The Sad Times Solo Series

The Sad Times Solo Series Monthly solo artist series held at The Starday Tavern in Portland, OR on the 1st Wed. of the month.

 is closing out what could be the last Sad Times Solo Series ever! 😭 Get ready to cry about it. Tonight  @ 8pm
12/03/2025

is closing out what could be the last Sad Times Solo Series ever! 😭 Get ready to cry about it. Tonight @ 8pm

.cletus AKA Paul Smenis is gonna make you cry, laugh and feel good about your size. The last sad times for a long times ...
12/01/2025

.cletus AKA Paul Smenis is gonna make you cry, laugh and feel good about your size.

The last sad times for a long times is THIS WED

8pm
Free

Last chance to get sad on a Wednesday in a long time. It’s sad, we know.  is gonna bum you out and we’re not apologizing...
11/30/2025

Last chance to get sad on a Wednesday in a long time. It’s sad, we know.

is gonna bum you out and we’re not apologizing for it. You know what you’re getting into!

This Wed 8pm

We’re turning a dirty sad 30 tonight. Come get sads in your suds  at 8pm
09/03/2025

We’re turning a dirty sad 30 tonight. Come get sads in your suds at 8pm

Tomorrow is Sad Time 30! We’re sad and you can be too. Closing out the night is  Kate Sweat is a Portland singer-songwri...
09/02/2025

Tomorrow is Sad Time 30! We’re sad and you can be too. Closing out the night is

Kate Sweat is a Portland singer-songwriter by way of Memphis, Tennessee. Her music is influenced by the rich, bluesy vocals of the South and the vulnerable songwriting style of the 60s folk scene. She can be seen playing around Portland as both a solo act and as the lead songstress for her newly formed band Kate and the Sweats.

Come out tomorrow at 8pm FREE!

…..and we’re back back Wed Sept 3rd  We’re going quarterly now so you’ll have even more sads! First up next Wed is a  Am...
08/31/2025

…..and we’re back back Wed Sept 3rd We’re going quarterly now so you’ll have even more sads!

First up next Wed is a Amy Kaye is a guitarist and songwriter whose work explores a wide range of emotions and themes. Her songs often delve into the complexities of relationships, from the pain of breakups to finding personal strength and setting boundaries.

Her music also touches on raw feelings of love and desire. She uses vivid natural imagery to reflect on personal growth and the beautiful chaos and duplicity of life.
In her spare time, Amy Kaye wears many hats, including those of a visual artist and a teacher, and to her friends, she’s known as the secret weapon if you are lucky enough to know her you may even know about her amazing secret gardening abilities.

She has been working on some side projects with Frank Merriweather as well and is aiming to play more shows in the coming months.

Don’t miss out Wed 9/3 8pm

Sad Times 29 is TONIGHT  Free sads, cheap suds, cheaper laughs. 8pm, 21+
07/02/2025

Sad Times 29 is TONIGHT

Free sads, cheap suds, cheaper laughs.

8pm, 21+

We’re coming in hot tomorrow! We got  (frmrly of @1876) and  rounding out Sad Times 29. Get sad with us  at 8pm. FREE, 2...
07/01/2025

We’re coming in hot tomorrow! We got (frmrly of @1876) and rounding out Sad Times 29.

Get sad with us at 8pm. FREE, 21+

Sad Times 29 is coming up this Wednesday! It’s hot, it’s sad. It’s so sad it’s hot. It’s so hot it’s sad. Yup, we’re tal...
06/29/2025

Sad Times 29 is coming up this Wednesday! It’s hot, it’s sad. It’s so sad it’s hot. It’s so hot it’s sad. Yup, we’re talking about Yes, that Mark not the other Mark on this lineup. He’s sad and hot too but that’s a different story.

Get to Wed July 2nd and see what all the hot/sads are about.

Tonight is the night. Sad Times 28! 8pm  21+
06/04/2025

Tonight is the night. Sad Times 28!
8pm 21+





Super bummed in the best way possible to have  on Sad Times 28. Don’t miss out or else you will never cry again.
06/03/2025

Super bummed in the best way possible to have on Sad Times 28. Don’t miss out or else you will never cry again.

ATTENTION! Sad Times Solo Series 28 is this Wednesday and we have a very special performance by Gregory James McKillop.G...
06/02/2025

ATTENTION! Sad Times Solo Series 28 is this Wednesday and we have a very special performance by Gregory James McKillop.

Gregory James McKillop was a folk punk and protest songwriter from Worcester, Massachusetts who fronted and organized the now defunct q***r brass clusterfolk brigade ā€œSpeaker For The Deadā€. He was last seen ten years ago in Portland, Maine and his whereabouts have been murky ever since. They spent the better half of the prior decade on megabus trips with an acoustic guitar, and there are archived materials that prove Gregory was spotted performing and volunteering at protests all across the country, basements and artist collectives, and generally anywhere else they could find. His songs, which can be found within the research notes database on the musicology microlabel ā€œFeather and a Halfā€, contained themes of the complicated multi pronged path towards liberation and the emotional but necessary toll of celebrating community who are no longer with us.

We’d. June 4th

8pm, 21+

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6517 SE Foster Rd
Portland, OR
97206

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