Clinton Street Video Celebration Party
After 23 years of movie memoriesâmemories that were transferred, from Portlander to Portlander, via well-loved VHS tapes, DVDs, and Blu-raysâone of the city's last remaining video stores, Clinton Street Video, is closing its doors. Before they do, the good folks at the shop are continuing to share their movies as they sell off their collection, with the sale going all the way through their final day of business on Saturday, November 17. BUT WAIT! Itâs not all doom and gloom! To celebrate those 23 years, the free Clinton Street Video Celebration Party will take over the Clinton Street Theater and offer âsnacks, weird bits of film, hugs, and good timesââa fitting tribute not only to a beloved piece of Old Portland, but to all the cinematic delights that were shelved within. (1 pm, Clinton Street Theater, free) ERIK HENRIKSEN
Cat Power
Cat Power's new album Wanderer is arguably the most Cat Power-y Cat Power album since 2003's You Are Free. The album lingers in the kind of sparsely arranged ballads Chan Marshall is known forâsongs that change the air in the room, songs that hold tension without ever letting go. (8 pm, Roseland, $32.50-50) JOSHUA JAMES AMBERSON
Neil Hamburger, Magic by Simone
Sporting a greasy combover, oversized glasses, and a horrible attitude, fictional entity Neil Hamburger is more of a sentient cartoon character than your average Portland-ribbing stand-up. The role of the phlegmy, celebrity-antagonizing Hamburger is played winningly by comedian and musician Gregg Turkington, and heâs always a sweaty, ornery joy to witness. (9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $20) MEGAN BURBANK
Wavves, Shy Boys
Itâs an endless bummer that the quality of Wavvesâ music has tapered off since the surf-punk bandâs nihilistic, Dookie-worshipping album Afraid of Heights, which overflows with angsty anthems like âSail to the Sun,â âDemon to Lean On,â and âLunge Forward.â But opening act Shy Boys have plenty of fuel left in the tank, as proven by their excellent new record Bell House. Hailed by Polyvinyl Records as âthe Beach Boys on Robitussin,â itâs true that the rising Missouri bandâs harmonies are soaked in sunshine, but their lyrics trade themes of surfing and summer flings for reflections on basement dwelling, feelings of betrayal, and the âTragic Lossâ of your own childhood innocence. (9 pm, Revolution Hall, $20-24, all ages) CIARA DOLAN
Natasha Kmeto, Claire George
Electronic producer/vocalist Natasha Kmetoâs powerful, edgy voice commands a whole room. Her single âPour Downâ kind of reminds me of electro-pop from the early â90s. Whether sheâs performing her own catalog solo, or adding vocals and keys behind Chanti Darling, or DJing under the Nasty Tasha moniker, her live sets are always dope. (8 pm, Rontoms, free) JENNI MOORE
Blitzen Trapper, Luluc
The beloved local outfit bring their dynamic blend of country and folk-rock through the Doug Fir for an intimate hometown show celebrating their 10th Anniversary. (9 pm, Doug Fir, $25)
The Wiz
A 1978 Motown production of a Universal Picture based on a Broadway musical reinterpreting L. Frank Baum's children's book, adapted by Joel Schumacher (!) and directed by Sidney Lumet (!!), starring Diana Ross as Dorothy Gale, Richard Pryor as the titular character, Lena Horne (Lumet's mother-in-law at the time) as Glinda, and the littlest member of the Jackson Five as Scarecrow. That Jackson kid almost didn't get the part because Lumet thought Jimmie Walker from Good Times should have it, and besides, the Jacksons were kinda has-beens, weren't they? Anyway, nothing in this film is as weird as the '70s actually were, but the music is really good. (1:45 pm & 6:35 pm, Academy Theater, $3-4, all ages)
Film School, Souvenir Driver
The Los Angeles-based quintet bring their dancey blend of shoegaze and psych-tinged dream pop back to Portland in support of Bright to Death, the band''s first full length since 2011's Fission. (8:30 pm, Holocene, $13-15)
And And And, Trash Romero, Rasheed Jamal
Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washingtonâs Live SET (Sound Engineering for Teens) program teaches high schoolers all about live sound engineering. This afternoon, they'll put their new skills to work at a free, all-ages matinee that includes performances by some of Portlandâs best local acts, including And And And, Trash Romero, Rasheed Jamal, and Bevelers. (1:30 pm, Mississippi Studios, free, all ages)
Don't forget to check out our Things To Do calendar for even more things to do!