Events

RIOT GRRRLS—Even if you don’t think you’ve been directly influenced by the Riot Grrrl movement, chances are excellent you’ve been influenced by someone who has. Alien She promises an overview of its multimedia ripple effect, and while it was originally curated for Carnegie Mellon, one can’t help but feel like it’s finally come home. MARJORIE […]

MUSIC—The globetrotting Loch Lomond haven’t headlined a hometown show in forever, but the folk-pop ensemble returns, wielding their dynamic arrangements and songwriter Ritchie Young’s haunting confections. A new album, Pens from Spain, is due out next year, so they’ll no doubt charm us with some unheard material. NED LANNAMANNw/Edna Vazquez; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, […]

MUSIC—Sure, you’re headed to Mississippi tonight for the unalloyed strangeness and implacable groove of Baltimore electro-maestro Dan Deacon. But also make sure you’re not out on the patio for too much of the R&B-driven dance class put on by Houston DJ duo Wrestlers. DIRK VANDERHARTw/Rap Class; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $3 MUSIC—The […]

TCHOTCHKES—You’re not wrong for frittering your life away amid the slumping ottomans and chintzy blazers of this city’s flea markets, but it’s like: Where’s the booze at those things? Where are the jams? That’s why today’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Flea Market has our ringing endorsement. All the ragged rock items you want, plus those two […]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 MUSIC—Regardless of whether you identify with the term “hesher,” Hesh Fest is worth a spin, with three days of some of the Northwest’s best hard rock, including tonight’s legendary headliners, the incomparable Dead Moon! Joining them are Fireballs of Freedom, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S., and more. MARJORIE SKINNERDante’s, 350 W Burnside, 8 pm, $25 MUSIC—Led […]

DANCE/SWEAT—If you’re a brainiac who loves to dance, move that ass right over to Holocene for Chromo Disco—a night of sweaty shaking set to past and future grooves. You’ll hear the thunderous beats of psych-disco purveyors Swahili, Pleasure Curses (hot newbies just in from DC), and experimental new-fangled spins from Mikey Fountaine. (With DJs Lamar […]

BOOM—Booze and explosions are always a good pair—until someone loses an appendage. BUT booze and explosions while chaperoned by trained OMSI staff promise to be safer. So leave the kids at home for a night of exploring the science behind combustion, pyrotechnics, fireworks, and other explosive stuff. SHELBY R. KINGOMSI, 1945 SE Water,7 pm, $13 […]

FILM—1971’s Vanishing Point is a goddamn classic. Starring Barry Newman as the fearless driver Kowalski—and a 1970 Dodge Challenger as Kowalksi’s 1970 Dodge Challenger—it’s a car-chase movie so pure and visceral that you can smell burning rubber. Tonight it screens on 35mm, preceded by vintage trailers. ERIK HENRIKSENHollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, 7:30 pm, $8 […]

BOOKS—Thanks to her work in Buffy, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and The Guild, actor and writer Felicia Day is one of the smartest—and most talented—forces in geek culture. Tonight, she’s in town to sign copies of her new memoir, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). ERIK HENRIKSENPowell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 […]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 MUSIC—Not sure if we’re a family newspaper (?), but there’s no fucking reason we’re gonna play coy about telling you to get off your goddamn ass to go see the colorfully named, magnificently rocking Fucked Up. They’re the shit! Moniker aside, these glorious bastards play epic punk rock that’s actually more profound […]