We're giving away TWO PAIRS of tickets to see unsurpassed, the inimitable, the unpronounceable Sigur Rós, who are playing the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon on Sunday, May 26. Click over to End Hits for your chance to win!

You can buy your tickets here, but in the meantime we are giving away a pair of tickets to End Hits readers! But in order to be an End Hits reader, you have to read End Hits—jump on over to get in the action.

This Saturday, May 5, the Portland Cello Project teams up with Portlandportland School of Rock students to form a giant behemoth called Portland Rockproject Celloschool. Okay, I just made that up, but the two groups are performing a special show together at the Aladdin Theater that they're calling "Beck, Brubeck and Bach"; the program naturally will comprise pieces by those three composers. (Somewhere, Burt Bacharach is taking a long hard look in the mirror.)

Actually, this is precisely why Portland Cello Project is so great: They've found the common thread between baroque composer Bach, jazz titan Dave Brubeck, and indie songwriter Beck—you know, as in Beck. They'll be performing new arrangements of tracks from Beck's latest "album," Song Reader, which is a collection of songs that was published in book form but not released on an album. So it's one of your only chances to hear those songs out loud, PLUS the Portland School of Rock will be there, too! The kids'll be playing rock instruments, as PCP has got the cello end of things all sewn up.

Above is the premiere of Beck's "Why Did You Make Me Care?" which Portland Cello Project performed at their Song Reader performance at the Aladdin in December, with special guest vocalist Jolie Holland.

But it gets better. We're giving away a pair of tickets to the show, so if you like great music and hate spending money, jump on over to End Hits!

Over on End Hits, we're giving away two pairs of tickets to the Music Tapes' The Traveling Imaginary show that's taking place at the Mission Theater on Tuesday, May 7. Since you probably require more information, jump over to End Hits to get the skinny.

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We told you all about the Alhambra Theatre's upcoming May Day Music Festival. The five-day fest is to inaugurate the new incarnation of the Alhambra—which has been operating under the name Mt. Tabor Theater—and its renovation to bring the decor back to its glory days as a silent-cinema palace. You can check out the complete lineup here (it's great: Red Fang, Black Prairie, Y La Bamba, and Sage Francis for starters), and now we're giving away TWO PAIRS of five-day festival passes!

Guess where you go to win? On End Hits, that's where!

That's to lucky End Hits readers. So jump on over to End Hits for your chance to win!

But don't just dream the dream... Live it! We're giving away three entire pairs of tickets to see Dinosaur Jr. at the Wonder Ballroom this Thursday, April 11.

Want 'em? Head on over to End Hits! (you knew that was coming)

Where? Just round the corner down on End Hits.

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All things Bender, including tickets and full lineup, right here.

That's going on over on End Hits. Jump over to get a piece of the action.

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We've got a special STRFKR giveaway for End Hits readers, too. You can win a copy of Miracle Mile on CD, along with a special STRFKR turntable slipmat and a poster as well. That's up on End Hits, so head on over.

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It's a big week for Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside: Their great new album, Untamed Beast, comes out tomorrow (hear it here), and they're playing two shows at the Wonder Ballroom this Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23.

And in the spirit of all things Sallie, we're giving away a pair of tickets to each show! That's over on End Hits; click over and win!

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We're giving away lots of tickets on End Hits! Head on over.

I'm certain you already know of this coming Saturday's Malt Ball—AKA the most awesome marriage of bands and craft brew EVER. However, you don't have to be a night owl to enjoy it! The fest (read all about it here) lasts from 2 pm - midnight, but you can buy awesome half-day admission if you've got other things to do with your life. (Doubtful, but possible!) And guess what? We specifically made the 2-7 pm showcase super awesome, just for those who like to get their drinking and music listening done early. Check out this stellar lineup for the 2-7 pm showcase!

2:15 Street Nights
3:00 Minden
3:45 Marty Marquis
4:30 Hausu
5:15 Old Light
6:00 Caleb Klauder Country Band

SOOOO awesome. Now you can get tickets for one or both showcases here, but how's about I give away TWO FREE TICKETS to the 2-7 pm early bird showcase? Simply email me here by noon tomorrow (Friday, Feb 1) and put "Early Bird Malt Ball Tix, Please!" in the subject line. If you win I'll email you back and let you know!

But for all that's holy, do not miss the Malt Ball—it's like beer... for your ears!

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The Sonics reunited in 2007 and have played off and on, but—and this is really unbelievable—they have apparently never played Portland before. That all changes when they come to the Hawthorne Theatre on Friday, February 15. We're giving away a pair of tickets to a lucky reader on End Hits, so head on over!