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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Stranger Things\, the Musical Parody
DTSTART:20260918T020000Z
DTEND:20260918T040000Z
DTSTAMP:20260730T015150Z
UID:70p3id9ocpj6abb3ccsjcb9kckqj4b9oc8s66bb4clh64ohi6co3acpm6s@google.com
CATEGORIES:theater
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T015150Z
X-SOURCE-NAME:Funhouse Events
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.funhouselounge.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Friday Night Show✨
DTSTART:20260918T150000Z
DTEND:20260919T043000Z
DTSTAMP:20260804T000121Z
UID:10004126-1789718400-1789767000@www.darcellexv.com
CATEGORIES:theater
DESCRIPTION:TGIF indeed! ✨What a week\, huh? \nWrap it up the fun way an
 d com join us tonight for a fabulous night of glittery entertainment\, fie
 rce performances and nonstop sparkle! \nCelebrating something special? Bac
 helor or bachelorette party\, birthday celebration\, new job\, or just mak
 ing it through the week? Do it with us! You deserve a little glam afterall
 ! \nThe doors open at 7pm and the show is at 8pm. Cover $32. Ages 21+ \nMa
 ke your reservations now!
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T000121Z
LOCATION:Darcelle XV Showplace\, 208 NW 3rd Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, 
 United States
URL:https://www.darcellexv.com/event/friday-night-show%e2%9c%a8-2/2026-09-
 18/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=portland-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Darcelle XV & Co.
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.darcellexv.com/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Stranger Things\, the Musical Parody
DTSTART:20260919T020000Z
DTEND:20260919T040000Z
DTSTAMP:20260730T015150Z
UID:70p3id9ocpj6abb3ccsjcb9kckqj4b9oc8s66bb4clh64ohi6co3acpm6s@google.com
CATEGORIES:theater
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T015150Z
X-SOURCE-NAME:Funhouse Events
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.funhouselounge.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:FANTASTICAL CABARET: An Otherworldly Burlesque Revue
DTSTART:20260919T020000Z
DTEND:20260919T050000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T002749Z
UID:10008976-1789758000-1789768800@portlandtheatre.com
CATEGORIES:theater
DESCRIPTION:Depart the ordinary and enter the extraordinary as Lacy Produc
 tions and The Alberta Rose Theatre present: \nFANTASTICAL CABARET:\nAn Oth
 erworldly Burlesque Revue \nFriday\, September 18\, 2026\nDoors at 7pm\nSh
 ow at 8pm \nOther Worlds. Other Realms. Other Realities\, and Ultimate Sex
 iness. \nExplore the Burlesque\, Boylesque\, Draglesque\, and Circus Arts 
 of your wildest dreams at FANTASTICAL CABARET- where enchantment\, fantasy
 \, science fiction\, and imagination combine to create a fanciful\, sensua
 l spectacle of passion\, power\, glamour\, and joy upon the stage! Don you
 r own fantastical costume if you’d like (not required!) and prepare to b
 e awed\, amazed\, and astonished by our alluring artists for a night of ma
 rvels and sultry indulgence! \nAlberta Rose Theatre\n3000 NE Alberta St.\n
 Portland\, OR\nUnited States \nTickets\n$30 General admission advance\n$40
  General admission at the door\n$45 VIP with Preferred Seating\n(VIP is fi
 rst 7 rows of the center section) \nTickets at:\nhttps://www.lacyproductio
 ns.org/productions/fantastical-cabaret-sept-2026 \n***ASL INTERPRETATION P
 ROVIDED*** \n** Join Portland’s own homegrown Lacy Productions…creatin
 g unique\, engaging\, intentional\, and passionate shows that raise up and
  celebrate all bodies and are sex and LGBTQIA+/queer positive\, feminist\,
  diverse\, and inclusive to all. \nAwarded Willamette Week ‘s BEST OF PO
 RTLAND as RUNNER UP in the Best Theater Company category in 2024 and TOP F
 IVE in 2025 AND awarded in the TOP THREE Best Date Nights in Portland in 2
 025 and TOP FIVE in 2024 and BroadwayWorld Portland’s BEST DANCE PRODUCT
 ION in 2024 AND 2025!! \nLacy Productions bring depth and a wealth of emot
 ions to the stage where audiences have risen to their feet in triumph\, la
 ughed\, cried\, and felt ALL of their senses turned on! We entertain as we
 ll as enlighten\, invigorate as well as inspire\, and take you away into a
  fabulous fantasy. Help us continue to intentionally bring sex and queer p
 ositive\, diverse\, and inclusive productions to all in the Pacific Northw
 est and beyond as we have for 10 1/2 years! \nBring your sense of Wonder. 
 We’ll take off the rest. \nWelcome to FANTASTICAL CABARET! \nThis event 
 is 21 & over.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T002749Z
LOCATION:Alberta Rose Theatre\, 3000 NE Alberta St\,\, Portland\, OR\, 972
 11\, United States
URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/event/fantastical-cabaret-an-otherworldly-
 burlesque-revue/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=portl
 and-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Portland Area Theatre Alliance
X-SOURCE-URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/events/?ical=1
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:September Flight
DTSTART:20260919T023000Z
DTEND:20260919T043000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T002749Z
UID:10008907-1789759800-1789767000@portlandtheatre.com
CATEGORIES:theater
DESCRIPTION:SEPTEMBER FLIGHT\nFEATURING 2 SOLOS\nBY Don Nigro\nSeptember 1
 1–27\nFri/Sat 7:30\, Sun 2\n$38 per person \nImago Theatre\, 17 SE 8th A
 venue\nimagotheatre.com \nTICKETS\nhttps://onthestage.tickets/show/imago-t
 heatre/6a56bc1797fd36b14c05ee83 \nTickets also available at the door. Thea
 tre opens one hour before showtime. All seats $38. The show is for mature 
 audiences. \nThe Dark\, performed by Joe Cullen (Salomé\, Design for Livi
 ng) and Cincinnati\, performed by Diane Slamp (Geography of a Horse Dreame
 r\, Design for Living). Direction by Jerry Mouawad. \nTHE DARK \nA man in 
 his thirties grapples with a fundamental question: does he truly exist? Th
 is dilemma\, first encountered at age four\, drives the narrative of this 
 ten-page script. Director Jerry Mouawad calls it “the perfect warm-up fo
 r Nigro’s work and his intriguing solos\, many of which take place in a 
 theatre.” \nCINCINNATI \n“It’s hard not to feel that this piece was 
 written specifically for Imago\,” says Slamp\, who portrays a lost profe
 ssor navigating a world of tragedy\, sex\, and philosophical diatribes. He
 r diversions reveal a desperate search for redemption amidst personal disa
 ster. \n“Cincinnati is multi-layered\, blending mythology and realism wi
 th an ontological examination of life and being\,” explains Mouawad. “
 It’s a gem for an audience seeking a new kind of theatre. Don’t let th
 e heavy themes mislead you\; this is a small spectacle with humor and high
  style. I see it as a consciousness tangling with forces of nature\, an un
 certain reality\, and a triad of personas—real or unreal—in a lecture 
 that pushes the boundaries of endurance.” \nProduction Credits:\nLight D
 esign: Ronnie Rantis\nCostume Design: Laura Helgeson\nSound Design: Myrrh 
 Larsen \nNote: For Mature Audiences \nIn October\, Imago returns with Octo
 ber Flight\, featuring more solos by Don Nigro.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T002749Z
LOCATION:Imago Theatre\, 17 SE 8th\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/event/september-flight/2026-09-18/?utm_sou
 rce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=portland-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Portland Area Theatre Alliance
X-SOURCE-URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/events/?ical=1
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Saturday Night Show🌈
DTSTART:20260919T150000Z
DTEND:20260920T053000Z
DTSTAMP:20260804T000121Z
UID:10004387-1789804800-1789857000@www.darcellexv.com
CATEGORIES:theater
DESCRIPTION:Happy Saturday\, babes! 🌈 \nTurn your weekend all the way u
 p and join us for a dazzling night of glitter\, glam and unforgettable dra
 g entertainment! Celebrating something big? Do it here at Darcelle XV Show
 place and make core memories the legendary way! \nAnd don’t forget to ke
 ep the party going with the Men of Darcelle 💪 right after the show\, be
 cause Saturday night just got even hotter!🔥 \nThe doors open at 7pm and
  the show is at 8pm. Cover $32.\nMen of Darcelle at 9.30pm. Cover $10 afte
 r 9.30pm. \nAges 21+ \nGet your reservations here!
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T000121Z
LOCATION:Darcelle XV Showplace\, 208 NW 3rd Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, 
 United States
URL:https://www.darcellexv.com/event/saturday-night-show%f0%9f%8c%88-2/202
 6-09-19/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=portland-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Darcelle XV & Co.
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.darcellexv.com/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Maddie’s Secret
DTSTART:20260919T213000Z
DTEND:20260919T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20260830T123854Z
UID:10001682-1789828200-1789835400@portlandartmuseum.org
CATEGORIES:theater
DESCRIPTION:See full details at tomorrowtheater.org.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T123854Z
LOCATION:PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater\, 3530 SE Division St.\, Portland\, 
 OR\, 97202\, United States
URL:https://portlandartmuseum.org/event/maddies-secret/?utm_source=caldisc
 overy&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=portland-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Portland Art Museum
X-SOURCE-URL:https://portlandartmuseum.org/exhibitions
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Stranger Things\, the Musical Parody
DTSTART:20260920T020000Z
DTEND:20260920T040000Z
DTSTAMP:20260730T015150Z
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CATEGORIES:theater
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T015150Z
X-SOURCE-NAME:Funhouse Events
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.funhouselounge.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:September Flight
DTSTART:20260920T023000Z
DTEND:20260920T043000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T002749Z
UID:10008908-1789846200-1789853400@portlandtheatre.com
CATEGORIES:theater
DESCRIPTION:SEPTEMBER FLIGHT\nFEATURING 2 SOLOS\nBY Don Nigro\nSeptember 1
 1–27\nFri/Sat 7:30\, Sun 2\n$38 per person \nImago Theatre\, 17 SE 8th A
 venue\nimagotheatre.com \nTICKETS\nhttps://onthestage.tickets/show/imago-t
 heatre/6a56bc1797fd36b14c05ee83 \nTickets also available at the door. Thea
 tre opens one hour before showtime. All seats $38. The show is for mature 
 audiences. \nThe Dark\, performed by Joe Cullen (Salomé\, Design for Livi
 ng) and Cincinnati\, performed by Diane Slamp (Geography of a Horse Dreame
 r\, Design for Living). Direction by Jerry Mouawad. \nTHE DARK \nA man in 
 his thirties grapples with a fundamental question: does he truly exist? Th
 is dilemma\, first encountered at age four\, drives the narrative of this 
 ten-page script. Director Jerry Mouawad calls it “the perfect warm-up fo
 r Nigro’s work and his intriguing solos\, many of which take place in a 
 theatre.” \nCINCINNATI \n“It’s hard not to feel that this piece was 
 written specifically for Imago\,” says Slamp\, who portrays a lost profe
 ssor navigating a world of tragedy\, sex\, and philosophical diatribes. He
 r diversions reveal a desperate search for redemption amidst personal disa
 ster. \n“Cincinnati is multi-layered\, blending mythology and realism wi
 th an ontological examination of life and being\,” explains Mouawad. “
 It’s a gem for an audience seeking a new kind of theatre. Don’t let th
 e heavy themes mislead you\; this is a small spectacle with humor and high
  style. I see it as a consciousness tangling with forces of nature\, an un
 certain reality\, and a triad of personas—real or unreal—in a lecture 
 that pushes the boundaries of endurance.” \nProduction Credits:\nLight D
 esign: Ronnie Rantis\nCostume Design: Laura Helgeson\nSound Design: Myrrh 
 Larsen \nNote: For Mature Audiences \nIn October\, Imago returns with Octo
 ber Flight\, featuring more solos by Don Nigro.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T002749Z
LOCATION:Imago Theatre\, 17 SE 8th\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/event/september-flight/2026-09-19/?utm_sou
 rce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=portland-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Portland Area Theatre Alliance
X-SOURCE-URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/events/?ical=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Love Hurts: Comedy (Drama) Show
DTSTART:20260920T030000Z
DTEND:20260920T050000Z
DTSTAMP:20260917T184422Z
UID:10043043-1789848000-1789855200@www.laughspdx.com
CATEGORIES:comedy,free,theater
DESCRIPTION:Laughs PDX presents this Hilarious & Spicy Comedy (Drama)\, fe
 aturing 4 Comedians who share their funny (and\, somewhat tragic) stories 
 of Love\, Relationships\, and Break Ups.\n\nRestaurant Styled Menu! Food &
  Drink Specials!\n\nNo Cover ($10 Suggested Donation But No One Turned Awa
 y For Lack Of Funds)\n\nAges 21+ Only
LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T184422Z
LOCATION:Drop The Mic Karaoke\, 224 Northeast 3rd Avenue\, Camas\, WA\, 98
 607\, United States
URL:https://www.laughspdx.com/event/love-hurts-comedy-drama-show/?utm_sour
 ce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=portland-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Laughs PDX
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.laughspdx.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Clinton Street Cabaret
DTSTART:20260920T053000Z
DTEND:20260920T065900Z
DTSTAMP:20260901T180045Z
UID:10002355-1789857000-1789862340@cstpdx.com
CATEGORIES:theater
DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 10:00 PM\; pre-show starts at 10:30 PM \n\n\n\nJ
 oin our weekly screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that started in
  April of 1978! Starring Tim Curry\, Susan Sarandon\, and Barry Bostwick\,
  The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) continues to titillate and delight a
 udiences all over the world. \n\n\n\nTonight’s screening features the ca
 st of the Clinton Street Cabaret! $2 from every ticket goes to support the
  group. Come see the famous\, rambunctious show that has played every sing
 le week at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland\, Oregon. \n\n\n\n\nDire
 ctor: Jim Sharman\n\n\n\nCountry: USA\n\n\n\nYear: 1975\n\n\n\nRuntime: 10
 0 minutes\n\n\n\n\n\nStarting March 16th of 2024 the CSC will have a selec
 tion of tickets for each show which are available to our BIPOC community m
 embers FREE of charge! \n\n\n\nTo reserve one send an email to the Clinton
  Street Cabaret clintonstreetec@gmail.com with the heading BIPOC Affinity 
 Ticket and include your name and the date of the show you would like to re
 serve a ticket for in the body of the email. Only 1 ticket can be reserved
  per person per show and reserved tickets also include a prop bag. These 
 tickets can only be reserved by confirmed email with the Clinton Street Ca
 baret and are not available to reserve at the Clinton Street Theater box o
 ffice. \n\n\n\nTickets can be reserved starting 2 weeks before a show and 
 no later than 2 hours before the show. Please note we won’t be able to a
 ccommodate late requests for shows that are already sold out. These are ti
 ckets specifically for the Clinton Street Cabaret’s performances of the 
 Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Clinton Street Theater\, on the 1st\, 3rd
 \, and occasionally 5th Saturdays of the month.  \n\n\n\nShowings on 2nd a
 nd 4th Saturdays or “For Virgins” nights are not Cabaret shows and do 
 not qualify for this program.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180045Z
LOCATION:2522 SE Clinton\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States
URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-with-the-clinto
 n-street-cabaret-98/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=p
 ortland-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Clinton Street Theater
X-SOURCE-URL:https://cstpdx.com/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:September Flight
DTSTART:20260920T210000Z
DTEND:20260920T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T002749Z
UID:10008909-1789912800-1789920000@portlandtheatre.com
CATEGORIES:theater
DESCRIPTION:SEPTEMBER FLIGHT\nFEATURING 2 SOLOS\nBY Don Nigro\nSeptember 1
 1–27\nFri/Sat 7:30\, Sun 2\n$38 per person \nImago Theatre\, 17 SE 8th A
 venue\nimagotheatre.com \nTICKETS\nhttps://onthestage.tickets/show/imago-t
 heatre/6a56bc1797fd36b14c05ee83 \nTickets also available at the door. Thea
 tre opens one hour before showtime. All seats $38. The show is for mature 
 audiences. \nThe Dark\, performed by Joe Cullen (Salomé\, Design for Livi
 ng) and Cincinnati\, performed by Diane Slamp (Geography of a Horse Dreame
 r\, Design for Living). Direction by Jerry Mouawad. \nTHE DARK \nA man in 
 his thirties grapples with a fundamental question: does he truly exist? Th
 is dilemma\, first encountered at age four\, drives the narrative of this 
 ten-page script. Director Jerry Mouawad calls it “the perfect warm-up fo
 r Nigro’s work and his intriguing solos\, many of which take place in a 
 theatre.” \nCINCINNATI \n“It’s hard not to feel that this piece was 
 written specifically for Imago\,” says Slamp\, who portrays a lost profe
 ssor navigating a world of tragedy\, sex\, and philosophical diatribes. He
 r diversions reveal a desperate search for redemption amidst personal disa
 ster. \n“Cincinnati is multi-layered\, blending mythology and realism wi
 th an ontological examination of life and being\,” explains Mouawad. “
 It’s a gem for an audience seeking a new kind of theatre. Don’t let th
 e heavy themes mislead you\; this is a small spectacle with humor and high
  style. I see it as a consciousness tangling with forces of nature\, an un
 certain reality\, and a triad of personas—real or unreal—in a lecture 
 that pushes the boundaries of endurance.” \nProduction Credits:\nLight D
 esign: Ronnie Rantis\nCostume Design: Laura Helgeson\nSound Design: Myrrh 
 Larsen \nNote: For Mature Audiences \nIn October\, Imago returns with Octo
 ber Flight\, featuring more solos by Don Nigro.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T002749Z
LOCATION:Imago Theatre\, 17 SE 8th\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/event/september-flight/2026-09-20/?utm_sou
 rce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=portland-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Portland Area Theatre Alliance
X-SOURCE-URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/events/?ical=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Magic Tea Party
DTSTART:20260921T023000Z
DTEND:20260921T040000Z
DTSTAMP:20260915T002749Z
UID:10002283-1789932600-1789938000@portlandtheatre.com
CATEGORIES:comedy,gaming,theater
DESCRIPTION:In this live Dungeons & Dragons show\, comedians and performer
 s take to the stage to play some theatre games\, share some jokes\, and pl
 ay some D&D. \nFeaturing Dungeon Master Juliet Mylan and Cosmo Reynolds as
  Danny Digit\, Jenna Britann as Bogetrae\, Quinn Salameh as Samira\, and R
 iley McCarthey as Mud Clearwater. \nMake sure to come every month as each 
 month is a new step in the story of Bogetrae\, the Selkie Druid\, Samira\,
  the half-genie Food Sorceress\, Danny Digit\, the Inchling Rogue\, and Mu
 d Clearwater\, the Monk of the Ceaseless Brotherhood of the Eternal Temple
  of the Unyeilding Mother of Perpetual Light.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T002749Z
LOCATION:The Back Door Theater\, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd\,\, Portland\, OR\
 , 97215\, United States
URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/event/magic-tea-party/2026-09-20/?utm_sour
 ce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=portland-or
X-SOURCE-NAME:Portland Area Theatre Alliance
X-SOURCE-URL:https://portlandtheatre.com/events/?ical=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Orville Peck
DTSTART:20260924T013000Z
DTEND:20260924T033000Z
DTSTAMP:20260912T002211Z
UID:12509-1790188200-1790188200@edgefieldconcerts.com
CATEGORIES:music,theater
DESCRIPTION:It’d be no small understatement to call this year an artisti
 c renaissance for Orville Peck\, the trailblazing country performer who ha
 s spent the last 11 months soaring to new creative heights. After 2024’s
  beloved collaboration album\, Stampede-which featured such icons as Willi
 e Nelson\, Kylie Minogue\, Elton John\, and more-the masked singer took on
  an entirely new challenge: Broadway. In his mesmerizing\, layered debut a
 s the Emcee in Cabaret\, Peck won legions of new fans and critical acclaim
  in kind during his 128-show run in the celebrated production. \nUprooting
  his life from California to New York City for nearly half a year\, the Po
 ny and Bronco singer-songwriter found newfound musical\, lyrical inspirati
 on wherever he turned. “I was trying to challenge myself with being more
  vulnerable with songwriting\, and I think that experience felt so insanel
 y vulnerable for me\,” he says of the doors Cabaret unlocked. “Obvious
 ly I was performing without my mask\, which was so new for me\, but the na
 ture of the material being so heavy-with me going in really wanting to do 
 a good job-pushed me to even more new levels of vulnerability.” \nSomeho
 w\, between rehearsals\, performances\, and martial arts training for a st
 arring role in a late summer movie shoot (Street Fighter\, due out in 2026
 )\, he kept finding his mind returning to music. So he did what he always 
 does: he started writing\, and linked with Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ja
 cob Portrait (Alex G\, Porches\, Lil Yachty\, and more) to start crafting 
 the songs that would eventually make up Appaloosa. The seven-song EP reuni
 tes Peck with longtime collaborator Noah Cyrus on “Atchafalaya\;” pays
  tribute to his Cabaret stint with a cover of the Sally Bowles’ number 
 “Maybe This Time\;’ and plumbs new emotional ground with “Oh My Days
 ”-which the artist calls his “first-ever love song\, considering that 
 I always write about heartbreak\, not love.” \n“I always tend to sing 
 and write about what’s going on in my life\, and that felt like a natura
 l\, big part of my life that’s evolved since Bronco-which was very much 
 about coming out of a relationship\,” Peck says. “This is the first ba
 tch of songs that are about the start of this new relationship\, and the f
 ears and doubts and insecurities that come with new feelings for someone\,
  especially after coming out of such a tumultuous time in the Bronco world
 . These songs are about a time when I felt very nervous about being heartb
 roken again\, and what it meant to fall in love again for the first time i
 n a long time.” \nPeck recorded Appaloosa in Brooklyn during rare free w
 indows in his calendar. Its title\, he says\, felt like slipping on a glov
 e. “An appaloosa is a famously spotted horse\, and in some ways\, to me 
 that represents a singularity-a uniqueness\,” he says. “In my mind\, I
  picture a bunch of different horses all standing around\, all different b
 reeds\, but you would notice the appaloosa standing out because their coat
  is so distinct and so unique. These last few years\, since Bronco\, a big
  part of my own path has been really embracing who I am\, realizing that m
 y confidence was always really greatly affected by being insecure about my
  uniqueness instead of embracing it.” \n“I think in some ways\, at the
  moment\, I feel kind of like an appaloosa\,” he adds. “I’ve finally
  accepted I just am and will probably always be or feel different\, I thin
 k. But instead of that feeling alienating like it used to for most of my l
 ife\, now it makes me feel excited and happy and lucky to feel different. 
 I’m in my appaloosa era right now.” \nThat freedom-creatively\, person
 ally\, professionally-unlocked a desire in Peck as he embarked upon the Ap
 paloosa process. “This year\, I got to do so many things that were lifel
 ong dreams\, so much so that I’m actually now adamantly happy that I don
 ’t fit into those rooms and boxes\,” he says. “I made a conscious de
 cision on this album to return to as pure of a place as I could. When I ma
 de Pony\, I didn’t have an audience\; no one knew who I was\, no one car
 ed\, and I didn’t have anybody to answer to. There were no expectations 
 on me whatsoever\, and when there’s no ears or eyes on you\, you can rea
 lly make art for yourself.” \nAppaloosa is\, in every sense\, a project 
 based on “what I wanted to hear\,” Orville says. “It was entirely ab
 out what I wanted it to sound like without caring about how it would be re
 ceived or understood.” In that sense\, he was able to return to his root
 s “in terms of production and songwriting and sound\,” he says. “I w
 as going back to references that I really liked when I was a teenager-ther
 e’s all these shoegaze-y\, alternative moments on the album. It allowed 
 me to pivot to where I came from\, having learned a lot of new things alon
 g the way.” \nFree of expectations\, what Peck created is one of his mos
 t exhilarating and alive bodies of work yet. Throughout Appaloosa’s seve
 n songs\, fans will hear Orville at his most unburdened\, creating for the
  sake of artistic expression. Tone-setter “Dreaded Sundown” opens the 
 project “cinematically\, laying out this new flavor and telling this sto
 ry about being okay being alone with yourself\, especially after a period 
 of pain and betrayal.” \n“Drift Away” follows\, inspired by Orville
 ’s childhood love of alt-rock acts like the Pixies\, the Breeders\, and 
 the Smashing Pumpkins. “I wanted it to be an ode to being an outsider in
  a small town\, me and all my fellow freaky friends living in a sleepy tow
 n\, looking for ways to get up to fun.” Noah Cyrus joins him on “Atcha
 falaya\,” a track that chronicles his journey from California to New Yor
 k for Cabaret\, putting his personal life and the things he loved on hold 
 to “do the other things you love”-all wrapped in lyrics trailing the r
 oute from Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin up to the Big Apple. \nUpon arri
 val in New York\, there’s a heartbreaking cover of what he calls “lyri
 cally a country song in a lot of ways”: “Maybe This Time\,” a salute
  to his debut on the Great White Way. “In the show when Eva Noblezada wo
 uld sing this one\, I would be busy doing a really crazy quick change\,”
  he says. “But I would be adamantly trying to go faster and faster each 
 time so I could run to the side stage and watch her finish. It covers so m
 any nuances of what the human experience.” \n“Oh My Days”-his “fir
 st love song\, I think!”-tells the story of finding his partner and thos
 e feelings that come with the first love after the worst love. “My body 
 was walking towards him\, and my heart and my soul were running in the oth
 er direction because I was so traumatized\,” he says. “‘Oh My Days
 ’ is about talking yourself out of something that you know is making you
  happy because you’re frightened-and overcoming those fears\, too.” \n
 “Oh My Days\,” Peck says\, has been burning a hole in his back pocket 
 for four years\, waiting for the right project to find its home. But “My
  Side of the Mountain” came from more raw experiences\, chronicling a br
 eak with his partner during which both needed “to take some time to work
  on ourselves\,” he remembers. At the time\, both lived literally one ca
 nyon apart in Los Angeles. “I would lay awake at night knowing that he w
 as literally 10 minutes away from me over the other side of the mountain\,
 ” he says. “So this song is an ode to what I was going through at that
  time-that I could probably shout loud enough and he could hear me\, and t
 he idea of letting someone go\, even if it’s just temporarily\, to focus
  on yourself.” \nAppaloosa closes with “It’s the End of the World\,
 ” a song Orville started writing the same day as the 2024 election. “T
 he most important thing I think that we can do sometimes is to try and car
 ve out happiness where and how we can find it\, especially in times when i
 t is just so easy to get disheartened about what’s going on in the world
 \,” he says. “This was my way of grabbing the person next to me and ju
 st saying\, ‘You know? Eff it\, let’s Thelma and Louise it and just tr
 y and find some happiness in all of this despair.'” \n“I’d call this
  one a positively nihilistic anthem about the world burning\,” he adds w
 ith a chuckle. \nPromising a much shorter wait between projects\, Orville 
 says he’s already begun thinking about and writing his next musical chap
 ter. “Even in some of the absolute most hopeless\, hard\, dark times of 
 my life\, art and specifically music has been what has saved my life over 
 and over again\,” he says. And I don’t even mean just making it. I mea
 n getting to enjoy it. So my hope is that even though we are in what feels
  like such bleak times that people will still continue to make art that fe
 els like it is important or matters or helps people.” \n\nSpotify:\nhttp
 s://open.spotify.com/artist/46auOkH1pk28rWrSoUNhLo?si=gwLOf-q9RxyA16bZ7loJ
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SUMMARY:Saying Yes! with Carlton Grew
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