FRIDAY, MARCH 25
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, Car Seat Headrest
Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down have been honing a distinct folk-pop sound for over a decade. For their latest album, A Man Alive, Nguyen & Co. enlisted Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards for production purposes. The end result successfully infuses Garbus’ playful art pop with Nguyen’s swelling folk-rock, making for one of the year’s strongest releases. CHIPP TERWILLIGER
w/Car Seat Headrest; Wonder Ballroom, 28 NE Russell, 9 pm, $17-20, all ages
Lez Stand Up
If not for some very funny comedians we’d all be crying our eyes out in this epically rainy and gloomy season. The queer comics of the Lez Stand Up showcase are back to put a little spring in your step with comedy from the great Caitlin Weierhauser, special guests Sally Mulligan and Wednesday Weiss, and more. COURTNEY FERGUSON
w/Diane Gasperin, Mel Heywood, Laura Anne Whitley, & more; Siren Theater, 315 NW Davis, 8 pm, $10-12, all ages
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
Wild at Heart
1990’s Wild at Heart might be David Lynch’s best road movie. Granted, it has stiff competition from the touching Straight Story and the road-movie-of-the-mind Lost Highway. But neither of those have author Barry Gifford on hand to screen this 35mm print of Sailor and Lula’s wild romance. Keep your eyes peeled for a host of Twin Peaks players! COURTNEY FERGUSON
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, 7 pm, $9
Hinds, Cotillion
The Madrid-hailing lo-fi garage-pop quartet Hinds are bringing their eagerly awaited debut album, Leave Me Alone, to Portland. Hinds’ ability to take the tried-and-true Burger Records sound, load it up with heaps of warm Spanish sunshine, and then twist it all together with a truly unique flair, make them a buzz band worthy of your attention. CHIPP TERWILLIGER
w/Cotillon; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 7:30 pm, $12-14
SUNDAY, MARCH 27
White Denim, Sam Cohen
There isn’t a musical genre you can pitch at Texas band White Denim that they can’t knock out of the park. When its members aren’t busy backing up Leon Bridges, they’re playing whirlwind rock ‘n’ roll, funk, folk, R&B, and much more, with catchy pop hooks embedded in their virtuosic shred. NED LANNAMANN
w/Sam Cohen; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $16-17
Portland Thorns Preseason Tournament
If you’re not already on the Portland Thorns bandwagon, here’s a perfect opportunity to hop on. Today marks the beginning of the Thorns’ Preseason Tournament, which features a doubleheader that pits our team against our sworn enemies to the north, the Seattle Reign, and is preceded by a match between the Houston Dash and Oregon State University. That’s a lot of soccer, and I love it that way. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Providence Park, 1844 SW Morrison, Houston vs. OSU 2:30 pm, Thorns vs. Reign 5 pm, $8-45
Check out the multitude of other things to do this week on our Events Calendar.