RIGSKETBALL—Sometimes in life you have to improvise. That’s how Rigsketball—a sport resembling basketball played off a touring band’s van—came to be, and my has it flourished. The annual three-on-three tournament and mini-music festival features the talents of bands like Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, Hustle and Drone, Talkative, and more on both “court” and stage. MARJORIE SKINNER
w/Thanks, Kyle Craft, & more; Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water, 6 pm game, 8 pm show, FREE, all ages
MUSIC—Hot off their appearance at PDX Pop Now!, avant-popsters Nurses headline a show at the Doug Fir, playing music from the future! (Meaning they’ll be playing songs from their upcoming album, their first since 2011’s Dracula.) NED LANNAMANN
w/Us Lights, Dust Covered Carpet; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $7-10
Nothing exemplifies the alternative music scene more than sports.