Bombay Beach, Deathlist, Point Juncture, WA
Summer Cannibals bassist Jenny Logan plays a release show for her electro punk and dream pop solo project’s self-titled debut album.
Apr 7, 9 pm, The Know, $5
Nike Hoop Summit
Pay no attention to the fact our public schools aren’t much more than unpaid labor farms for the sports industrial complex! The Nike Hoops Summit showcases some of the most exploited talented teens from around the country, performing for the immediate financial reward of coaches and college athletic directors in the (faint) hopes some of those rewards will eventually find them in an undetermined future (maybe)! Fingers crossed the quality of the play will help us forget our complicity in the debasement of our educational system! BOBBY ROBERTS
Apr 7, 7 pm, Moda Center, $10
Lavender Country, Mouth Painter
More than 40 years ago, a young, free-spirited dairy farmer from rural Washington named Patrick Haggerty did something no one else had done up until that point—release a country record that dealt with being a gay male. It took a lot of courage for Haggerty to release an album that documented his life in closed-minded rural America in the years following the Stonewall Riots, let alone expressing it through the machismo-laden style of country music. Though his band Lavender Country’s 1973 self-titled debut was its only album, these days Haggerty’s biting social commentary—filled with naked truth and barbed humor (most notably on “Cryin’ These Cocksucking Tears”)—is rightfully recognized as being hugely important in the LGBTQ rights movement. To many, Haggerty is a hero, and that little country record from 1973 is a beautiful gem on so many levels. MARK LORE
Apr 8, 9:30 pm, LaurelThirst Public House, $10
Dude York, Paws, Talk Low
Plugged-in guitars, potent melodies, and punky energy. What’s better than that, rock ’n’ rollers? Not much, and tonight Portland welcomes two of the best young bands doing it these days. Dude York is from Seattle, and their new album Sincerely finds the trio stepping up its game significantly. After unsuccessfully trying the home-recorded route, they worked in a real studio with a real producer and injected their Weezer-flavored bash ’n’ pop with some serious hi-fi muscle. And last year, PAWS (from Glasgow, Scotland) released No Grace, their third straight LP of fuzzy, thoughtful pop-punk, this time produced by Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. Two of the most reliable DIY faves have jumped in with both feet and made a big splash without sacrificing what made them so lovable in the first place. Tonight, they play arena-ready anthems in the cozy confines of the Analog Cafe. BEN SALMON
Apr 8, 6 pm, The Analog Cafe & Little Theater, $10
Flesh World, Lavender Flu, Arctic Flowers, The Cairo Gang
Fill a pot to the brim with buzz and echo. Bring to a reverberant boil. Add a pinch of queercore swagger, a smidgen of indie-pop jangle, and a dash of Bay Area DIY. Blend in a healthy dose of dead-eyed sadness. This is Flesh World, a gang of San Francisco scene vets (from beloved underground bands like Limp Wrist, Needles, and Brilliant Colors) who’ve come together to create a blissfully addictive brand of noisy, punky pop music. Of course, there are lots of bands trying to do that, but few strike as strong a balance of charm and chaos as Flesh World. The band’s debut full-length, The Wild Animals in My Life (released on one of the world’s great record labels, Iron Lung), was one of 2015’s hidden gems. Flesh World will be joined by two local acts who excel in the shadows: psych oddballs the Lavender Flu and post-punk chuggers Arctic Flowers. BEN SALMON
Apr 9, 8 pm, The Know, $8
Hang the Old Year, Spirit of the Beehive, Floating Room, Entresol
Any work by Portland musician Maya Stoner is worth diving into, from the cultishly beloved indie rock of the now-defunct Forest Park to the shoegaze-pop of the short-lived Sabonis. Stoner’s new project Floating Room—which also includes Drowse’s Kyle Bates (guitar, synth, sampler) and Alec van Staveren (bass)—is perhaps her most experimental. Last year the band released its debut LP, Sunless, on Portland’s Good Cheer Records. (Stoner is the label’s president.) The songs sound like they were born in an attic filled with dust and cobwebs, where you could find a magical old board game or treasure map among strange relics of the past. On Sunless, Floating Room creates a half-empty, dreamy, but ultimately real world—one where the validation of sadness is a step toward understanding. CAMERON CROWELL
Apr 7, 8 pm, Black Water Bar, $8
The Prids, Books on Fate, High Diving Horses
Hot off the heels of the release of their new album, Do I Look Like I’m in Love, local indie rock institution the Prids offer up a night of shoegaze, noise pop, and post punk.
Apr 8, 9 pm, The Fixin’ To, $5
Lorain, Denim Wedding, Ana Lete, Finger Painting
In Lorain’s previous incarnation, Grand Lake Islands, Portland songwriter Erik Emanuelson plotted hazy Americana rhythms, conjuring the narcotic folk paces of Magnolia Electric Co. Those muses still cast a shadow, though Lorain (named after Jason Molina’s hometown in Ohio) has found solid ground with an established cast of musicians instead of the turnstile band lineups of the past. The band—also comprised of drummer Bob Reynolds, and bass/keyboardist Joseph Anderson—has been in the studio tracking their debut, dubbed Through Frames. Early indications from songs like “All That Much” point to Emanuelson’s strong grasps of woozy catharsis, à la Jay Farrar. Per Emanuelson, the new record is inspired by urban, modern isolation, and how the various trappings of technology can allow us to feel simultaneously close to and disconnected from others. RYAN J. PRADO
Apr 8, 8 pm, Turn! Turn! Turn!, $5
And And And, Ah God, Ice Queens
A trio of Portland rock outfits unleash a colorful barrage of sound at a cozy Northeast venue.
Apr 7, 9 pm, Turn! Turn! Turn!, $5
The Wild Body, Fauna Shade, Fire Nuns
Up-and-coming Portland quartet The Wild Body headline Rontoms Sunday Sessions with their experimental blend of post-punk and fuzzed-out psych rock.
Apr 9, 8:30 pm, free