2020 just started, and already it’s moving way too fast, right? Luckily time doesn’t work the same on the weekends. It’s much more fluid, and that sensation increases with the more awesome you indulge, and this weekend has a TON of that on deck, in as wide a variety of soul-enriching flavors as you could ask for. Hit the links below and load your plate accordingly.
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Friday, Jan 24
Ozomatli
Since forming in 1995, eclectic LA six-piece Ozomatli has become known as the Dioses del Baile (Gods of Dance). Their music pulls from modern and classic Latin, hip-hop, urban, and other world music, and they’re highly lauded for their political activism. They’re also great live—anyone who started college at the University of Oregon in 2006 will probably remember the outdoor concert/dance party they put on in the quad. (Fri Jan 24, 8 pm, Revolution Hall, $25-30) JENNI MOORE
Poppy, Vowws
If you seek to understand even a sliver of what the internet has wrought on youth culture, pop music, and celebrity, you’re going to need to spend some time with Poppy. The online world created Poppy and nurtured her, helping turn her from a curiosity into a sensation whose YouTube videos have logged over 450 million views and whose work is debated and analyzed on Reddit by fans and detractors alike. She’s unavoidable and she’s setting a template for how pop stars create and market their image online. (Fri Jan 24, 8 pm, Hawthorne Theatre, $25-30, all ages) ROBERT HAM