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The show was amazing. The opening acts were great and I'm following them now as well. Voltaire is always a great show. He always makes it feel like you are there are part of the show, no matter if the crowd is 50 people or 500. We will always do our best to make it to his shows because of how great of a performer he is.
Hawthorne Theater is a great venue. My wife and I have ADA accommodations and they really are respectful and have great ways to help out. Nobody ever made us feel like we were being a problem for them. Great staff, great venue. Thank You Hawthorne for making the show accessible for us.
Rating 5/5
Arrived a little late to a unconscious girl at the entrance being given narcan which set an interesting tone in my mind for seeing EKKSTACY for the first time, but nonetheless they sounded great! An encore performance of “Christian Death” was met with a clueless dude that got on stage filming selfies of him and Khyree and was not met with much approval from the bad. I’m sure Rozz Williams would have enjoyed the irony!
Really like Allan Rayman's music. However, do the "sound people" not understand what distortion is? It was turned up so loud that the bass was way too distorted, which really takes away the enjoyment of listening to the actual music. This is not an unusual problem at many venues. How do we get folks to understand that "loud is good, but not to the point of distortion?"
Pete is an outstanding comedian and entertainer! He is smart, relatable, and very energetic. Kudos to him for traveling to Portland in the worst ice storm in history. The Hawthorne is a charming space, but was very cold (Pete even mentioned it!). Highly recommend seeing Pete Correale if you ever get the chance. Check out his podcast with Sebastian Maniscalco! They're quite the pair!
Travelled up from Texas to see SWSS play with DnD, my current favorite band with one that has been for a while. The sister wives killed it, everything I wanted and I can't wait to see them back home! Weird vibe with it all going on with DnD, but an absolutely unique show, I'm glad to have been there.
This band should be as big as the Foo Fighters! Mind blowing performance and the musicianship was top notch. Sound quality was great and the crowd was enthusiastic, the band fed off us and we in turn grew more enthusiastic. The openers Texas King, although more a straight up rock band, were on point and to me seemed like the next Kings of Leon. This night was a treat!
Blessthefall is one of my favorite bands, and I am so glad they are back on tour 😊! They are sweet, and I love their sense of humor. No matter how much the ticket costs, buy one because they are worth every penny. Even though I had to go 2,400 miles to see this show, I wasn't going to let distance or price prevent me from seeing them🤘. Rock on!
It was really fun, the only issue was that the venue was very crowded and has very little AC, and for a hot summer day, these were not the best of conditions. Despite that, the performance was amazing, both Sir Chloe and J. Graves, the opening band, gave amazing performances and were a pleasure to see in person.
The set list was awesome, the atmosphere was intimate, the opening act was surprisingly good. I didn’t color in the last star all the way only because two tracks I really wanted to hear was 1985 and Nightengale. But that’s just me. I’m still rather shocked Haken doesn’t play in bigger venues but they are certainly building their fanbase since everyone their knew all the musical nuances.
Super fun show! He is so talented! The stage was so cool, he had the electric static balls that u touch n it appears to zap u (havnt seen those in years) and had 5-6 TVs playing random cartoons and old movies and it was just a really cool show! The music was a range of everything. country, blues, rock, metal, he even played the ukele.
Damn he’s good! So glad I went! 💜🤘
Went to 2 of their shows for my 30th Birthday!🥳 This show was so good! The sound system could have been a bit better. But all the bands did a GREAT job though and definitely got the crowd hyped up! I was so sore from jumping the next morning it was GREAT!😁 I got up and drove to Seattle for then next show my brothers and I had a FANTASTIC time and we can’t wait for the next one!😍😁
The show was amazing. Stabbing Westward played songs from throughout their career, including Shame, What Do I have to Do?, Save Yourself, The Thing I Hate, Waking Up Beside You, So Far Away, Dead and Gone, Cold, I am Nothing and started the show off with Damaged Goods. Always a good sign when you can tell the band is having a good time too. My only complaint is with myself for waiting so long to see Stabbing Westward live. 26 years is too long.
She is so beautiful. Between the energy and bond I felt as she was on stage. Unlike anything I expected. I genuinely cannot wait to cry with her next time she comes back to Portland. So gracious and what a kind soul, making time to meet everyone. Lexi you are adorable and have made me feel comfortable crying.
I only gave it four stars because of where the show was. High on Fire always deliver (OF COURSE) but the Hawthorne Theatre always f*cks up a good show; the sound bounces all around and gets all muddied, distorted and garbled. I mean, it's a cavernous box with too-high ceilings that wasn't made for live music.
At any rate, Mos Generator were the opener and they were great and fun and seemed to have a good time, themselves.
And. Then: the mighty ... nigh-unstoppable war-beast that is High on Fire took to the stage.
And who, to my wondering eyes, should appear behind the drum kit? Why, their newest (hopefully permanent) drummer, Coady Willis! But, I digress... Matt snarled a greeting to the crowd then High on Fire ripped, thundered, pummeled, plundered and blasted their way through their setlist.
Roughly 75 minutes later ... it was over.
ANOTHER successful slaughtering of souls by Matt Pike & Co. Nothing left for them to do but drink blood from some of their enemies' skulls. Per usual.
🤘🤘🤘
Sumo Cyco had one of the best sets that I have ever seen. They were planning on cancelling cause Skye was sick, but I'm so grateful they didn't. Their energy was next level. I swear Skye was in the crowd just as much as she was on the stage. I've been listening to their music almost nonstop since the show and they have a fan for life. I can't wait for them to come back to Portland. Also, they have amazing merch. I'm a fat man and I am always used to bands having shirts that just hang in my closet, but they had 3X shirts that look amazing. And their beanies are so incredibly comfortable. 100% reccomend picking up some of their merch.
What a great line up! Enterprise Earth (love the PNW metal 🖤🤘) Dan Watson never disappoints! - Slaughter To Prevail (Alex Terrible in the photo I shared. ) completely blew my mind! There’s only one other vocalist I can say that has pulled those emotions out of me : Ian Gray of Recoil In Horror. Alex Terrible is now the second! 🤘Really just nailed those vocals. I really felt the words were genuinely being sung from a place of experience. 🖤 Left such an incredible impression on me! Last but not least , Chelsea Grin. Tom really reinvented “Recreant”. It was the encore song. Tom was really getting the crowd into it during their set. Loved his stage presence! This was my first show of 2019 and I’m happy that it was! I was supposed to be in South Dakota but a snow storm prevented me from going. Very thankful for that snow storm. Thanks to these 3 bands for making my Friday night amazing! 🖤🤘🎶
By far the best time I’ve had in my life! I felt welcomed, and enjoyed the music to the fullest!!! Roy was very nice to everyone, and even passed out water bottles so we weren’t just standing there dehydrated the entire night. Would 10/10 go again! We got to meet Roy out in the back of the venue and just talk and hang out with him. Such a generous, and thoughtful soul!
Kulick and The Faim were perfect as opening acts for Andy! OMG! They are serious musicians and know how to treat their "new" fans! Andy was his amazing self and he made the fans feel individually important! Would have enjoyed a longer playlist from him (was looking forward to My Way), but what we got was just enough to keep me happy until his next time thru The Rose City🤘🎶🖤 Thank you Kulick and The Faim, and the biggest of THANK YOUS to Andy!!!!!
it was my third time meeting Andy but second time meeting him just Andy Black it was amazing his singing was great he was so energetic and actually he spoke to me on the stage of the guitarists new name then it was mr. Plastic Man but I said Bermuda Jackson lol I can't wait to see him again it's going to be amazing and I also bought his poster a hoodie and a shirt you can check out my Instagram @whorror_movie_lover_666 four pictures of me and the merch soon
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