The Chill Out
Raiyasha Paris and Friends Of Noise present a benefit concert supporting low income individuals and families during the holiday season. With live graffiti, b-boy dancing, and art displays, along with live perfromances by Cool Nutz, Rasheed Jamal, [E]mpress, CEG, Mauri Haze, BLK +IVY, Sxlxmxnder, Mia, Aaniya E Ramirezm New Birth & Killa Styles, and Cypher Cure. Hosted by Shrista Tyree.
Dec 10, 7 pm, Eagles Lodge (F.O.E. #3256), $3-10, all ages

Humbug Lager Fest
The problem with winter beer festivals is that after two sips of a piney, figgy, outrageously strong winter ale, you’re done for the night. Which is why North Portland’s Occidental Brewing’s annual Humbug Lager Fest celebrates lagers of all kinds. This year’s the biggest Humbug yet—with visiting brews from more than a dozen breweries, including the German monks at Andechs—and stretches across two exciting, lager-filled days. NED LANNAMANN
Dec 9-10, Fri 2 pm, Sat noon; Occidental Brewing Co., $10

Oh Rose, Boone Howard, Wet Dream
Our love for Olympia’s Oh, Rose has been well documented within these pages, but in case you missed out when they headlined back in April or when they opened a pair of sold-out Future Islands shows in September, we’re going to triple down on the recommendation. The band’s versatile blend of haunting folk, roaring psychedelic rock, and infectious pop music is unlike anything else in the region, and you owe it to yourself to get acquainted when an opportunity like this presents itself. CHIPP TERWILLIGER
Dec 10, 8:30 pm, Holocene, $8

Dolphin Midwives, Caspar Sonnet, Arrington de Dionyso, Floom
Portland-based musician Sage Fisher (AKA Dolphin Midwives) creates enchanting experimental music using layered harp and vocal arrangements.
Dec 9, 8 pm, The Know, $8

This Patch of Sky, Skull Diver, Eclisse
Winter winds blow through These Small Spaces, the 2017 debut from Eugene post-rockers This Patch of Sky. Throughout Spaces, Alex Abrams’ cello carries melodies over moody arrangements that owe as much to classical composers like Gorecki or Elgar as they do to Mogwai. The album heats up on “Paper Mountains,” with Abrams’ sweet, languid, swing-lo phrasing nodding to an unlikely reference point, Gershwin’s Porgy ’n’ Bess. Kit Day and Josh Carlton help build Abrams’ woody sound, creating an atmosphere of melancholy but also sacred introspection and beatific rapture. This Patch of Sky is more a small classical ensemble than a rock band, and These Small Spaces isn’t so much a collection of songs as it is a series of musical ideas, periodically coming up for air in an icy lake. WILLIAM KENNEDY
Dec 8, 8:30 pm, Tonic Lounge, $7-10

Ikiru
Akira Kurosawa doesn’t have just one masterpiece on his resume, he has something closer to like, eight or nine of ’em. And while Seven Samurai is the boisterous one, and Ran is the heaviest, Ikiru is the quiet, contemplative, and profound one. Loosely inspired by Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Illyich, Ikiru focuses on a career bureaucrat who sees his own end rushing to meet him, attempts to glean a measure of meaning from his existence before it ceases, and finds it in the creation of a neighborhood playground. The result is a film that is simultaneously uplifting, inspirational, clinical, and devastating. BOBBY ROBERTS
Dec 9, 6:30 pm, NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium, $6-9

Months, Miss Rayon, Wet Fruit, Bohr
A band of all-star locals, Months includes Point Juncture, WA’s Wilson Vediner and Deer or the Doe’s Aaron Miller on guitars and vocals, joined by Courtney Sheedy (Swim Swam Swum, Houndstooth) on bass and Will Hattman (Down Gown, At Dusk) on drums. NED LANNAMANN
Dec 8, 8 pm, Turn! Turn! Turn!, $5

Lord Master, Rllrbll, Lucky Tigers
Times like these call for rock ’n’ roll. While some people look to protest songs as a way to cope, I look for something a little less serious or literal. Lord Master scratches that itch in a swarm of satirical barbs, tasty licks, and rock ’n’ roll riffs. The four-piece has emerged from Portland’s nether regions with a new record called Jello Day, which falls somewhere between Tenacious D and the country and metal sections at your favorite record shop. There’s the paint-peeling “Total Fucking Rock” and “Action Tonight,” but you also get the all-too-real political treatises “Asshat Versus Dumbass” and the prophetic “Year of the Vagina.” This unisex rock band is made up of smart cookies and musical ass-kickers, and Saturday’s record release show will require you to use your noodle while saturating it with alcohol and drugs. My kind of party. MARK LORE
Dec 9, 8 pm, The Fixin’ To, $5

PWRHAUS, Poppet, Mike Sherk Band
Portland soul-pop auteur Tonality Star has emerged as one of the city’s best but relatively unknown songwriters. His solo work is fleshed out live with a revolving cast of musicians, and the band’s sultry performances have become something of a treasured secret. RYAN J. PRADO
Dec 9, 8 pm, Turn! Turn! Turn!, $5

Do You Hear the People Sing
Celebrate international Human Rights Day by welcoming ICHRP PNW, a coalition for human rights in the Philippines comprised of several organizations including Portland CHRP, POPS, PIRC, and more. Expect amazing music, art, food, a silent auction, speeches, and more. EMILLY PRADO
Dec 10, 2 pm, SEIU 503, free, all ages