Events

Untoward by RABBITSMUSIC—Ten years ago, Rabbits played its very first show at the long-lost Food Hole. It was loud. It was messy. It hurt. Rabbits have since become an eardrum-crushing institution of sorts, championing the uncouth, the ugly, the unfit, and the underground. Celebrate the shriek-punk-metallers’ 10th birthday tonight and think about what you’ve accomplished […]

MUSIC—Plowing into the Field of Love, Iceage’s third album, is the sound of young punks growing up. The Danish band incorporates instruments like piano, mandolin, and viola into their sabertooth sound, and there’s even a goldarn country song or two. None of this, however, will take away from the pulverizing power of Iceage’s live show. […]

MUSIC—We don’t put a lot of hardcore bands on this page, and we detest bleeding from the face. We’ll put aside all that to recommend reunited screamy supergroup Head Wound City, featuring members of the Locust, Blood Brothers, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The band recently re-released their lone EP and are causing contusions all around […]

FRIDAY, JUNE 26 secret drum band live by secret drum bandMUSIC—Shhhhhhh… cease your rumbling punk and metal for a moment and appreciate the delicate side of live music. Disjecta’s longstanding two-night Quiet Music Festival will feature stripped-down, gentle performances from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Secret Drum Band, Sonny Smith, Amenta Abioto, and more. MARJORIE SKINNERDisjecta, […]

BOOKS—Attention, book nerds! Christmas is here! It’s LitHop PDX, when local presses and national lit journals fill six Old Town/Chinatown venues with 54 wonderful writers for an evening of boozy, short ‘n’ sweet readings. Look for local faves like Martha Grover, Zachary Auburn, Sara Jaffe, and Justin Hocking. MEGAN BURBANKVarious locations, 7-9:45 pm, FREE, lithoppdx.com […]

FILM—If you’re sick of bloated blockbusters and dramas, the Hollywood Theatre has just what you need: a good old-fashioned Grindhouse Trailer Apocalypse! Featuring 35mm trailers from the ’70s and ’80s that run the gamut from exploitation to horror to revenge, this is one apocalypse that, according to the Hollywood’s Dan Halsted, “is guaranteed to work […]

MUSIC—Willis Earl Beal walked away from blog buzz and budding stardom to reinvent himself in isolation, a ways outside of Olympia, Washington. Now he’s got an upcoming album on Tender Loving Empire, which boasts a continually evolving sound that incorporates somnambulant synths and Beal’s otherworldly voice. NED LANNAMANNw/Two Sheds, Yeah Great Fine; Bunk Bar, 1028 […]

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 CIDER—For those seeking a less beery summertime quaff, the crisp, sometimes sweet/sometimes tart taste of cider is an increasingly interesting choice. The two-day Cider Summit Portland brings a diverse array of artisanal ciders from around the world for you to explore—don’t forget your bus pass! MARJORIE SKINNERThe Fields Neighborhood Park, NW 10th […]

CEMETERY THEATER—By the pricking of my thumbs, Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest, nastiest, most accursed plays, with witches and murder and the original Claire Underwood. So it’s only right to see it performed in AN ACTUAL CEMETERY. You can do this tonight at Portland Actors Ensemble’s Lone Fir Cemetery production… UNLESS YOU’RE TOO SCARED. […]