Everclear, a native Portland band, will make three Oregon stops on ‘Sparkle and Fade’ 30th anniversary tour

Published 12:30 pm Thursday, March 13, 2025

Alternative rock band Everclear and lead singer Art Alexakis rose to fame after forming in Portland in the early 1990s.

Now it’ll celebrate 30 years of its breakthrough album “Sparkle and Fade” with a long, 40-date tour. It starts Sept. 4 in Los Angeles, and includes late summer stops in Oregon: Bend, Silver Moon Brewing (Sept. 11); Eugene, McDonald Theatre (Sept. 12); Portland, Crystal Ballroom (Sept. 13). It’s a continuation of a long 2025 on the road, as Everclear has dates planned for March through July.

More/tickets: everclearmusic.com/tour.

“Sparkle and Fade,” Everclear’s major-label debut album, had a massive impact in 1995 with its chart-topping hit “Santa Monica.” The record also featured “Heroin Girl” and “Heartspark Dollarsign.”

“‘Sparkle and Fade’ was not the first album I had made, but it was the album I had wanted to make my whole life. It changed everything for me and Everclear,” said Alexakis, who lives in the Los Angeles area. “Because of its success and lasting impact, this band has survived and prospered for three decades, and this tour celebrating ‘Sparkle and Fade’ is another way of us saying ‘thank you’ to all of the incredible fans — old and new. We’re excited to travel the U.S. this fall with our fellow ‘90s brethren Local H and Sponge. In addition to all the hits and fan favorites, we’re going to pretty much play the whole album through the course of the show to commemorate this 30th anniversary. If you are a fan of this record, you do not want to miss this tour.”

Since forming in 1992, Everclear has enjoyed a lengthy career by any measure, spanning 11 studio releases, including four that have been certified Gold or Platinum, selling over six million records, and achieving 12 top-40 hit singles on Mainstream Rock, Alternative, and Adult Top 40 radio, including “Santa Monica,” “Father of Mine,” “I Will Buy You A New Life,” “Wonderful” and “Everything To Everyone,” as well as numerous videos, thousands of shows, and various other accolades, including a 1998 Grammy nomination.

The band’s 1993 debut album, “World Of Noise,” released on the Portland independent label Tim/Kerr Records, paired with their significant efforts to break into college radio and the buzz they’d created within the Portland music scene, attracted the attention of major labels, including Capitol Records, which signed the group soon after and released “Sparkle and Fade.” To celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary in 2022, Everclear reissued “World Of Noise” as a special remastered, deluxe edition, making the album available for the first time on digital streaming platforms with six bonus songs in addition to its original 12 tracks.

In 2023, Everclear released their first official live album, “Live at The Whisky a Go Go,” showcasing the band’s acclaimed and energetic live performance.

Meanwhile, Alexakis continues his fight with multiple sclerosis, diagnosed in 2019. Now 62, he currently appears on the cover of People Health (Winter/Spring 2025 issue), where he shares his positive outlook and health routine to keep his symptoms at bay, expressing, “I have a lot of gratitude.”

The band Everclear is made up of Alexakis (vocals, guitar), Davey French (guitar), Freddy Herrera (bass), Brian Nolan (drums).

(For more on Everclear, see the Portland Tribune story to the left.)