The Sultry Sounds Of Spring

Before the free reign of sunshine and just prior to the rise in the mercury, the Pacific Northwest will provide some of the best indoor Spring concerts you can find. Until the giant summer sounds of U2, Coldplay, Tom Petty, & Dave Matthews flood the great outdoor venues, some wonderfully thoughtful and stormy sounds can be heard coming from performances at The Doug Fir Lounge, The Aladdin Theatre, The Crystal Ballroom, and The Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon; and will typically cost only a fraction of admission to those mega summer attractions. With smaller venues and amazing line-ups, pre-sale ticket offers become more important than ever; regardless of the absence of reserved seating. So sign up for email updates from www.livenation.com, www.ticketswest.com, and www.ticketmaster.com. That way you can be one of the first to catch a ticket to some great shows like...

Thursday April 9th
The Friendly Fires
Doug Fir Lounge

Sunday April 12th
Fleet Foxes w/Blitzen Trapper
Crystal Ballroom *SOLD OUT*

Friday April 17th
Vetiver
Doug Fir Lounge

Sunday April 19th
Mates Of State
Wonder Ballroom

Monday April 20th
Noah & The Whale
Doug Fir Lounge

Wednesday May 6th
Rocco Deluca & The Burden w/Joshua James
The Aladdin Theatre

Wednesday May 6th & Thursday May 7th
The Shins
Crystal Ballroom

Thursday May 14th
Flight Of The Conchords
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Saturday May 17th
The Kills
Wonder Ballroom

Wednesday May 27th
Meiko
Doug Fir Lounge

Thursday June 4th
Camera Obscura
Wonder Ballroom

Friday June 5th
Metric
Wonder Ballroom

Friday June 5th & Saturday June 6th
Neko Case
The Aladdin Theatre

Thursday June 11th
Brandi Carlile
The Aladdin Theatre

(sounds of Spring playing @ the bottom of this page courtesy of www.playlist.com)

COMING LATER THIS MONTH: Look for reviews of some great ways to discover new music, listen for free, and even own some music for free!