FRIDAY, MAY 1
GET DOWN—Let’s celebrate body-rockin’ DJ party Bubblin’ at its five-year anniversary, and… wait… going-away party? NOOOOOO! Bubblin’ will go out in style with special guests (and Daft Punk collaborator) Todd Edwards, Kahn (one of Bristol UK’s finest producers and DJs), as well as Ben Tactic and Lincolnup. It’ll be a night to remember, and a night for remembering. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 9 pm, $12
COMEDY—America’s favorite grumpy uncle Norm Macdonald’s made an entire career out of saying things on talk shows that make appearances from your average junket-fresh actor look beyond dull by comparison. With off-kilter, draconian wit and unapologetically misanthropic tendencies, Macdonald’s the most loveable of loose cannons, and tonight, you can witness his cranky brilliance for yourself! MEGAN BURBANK
Helium Comedy Club, 1510 SE 9th, Thurs 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 pm, Sun 7 pm, $33-43
SATURDAY, MAY 2
SOCCER—In Major League Soccer, any game could be the start of something special. So what better way to turn around the Portland Timbers’ thus-far-ho-hum season than to humiliate the Western Conference’s best squad, the Vancouver Whitecaps, under the lights at Providence Park? Punish the Canadians. DIRK VANDERHART
Providence Park, 1844 SW Morrison, 7:30 pm, $28 & up, all ages
MUSIC—This show sounds like it’s going to be a whole lot of noise. Here are some of the descriptors the three local bands—Hustle and Drone, Psychomagic, and Talkative—use to describe themselves: “beat heavy,” “fuzzed out” (who knew that was even a thing?), “noise duo,” and “mentally and aurally intensive.” SHELBY R. KING
Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $12
SUNDAY, MAY 3
FILM—How to describe the thrilling, horrifying Roar, a long-forgotten cinematic debacle from 1981 in which hundreds of untamed lions and tigers attempt to eat Tippi Hedren’s real-life family? How about this: In every single scene, you’re pretty sure someone’s going to get eaten by a lion. No one does, though! OR DO THEY. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, Sat May 2-Sun May 3, 7 pm, $8
MUSIC—Exclamations from Merc News Editor Dirk VanderHart about the reunited Diplomats show at the Roseland: “Dipset! Dipset! Dipset!… that’s what they like to yell.” Other Dirk Fun Facts™: Cam’ron is a big fan of the color pink and Jim Jones bench-presses a lady in a video. Go yell “Dipset!” at the crew of longtime hiphoppers, especially during their classic “Hey Ma.” DIRK VANDERHART, AS TOLD TO COURTNEY FERGUSON
Roseland, 8 NW 6th, 8 pm, $25, all ages