FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5
DANCE—In a town that has really good queer dance nights, Yes, Please! at Holocene is a standout. Armed with room-shaking DJs such as Vera Rubin, Laura Lynn, and DJ Sappho spinning the hottest garage, disco, and house, tonight will also feature the wondrous drag fabulousness of DieAna Dae. As the title clearly states, “Yes, Please!” WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 9 pm, $5
COMEDY—Presentations are the worst—except when they’re part of Speechless, where comedians and improvisers do their best to present a fun PowerPoint… without any advance knowledge of what’s on their slides. Tonight’s the Portland debut of the show, with presenters like Lez Stand Up’s Kirsten Kuppenbender and Late Night Action‘s (and the Mercury‘s) Bri Pruett. Plus! My boss, Merc Editor Wm. Steven Humphrey, is a judge! Trust me, he’s GREAT at judging stuff. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Siren Theater, 315 NW Davis, 8 pm, $10
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
MUSIC—Today’s the second of three days of the Sabertooth Micro Fest, and the lineup includes Red Fang, YOB, Witch Mountain, and Eternal Tapestry! It’s a psychedelic-themed stoner festival, but consume those drugs before you go, because you can’t take ’em into the Crystal Ballroom. SHELBY R. KING
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, Fri 8 pm, Sat & Sun 6:30 pm, $30-35 ($85-90 fest pass), all ages
DANCE—It’s been scientifically proven that you’re a fan of moving your ass to the sounds of ’90s and ’00s hip-hop and R&B. That’s why we’ll expect to see YOU at this wickedly fun dance/tribute night spotlighting the brilliance of Aaliyah and Outkast. DJs Duncan Gerow, Anechoic, Lamar Leroy, and B Hammer’D will be conducting this dance train to Hot ‘n’ Sweaty Town. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
The Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd, 9 pm, $5
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7
MUSIC—The Sabertooth Micro Fest keeps trucking along with another jam-packed bill of great psych and psych-adjacent music. Built to Spill is plenty, but when you throw in an acoustic set from Mikal Cronin and Brett Netson’s Snakes, you have every reason to leave your Super Bowl party early. NED LANNAMANN
w/the Quick and Easy Boys, Heron Oblivion; Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, Fri 8 pm, Sat & Sun 6:30 pm, $30-35 ($85-90 fest pass), all ages
SUPER BOWL—Today’s big game is America’s most egalitarian national holiday. You don’t have to give turd one about Denver or Carolina to enjoy it! Musical acts! Ridiculous ads! Puppies and kitties frolicking! All of it paired with plates and plates of nutritionally-questionable-yet-extremely-delicious foodstuffs! Cram it all down your maw between frequent barbaric yawps! It’s the Super Bowl goddammit! BOBBY ROBERTS
Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie; Empirical Theatre at OMSI (IMAX-sized!), 1945 SE Water; or on your own couch you slovenly Hutt, 3:25 pm, FREE