Events

COMICS—One of the finest criminal minds of our time lives here, in Portland. But he doesn’t rob banks or hold office; he writes comics. Greg Rucka uses his diabolical mind for good, writing crime comics like the sublime Stumptown, the third volume of which is released today. BOBBY ROBERTSPowell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, […]

MUSIC—Noisey weirdly described Crocodiles’ new album Boys as “salsa-punk,” but before you run into the hills screaming in terror, rest assured that it is much better imagined as raw, rigid post-punk with a hint of new wave danceability and a ton of cool, sneering attitude. No trumpets or timbales to be found. NED LANNAMANNw/Vice Device, […]

MUSIC—It’s a spectacle you don’t want to miss when shadowy noir popster Lana Del Rey takes ’90s hot mess Courtney Love on tour. This is what dreams are made of… weird, surreal, sweaty dreams. I’m breaking out my combat boots and Live Through This CD right now. Get there early because I have a terrible […]

MUSIC—A busy music weekend kicks off with the hazy, cirrocumulus guitar pop of Real Estate, who’ll be perfect to zone out to in Revolution Hall’s comfy seats. Don’t miss openers Woods, whose harvest of American folk-rock sounds like it spans centuries. NED LANNAMANNRevolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark, #110, 8 pm, $20, all ages MUSIC—Ty Segall […]

MUSIC—You’ll have to wait all the way until August’s MusicfestNW to hear the transcendent new strains of the Helio Sequence’s latest eponymous release… unless you hit this intimate, free in-store performance. I think you know what to do. MARJORIE SKINNERMusic Millennium, 3158 E Burnside, 7 pm, FREE, all ages TV—Since 1982, the subversive, ruthless, goofy, […]

MUSIC—Attention nerds! Your literary overlord commands your presence in Beaverton. Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson has been cranking out baroque sci-fi epics for eons. Maybe not that long, but he’s paid his wordy dues, and he’s reading from his newest, the futuristic Seveneves, out in suburbia, where there’s plenty of room to listen to expansive […]

MUSIC—For this month’s installment of the free ‘n’ local Ear Candy music series, your pals at the Mercury and Mississippi Studios have put together a brutally loud bill, headlined by heavyweight stalwarts Diesto, whose earth-rumbling doom rock depicts a molten wasteland where the almighty riff is despotic king. NED LANNAMANNw/Sioux; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, […]

FRIDAY, MAY 15 FILM FEST—Since 2007 the Portland Queer Documentary Film Fest (QDoc, if you’re nasty) has been screening informative, fascinating, and entertaining documentaries about and directed by the LGBT community. This year sees a host of filmmaker appearances and movie subjects as diverse as MMA fighters, Tab Hunter, and the mystery of JT LeRoy. […]

LECTURE—Philip Glass is a world-renowned composer who’s penned symphonies, operas, and film scores that heavily influenced the sound of modern-day classical music. With his much-awaited memoir, Words without Music, Glass proves he’s also a skilled storyteller. The composer sits down with Portland Opera’s Christopher Mattaliano for a discussion about his life in music. SHELBY R. […]