Fall is officially here and with it comes a brand-new batch of don’t-miss events from Connie Chung in Conversation to Mike Birbiglia – Please Stop the Ride and from Green Day – The Saviors Tour to Bob the Drag Queen’s This Is Wild World Tour.
MONDAY
LIVE MUSIC
Charly Bliss
On their new album Forever, Charly Bliss have shed what was left of their indie rock exoskeleton and taken flight as a polished pop band. Opening track “Tragic” could be a Taylor Swift song if it weren’t for the whirligig guitars, and “Back There Now” is as fun and boppable as anything Charli XCX released during her Sucker/“Boom Clap” era. In fact, track for track, the band seems to invite comparisons to some of today’s most beloved pop girlies. Do I miss the days when CB would recklessly blast through crispity, crunchity upbeat rock songs where vocalist Eva Hendricks would scream between lyrics about jumping so high on the trampoline that you pee your pants? Sure. But the band has always known the power of some well-placed punk patina, and I’m guessing they still will when they play here. STRANGER MANAGING EDITOR MEGAN SELING
(Mission Theater, Northwest Portland)
