Havania Whaal, Bitch'n, Deathlist, Floating Room
Local noise-pop trio Havania Whaal celebrate the release of their third full-length, Elaborate Minor Crisis, with a headlining show at the Know. Fellow locals Bitch'n Deathlist, and Floating Room provide support with their own shapeshifting brands of punk and indie rock.
8 pm, The Know, $7
BBQ Benefit for Oregon Fire Rescue
The more hotdogs and burgers you eat, the more money you raise for the Eagle Creek fire at this barbeque benefit hosted by a collection of car enthusiasts. Beyond fiscal donations, the group will also collect toiletries, bottled water, clothing in good condition, and pantry goods. For folks attending the Red Door Meet in the evening, you can wash your own car on site at no charge. EMILLY PRADO
1 pm, PREracing, free
Ox, Cockeye, Paper Thin Youth, Hoarder
The Olympia-based queer metal trio makes the trip down I-5 to team up with feminist punks Cockeye and pop punks Paper Thin Youth for what's sure to be one hell of a night.
8:30 pm, High Water Mark, $5
Slutwalk Portland 2017
When a Toronto police officer publically advised women to avoid “dressing like sluts in order to not be victimized” in 2011, worldwide rallies sparked in response. Every year this peaceful demonstration highlights the voices of people most vulnerable to sexual assault including LGBTQI youth, people of color, sex workers, and people with disabilities. Walk with others to make your stance against victim blaming known and hear from a variety of amazing guest speakers. EMILLY PRADO
2 pm, South Park Blocks, free
Willie Watson, Bedouine
There are a few very strong reasons why Bedouine’s self-titled debut is one of the best records of 2017. There’s the remarkable phrasing of its lyrics, as heard on feel-good rootsy rocker “One of These Days.” There’s the vaguely “lost LP” sheen of ’70s folk ditties like “Dusty Eyes” or “Nice and Quiet.” Above all, though, the scrappy project from vocalist/songwriter Azniv Korkejian exhibits an ease and confidence, whether fiddling with dark, denser instrumental interplay as heard on the mesmerizing “Back to You,” or woozy psych killers like the cinematic “Summer Cold.” Bedouine’s imprint goes way beyond folk revivalism, and toward the intangible aural confines of groovy otherness perpetrated by the likes of Midlake, John Grant, and Mac DeMarco, even while invoking the witchy vibes of Sibylle Baier. Korkejian’s worldly influence spans her childhood growing up in Aleppo, Syria, to Boston, and eventually Los Angeles. RYAN J. PRADO
9 pm, Doug Fir, $20-23
Babe: Pig in the City
People tend to trip out when told the Mad Max guy is the guy behind Happy Feet and Babe. The confusion is understandable on a surface level—cutesy talking animals having family-friendly adventures doesn’t fit too well with one-armed feminist shit-wreckers blowing up the desert in bone-crunching, fast-and-fiery fashion. But when you actually watch writer/director George Miller’s Babe: Pig in the City, the storytelling similarities quickly make themselves apparent. The amazing (and amazingly efficient) worldbuilding, the emotion that’s shared but not spoken, and the pitch-perfect humor that stops the encroaching darkness from blotting out the hard-earned triumphs. Granted, the pig isn’t diving off the back of a truck with spray-paint on its snout, but somehow Pig in the City, with its simple-yet-complicated story of a family trying to win a state fair ribbon, feels like there’s just as much at stake. BOBBY ROBERTS
1:30 pm, Hollywood Theatre, $3-6, all ages
The Abbey Oktoberfest
Lots of places are bringing a little bit of Germany to the Pacific Northwest, but the Abbey is one of the few that isn't just dedicating a day or two to drinking, dancing, and sausage-y silliness, they're going full Oktoberfest, running a variety of events (all family-friendly, too!) at their NW 23rd location from Sept 15-17. Proceeds benefit Doernbecher Children's Hospital.
3 pm, The Abbey Bar & Bottle Shop, free, all ages
Manoush Zomorodi
Note to Self podcast host Manoush Zomorodi reads from Bored and Brilliant, which examines the boredom and creativity in our technology-dependent culture.
7:30 pm, Powell's City of Books, free
Magic Men Live!
Magic Men is the first live stage production to bring the phenomenons of Magic Mike, Fifty Shades of Grey and other films of that nature to life. Crank up that Ginuwine and buckle in. (There have been rumors that Channing Tatum himself likes to drop in on these things from time to time to surprise attendees. Are they true? Hmmmmm...)
8 pm, Roseland, $25-75
The Hamilton Mixtape Cabaret
I guess we're gonna find out just how much it is you really looooooove Hamilton, huh.
7:30 pm, Dante's, $15-20
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