Party Killer
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Given their name there’s nothing shocking about Party Killer’s tendency to push several exhilarating buttons at once.
Sonic provocateurs at heart, the Portland based band has accumulated ringing endorsements from rock stars, accolade imbued bewilderment from local weeklies and caustic criticisms from unsolicited strangers. Post-punk icon and esteemed musicologist Julian Cope described Party Killer's self titled album as "colossal" while drawing correlations to Monoshock and Chrome. Casey Jarman of Willamette Week described their sound as "art so high that most listeners will never see the top or a collection of musicians who sincerely do not give a f**k” and Robert Ham of the Portland Mercury succinctly coined them as “unholy improvisational terror.”
Improvisation is their essence. For over a decade Party Killer has literally crafted hundreds of songs from scratch before live audiences, striving to create compositions on the fly strong enough to imply they were written beforehand. Like a Kaiju fighting mecha-MacGyver Party Killer thrills at the unknown nature of each unwritten path, exuding infectious energy and invention at ever turn.
THANK YOU! Our deepest gratitude to the brave souls who sacrificed their ears at the altar of Party Killer on Friday night. Your courage, enthusiasm and hearing loss will not be forgotten!
Additionally, a huge shout out to Heirloom Monsters and Ghost Valley for sharing the stage with us and reminding everyone why live music is the best! Both bands played remarkable sets and should be on your radar, if they aren’t already.
Lastly, a mountain of thanks to the steadfast crew at The Kenton Club bar (Issac & Co), board (Henry) and door (Sir Jon Boober) for providing North Portland an awesome oasis for weird music and other cool s**t during these demented times. We love you and we mean it! Sincerely, Party Killer
Photos courtesy of Jen Coleman
TONIGHT! Party Killer rehearsing for their psychedelic extravaganza at The World Famous Kenton Club where they’ll be sharing the stage with two of Portland’s most mind-bending bands, Heirloom Monsters and Ghost Valley!
FRI JUNE 5TH
Kenton Club
2025 N Kilpatrick
8pm / 21+ / $10
NEXT FRIDAY! Party Killer rehearsing for their psychedelic extravaganza at The World Famous Kenton Club where they’ll be sharing the stage with two of Portland’s most mind-bending bands, Heirloom Monsters and Ghost Valley!
FRI JUNE 5TH
Kenton Club
2025 N Kilpatrick
8pm / 21+ / $10
SOONER THAN YOU THINK! Don’t miss this psychedelic extravaganza at The World Famous Kenton Club featuring three of Portland’s most mind-bending bands: Party Killer, Heirloom Monsters and Ghost Valley!
FRI JUNE 5TH
Kenton Club
2025 N Kilpatrick
8pm / 21+ / $10
FRI JUNE 5TH! Don’t miss this psychedelic extravaganza at The World Famous Kenton Club featuring three of Portland’s most mind-bending bands: Party Killer, Heirloom Monsters and Ghost Valley!
JUNE 5TH! Don’t miss this psychedelic extravaganza at The World Famous Kenton Club featuring three of Portland’s most mind-bending bands: Party Killer, Heirloom Monsters and Ghost Valley!
Friday Jun 5th
Kenton Club
2025 N Kilpatrick
8pm / 21+ / $10
(event link in the comments below)
HAPPY 420 FROM PARTY KILLER!
Don’t miss our next epic show at The World Famous Kenton Club with Heirloom Monsters AND Ghost Valley!
Friday Jun 5th
Kenton Club
2025 N Kilpatrick
8pm / 21+ / $10
03/27/2026
COMING SOON!
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