Mic Check
This month’s installment of Mic Check, a last-Thursday hip-hop showcase in North Portland, will feature some of the city’s most charismatic emcees: Mic Capes and Fountaine (AKA Mikey Fountaine). Capes is set to release his five-track EP Sheesh with producer Drae Slapz a few days before the show, and Fountaine dropped his new full-length H.F.I.L. (Hell For Infinite Losers) earlier this summer, so you can count on hearing some fresh material. A little Twitter bird also told me Fountaine plans to sell his “Fuck New Portland” tees at the show, so there’s that also. JENNI MOORE
10 pm, White Eagle, $8


Springtime Carnivore
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Greta Morgan brings her country-tinged dream pop project Springtime Carnivore back to Portland for an all ages show at Lola's Room supporting her 2016 full-length, Midnight Room.
8 pm, Lola's Room, $10-12

I Love Cats. And Drinking
Do you like cats? Do you like drinking? What if you could talk about cats while drinking? Does that sound like fun? What about the possibility of playing cat themed games, or enjoying cat themed entertainments while drinking and talking and/or thinking about cats? Does this sound like a thing you might want to do? Well guess what...
5 pm, Tryst

Like A Villain, Golden Retriever, Sporting
One of the essential Portland musical experiences is witnessing Holland Andrews weave her voice and instrumental loops into the massive, bizarre cathedrals of sound that are Like a Villain's music. NED LANNAMANN
9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $8-10

Nate Dern
The senior writer at Funny or Die and former artistic director at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre reads from Not Quite a Genius, a collection of humorous stories and essays examining relationships, technology, and contemporary society.
7:30 pm, Powell's City of Books, free

Spring Breakers
Here are some of the problems you may have with director Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers: (1) The young college gals depicted in the film invite degradation upon themselves with voracious, proud abandon. (2) Plotwise, there’s probably less here than meets the eye. (3) Spring Breakers may make you come to the sudden, surprising realization you have a big stick up your ass. This is one hell of a polarizing film, and as someone who’s sick of stale Hollywood product, I loved it. Part of NW Film’s Top Down: Rooftop Cinema series, preceded by a local short film. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
7 pm, Hotel DeLuxe

Adult Books, Woolen Men
Los Angeles-hailing post-punk trio Adult Books head north to play a free show in support of their 2016 full-length, Running from the Blows. Portland's own punk and pop stalwarts the Woolen Men lend their support to the bill.
8 pm, White Owl Social club, free

The Cool Kids Patio Show
The Doug Fir patio hosts one of the finest free stand-up showcases in town, paired perfectly with some of our city's best singer/songwriters. This time, Minda Lacy provides the sounds while Paul Schlesinger, Matt McClowry, and Hunter Donaldson bring the jokes. Hosted by Andie Main.
6 pm, Doug Fir, free

Grieves
Seattle-based hip-hop artist Benjamin Laub, better known by his stage name Grieves, returns to Portland for an all-ages headlining show supporting his latest Rhymesayers-issued full-length, Running Wild.
8 pm, Hawthorne Theatre, $15-18, all ages

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