Minority Retort
Hell yes, it’s Minority Retort, the city’s premiere comedy night showcasing comedians of color. This month’s headliner, former Portlander Curtis Cook, returns from LA to treat audiences to his thoughtful and satisfyingly bleak comedy musings, which landed him a job as writer and editoralist for Comedy Central’s Jim Jefferies Show. Minority Retort is hosted by Jason Lamb, Julia Ramos and Neeraj Srinivasan. The Real Hyjinx, Katie Nguyen and Eugene’s Randy Mendez will also perform. JENNI MOORE
Sat 8 pm, Siren Theater, $10

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Portland Hip-Hop Day 2018
After the recent passing of longtime rapper/host/events specialist/radio personality Idris “StarChile” O’ferral, the annual Portland Hip-Hop Day has officially been moved to August 26 (whereas it was formerly held on October 15). This year’s event will also honor StarChile’s legacy and celebrate his contributions to Portland’s hip-hop community and culture—including being a key founder of the then-monthly Mic Check showcase, and Portland Hip-Hop Day itself. Now led by hip-hop day co-organizer DJ OG One, and themed as “Legends: The Future of Now and Then,” this year’s lineup is seriously massive. Veteran MCs like Cool Nutz, Mic Crenshaw, Libretto, and the Lifesavas will take the mic outside City Hall, in addition to a slew of artists from the new wave: St. Johns rapper Mic Capes, viral blonde-haired MC Wynne, the lively Karma Rivera, as well as Andre Waymond, Bocha, Fountaine, and many more. JENNI MOORE
Sun 2 pm, City Hall, free, all ages

Crate Diggers PDX Record Fair
Virtual music marketplace Discogs has become an invaluable tool for online record hounds, but every year the Oregon-based site hosts Crate Diggers, a hometown record fair with face-to-face transactions that fosters record-collecting community. For the event’s fifth year, expect more than 30 vinyl vendors, plus DJ sets from DJ Roane, DJ Provoke, Allen “The Ambassador” Thayer, and more! NED LANNAMANN
Sat noon, White Owl Social Club, free

20th Anniversary Car Show & Block Party
Celebrate two decades of excellent inkage at Northeast Portland’s TigerLily tattoo shop who are ringing in their anniversary with a killer car show and raging block party. The best in show will win prizes, and everyone sans a spiffy whip still has a chance to win big with a $350 TigerLily gift certificate up for raffle. Better yet, all proceeds from the raffle and plenty of TigerLily swag will benefit youth-centered community space, Marrow PDX. EMILLY PRADO
Fri 11 am, Tigerlily Tattoo, free

2nd Annual Block Party
Rogue brings back last year's successful block party, in collaboration with the Goat Blocks, closing down SE Yamhill between SE 9th and 10th and bringing in a skate ramp, live music, a beer and cider garden, and booths from a bunch of local vendors. Proceeds benefit Newport's skatepark rebuilding project.
Sat noon, Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery, free

This is Portland Not Portlandia III
Volume Bomb presents the third chapter in their defiant redefinition of what Portland means to people, spreading over 30 bands across four stages on SE Hawthorne, with the Watertrough, Quarterworld, Space Room, and the Tanker hosting some of Portland's best up-and-coming local bands.
Sat 4 pm, Various Locations (SE Hawthorne), Click Here for a list of bands, venues, and showtimes, $5

Red Bull Music Presents: A Celebration of Portland's Hip-Hop Producers
Red Bull is throwing this dance party to celebrate the producers who’re elevating the city’s hip-hop from behind the scenes. The jam-packed lineup includes SXLXMXN (pronounced Solomon), who’s worked with the likes of Danny Brown and the Underachievers, the illustrious Neill Von Tally, who’s well known in these parts for his collaborations with the Last Artful, Dodgr, triple-threat talent Fritzwa (she sings, raps, and produces), and more, including some surprise special guests. CIARA DOLAN
Fri 8 pm, The Evergreen, $5-10

10th Annual Pink Party
Join the fight for reproductive rights with a pink drink and beautiful limited t-shirt in hand! Stock up on sassy swag for sale with the slogan, “Don’t f*ck with us. Don’t f*ck without us,” buy lots of raffle tickets, and enjoy live tunes at the largest annual fundraiser for Planned Parenthood of Oregon’s Multnomah County Leadership & Advocacy Team. This event is all ages, so feel free to bring any offspring. EMILLY PRADO
Sat 4 pm, Holocene, $7

Leading Psychics, Hollow Sidewalks, Denim Wedding
The Fixin' To serves up a night of psych rock and noise pop with Leading Psychics, the Portland-based trio spearheaded by David Frederickson (The Prids) and Christian Hurd (Nite Hike/Lookbook/Templeton), leading the charge.
Sat 9 pm, The Fixin' To, $7

Notorious NYC
Tribute Night comes through with another homage to the glory days of hip-hop, this time paying respects not just to Biggie Smalls, but to the New York scene he came up in, and the rappers and producers who followed in his wake.
Fri 10 pm, Holocene, $10

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