67th Annual Portland Greek Festival
The 67th annual Portland Greek Festival invites you out to the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church to celebrate all things Greek. Experience culture by way of traditional folk dance and musical performances, browse goods from craft and jewelry vendors, and take part in a cooking demonstration with The Art of Greek Cooking author George Papas. Stock up on fine cheeses, olives, olive oil, pastas, herbs and spices, preserves, and nuts from the festival deli, and be sure to save room to indulge in an array of authentic Greek dinners and pastries. (Fri-Sat 10 am, Sun 11 am, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, free, all ages)
Poltergeist LIVE
Theeeeeyâre heeeeeere! The horror-lairious return of last yearâs smash success parody Poltergeist Live! is, of course, a spoof on the â80s film about a little blonde girl getting sucked into her TV set? IDK, I never saw it. But I got the gist from last yearâs production because you donât really need to see the original film to enjoy this ridiculous spoof which includes the Mercuryâs own Editor in Chief, Wm. Steven Humphrey in the castânot as the little girl but as something equally innocent and terrifying! (Fri-Sat 8 pm, Siren Theater, $18-25) SUZETTE SMITH
Shannon & the Clams, Savila, Fantastic Plastic
The 1950s seem like they sucked, but Shannon and the Clams salvage all the good stuff from that strange decade with their modern doo-wop revival. Well, at least the good stuff from the movies. Shiny cars! Milkshakes! Knife fights! The Oakland, California, band plays music thatâs fit for high school gyms and greasy-faced backseat makeouts. Thereâs something sinister about Shannon and the Clamsâ bubblegum-pop, like itâs laced with shards of glass, but thatâs probably what catapults them beyond the swamp of nostalgia that drowns less talented retro bands. (9 pm, Wonder Ballroom, $16-18) CIARA DOLAN
Shellac, Buke & Gase
When Shellac toured through Portland a couple years back, the intimacy of their performances made the bandâs cantankerous songs uncomfortable in all the right ways. Led by the famously no-bullshit Steve Albini, Shellac still projects that attitude, and in their third decade of existence, theyâre still capable of leveling full city blocks with their clunky, minimalist onslaught. Shellacâs most recent album, 2014âs Dude Incredible, sounds pissed off, warm, and huge, thanks in no small part to the insistence of the bandâs all-analog recording regimen. Itâs up there with Shellacâs more ballyhooed earlier releases, like 2000âs 1000 Hurts. (9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $18-20) RYAN J. PRADO
Oh Sees, Malaikat Dan Singa, Møtrik
The howling garage rock of Oh Sees (who now perform without the âTheeâ) just keeps getting better and better, and their latest album Smote Reverser is a wild trip into phantasmagoria's vast, lysergic canyons. With dueling drummers and a huge back catalog to plunder, theyâre one of the most ferociously great bands in the country. (9:30 pm, Crystal Ballroom, $22-25, all ages) NED LANNAMANN
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Portland's annual celebration of all things slimy and betentacled, (Extra-tentacled? Tentacular? Weird and gross, let's just roll with that) with special guests including Richard Stanley, Andrew Leman, Wilum H. Pugmire, and Necronomidol. (Hollywood Theatre, click here for a complete schedule)
The Vaccines, Jesse Jo Stark
The Vaccines follow the Arctic Monkeys' complex of modern British fuzz-pop bands that really, really want to be the next Kinks or the Rolling Stones (9 pm, Dante's, $18) CAMERON CROWELL
Guerilla Toss, Sea Moss, Zebu
Guerilla Toss has long been enamored with the danceable strains of no wave and post-punk, taking inspiration from the whacked out disco-skronk visions of James Chance and the sweat-stained grooves of ESG. (9:30 pm, Bunk Bar, $12-14) ROBERT HAM
The Social Stomach, The Vardaman Ensemble, Cosmonox
On their recent split cassette with fellow Portland noisemakers Sea Moss, the Social Stomach come close to capturing the pummeling force of their live shows, but thereâs still no better way to experience the duo than in the flesh. As cyborg-like TJ Thompson splits his body and mind between drums and electronics, vocalist Diana Oropeza conducts an exorcism of language, her torrent of words crashing into and arcing above the legible chaos summoned by her bandmate. Itâs not noise. Itâs not punk. Itâs not poetry. Itâs not rock ânâ roll. Itâs not dance music. Itâs all of those things. Itâs none of those things. Itâs something else entirely. Itâs the Social Stomach. (8 pm, Firkin Tavern, free) CHRIS STAMM
O-Vary Funny: A Stand-Up Fundraiser
Stand up to ovarian cancer at this comedic stand up night featuring Alex Falcone AKA Portlandâs Funniest Person (of 2018.) Event also boasts plenty of cocktails and dinner to bootâall in support of the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Oregon and SW Washington. (6 pm, Doubletree Hotel, $75) EMILLY PRADO
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