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No Fun

Hawthorne / Portland

No Fun is a Southeast Hawthorne neighborhood bar for local bands, compact 21+ shows, karaoke, trivia, and casual late-night events.

Southeast Hawthornesmall bar showslocal billskaraoke and trivia

Next on stage

Keith Cheek • TBA • TBA

Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 PM

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Upcoming shows

36

Dates listed

Sat + Fri

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What to expect

A night at No Fun

Choose No Fun for a small bar show with a direct, local-bill feel. The venue says shows are 21+ and cover is cash-only at the door; Devil's Dill sandwiches can be ordered through the bartender, and the event page should be checked for doors, price, and flashing-light notes.

Nearby picks

Before or after the show

Food and neighborhood stops to pair with the show. Check travel time and current hours, and reserve where appropriate.

  • Quick bite

    Devil's Dill ↗

    No Fun's sandwich partner is next door, and venue orders are placed through the bartender during shows; check service hours.

  • Restaurant

    OK Omens ↗

    A nearby wine-focused restaurant for a planned dinner before the show; reserve when appropriate.

  • Quick bite

    Lardo ↗

    A casual sandwich shop on Hawthorne for a faster meal before doors; confirm the current closing time.

  • Attraction

    Oregon Rail Heritage Center ↗

    A volunteer-run rail museum in the Central Eastside for an earlier visit; check its limited public hours before going.

Announced ahead

More No Fun shows in the 90-day guide

These are the next 12 of 19 official dates beyond the current 30-day month view. Use the venue calendar and event pages for the complete long-range schedule.

Early Worms • Amnesia • Rad StagStar Machine • TBA • TBAUnder Utopia • Silver Shores • American CrowsSure • Sean Martin West • Terrible PopSure • TBA • TBASeb El Zin • TBA • TBAMonovisions • Caballo • TBABR Y 4 4 4 N • TBA • TBAJen Howard • TBA • TBAFair Stand The Fields of France • Miguel Mejia • TBARich Halley 4 • TBASenior Week • TBA • TBA

Upcoming Portland shows

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$10 at the door Cash Only, 21+, 7PM Doors/8PM Music __________________________________ Seaholly https://seaholly.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/seaholly_pdx/ Swedey https://swedey.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/swedey.band/ Late Enough https://www.instagram.com/lateenoughband/

Seaholly • Swedey • Late Enough artwork from No Fun

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$10 at the door Cash Only, 21+, 7PM Doors, Music at 8PM __________________________________ A Quarterly Live Electronic Music Event Hosted by Heterodox Records https://heterodoxrecords.com/ Demod3x https://www.instagram.com/fr33_ass0ciation/ Blaix https://blaix.bandcamp.com/ https://bio.site/blaix https://www.instagram.com/blaix.syx/ Spines https://soundcloud.com/spinesspinesspines https://spinesspinesspines.com/ https://www.instagram.com/spinesspinesspines/ Zyzzyva https://www.instagram.com/zyzzyva222/

EQUALIZER: Demod3x • Blaix • Spines • Zyzzyva artwork from No Fun

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$10 at the door Cash Only, 21+, 7PM Doors/8PM Music __________________________________ Vague Place Records Presents https://vagueplacerecords.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/vagueplacerecords/ Noah the Ghost (Stay Alive Album Release Show) https://vagueplacerecords.bandcamp.com/album/stay-alive https://www.instagram.com/noahthegh0st/ Seagardens https://www.instagram.com/seagardens_pdx/ Rat Caviar https://www.instagram.com/ratcaviarpdx/

Noah the Ghost • Seagardens • Rat Caviar artwork from No Fun

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$10-30 suggested donation (sliding scale), 21+, 7PM Doors/8PM Music __________________________________ The Creative Music Guild https://creativemusicguild.org/ Melissa Achten https://melissaachten.bandcamp.com/ https://www.melissaachten.com/ https://www.instagram.com/harpistemology/ Melissa Achten is a Los Angeles-based harpist, improviser, and composer. Her practice is grounded in a personal mythology that traces mirrored patterns and oscillates between the real and the sublime. Melissa is a member of the experimental new music nonet Ghost Ensemble, harp and cello duo Rán, and the avant-garde duo Deathflavorkiss. She is also the co-founder and executive director of Oracle Egg, an experimental sound and performance incubator in downtown Los Angeles. Melissa has premiered work in New York, Berlin, Reykjavík, Copenhagen, and London – in abandoned water towers, cemeteries, black sand beaches, and other liminal spaces. William DeLee https://williamdelee.bandcamp.com/ https://wdelee.sound-o-mat.com/ https://www.instagram.com/will_delee/ Will DeLee got started with ngerpicking guitar almost a decade ago, following the usual path of Fahey, Basho, etc. before veering o hard in his own unique directions on both the 6- and 12-string guitar as well as the ronroco and charango, the latter a South American stringed instrument originally made from armadillo shells. Will’s a straight-up ngers guy, no picks, etc. just nails and calouses working the strings. His overall style focuses heavily on improvisation vs. composition (as indicated by the title of his rst release, ”Improvisations for Guitar & Charango”) and reects his more recent inuences such as Ralph Towner, Paco De Lucia, Gerardo Núñez, Derek Gripper and a number of other European and South American players. He leans towards a more “clean”, neo-classical style of playing, often on nylon string / “amenco” style guitars but sometimes delves into the realms of guitar soli, raga, drone and ambient musics. Typically a soloist, Will has been leading duo and group sessions as of late and continues to expand his ouevre in new and exciting directions. — Rob V. (Portland, Ore) Recommended if you like: Fahey, Basho, Kottke, Jack Rose, Glenn Jones, Steen-Basho Junghans, Sir Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny, Liam Grant, Daniel Bachman, Duncan Park. Will’s next album, “Raynol Overlook”, will be co-released in early summer 2026 by Carbon Records (NY) and Feeding Tube Records (MA) and he’ll be touring extensively in support, including a run throughout the Pacic Northwest in July 2026 with Liam Grant. His debut album, “Improvisations for Guitar & Charango” as well\ as a live recording, “Live at Megalith” were released in 2024 by Budtapes and reissued in Sep 2025 on CD, cassette and digital formats by The Sound-O-Mat. Cameron Landers https://cameronlanderstrio.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cameron_landers_trio/ Cameron Landers is born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. In 2020 he created a solo project called Cameron Landers Trio as a statement on the isolation of the pandemic. Releasing four albums under this title, he went on to form the quartet Alphabet. With the belief that improvisation does not necessitate chaos, Landers ‘approach to music is to form sound the way dreams form symbols.

CMG Improv Summit: Melissa Achten • William DeLee • Cameron Landers artwork from No Fun

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$10 at the door Cash Only, 21+, 7PM Doors/8PM Music __________________________________ Jon Von Blood and the Trick-or-Treats A mix of spooky halloween themed originals and covers, and telling the story of a demon summoning with our set. https://www.instagram.com/jonvonbloodandthetrickortreats/ Barkeep

Jon Von Blood and the Trick-or-Treats • Barkeep artwork from No Fun

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