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Chanti Darling’s Debut Album Is a Dance-Fueled Vision of the Future

At Chanti Darling shows, dancing is essentially an act of communion. “I want to give people the opportunity to engage with the music on a more intimate level,” says Trü from behind a pair of impossibly dark shades in a Belmont bar on an impossibly hot day. “I set the intention [of dancing] very clearly. You’re on a date with them basically—you’re trying to woo them into fully engaging with you. I guess it is an act of charming.”

Eight Sets You Shouldn’t Miss at the 20th Year of Pickathon

From the beginning, Pickathon has been a festival where the crowds are attentive, the undercard is just as carefully booked as the headliners, and drunken bros haven’t pissed all over the portable toilets by the first day.

Pickathon, Planet of the Apes and 12 Other Things to Do and See in Portland Aug. 1-7

Cool kids, hot sauce, creepy unicorns and other events we’re excited about this week.

Here’s the Lineup for Pickathon’s 20th Anniversary Edition

Tonight at Revolution Hall, the festival announced the initial lineup for its 20th anniversary edition, and to be frank, it doesn’t seem any bigger than previous years—which, given Pickathon’s spirit of modesty, is sort of admirable.

Pax Finally Brings its Game-Changing Oil Vape to Oregon.

It’s not news that oil cartridges have exploded in popularity. But stop to consider that all this growth has come despite the products still kinda sucking.

The Best Things We Saw and Heard at Pickathon 2017

It won’t actually stay like this forever, of course. Nothing good does. But for now, Pickathon remains one of Portland’s truest pleasures.

Here’s Your Giant Gallery of Photos from Pickathon 2017

The 11 Must-See Sets at This Year’s Pickathon

Here are the artists we’re most excited to see, and where we’re most excited to see them.

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