Boo Bomb IV
If you love your throwbacks, the annual JAMâN 107.5âs Boo Bomb is the stuff of old school dreams. While this yearâs lineup is a bit too male-centric for my taste, thereâs still a LOT to get excited about here, including Chingy, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Lloyd, Warren G, Ying Yang Twins, Montell Jordan, Too Short, and more! And rest assured they will all be trotting out the hits in front of an enthusiastic crowd that wants nothing more out of life than to party. Join them, wonât you? WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
7:30 pm, Moda Center
Portland VegFest
Coming on the heels of the Mercury-sponsored VegWeek, Portland VegFest is giving veggie lovers, vegans and vegetarians another chance to celebrate plant-based living. For an entry of just $10 you can partake in free samples, chef demonstrations, workouts, and checkout a slew of health and nutrition speakers, restaurants, films, books, and activities for youth. JENNI MOORE
Oct 14-15, 10 am, Oregon Convention Center, $10-17
Spellbound
DJ Action Slacks' annual Halloween dance party returns to the Kenton Club with the all the classic soul, Motown, R&B and blues grooves you can fit in your pillowcase for the night, fresh from both Wildman James and her own personal collection
9 pm, (The World Famous) Kenton Club, $7
SWMRS, The Interrupters, Sharp Shock
Oaklandâs SWMRS sound exactly like youâd expect: fuzzed-out pop with boppy surf rock undertones. On 2016âs Drive North, the young band soundtracks their quintessentially Californian lives. SWMRSâ apolitical punk features lyrics about everything from typical millennial angst to their not-so-subtle obsession with Miley Cyrus to the vapid nature of the commercial music industry (perhaps inspired by their connection to Green Dayâthe drummer is Billie Joe Armstrongâs oldest son). DELANEY MOTTER
7 pm, The Analog Cafe & Little Theater, $16, all ages
Touché Amoré, Single Mothers, Gouge Away, Dead Tropics
Fresh off a slew of dates alongside Thursday on their reunion tour, Los Angeles-based post-hardcore quintet Touché Amoré return to Portland for an all ages show supporting their Epitaph-issued 2016 album, Stage Four. Ontario-hailing punks Single Mothers and Florida-based hardcore act Gouge Away provide support.
8 pm, Hawthorne Theatre, $15-25
The Sound of Music (70mm)
The hiiiiiills are aliiiiiiiive with the sound of goose-steppinâ Nazis and annoying Austrian brats.
1 pm, Hollywood Theatre
The Mystery Box Show
Portland's long-running storytelling series dedicated to the sexier side of things returns the the Alberta Rose Theatre.
7 pm, Alberta Rose Theatre, $20-55
Night Owl Record Show
Forget Record Store Day. Spend those pennies at the excellent, recurring Night Owl Record Show, where Pacific Northwest record hounds ply their vinyl wares and you stand a very good chance of bringing home some terrific discs. Just keep away from that near-mint copy of Black Sabbath with the swirl Vertigo label. It's mine. NED LANNAMANN
5 pm, Eagles Lodge (F.O.E.#3256), $2
The Omen (1976)
If you learn anything from Richard Donnerâs The Omen, it should be this: when youâre at the hospital, and a priest sees you mourning the loss of your child, and he tries to cut you in on a super-sweet deal for a free replacement baby? You should probably turn him down. Gregory Peck had that chance, and he didnât take it, and next thing you know, heâs got to explain to his poor wife that their creepy little anklebiter dressed like the guitarist from AC/DC is actually the son of Satan. That kinda shit will get you put in the doghouse real quick. You also run out of babysitters pretty fast that way. BOBBY ROBERTS
9:05 pm, Academy Theater, $3-4
Animating Life: The Art, Science, and Wonder of LAIKA
A behind-the-scenes look at how LAIKA studios' feature-length works of stop-motion art are made, incorporating photography, video, and pre-production, production, and concept art from the films.
Oct 14-May 20, Portland Art Museum
Aaron Mahnke
In anticipation of the upcoming streaming series, the writer, producer, and host of the beloved non-fiction horror podcast, Lore, reads from The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures, an illustrated guide to the monsters featured in the show.
2 pm, Powell's Books at Cedar Hills crossing, free
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