Bryson Tiller
Last time singer/rapper Bryson Tiller came to Portland it was to kickoff his tour in support of his certified platinum album Trapsoul, and it was so glorious. His drool-worthy studio debut put him on the map, and now his new album True to Self has prompted another excursion: the Set it Off tour. Tiller is a great talent on his own, but the tour is made even more irresistible by featuring remarkable opening acts like R&B singer H.E.R., as well as producer/DJ Metro Boomin. JENNI MOORE
7:30 pm, Theater of the Clouds, $35-180
Margaret Glaspy, Liza Anne
Last year, New York singer/songwriter Margaret Glaspy released her debut LP, Emotions and Mathâ12 well-crafted pop songs that range from bubbly to downtrodden to boisterous. Glaspyâs got powerhouse, classically trained vocals, skilled songwriting chops, and confidence thatâs likely inspired by the success of musicians who paved her way (namely Liz Phair). Though the record doesnât sound groundbreaking, itâs openhearted, vulnerable, and unpretentious. That kind of music feels particularly valuable right nowâlifeâs already complicated enough. Sheâll be joined by Nashville folksinger Liza Anne, who writes songs thatâre extremely twee, but very pretty. CIARA DOLAN
9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $15
WALK with Refugees and Immigrants
Parks for New Portlanders is a city-led program created to provide immigrant and refugee communities with recreational activities. Theyâve organized this one-mile walk in partnership with Sunday Parkways and will provide music, food, family activities, and a platform for refugees and immigrants to tell their stories. Open to all ages and backgrounds. EMILLY PRADO
11 am, East Portland Neighborhood Office, free
Reptaliens, Smokey Brights, Wyatt Blair
The up-and-coming Portland dream-pop outfit spearheaded by Bambi and Cole Browning bring their melodic sci-fi-inspired sound to Rontoms.
8:30 pm, Rontoms, free
Matthew Sweet, Tommy Keane
In 2009, A.V. Club named Matthew Sweetâs 1991 record Girlfriend the best power pop album of the â90s, but even that feels like an understatement. In retrospect, Girlfriendâwhich was sandwiched in between the releases of Nevermind and Teenage Fanclubâs Bandwagonesqueâis one of the most secretly influential rock albums of the modern era, having foreshadowed everything from No Depression-style alt-country to the Elephant 6 Collectiveâs askew Anglophilia. But itâs also exceptional due to Sweetâs lyrics, unusual for a landmark power pop album. Though firmly couched in love song tradition, Girlfriend tackles the ugly stuffâjealousy, desperation, separationâwith so much maturity and perspective, it makes âThe Conceptâ seem like a backhanded apology. As if to shrug off his hour-long therapy session with the listener, Sweet closes Girlfriend with âNothing Lastsââone of the cruelest, most self-aware endings to any rock album. MORGAN TROPER
9 pm, Doug Fir, $25-30
Seven Samurai
If you're going to see a movie, see a fucking movie. Like, say, Akira Kurosawa's all-time classic Seven Samurai (1954), one of the finest adventure stories (and dramas, and romances, and comedies, and action flicks...) ever put on film. The Hollywood's got all three-plus hours of this can't-miss movie on the big screen, in 35mm, and in gorgeous black and white. ERIK HENRIKSEN
6:30 pm, Hollywood Theatre, $7-9
Portland to Salem Total Solar Eclipse Ride
If you still haven't made plans for the looming total solar eclipse and don't feel like sitting around Portland and settling for a mere 99 percent of it, the Portland to Salem Total Solar Eclipse Ride might be just the event you're looking for. This overnight ride promises to keep a casual pace all the way down to Bryan Johnston Park, with an early morning arrival allotting you plenty of time for a nap prior to the start of big event.
11:45 pm, Safeway (Barbur Blvd), free
Miserable, Justus Proffit, Bloom Offering
An evening with the dark shoegaze and experimental rock solo project of Oakland-hailing singer/songwriter Kristina Esfandiari, known for fronting the Bay Area-based doom metal band King Woman.
8 pm, Tonic Lounge
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