MUSIC—If the incredibly charming Vaselines were good enough for Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, back during their halcyon days in the late 1980s, then the Scottish garage pop duo’s expanded, grownup incarnation ought to be good enough for you, too. Especially in a
cozier venue like the Doug Fir. DENIS C. THERIAULT
w/Loch Lomond; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $18-20
CATS!—There is a new breed of house cat known as the Lykoi that has an unpleasant, wiry-looking gray coat and bald, patchy sections on its legs. It’s known colloquially as a “werewolf cat,” but for my money it most resembles a chupacabra, that mythical goat slaughterer of Southern climes. What nightmares does the Lykoi call to mind for you? Find out at this weekend’s International Cat Show. DIRK VANDERHART
Holiday Inn Portland Airport , 8439 NE Columbia, Fri 3-10 pm, Sat-Sun 9 am-6 pm, $8 ($6 w/two cans of food), 12 and under FREE