Super Secret Band has become a goodfoot staple. Their blazing live shows touch on rock, dark jazz, blues and funk with ambient jams that drop into dance floor burners effortlessly. They'll be here Tuesdays (2nd-4th) in August with guests and friends throughout the month. $8
It's Last Thursday and time for another goodfoot art opening! Jason Brown, our in-house curator, has put together another fantastic show featuring works from Steady Betty, McMonster and Matthew Hopkins! DJ Welly Well will keep the vibes right and the energy high throughout the affair. As always, the event is...
Go on a trip through cloud castles and rivers of rainbows with Flying Caravan as they bring together psychedelic melodies, deep grooves, and celestial rhythms. Taking inspiration from 70's psychedelic rock bands and funk jazz fusion, their fantastical lyricism and serendipitous instrumental interplay spiral into a dance of enchanting delights....
Keep It Cool with these two Portland DJ institutions, equally at home behind the turntables as they are behind the record store counter. Goodfoot regulars know Brad Vachal as one of the Soul Stew DJs, while others know him from Portland's halcyon rave days or his years at Platinum Records....
Noted PDX trivia Jock, Shanrock (Willamette Week Best Of Portland Winner), brings her unique and super fun game to the goodfoot’s upstairs pub every Sunday this summer and fall! She’s been hosting trivia for 21+ years and has been lauded by the Portland Mercury, Barfly and many others for the...
Laugh Basement Comedy Showcase is now a weekly Monday event! Hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher, Laugh Basement delivers the funniest comics from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Check back for tonight’s line-up soon. $10
We’re thrilled for our September Tuesday residency with Trio of Boom! TOB is an organ Trio featuring Peter Knudsen (Ghost-Note, Mono Neon, Greaterkind) on Guitar, Carlin White (J.Cole, Lana Del Rey, Lucky Daye) on drums and Galen Clark (Outer Orbit, Anna Tivel, Sleater-Kinney) on Organ. Should be a funky good...
This September we're hosting a Thursday residency with Sean McLean and The Vibetenders. SMVT is a rootsy and mulit-genre jamband led by sax master Sean McLean! Each week they will be joined by a second band for a two-biller (with plenty of sit in/jam possibilities) and this week's special guests...
We are Yak Attack. We were grown and raised right here at the Goodfoot in Portland. We're old dogs or angsty teenagers, depending how you look at a 13-year old band, but we feel nothing but love from the Portland and PNW scene. We've made a lot of friends over...
Noted PDX trivia Jock, Shanrock (Willamette Week Best Of Portland Winner), brings her unique and super fun game to the goodfoot’s upstairs pub every Sunday this summer and fall! She’s been hosting trivia for 21+ years and has been lauded by the Portland Mercury, Barfly and many others for the...
Dyke Pool presents Off the Felt, a dance party at The Goodfoot (Downstairs) for the queer community and allies. The night features three DJs playing back-to-back sets and aims to provide a safe, fun and energetic space for dancing, community and celebration. $10
Join us in the upstairs pub every other Monday from 6-9pm for Dyke Pool, our twice monthly 8-ball tournament hosted by Tucker Lasso! $5-$10 donation requested.
Laugh Basement Comedy Showcase is now a weekly Monday event! Hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher, Laugh Basement delivers the funniest comics from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Check back for tonight’s line-up soon. $10
We’re thrilled for our September Tuesday residency with Trio of Boom! TOB is an organ Trio featuring Peter Knudsen (Ghost-Note, Mono Neon, Greaterkind) on Guitar, Carlin White (J.Cole, Lana Del Rey, Lucky Daye) on drums and Galen Clark (Outer Orbit, Anna Tivel, Sleater-Kinney) on Organ. Should be a funky good...
This September we're hosting a Thursday residency with Sean McLean and The Vibetenders. SMVT is a rootsy and mulit-genre jamband led by sax master Sean McLean! Each week they will be joined by a second band for a two-biller (with plenty of sit in/jam possibilities) and this week's special guests...
Take the sultry vibe of the Latin American Tropics, combine with the rhythm of India (“Taal”) and stir into Tropitaal, a Desi/Latine Soundclash where the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America go head to head in an all-night dance-off of epic proportions. $13
Noted PDX trivia Jock, Shanrock (Willamette Week Best Of Portland Winner), brings her unique and super fun game to the goodfoot’s upstairs pub every Sunday this summer and fall! She’s been hosting trivia for 21+ years and has been lauded by the Portland Mercury, Barfly and many others for the...
Laugh Basement Comedy Showcase is now a weekly Monday event! Hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher, Laugh Basement delivers the funniest comics from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Check back for tonight’s line-up soon. $10
We’re thrilled for our September Tuesday residency with Trio of Boom! TOB is an organ Trio featuring Peter Knudsen (Ghost-Note, Mono Neon, Greaterkind) on Guitar, Carlin White (J.Cole, Lana Del Rey, Lucky Daye) on drums and Galen Clark (Outer Orbit, Anna Tivel, Sleater-Kinney) on Organ. Should be a funky good...
This September we’re hosting a Thursday residency with Sean McLean and The Vibetenders. SMVT is a rootsy and mulit-genre jamband led by sax master Sean McLean! Each week they will be joined by a second band for a two-biller (with plenty of sit in/jam possibilities) and this week’s special guests...
Garcia Birthday Band isn’t your mother’s Grateful Dead cover band. Playing for over 20 years, GBB has evolved into something far deeper than the sum of its parts. The beating heart of the Pacific Northwest’s GD community, the band’s ever-expanding fanbase is an experience unto themselves. Using the Dead’s repertoire...
Noted PDX trivia Jock, Shanrock (Willamette Week Best Of Portland Winner), brings her unique and super fun game to the goodfoot’s upstairs pub every Sunday this summer and fall! She’s been hosting trivia for 21+ years and has been lauded by the Portland Mercury, Barfly and many others for the...
Join us in the upstairs pub every other Monday from 6-9pm for Dyke Pool, our twice monthly 8-ball tournament hosted by Tucker Lasso! $5-$10 donation requested.
Laugh Basement Comedy Showcase is now a weekly Monday event! Hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher, Laugh Basement delivers the funniest comics from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Check back for tonight’s line-up soon. $10
We're thrilled for our September Tuesday residency with Trio of Boom! TOB is an organ Trio featuring Peter Knudsen (Ghost-Note, Mono Neon, Greaterkind) on Guitar, Carlin White (J.Cole, Lana Del Rey, Lucky Daye) on drums and Galen Clark (Outer Orbit, Anna Tivel, Sleater-Kinney) on Organ. Should be a funky good time,...
This September we’re hosting a Thursday residency with Sean McLean and The Vibetenders. SMVT is a rootsy and mulit-genre jamband led by sax master Sean McLean! Each week they will be joined by a second band for a two-biller (with plenty of sit in/jam possibilities) and this week’s special guests...
It's last Thursday and time for another goodfoot art opening! Our in-house curator, Jason Brown, has put together another fantastic show featuring works by Dan Ness and Zak Gere. As always, the opening is free and all art is available for purchase. DJ Kaeli Hertz will be spinning all night...
Jujuba plays a funky, danceable style of Nigerian Afrobeat and Juju music. The strength of the 10-piece revolves around its energetic cohesion between percussion, rhythm and horn sections. The band features Nojeem Lasisi from Igbo Ora, Oyo State, in Nigeria. He ranks among the world’s elite talking drum players. Nojeem...
Noted PDX trivia Jock, Shanrock (Willamette Week Best Of Portland Winner), brings her unique and super fun game to the goodfoot’s upstairs pub every Sunday this summer and fall! She’s been hosting trivia for 21+ years and has been lauded by the Portland Mercury, Barfly and many others for the...
Banshee Tree is an indie psychedelic pop/rock band with sharply-written songs, jazz-inspired guitar solos, saxophone textures, and grooves that nod to the dance floor, they've spent nearly a decade evolving their sound. That fusion reaches a new peak with Bad Luck, a restless and unapologetically diverse album that captures a...
Join us in the upstairs pub every other Monday from 6-9pm for Dyke Pool, our twice monthly 8-ball tournament hosted by Tucker Lasso! $5-$10 donation requested.
Laugh Basement Comedy Showcase is now a weekly Monday event! Hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher, Laugh Basement delivers the funniest comics from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Check back for tonight’s line-up soon. $10
We’re thrilled for our September Tuesday residency with Trio of Boom! TOB is an organ Trio featuring Peter Knudsen (Ghost-Note, Mono Neon, Greaterkind) on Guitar, Carlin White (J.Cole, Lana Del Rey, Lucky Daye) on drums and Galen Clark (Outer Orbit, Anna Tivel, Sleater-Kinney) on Organ. Should be a funky good...
Emerging from the mountains of Montana, Desperate Electric invites you to a universe where Marvin Gaye meets Daft Punk for cocktails. Seamlessly fusing the worlds of organic and electronic, their music is an unbridled expression of desire. Dubbed “Montana’s Hottest Power Disco Duo”, Desperate Electric brings the baby makers and...
Bodhi Mojo is a psychedelic, five-piece jam band rooted in the good feels. Characterized by mind-bending jams and heartfelt songwriting, they never play the same show twice and leave you yearning for more. They formed in 2019 and made an immediate splash on the PNW music scene. Focusing on DIY...
Noted PDX trivia Jock, Shanrock (Willamette Week Best Of Portland Winner), brings her unique and super fun game to the goodfoot's upstairs pub every Sunday this summer and fall! She's been hosting trivia for 21+ years and has been lauded by the Portland Mercury, Barfly and many others for the...
Laugh Basement Comedy Showcase is now a weekly Monday event! Hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher, Laugh Basement delivers the funniest comics from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Check back for tonight’s line-up soon. $10
Take the sultry vibe of the Latin American Tropics, combine with the rhythm of India (“Taal”) and stir into Tropitaal, a Desi/Latine Soundclash where the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America go head to head in an all-night dance-off of epic proportions. $13
Seattle based guitarist Andy Coe (ACB, Skerik Band, McTuff) and drummer D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets, McTuff, Industrial Revelation) join forces with Portland keyboardist Galen Clark (Outer Orbit, Trio Subtonic, Sleater-Kinney) for a blend of pocket heavy organ trio funk and psychedelic mind bending groove music. The resulting sound fuses high...
Paying homage to the timeless influences of 1960s & 1970s rock, soul and psychedelia, Cytrus explores themes of good, evil, mortality, immortality and time in their latest album "Duality". Listeners are pulled into a psychedelic ecosystem filled with groove-focused instrumentals, soaring solos, hard hitting riffs and euphoric vocals. Captured using...
The Sweet Lillies music is heartfelt and collaborative. Those defining traits are given life by the quartet of musicians who make up the Lillies, Julie Gussaroff, Becca Bisque, JJ Murphy and Jones Maynard. Together they have combined their individual strengths to deliver powerful narratives of life in song. With their...
We're delighted to be hosting PDX bluegrass sensations, Band of Comerados! Since 2015 and extending far into the future, Band of Comerados plays music that makes you feel good. Call it bluegrass, jamgrass, folk, or indie, what sets the band apart is their intricate instrumentation, dual vocal parts, intense improvisational jams and the fact that these guys have so much damn fun when they’re playing live music! In between traveling up and down the West Coast in 2022, BoC managed record two albums. Grass Half Full is the newest full length album, containing 11 songs. $12
Our May Tuesday residency is a dance floor burning good time-- perfect for these warming Spring eves! Led by bassist Brett McConnell since 2017, Brett's House Party features a unique sound of electronic drums, multiple synths, two basses, lap steel guitar, and the inimitable Aniana on vocals. BHP’s live show emulates a house DJ’s sets with nonstop music and minimal tempo variations. Every set is completely different, yet always relentless. And the most impressive part? It's 100% improvised! Don't miss out! $8
Our May Tuesday residency is a dance floor burning good time-- perfect for these warming Spring eves! Led by bassist Brett McConnell since 2017, Brett's House Party features a unique sound of electronic drums, multiple synths, two basses, lap steel guitar, and the inimitable Aniana on vocals. BHP’s live show emulates a house DJ’s sets with nonstop music and minimal tempo variations. Every set is completely different, yet always relentless. And the most impressive part? It's 100% improvised! Don't miss out! $8
Our May Tuesday residency is a dance floor burning good time-- perfect for these warming Spring eves! Led by bassist Brett McConnell since 2017, Brett's House Party features a unique sound of electronic drums, multiple synths, two basses, lap steel guitar, and the inimitable Aniana on vocals. BHP’s live show emulates a house DJ’s sets with nonstop music and minimal tempo variations. Every set is completely different, yet always relentless. And the most impressive part? It's 100% improvised! Don't miss out! $8
Our May Tuesday residency is a dance floor burning good time-- perfect for these warming Spring eves! Led by bassist Brett McConnell since 2017, Brett's House Party features a unique sound of electronic drums, multiple synths, two basses, lap steel guitar, and the inimitable Aniana on vocals. BHP’s live show emulates a house DJ’s sets with nonstop music and minimal tempo variations. Every set is completely different, yet always relentless. And the most impressive part? It's 100% improvised! Don't miss out! $8
Take the sultry vibe of the Latin American Tropics, combine with the rhythm of India (“Taal”) and stir into Tropitaal, a Desi/Latine Soundclash where the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America go head to head in an all-night dance-off of epic proportions. $14
Join us for a rare two-night Shafty run at the goodfoot! Formed in 2012, Shafty is the PNW's finest Phish tribute band! With a complete grasp of the band's songbook and the improvisational chops to jump into the deep end of a jam, Shafty setlists can go in any direction and you never know what chestnut they're going to pick next! They are definitely worthy of a two night affair! $15
Night two of Shafty's rare two-night goodfoot run is here and the band is primed and ready to reach epic musical levels! Formed in 2012, Shafty is the PNW's finest Phish tribute band! With a complete grasp of the band's songbook and the improvisational chops to jump into the deep end of a jam, Shafty setlists can go in any direction and you never know what chestnut they're going to pick next! They are definitely worthy of a two night affair so don't miss this finale! $15
Skyler Squglio (guitarist of Free Creatures, Skyler and the Sketchy Kids, 100 Watt Mind) is elated to join forces with his long time friends and colleagues: super shredder bassist Jacob Rubanowitz (Yak Attack) technical Time Machine drummer Julian Koell (Yak Attack) and virtuoso keys master Dave Dernovsek (Yak Attack) for an evening of improvisational jams along side danceable funk grooves and fun, original songs. All who come should be prepared for a night of insatiable dance lust as this band opens up a portal of fun, funky, psychedelic magick before your very eyes. You’ve been warned! $10
It's Last Thursday and time for another art opening and party at the goodfoot! Our in-house curator, Jason Brown, has a fantastic show lined up, featuring works from four PDX artists. As always, the show is free, all art is available for purchase and DJ Kaeli Hertz will be spinning for your aural pleasure. Swing by for a drink and get cultured, why don't ya?! Free.
For the final show in the monthly UNGULIT series, members of Yak Attack collaborate with good friends and pillars of our Portland music scene hat contribute mightily to shows off the stage. Mitch Melheim has been a core member of the Yak family for years. He is a music afficionado, lighting designer, tour manager, marketing director, and for this show is performing on stage for a hybrid DJ/live show with members of Yak. Mitch brings his DJ chops, curation, and excellent musical sensibility to the chaos of improvised flow that embodies a Yak show. Expect a journey through psych, IDM, and all kinds of hybrid genres mashed up and stretched to the limit, with special guests from our wonderful community. $10
We're delighted to be hosting PDX bluegrass sensations, Band of Comerados, for the next three first Thursdays of the month (May-July)! Since 2015 and extending far into the future, Band of Comerados plays music that makes you feel good. Call it bluegrass, jamgrass, folk, or indie, what sets the band apart is their intricate instrumentation, dual vocal parts, intense improvisational jams and the fact that these guys have so much damn fun when they’re playing live music! In between traveling up and down the West Coast in 2022, BoC managed record two albums. Grass Half Full is the newest full length album, containing 11 songs. Tonight they are joined by the Chickenshit Gamblers! $15
Moon Music is the love child of guitarist Dan Duval and saxophonist/singer Chelsea Luker. Both artists have spent their lifetime devoted to jazz, funk and rock. Now they present to you music from the cosmos, filled with delay driven ambience and dreamy melodies. This evening they are debuting their newest single and have added keyboard maestro Asher Fulero to the mix. Super Secret Band closes out the night with a signature high energy set! $10
What an incredible treat tonight's show is; it's a veritable one-off of PDX legends-- an ultra-danceable evening of Hammond organ-based funk and soul! Drummer Tyrone Hendrix (Stevie Wonder) is joined by keyboardist Galen Clark (Slater-Kinney, Outer Orbit) and astonishing guitarist Scott Pemberton for a two-set master class in filling the dance floor and dropping jaws! $15
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The Walkaways are a band who cover the songs Phish covers! They've taken a novel concept and turned it into a fine old dance party that you should come check out! $10
Swindler is leading the jamband scene in the Pacific Northwest with their unique brand of psychedelic funk. A favorite late night festival band who has been featured at Northwest String Summit, Summer Meltdown, 4 Peaks, Cascade Equinox Festival, Element Music Festival and many more. Swindler produces a fresh and original sound that integrates funk, jazz and psychedelic rock into a masterful sonic tapestry. Their innovative approach makes each live experience compelling and unique. The band continues to expand an already rapidly growing fanbase with each show. Funk based grooves, tight melodic arrangements and strong instrumental improvisation all create a vibe that brings the dance floor alive. $13 Pre-Sale/$15 Day of Show
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June Tuesdays are looking damn good! Channeling elements of jazz fusion and funk with undertones of R&B, gospel and hip hop, greaterkind sets out to do something fresh. A product of playing together in numerous live situations, greaterkind's music is rooted in improvisation, which brings a different and special energy to each show. Space and creation is key to process. The band includes Charlie Brown (keyboards), Cory Limuaco (drums), Ian "Yuck" Lindsey (bass) and Peter Knudsen (guitar/bass/vocals). $8
June Tuesdays are looking damn good! Channeling elements of jazz fusion and funk with undertones of R&B, gospel and hip hop, greaterkind sets out to do something fresh. A product of playing together in numerous live situations, greaterkind's music is rooted in improvisation, which brings a different and special energy to each show. Space and creation is key to process. The band includes Charlie Brown (keyboards), Cory Limuaco (drums), Ian "Yuck" Lindsey (bass) and Peter Knudsen (guitar/bass/vocals). $8
June Tuesdays are looking damn good! Channeling elements of jazz fusion and funk with undertones of R&B, gospel and hip hop, greaterkind sets out to do something fresh. A product of playing together in numerous live situations, greaterkind's music is rooted in improvisation, which brings a different and special energy to each show. Space and creation is key to process. The band includes Charlie Brown (keyboards), Cory Limuaco (drums), Ian "Yuck" Lindsey and Peter Knudsen (guitar/bass/vocals). $8
June Tuesdays are looking damn good! Channeling elements of jazz fusion and funk with undertones of R&B, gospel and hip hop, greaterkind sets out to do something fresh. A product of playing together in numerous live situations, greaterkind's music is rooted in improvisation, which brings a different and special energy to each show. Space and creation is key to process. The band includes Charlie Brown (keyboards), Cory Limuaco (drums), Ian "Yuck" Lindsey and Peter Knudsen (guitar/bass/vocals). $8
June Tuesdays are looking damn good! Channeling elements of jazz fusion and funk with undertones of R&B, gospel and hip hop, greaterkind sets out to do something fresh. A product of playing together in numerous live situations, greaterkind's music is rooted in improvisation, which brings a different and special energy to each show. Space and creation is key to process. The band includes Charlie Brown (keyboards), Cory Limuaco (drums), Ian "Yuck" Lindsey and Peter Knudsen (guitar/bass/vocals). $8
Ramblin' Rose has been a stalwart of the PDX Grateful Dead scene for as long as we've been a venue and tonight they celebrate 25 years of providing good ol'Grateful fun! Come down to see your friends, raise a toast, sing along and dance a little bit! $8
Eel Sallad can be best categorized as Pacific Northwest Americana Rock - with influences ranging from rock to reggae, from classical to grunge. They can sound like a folksy rock band when acoustic, or a fun grunge band when the drum kit and electric instruments come out.
Tonight, they are joined by Wood Butcher! Wood Butcher’s style leans towards rocky-folk/psych-rock with earthy lyrics that transport you to a deep forest campfire dancing with the creatures of the night. Influenced by bands like All Them Witches, Shakey Graves and the Decemberists with a story telling, dark-folk, witchy vibe that inspires everyone to move. $10
It's Last Thursday and time for our monthly art opening! Our in-house curator, Jason Brown, has a great show lined up featuring the works of Elizabeth Gerth, Melissa Dow and Nate Luna. Entrance is free and all art is available for purchase. DJ Welly Well will be on the 1's and 2's all night and the drinks will be cold and lovely. Free!
Paying homage to the timeless influences of 1960s & 1970s rock, soul and psychedelia, Cytrus explores themes of good, evil, mortality, immortality and time in their latest album "Duality". Listeners are pulled into a psychedelic ecosystem filled with groove-focused instrumentals, soaring solos, hard hitting riffs and euphoric vocals. Captured using a blend of 1960s & 1970s recording equipment and techniques, in conjunction with vintage and modern instruments, Cytrus leans into nostalgia while supporting their own identity throughout “Duality”. $15
$15 Pre-sale available: Get my tix!
Join us in the upstairs pub every other Monday from 6-9pm for Dyke Pool, our twice monthly 8-ball tournament hosted by Tucker Lasso! $5-$10 donation requested.
Far Out West strikes a relentlessly engaging balance between funk-infused rock and a jazz-informed collaboration, making them stand out as one of Portland’s most creative electric quartets. Since the band’s inception in 2016, their high energy performances and upbeat instrumentation continue to raise the spirits of their audiences, one sensational beat at a time. $8
Far Out West strikes a relentlessly engaging balance between funk-infused rock and a jazz-informed collaboration, making them stand out as one of Portland’s most creative electric quartets. Since the band’s inception in 2016, their high energy performances and upbeat instrumentation continue to raise the spirits of their audiences, one sensational beat at a time. $8
