BLOGTOWN

Rufus Wainwright, Rachel Eckroth
In an era when feigned lo-fi dominates the zeitgeist and “bedroom pop” has supplanted “indie” as the most spurious and meaningless genre descriptor, listening to Rufus Wainwright is refreshing. The son of Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III—two incredibly accomplished musicians in their own right—Rufus was never one to shun his showy predilections. His self-titled 1998 debut, which spent two years in gestation and cost nearly $1 million to record, established Wainwright’s trademark of entwining operatic bombast with Tin Pan Alley tradition. His newer records are also great—in particular, 2012’s Out of the Game, which cheekily acknowledges and revels in its irrelevance. (8 pm, Aladdin Theater, $65, all ages) MORGAN TROPER

Pete Souza
You might be like "Wasn't Pete Souza, amazing photographer and Instagram assassin, just in Portland as part of a book tour?" Well, you're right. He was. But he's got a new book! The last one was focused primarily on images of President Obama, and this one is more about that "Instagram Assassin" thing. Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents is all about juxtaposition. First there's a picture of President Obama doing something, and then? Then there's a picture of the demented, racist, abusive slumlord awkwardly attempting to do anything that resembles basic human behavior. Ergo: shade. Enjoy a new presentation from Souza at this event, and pick up a copy of his book while you're at it. (7:30 pm, Revolution Hall, $40)

Claudio Simonetti's Goblin
Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic Suspiria wouldn’t be the same without the bone-chilling soundtrack of Italian prog band Goblin. Between those iconic synth melodies, menacingly twinkling bells, percussion that clatters like a ghost at the window and drones like it’s coming from the bowels of hell, ghoulish moans, choirs of heaving sighs, and folksy guitar riffs, Goblin made every moment of Argento’s film feel like a vivid, continuous, and claustrophobic dream. Just in time for the release of Luca Guadagnino’s new Suspiria remake, Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin—an offshoot led by founding keyboardist Simonetti—is coming to town to perform their score during a live screening of the original movie. (7 pm, Hawthorne Theatre, $15-25) CIARA DOLAN

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Boston Celtics
The Trail Blazers close out their second home stand of the season with a Sunday night game against Kyrie Irving and the Celtics. (6 pm, Moda Center)

Portland Podcast Festival: Night 2
Portland’s celebration of all things gabby and earbud-y enters its second year, as the Portland Podcast Festival takes over your weekend with conversation, jokes, and more. Lots of great, locally made shows (including the Mercury’s I, Anonymous podcast!) will be doing live tapings, so come out, catch your old favorites, and discover some new ones. Your ears will thank you. (5 pm, Hawthorne Theatre, $20-25) NED LANNAMANN

Portland Book Festival
Formerly known as Wordstock, the Portland Book Festival is now saddled with a stultifyingly boring name—but it’s still crammed with great authors and events, so we’ll allow it. This year’s fest features eight billion booksellers and publishers selling their wares (from Southwest Portland’s Annie Bloom’s Books to San Francisco’s McSweeney’s), plus readings, discussions, lit-centric recordings of OPB’s Think Out Loud and State of Wonder, and appearances from local authors Daniel H. Wilson and Mercury columnist Courtenay Hameister, Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!’s Peter Sagal, and literary bigshot Jonathan Lethem. Also in attendance: Tom Hanks, who’ll be talking about his short story collection Uncommon Type with New York Times book critic Parul Sehgal, and Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson, who’ll be onstage with Shrill author Lindy West to discuss Jacobson's new book, I Might Regret This! (9 am, Portland Art Museum, $15-20, all ages) ERIK HENRIKSEN