MUSIC—Sonic Youth is done, and it’s time you got over it. Fortunately, Thurston Moore’s solo stuff is totally up to snuff. 2011’s Beck-produced Demolished Thoughts was understated and lovely, and the upcoming, righteous The Best Day marries some folkier 12-string bits with the long liquid lines of lead guitar we’ve come to expect from Moore. NED LANNAMANN
w/Smegma; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $16-18
COMEDY—Maybe you’ve heard him on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, or caught the documentary The Bitter Buddha about this career as a stand-up comedian. Either way, you know that Eddie Pepitone is a cyclone of yell-y rage about social injustice, intercut with crippling self-doubt. It’s a dark mix that makes for an electric set. COURTNEY FERGUSON
Helium Comedy Club, 1510 SE 9th,
Thurs 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 pm, $15-29