Chromeo, Phantoms
Their fifth album, Head Over Heels, doesn’t have a street date just yet, but that’s not stopping Montreal electro-funk meisters Chromeo from taking their uber-catchy, booty-motivating disco party out on the road. And if advance singles “Juice” and “Bedroom Calling” are any indication, the duo’s ’80s-cribbing dancefloor manifestos are sounding as fresh as ever. NED LANNAMANN
8 pm, Roseland, Good Luck on the Ticket Resale Sites
Briana Marela, Ever Ending Kicks, Mindparade
On her most recent LP, Call It Love (released last year via Jagjaguwar), Olympia’s Brianna Marela examines the ecstasy and serenity of love—being in the thick of it (“Be in Love”), craving more of it (“Give Me Your Love”), and ultimately, watching it drift away (“Quit”). Aided as always by her looping pedal, Marela soundtracks the cyclic nature of falling in and out of love with kaleidoscopic ringlets of heavenly electro-folk. Plenty of albums focus on the intoxication of new romance and the seismic devastation of breakups; few track the whole process with such honesty and empathy. Throughout Call It Love, Marela lets pop hooks coexist with ambient waves of synth, and the result is dreamy and surprisingly uplifting. She’s one of the best musicians in the Pacific Northwest—don’t miss the chance to see her work magic in such an intimate setting. CIARA DOLAN
8 pm, Turn! Turn! Turn!, $8
Brown Calculus, DJ Lamar Leroy
Local outfit Brown Calculus bring their cosmic blend of jazz, hip-hop, and soul out to the Atlantis Lounge for a special fundraiser show to help get the duo out to the LAUNCH Music Conference in Lancaster, PA.
9 pm, Mississippi Pizza Pub & Atlantis Lounge, $7
Out from the Shadows IV: Day Two
In just four years, XRAY.fm DJ Dave Cantrell’s Out from the Shadows Festival has grown from a relatively modest affair—just one day with 11 bands, nine of them local in 2015—to one of the premiere post-punk/darkwave gatherings anywhere. This year, the event spans three days at the Tonic Lounge, with bands from across the US and beyond. Highlights are abundant up and down the lineup, but don’t miss the ominously throbbing murk-pop of Azar Swan, the melancholy new wave of Wingtips, and the icy post-punk perfection of Actors, plus local shadow-dwellers like Ritual Veil, Die Robot, and Arctic Flowers. New this year: Out from the Shadows will benefit not only XRAY.fm (as it has in the past), but also the Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center. BEN SALMON
7 pm, Tonic Lounge, $12
Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki’s filmography is an embarrassment of riches, each movie an almost-perfectly sculpted work of magic, wonder, action, and emotion. Spirited Away is the master at his most whimsical—but what separates Miyazaki from most storytellers is that he can (and often does) wield whimsy like a scalpel. Something as airy and light as Spirited Away would be not much more than an empty confection in even the best director’s hands. But Miyazaki, working without a script (!), weaves a modern fairy tale so affecting that for many, his story of a 10-year-old girl on a mystical journey to free her parents is still the best—and most human—animated film ever made. Part of Hollywood Theatre’s Hayao Miyazaki Celebration film series. BOBBY ROBERTS
7:30 pm, Hollywood Theatre, $7-9, all ages
The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher, Vive la Void, DJ Ian Hicks
The Soft Moon is a good post-punk band from Oakland that deserves your attention, but the most interesting thing about this bill is that it includes one of the very first live sets by Vive la Void, the new solo project of Moon Duo keyboardist Sanae Yamada. Vive la Void’s self-titled debut will be out next month on Sacred Bones, and it’s a killer cloudland of steadfast drones, pulsating synth, motorik rhythms, and Yamada’s transcendental vocals, all dressed up for an endless journey to the outer zones. With Moon Duo, Yamada has had a hand in making some of the best trance-inducing music of the past decade. Vive la Void stays right on course. BEN SALMON
9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $15-18
Stephen Petronio Company
Renowned choreographer Stephen Petronio and his New York City-based company return to White Bird with a new show that bridges elements of music, visual art, and fashion into one modern production.
7:30 pm, Newmark Theatre $26-70
Club Nitty Gritty
If you’re looking for a dance night that sets the evening on fire, check out Club Nitty Gritty, hosted by the always down for a good time DJ Action Slacks (Shannon Wiberg). She’s been pounding the turntables for years with righteous choices in down-home dirty soul—the kind with raw sax and voices that wail and scratch. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
9 pm, (The World Famous) Kenton Club, $7
Krystyna Hutchinson & Corinne Fisher
The Sorry About Last Night comedy duo and hosts of the popular anti-slut-shaming podcast, Guys we Fucked, bring the “Bridget Bishop Tour” to Portland for a full weekend of shows at Helium Comedy Club.
7:30 pm & 10 pm, Helium Comedy Club, $22-28
Sean Penn
Mic Crenshaw, Scarub, Serge Severe, Andy Stack, Ozroc
Mic Crenshaw is a veteran emcee and staple of the Portland hiphop scene, having performed as a member of Hungry Mob, Cleveland Steamers, and Suckapunch. RYAN FEIGH
9 pm, Alberta Street Pub, $7
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