MUSIC—Charles Bradley, that scream-weeping redemption tale of our lucid dreams, graces Portland yet again this evening. Oldish soul singers with youngish backing bands are a thing these days (see: Lee Fields and Ural Thomas), but Bradley’s in a class all his own. DIRK VANDERHART
w/BadBadNotGood; Roseland, 8 NW 6th, 8 pm, $25-38.50
MUSIC—Best known for her soaring, plaintive vocals in Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Kimbra is so much more. Mixing jazz with R&B/funk stylings and ladling on dollops of hiphop, disco, and experimental pop, Kimbra’s expansive sound will surely inspire asses to shake, and mouths to gape. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
w/Radiation City, Mikky Echo; Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, 8 pm, $25, all ages
That Kimbra video is so very fun.