Ready to get the weekend started? We’re right there with ya, suggesting cheap and easy things to do from Portland Cherry Bombs FC‘s inaugural game to the Sunnyside Cat Walk and from the Comics Confluence Festival to Southwest Portland Sunday Parkways. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.
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Anjimile US Tour with guest Meredith Zall
You may have never heard of alternative folk artist Anjimile, but you’ve certainly heard of other artists on his label, 4AD. If you’re a fan of Big Thief, Bartees Strange, or Tune-Yards, this one’s for you. Anjimile’s 2020 debut was named one of the best 50 albums of the year by Rolling Stone, and fortunately for fans, he put out his third record a few months ago. You’re Free to Go continues the singer-songwriter’s vulnerable and honest reflections on being a Black trans person in America with a focus on love and relationships. Produced by Brad Cook—who’s worked with Waxahatchee, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Mavis Staples—the record is warm and organic, occasionally spiked with synths and electric guitar. Anjimile reinterprets its songs for a live setting at this intimate show with support from local trans noise rock artist Meredith Zall. SHANNON LUBETICH
(Bunk Bar, Buckman, $18)
