I’m confessing right off the bat that I’m attending Shine a Light, the Portland Art Museum’s one-night—and now daytime—public engagement with PSU’s Art and Social Practice program, for the first time. What can I say? Too much Wampire, not enough time. However, I’m genuinely stoked to see what’s in store for the third year. I’m […]
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BRAIN GALLOP—Following last year’s welcome Pavement reunion, Stephen Malkmus and his merry band of Jicks have treated us to a sparkling, Beck-produced album of great new songs. Tonight you can hear tunes from the wonderfully tangled Mirror Traffic album, among others, in all their Jickiness. NLw/Ty Segall; Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, 9 pm, $17-20, […]
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Happening This Weekend: EVERYTHING
defunkt’s Glengarry Glen Ross The OPB Radio show Think Out Loud asked me on this morning to talk about the weekend’s art events, which was very nice of them and also a tiny bit hilarious. (FWIW, I always maintained that Dave Miller would make a much better host than Emily Harris. And he does!) And […]
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Fist Fite East End—Nasalrod, Fist Fite, Youthbitch, 9 pm, free Ash Street Saloon—White Orange, Bryan Minus & The Disconnect, SuckerForLights, 9:30 pm, $5Crystal Ballroom—Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Ty Segall, 9 pm, $17-20, all ages Dante’s—Rocky Votolato, Matt Pond PA, 9 pm, $12-14 Holocene—Gang Gang Dance, Prince Rama, Bruxa, Centers, The Miracles Club, 8:30 pm, […]
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FORTUNE & GLORY—If you know what the hell a Mola Ram is, about how much a Chachapoyan fertility idol weighs, and how to spell “Jehovah” if you don’t want to fall to your doom, here’s your plan for the night: Pub Quiz’s Indiana Jones Trivia Night, featuring questions from all three original Indy movies, and […]
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The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Crystal Ballroom—The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, 8 pm, $9.47, all ages Aladdin Theater—Nick Lowe, JD McPherson, 8 pm, $25, all ages Al’s Den—DJ Anjali, The Incredible Kid, 10:30 pm, free Doug Fir—Van Hunt, Empress Hotel, 9 pm, $10-12 Holocene—Gardens & Villa, Young Man, Yours, 8:30 pm, $10 LaurelThirst Public House—Black Prairie, Garth […]
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DOUBLE DATE—You know what would be a perfect date night concert? Chromeo and Mayer Hawthorne. And they’re co-headlining tonight! It’ll be like getting into a sexy time machine and going to see Hall and Oates, LCD Soundsystem, and Smokey Robinson all on the same night—and then probably getting laid, vintage-style, because how could you not? […]
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SWOON—Pack the defibrillator, because chances are your tender little heart won’t be able to stand the unrelenting charm and adorability of Veronica Falls. The UK pop quartet delivered their mighty self-titled LP last month, and it’s loaded with addictive pop numbers and macabre love songs that won’t leave you anytime soon. Bring a buddy, just […]
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First Friday at Thee 811
Things have seemed a little quiet at 811 E Burnside of late, but tonight they’re putting out the invite to join them for First Friday fun at Sword + Fern, Nationale, and Haunt, all staying open till 9 pm tonight. Among their offers are “organic creams and lotions handmade by Lesbian farmers,” “cheap wine,” and […]
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DARKNESS—Portland’s metal scene is mightier than ever, and the Fall into Darkness festival invites you to three skull-crushing days of local notables along with imports up and down the West Coast. Tonight is headlined by one of our most gorgeous and blackest, Agalloch. I cannot stress the importance of earplugs enough. MSw/Atriarch, Sedan; Branx, 320 […]
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Dance it out. Bossanova Ballroom—Portland Tattoo Expo Party: Rabbits, The Ax, Wolfpussy, 9 pm, $5-10 Branx—Fall into Darkness: Agalloch, Atriarch, Sedan, 7:30 pm, $15-20, all ages Doug Fir—Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, Colleen Green, DJ Mario Orduno, 9 pm, $13-15 Food For Thought Café—Calvin Johnson, Point Juncture, WA, Emp. Moe, 8 pm, $6-8, all ages The […]
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PERSONAL JESUS—Over the course of a single LP and a pair of EPs, Zola Jesus has established herself at the pinnacle of the art-pop world. Clearly that wasn’t enough for the bewitching 22-year-old, since she just released her finest work to date, the brooding and complex Conatus. Even better, Jesus and her backing band are […]