Broke Gravy: Live and in Color
When it comes to improv, Portland is killing it. If you’re skeptical, go see Broke Gravy, a group of hilarious local dudes who will wipe every bad improv show you’ve seen from your memory. Per the dudes themselves: “We’re here to cure your Black History Month hangover with our unique mix of audience interaction, narrative storytelling, relationship-building, and cohesive comedic nonsense.” Don’t snooze on it! MEGAN BURBANK
7 pm, Eagles Lodge, $10
Haley Heynderickx, Vikesh Kapoor
Portland singer/songwriter Haley Heynderickx is finally releasing her long-awaited debut LP, I Need to Start a Garden, and celebrating its grand unveiling with a show at Mississippi Studios alongside her Mama Bird Recording Co. label mate Vikesh Kapoor. Heynderickx is one of NPR Music’s 2018 Slingshot Artists, and for good reason: Her first album brims over with chillingly beautiful “doom folk” songs that contemplate life’s mysteries with tenderness and curiosity. CIARA DOLAN
9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $10-12
The Thesis
Fans of the sizzling hot monthly showcase the Thesis won’t be caught sleeping for this month’s installment, which once again features the very best of Portland hip-hop. Tonight’s lineup is straight-up FIRE, featuring the smooth, trippy rap of Bocha, who will be sharing the stage with rapper, beatmaster, and fan favorite sxlxmxn (formerly Stewart Villain). And joining the Thesis for the first time will be RC $pitta (a top name on the Burn Money Music roster) providing raw rhymes that’ll put a serious bounce in the room, as well as Smokey Charles whose track “The Sauce” is rapid-fire, whip-smart, and just about everything you’ll ever need from life. Add the always-reliable DJ Verbz on the turntables, plus a sure-to-shock special guest, and you’ll see why the Thesis is the hip-hop lover’s show that puts you in the know. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
9 pm, Kelly’s Olympian, $7
Alex Cameron, Molly Burch
In his 2017 album Forced Witness, Alex Cameron takes a microscope to the toxic masculinity that powers bar fights, misogyny, and internet trolling. With backup from the likes of Angel Olsen and Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, it’s one of last year’s strangest (and greatest) records—Cameron’s sleazy synth-pop is sometimes vaguely Buffett-esque, and sometimes as glittery as a Vegas fireworks show. Tonight, the hip-swiveling Australian visits Portland with his business partner/saxophonist Roy Molloy and opening act Molly Burch, whose 2017 debut Please Be Mine is retro-pop perfection. CIARA DOLAN
9 pm, Doug Fir, $13-15
Blind Pilot
Beloved local indie folk and pop outfit Blind Pilot headline the Schnitzer with backing from their hometown orchestra, performing songs off of their 2016 full-length, And Then Like Lions, along with some older fan-favorites.
7:30 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, $27-75
Kathleen Saadat, Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes
Portland political activist Kathleen Saadat showcases her musical side at a special performance celebrating the release of her new album of jazz standards, Love For Sale. Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes of Pink Martini provide support, along with an all-star backing band featuring Portland jazz scene staples Mel Brown, Randy Porter, Dan Faehnle, and Phil Baker.
8 pm, Aladdin Theater, $22, all ages
Charts, Mini Blinds, Mere Mention
Three of Portland’s finest purveyors of infectious indie pop share their latest offerings live on the Holocene stage.
8:30 pm, Holocene, $8
Urban Bush Women
White Bird presents a trio of shows with the renowned dance troupe out of Brooklyn. Hair and Other Stories is the collective’s latest multidisciplinary work, addressing the topics of race, gender, identity and economic inequality through the perspectives of African American women and their hair.
8 pm, Newmark Theatre, $25-34
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