UPCOMING SHOWS

BACKFENCE Unhinged: Your 29 min comfort listen. 
Coming to your ears Wed’s 7:15am on XRAY.fm!

With your hosts Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson

  • Presented by XRAY.fm, Portland Mercury & Powell's Books

    SAT JUNE 14 / POWELL’S BOOKS / DOORS 6:00 — SHOW 7:00 / 17+

    Every ticket holder will receive 15% off books for the night!!

    We’re closing down the Pearl Room to bring you a private mixed media storytelling show featuring stellar people telling true 'UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS’.

    Stories will be shared in different formats and/or accompanied by varied media: duo format, visuals, opera, overhead projector (yes! transparencies you all!), and film clips!

    Hosted by FRAYN MASTERS
    Music by CHAACH!!!

    STORY PERFORMANCES by:
    Author of Anya's Ghost, Leave Me Alone
    VERA BROSGOL
    Stanford Lecturer, Writer, Rhetorician
    HARRIET JERNIGAN
    Things I Hide from My Dad solo show
    TRAVIS ABELS
    Creator of Front Porch Storytelling
    CHRIS WILLIAMS
    Community leader, Mortified Regular
    JIMMY RADOSTA
    Opera Singer
    HILARY WHITMORE

  • Presented by XRAY.fm, Portland Mercury & Powell's Books

    SAT NOV 15 / POWELL’S BOOKS / DOORS 6:00 — SHOW 7:00 / 17+

    Every ticket holder will receive 15% off books for the night!!

    We’re closing down the Pearl Room to bring you a private mixed media storytelling show featuring stellar people telling true stories based on the theme ‘SNAP OUT OF IT!’

    Stories will be shared in all kinds of forms: the OG straight up way, choral story format, through visuals, poetry, musical accompaniment, and video shorts.

    Hosted by FRAYN MASTERS
    Music by CHAACH!!!

    With STORYTELLERS…

    Tattoo Artist, Scorpio
    CIARA LYNSEY 
    Comedian, Animal Lover, Mississippi born & raised
    ASH ALLEN
    World renowned storyteller, 7 X Just for Laughs award nominee
    JON BENNETT
    Therapist, Actor, Mom of two
    ZOË MARTININI
    Chef, Food Consultant, Podcaster
    MIKEY SHETHAR

    More storytellers announced soon!

Frayn’s BACKFENCE Next Level Fall workshop coming in SEPT!

ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT!!

TRUST ME… IT’S A GODDAMN HOOT!”

— Wm. Stephen Humphrey, Portland Mercury