Katy Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen, Purity Ring
My love for the music of Katy Perry is unstoppable and eternal. (DM me for a link to my YouTube playlist “Greatest Katy Jams of All Time,” which kicks off with “E.T.,” launches into “Hot N Cold,” “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” and “California Gurls” before rolling right into “Dark Horse.” It also features a cameo from the SNL Backpack Kid. It’s really good.) BRACE YOURSELF, PORTLAND, because Katy’s about to hit the Moda Center with one of her fucking ba-zonkers live shows (remember her Super Bowl performance with Left Shark and Missy Elliott?!?!), and there is literally nowhere else on the entirety of Planet Earth that will be a better place to be. ERIK HENRIKSEN
7:30 pm, Moda Center, $50-799
Show Show
The stand-up show in which comedians perform a set and then interact with their jokes in animated form is entering the realm of virtual reality. Laugh along with some of Portland’s best comics, and then watch as they confront their own creations in the weird and unsettling world of VR. Throw in some audience gaming, along with live chiptune music from Mechlo, and you’ve got all the makings of a completely unique showcase. CHIPP TERWILLIGER
8 pm, Alberta Rose Theatre, $15-20
Kyle Craft, The Shivas, Ghost Foot
Local lad Kyle Craft celebrates his second solo record tonight with a pull-out-all-the-stops release show featuring his rambunctious rock ’n’ soul. Produced by the Decemberists’ Chris Funk and released on the venerable Sub Pop label, Full Circle Nightmare is a throwback stomper, with shades of twang and glam to aid in the telling of Craft’s tales of lust, love, and other natural disasters. NED LANNAMANN
9 pm, Doug Fir, $15
Guy Branum
Guy Branum is a no-nonsense, magnanimous, law school-educated, LGBTQ comedian-championing hero. I first saw him perform at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, where he distinguished himself by taking Bernie bros to task and hosting an incredible showcase of emerging queer comedians. Branum can also be heard on a particularly memorable episode of the podcast My Favorite Murder, where he put to rest a debate over the difference between attempted murder and murder. He’s the best. MEGAN BURBANK
7:30 pm, 10 pm, Helium Comedy Club, $17-33
Ashley Bathgate
The final concert of the inaugural Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival features Ashley Bathgate in a solo performance that everyone in the attendance will likely remember for the rest of their lives. A cellist with the internationally acclaimed sextet Bang on a Can All-Stars, the indefatigable and eclectic Bathgate is equally at home with a traditional classical concerto or a Questlove collaboration. Her setlist for this evening includes several works with and without electronics by living composers, like minimalist pioneer Steve Reich and the endlessly fascinating 2016 Guggenheim Fellow Andrew Norman. Time and time again, the Old Church proves itself as one of the finest venues for experiencing chamber music, and this particular opportunity to witness a brilliant musician stretch the sonic boundaries of the cello will undoubtedly result in spontaneously combusted minds and hearts in every pew. BRIAN HORAY
7:30 pm, The Old Church, $20, all ages
Panzergod, Funeral Chant, Pandischordian Necrogenesis, Mania
Few extreme metal bands possess names as fascinating as San Francisco’s Pandiscordian Necrogenesis. It sounds like a symptom of a collapsing utopian planet, or a rapid and disruptive ecological evolution that decimates continents. Musically, Pandiscordian Necrogenesis is as raw, creepy, and nasty as black metal can get; it’s the kind of black metal you could sand a boat with. If you’re wondering what collective of rabid minds came up with such a devastating sound, you’ll be surprised to learn that Pandiscordian Necrogenesis is a one-man operation. Steve Peacock, AKA Ephemeral Domignostika, plays guitar, sings, and manipulates a bass and snare drum with his feet while performing. It’s a far cry from the busker with a series of instruments attached to their person controlled by various appendages, but man, if it doesn’t look like a mind-melter to witness. ARIS HUNTER WALES
8:30 pm, Twilight Cafe & Bar, $13
Curtis Salgado & Alan Hager
Tonight the seasoned duo of soul singer/songwriter Curtis Salgado and guitarist Alan Hager will celebrate their new collaborative album, Rough Cut. Released via Alligator Records, it’s an easygoing collection of originals and stripped-down covers (like Muddy Waters’ “I Can’t Be Satisfied”) that debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Blues chart. The event will be fully seated—perfect for some foot-tappin’. CIARA DOLAN
7pm & 10 pm, Mississippi Studios, $25-30
The Dovecotes, Paper Brain, Point Juncture, WA
Hugh Jepson has mastered a casual, compulsively listenable twist on indie rock that is sure-handed and satisfying. NED LANNAMANN
8 pm, The Know, $6
Rasheed Jamal, Terrence Brown, Jahdi Levvi
Three of the Pacific NW’s brightest up-and-coming emcees take turns on the mic at an intimate hip-hop showcase in the Atlantis Lounge.
9 pm, Mississippi Pizza Pub & Atlantis Lounge
Brickbat Mansion, A Tribute to the Cure
In Portland, tribute nights usually take the form of costumed bike rides and overpriced dance parties honoring dearly departed legends like Bowie and Prince. Brickbat Mansion is the long-running darkwave night led by Curatrix and DJ Wednesday, and tonight they’re celebrating the Cure. Don your finest goth attire and enter the darkly chic Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven for Cure tunes spun at the right speed, and in an appropriately mysterious setting. The venue is almost like the Eagles Lodge—members get to purchase drinks with their cards, while non-members are cash-only, but the event itself is free if you RSVP on Facebook.
9:30 pm, The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven, free w/ rsvp
Drunken Palms, Being Awone, Babehoven
Drunken Palms debut EP Later is a beautiful culmination of re-recorded demos, new songs, and even a cover of U2’s “With or Without You.” Its melodies are built from drum machine beats, loops, synth, and Cocteau Twins-esque vocals that sound ghostly, like they’re echoing off the pews of an empty cathedral. With Later, Drunken Palms gives it all and you want more—a great debut leaves you with that feeling. CAMERON CROWELL
8 pm, Black Water Bar, $6, all ages
Portland Seafood & Wine Festival
Sip a lotta wine, eat a lotta fish! Sounds pretty simple, right? The 13th annual celebration of coastal drinking and dining falls in the middle of Dungeness crab season, too, so there’s definitely gonna be some seasonal delicacies to trie, as well as face painters, balloon artists, and other family-friendly activities.
2 pm, Oregon Convention Center, $14, all ages
Don’t forget to check out our Things To Do calendar for even more things to do!