Cameron Esposito & Rhea Butcher
Comedian couple Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcherâs short-lived SeeSo show Take My Wife is one of the most accurate depictions Iâve ever seen of what itâs like to experience comedy culture while female. Theyâre both deeply funny in their own totally different ways, and you shouldnât miss a chance to see them on the same bill. MEGAN BURBANK
8 pm, Revolution Hall, $32.50
Sneaker Week PDX Block Party
How it took until 2017 for the epicenter of the countryâs sneaker industry to host its own weeklong paean to the kick game, weâll never know. Weâre just glad itâs finally here. The first-ever Sneaker Week PDX promises not only to scratch the itch of committed sneaker heads, but also to buff that itch with a tasteful nubuck. The event features talks and films related to shoes, treatises on colors and materials, and a sneaker swap meet. If youâre not willing to get that deep into the life, though, stop by the sneaker week block party, which features performances from the likes of Mic Capes and Jon Belz, sets from Rev Shines and O.G. One, food carts, and on-site vendors. Itâll be great. Just make sure to bring your A-game, kick-wise. DIRK VANDERHART
4 pm, Wacom Experience Center, free
Robert Michael Pyle
Nature writer, ecologist, and Guggenheim fellow Robert Michael Pyle isn't your usual Bigfoot hunter: His acclaimed 1995 book Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide examines not only possible evidence for the hairy legend, but also the rich traditions, landscapes, and histories of the Pacific Northwest. Tonight, Pyle hits Powell's to read from a newly expanded edition of Where Bigfoot Walksâexpect to hear some gorgeous nature writing, and to have your preconceptions tested. ERIK HENRIKSEN
7 pm, Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, free
The Space Lady Cometh
Susan Dietrich Schneider left her small Colorado hometown in the â60s for San Francisco, where she met her first husband Joel. When he was drafted in the Vietnam War, they retreated into the wilderness of Northern California, making their home in a cave atop Mount Shasta. The couple had three children, and to support her family, the Space Lady would busk on the streets and subways of San Francisco and Boston throughout the â70s and â80s. Sporting her signature winged Viking helmet, sheâd perform celestial, electronic interpretations of classic rock songs like Steppenwolfâs âBorn to Be Wildâ and the Electric Prunesâ âI Had Too Much to Dream Last Night,â singing through an echo unit and plugging her Casio keyboard into a phase-shifter pedal. In 2000, the Space Lady moved back to Colorado, where she became a nurse and met her second husband, Eric Schneider, whoâs also a musician. He coaxed her out of retirement about five years ago, and last year she performed a sold-out show at the Hollywood Theatre, where sheâll return this Friday. CIARA DOLAN
8 pm, Hollywood Theatre, $8-10
Fresh Hop Pop-Up Beer Fest
For the second year in a row, Burnside Brewing transforms its parking lot into a pop-up festival featuring 10 taps rotating daily through a selection of over 20 fresh hop harvest beers this season, from brewers including Fremont, Laurelwood, Breakside, and Fort George, as well as an Oktoberfest styled ala carte menu. Visit fresh-hops.com for a list of participating breweries and scheduled tappings.
Sept 22-24, 11 am, Burnside Brewing Co., free
Alison Moyet
Here in the US, Alison Moyet is primarily remembered as one-half of Yaz, the â80s project she shared with former Depeche Mode/current Erasure member Vince Clarke. It was her brassy, bluesy vocals, after all, that were the centerpiece of the dance club hits âDon't Goâ and âSituation.â In her native UK, Moyet is considered musical royaltyâher solo albums always score high in the charts, and the material on them intelligently embraces the tone of the times. Even if your interest in Moyet is simply nostalgic, you'd be forgiven, as her Portland performance is part of her first world tour in almost three decades. ROBERT HAM
9 pm, Star Theater, $23.50
Speechless: Champion Edition
The Siren Theater's improvised PowerPoint presentation show Speechless is back, with the best kind of organized chaos: a delightful lineup of funny Portlanders making up lectures on the spotâ"TED Talk, startup pitch, even a self-help seminar" are all fair gameâto accompany surprise slides and placate a team of judges. Next slide! MEGAN BURBANK
8 pm, Siren Theater, $10
Lenore., Edna Vazquez
An album release party for Lenore.'s self-titled LP, full of the unique style of "witch folk" that duo Joy Pearson and Rebecca Marie Miller have become known for.
8 pm, The Old Church, $12-15, all ages
Widowspeak, Clearance, Wet Dream Committee
Chicago-via-Tacoma singer/songwriter Molly Hamilton and her self-described "cowboy grunge" outfit return to Portland for a headlining show supporting their new full-length, Expect the Best. Joining them are fellow Chicago-based quartet Clearance, who make infectious guitar-driven indie rock in the same vein as Pavement.
9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $15
Skull Diver, Childspeak, Kulululu
Portland rock trio Skull Diver recently released Chemical Tomb, an unapologetically dark sophomore album that wanders with a zombie's sinister drive between proggy riffage, pop swagger, and stoner metal haze, exploring shadowy corners while never quite settling into a groove. The record is united not just by this densely curated sense of disquiet, all fuzzy guitars and cavernous organs, but by a gripping melodicism and singer Mandy Payne's nimble voice floating over the darknessâless ethereal and more a foreboding siren's call. Itâs not the most cohesive album, but anyone who likes their music on the heavy side will find something to enjoy. NATHAN TUCKER
9 pm, Bunk Bar, $5-7
Sweeping Exits, Tig Bitty, First Church Of The Sacred Silversexual, Dyke Tension
Hot on the heels of an excellent KEXP live session, local glam-punk outfit Sweeping Exits hit the Tonic Lounge in support of their acclaimed new album, Glitter & Blood. They'll be joined by San Francisco-hailing Bowie tribute act First Church Of The Sacred Silversexual, along with fellow locals Tig Bitty and Dyke Tension.
8 pm, Tonic Lounge, $7
Women Writers Against Trump
A fundraiser for humanitarian organization No More Deaths, featuring striking, evocative words from local writers including Paulann Petersen, Monica Drake, Becca Owen, and Timmy Straw.
7 pm, Ford Food & Drink, free
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