MUSIC—Loveable metal/stoner rock band Sons of Huns get thrashy on their sophomore album, While Sleeping Stay Awake, a righteous slab of heavy riffing and power-rawk. Tonight’s the local heroes’ record release show, so get ready to blow out those ears and bang that head. NED LANNAMANN
w/Diesto, Old Kingdom; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $8
THEATER FEST—It’s summertime, so you might think all theater’s gone to seed—or is only Shakespeare in the park—but you’d be wrong! Tonight, witness brand-new theater at the 17th annual JAW Playwrights Fest. Previous year’s premieres have gone on to be pretty big deals, and unlike most theater festivals, it won’t cost you your firstborn child—it’s free! MEGAN BURBANK
Portland Center Stage, 128 NW 11th, Thurs-Sat, FREE, pcs.org for complete schedule