Bobby Weir's Bday Celebration w/ Family Mystic

Bobby Weir is celebrating his birthday at the White Eagle Saloon on Saturday, October 17, playing with Family Mystic. It's a birthday show, so the night is built around the occasion.

Family Mystic is the band Weir's been working with, and their sound pulls from a few different places at once: funk, soul, psych rock, and americana. It's a wide net, and that's a good way to describe it—you'll hear the groove of the funk and soul side sitting next to the more open, psychedelic rock and the rootsy lean of the americana. It's a mix that fits the room.

That room is the White Eagle Saloon & Rock 'n' Roll Hotel, one of Portland's oldest bars. It's in North Portland's industrial district, a block from the MAX Yellow Line. The place is a local legend, known for a nightly live music tradition and for the kinds of stories that get traded around it: record-breaking tequila consumption, ladies of the evening, Shanghai tunnels, and paranormal residents. The original oak back-bar and ceramic-tiled floors are still there, and giants of rock and blues have played its corner stage for decades. It's part of the McMenamins chain, and they serve Northwest-style pub fare made onsite, including pizza and soups.

Doors open at 7:30 PM, and the show starts at 8 PM. The night is 21 and over.