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 premonition this could all go south before too long. COURTNEY FERGUSON
Amphitheater Northwest, 17200 NE Delfel, Ridgefield, WA, 7:30 pm, $25-79.50, all ages
MUSIC—Holy jinkies, this is a hot-shit lineup! Mary Timony’s ripping trio Ex Hex will tear the roof off the joint as the headliners. I’d be worried about following the bananas-great rawk of Diarrhea Planet, but Ex Hex are pros, through and through. And the Portland crew in Summer Cannibals are certainly no slouches when it comes to face-melting rock ‘n’ roll. Buckle up, lovelies. COURTNEY FERGUSON
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $13-15
SATURDAY, MAY 23
MUSIC—Before the Thermals were punk rocking around the country, Hutch and Kathy—that’d be Thermals bandmates Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster—were recording catchy lo-fi folk songs in their homes. Now you can get that record on re-issued vinyl (okay, or CD)! But maybe check them out live tonight if you care about sound quality. DIRK VANDERHART
w/S Duo, Allie Goertz; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $12
FESTIVAL—One of Portland’s fave cheesy-fun events returns for another year of cheese-tastic fun. It’s the Rose Festival’s CityFair, which debuted on Friday with fireworks, but don’t forget to visit the waterfront this weekend where you will ride rides, eat elephant ears, see “exotic animals,” and thrill to the sight of Greshamites dancing to questionable music in the RoZone. It’s fun. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Tom McCall Waterfront Park, SW Naito & Yamhill, 11 am-11 pm, through June 7, see rosefestival.org for times and calendar, $7 (six and under are FREE)
SUNDAY, MAY 24
FILM—The country’s best bicycle film festival heads north to the Hollywood Theatre this year. Which means Filmed by Bike’s dozens of delightful short films can be viewed in plusher environs than its past home at the Clinton Street Theater. And it means that pre-eminent bicycle bar/shop Velo Cult is just a block away—and a perfect spot for the event’s annual street party on Friday. DIRK VANDERHART
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, Fri-Sun, $11 per screening ($42 fest pass), filmedbybike.org
THEATER—Be honest: You’d probably rather be watching your latest TV story than ponying up for Serious Theatre, wouldn’t you? Well, Portland Center Stage has your number, lazypants—they’ve cast their latest show, Pulitzer-winner Three Days of Rain, with Silas Weir Mitchell and Sasha Roiz of Grimm. There probably won’t be werewolves, but there will be a sweeping family drama! MEGAN BURBANK
Portland Center Stage, 128 NW 11th, Tues-Fri 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 & 7:30 pm, through June 21, $20-41, pcs.org