Atlantic soul hits and rarities from the '60s and '70s. This 9-piece band is led by powerhouse vocalist Kris Deelane. With her dancing backup singers, the Ladyparts, plus horn section. It's all here.
http://krisdeelane.com/

Sunday, November. 5: Jessica Boudreaux (of Summer Cannibals), Candace, Strange Babes DJs
Holocene. Doors at 8 p.m.; show at 8:30 p.m. Tickets: ADV $8/DOS $10. 21+. http://www.holocene.org/
We're thrilled to host the album release party for Jessica Boudreaux's (of Summer Cannibals) solo record, "No Fury." The album, produced by The Thermals' Hutch Harris, is out
at http://www.summercannibals.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jessica.boudreaux.9

Thursday, November. 9: Bitch'n / Wild Powwers / Moon Tiger
Holocene. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets: $8. 21+.
http://www.holocene.org/

  • Bitch'n: What happens when you combine the female forces behind projects such as Duover, Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, Point Juncture WA, Ioa, Great Wilderness, and Sallie Ford? This is where Bitch'n brews. The fresh, all-woman punk-meets-pop five-piece came together in spring 2015, recording epic free jams that they later wrote lyrics over. Including Rebecca Rasmussen, Amanda Spring, Emily Overstreet, Nefertiti Porter, and Shana Lindbeck. Bitch'n is equal parts Fugazi and Tom Tom Club, with the playfulness of Dirty Projectors and Hot Chip, keeping it bumpin' with catchy songs accented by dark bass, psych-pop guitars and keys, driving drum beats, and all five women's voices singing and sometimes shouting in unison.
    https://www.facebook.com/bbandpdx/
  • Wild Powwers: This dynamic trio has been staying busy touring, while anticipating the release of their third album, "Skin", recorded by the legendary Billy Anderson, (Jawbreaker, Melvins, Neurosis). Their three years as a band has brought them around the country twice, playing festivals such as SXSW and Savannah Stopover Fest, opening for amazing bands like The Fall Of Troy, Kylesa, Dilly Dally, Helms Alee and No Age and playing such venues as The Fonda Theater and The Fillmore. WILD POWWERS has developed a glam creep strut that we have come to love them for. Get into it.
    http://wildpowwers.com/
  • Moon Tiger: We are Moon Tiger. Three part harmonies, guitar, bass, drums & accordion. Deep, dark, light and full of soul. Rising from the ashes of Miss Murgatroid, Ether, Freaky Visions, a marching band in Ojai, CA and our own inhibitions. We are here to rock you.
    https://www.facebook.com/MoonTigerMusic/

    Friday, November. 10: Jolie Holland & Sam Parton
    At the Old Church
    Show at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15. ALL AGES
    http://theoldchurch.org/
    Their new project, Jolie Holland and Samantha Parton, is a page from the big book of North Americana and outsider folk. With a new full-length album in the works Wildflower Blues, due out in autumn 2017 Holland and Parton have spent much of the last two years touring North America and Europe, continuing to develop their new original material and performing with a number of Hollands bandmates as backing musicians.
    https://www.facebook.com/joliehollandsamanthaparton/

    Saturday, November. 11: Hell Hath No Funny! Comedy Showcase
    At The Alberta St. Pub
    Doors at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12. 21+.
    http://www.albertastreetpub.com/
    Hosted by Julia Ramos (All Jane Comedy Fest)
    with up & comer, Corina Lucas! Featuring Ali Reingold (Hell Yes Fest), Katie Nguyen (Bridgetown Comedy Festival), JoAnn Schinderle (LaughsTV, Bumbershoot, SF Sketchfest)
    http://joannschinderle.com/

    Saturday, November 11: Lenore
    Cave Clove, Mississippi Studios
    Doors at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $8 ADV / $10 DOS.
    www.mississippistudios.com
    The coming together of Rebecca Marie Miller & Joy Pearson as Portland, Oregon folk outfit, Lenore., is serendipitous, to say the least. After individually hitting rock bottom - Pearson following a divorce and Miller after a period of destitution in LA -- the pair separately turned to songwriting in the search for a still point in their turning worlds. After years of lending their abilities to other projects, including Saddle Creek's The Mynabirds & Portland's own High Water Jazz Band, they finally found themselves spinning on the same axis when a chance meeting through a mutual friend, Pokey LaFarge, sparked an immediate connection. A drunken night ensued & before they'd even scoped each other's material, they had committed.
    https://www.lenoresings.com/

    Sunday, November 12: Siren Nation Art and Craft Sale
    At the McMenamins Kennedy School Gym.
    10-4 p.m. FREE. ALL AGES!
    40 art and craft vendors selling original and handmade products from around Oregon.
    Amy McLain Art, Amy Stoner Fine Art & Craft, Gesine Kr�tzner, BoneWerx, Lea K Tawd, Visual Art, Stephanie Brockway, Dancing Heron Illustration, Weeds and Wonder, Stitched Heart Art, Lisa Laser Art, Janet Julian Art, Scrumptious Suds, Dirty Girl Body Beauty, Katt Splat, Ruby Farms, Kiss Me Kitty, Amy Lynn Collage, Holly Hocks Metals & Rocks; A Tea Leaf jewelry, Amaree & Reese Jewelry, Sunny Asylum Designs, Bellavara Studio, Kayla Burke Design, Shoji Note, Tiger Food Press, Xylographilia LLC, The Otter Bureau, Polagraphy, Allegra B Designs, Zoe Jones Designs, Addie Pearl Jewelry Design, Humble Design Co., Silly Kitten Dolls, Gnome Werks Toys, Juju Joint Venture
    http://www.mcmenamins.com/KennedySchool

    Sunday, November 12: Siren Nation Workshops
    At the McMenamins Kennedy School Gym.
    11 - 5 p.m. FREE. ALL AGES!
    Siren Nation will be offering a day free workshops on a wide range of topics at the McMenamins Kennedy School classrooms. http://www.mcmenamins.com/KennedySchool

    Sunday, November 12 & Monday November 13: Lizzo
    The Wonder Ballroom
    Doors at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20-22
    www.wonderballroom.com
    In 2014's hip-hop culture, built on stale rhymes about sex, money and drugs, Houston-bred, Minneapolis-based artist, Lizzo relies on inventive wordplay and an ability to seamlessly flow between rapping and singing to set her above the rest. Her debut solo release "LIZZOBANGERS" lives and dies by Lizzo's unique delivery and cadence, fueled by the depth of her pop-culture, social and historic references, ranging from Lizzie Borden to Cogsworth to Anna Wintour.
    http://lizzomusic.com/

    Siren Nation is a unique arts organization that showcases and creates performance and exhibition opportunities for women throughout the year. We also produce an annual festival showcasing the original work of women working in music, film, performance and visual art.

    Siren Nation's mission is to inspire and empower women of all ages to create their own art and to highlight the many achievements of women in the arts. We focus our attention on the work of women artists and help to create equal opportunities in creative professions.

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