{"id":613752,"date":"2026-04-29T18:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/613752\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:51:09","slug":"indie-rock-singer-liz-phair-will-perform-in-portland-sept-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/613752\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie rock singer Liz Phair will perform in Portland Sept. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Liz-Phair-e1777477309198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-featured-image size-newspack-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"   data-attachment-id=\"7633415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/04\/29\/indie-rock-singer-liz-phair-to-play-state-theatre-sept-23\/liz-phair-e1777477309198\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Liz-Phair-e1777477309198.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1376\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Liz Phair (Photo by Eszter +  David\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Liz Phair (Photo by Eszter +  David&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Liz Phair (Photo by Eszter + David)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Liz-Phair-e1777477309198.jpg?w=780\"\/>\t\t\tLiz Phair (Photo by Eszter + David)<\/p>\n<p>Indie rock singer-songwriter Liz Phair will make an appearance at Portland\u2019s State Theatre Sept. 23. Tickets go on sale Friday morning at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Phair\u2019s The Flannel and the Fury tour kicks off Sept. 6 in El Cajon, California. <\/p>\n<p>Phair broke big in 1993 with her debut album \u201cExile in Guyville,\u201d featuring standout tracks \u201c6\u20191\u2033\u201d and \u201cNever Said.\u201d She quickly followed it up in 1994 with \u201cWhip-Smart,\u201d which delivered the single \u201cSupernova\u201d along with its infectious title track. By 1998, she returned with \u201cWhitechocolatespaceegg\u201d with the catchy song \u201cPolyester Bride.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Four albums have followed, most recently 2021\u2019s \u201cSoberish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the Sept. 23 show are $55 in advance and $60 day of show (general admission). They go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. on <a href=\"https:\/\/statetheatreportland.com\/events\/liz-phair\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/statetheatreportland.com\/events\/liz-phair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">statetheatreportland.com<\/a>. To save on fees, tickets can be purchased in person at the State Theatre box office on 609 Congress St. in Portland on Friday from 10 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m. and \u00a0on the night of any State Theatre show starting one hour before doors open.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/author\/aimsel-ponti\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Aimsel-Ponti-headshot.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  data-attachment-id=\"7405958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/?attachment_id=7405958\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/Aimsel-Ponti-headshot.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1069,1069\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Aimsel Ponti headshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/Aimsel-Ponti-headshot.jpg?w=780\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with \u2013 and inspired by \u2013 music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/author\/aimsel-ponti\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Aimsel Ponti\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liz Phair (Photo by Eszter + David) Indie rock singer-songwriter Liz Phair will make an appearance at Portland\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":613753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":["post-613752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}