k.d. lang
Fresh off touring with a supergroup rounded out by Laura Veirs and Neko Case, Canadian pop and country singer/songwriter k.d. lang returns to town for a headlining show celebrating the 25th anniversary of her 1992 breakout album, Ingénue.
8 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, $40-90, all ages
Kikagaku Moyo, Don Gero
There’s probably no better place on Earth to see Japanese psychedelic band Kikagaku Moyo than this summer’s Pickathon, where their alternating heavy riffage and pastoral interludes will go perfectly with Pendarvis Farm’s rolling fields and inviting trees. But those lucky enough to have a ticket to tonight’s sold-out show will have a terrific preview of what’s to come. NED LANNAMANN
9 pm, Mississippi Studios, Good Luck at the Resale Sites
Annalee Newitz, Daniel H. Wilson
One of the smartest, most engaging voices in tech, culture, and sci-fi, Annalee Newitz has been an editor at io9, Gizmodo, and Ars Technica—and finally, her first, long-awaited sci-fi novel is here. Autonomous digs into deep questions with a story set in 2144 and featuring a military agent, a robot, and a drug pirate. Newitz is in town to chat with Portland’s own bestselling sci-fi writer, Daniel H. Wilson (Robopocalypse), whose new story collection, Guardian Angels & Other Monsters, comes out in March. ERIK HENRIKSEN
7 pm, Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, free
Ty Dolla $ign, 24hrs, TC Da Loc, Dre Sinatra
Ty Dolla $ign’s big breakthrough came with “Paranoid,” the first single from his 2014 debut EP, Beach House. Since then, the Los Angeles rapper has been busy collaborating with big-name artists like Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, Future, and Skrillex. He’s got yet another partnership in the works, this time a 21-track joint album with R&B crooner Jeremih called MihTy. Rumor has it the record’s dropping later this month, though the duo’s keeping details under wraps for now. Those lucky enough to score tickets to Ty’s sold-out “Don’t Judge Me” tour stop in Portland will probably get a sneak peek at what MihTy has to offer, but if you weren’t, there’s always the official after-party at Dante’s. CERVANTE POPE
8 pm, Roseland, $25, all ages
Tiny Moving Parts, Mom Jeans, Covet, Oso Oso
The Yunahon Mixtape, the latest album from Long Beach, New York band Oso Oso, heralds punk’s pivot towards ’00s revivalism, which makes sense—’90s kids are aging out, and now it’s our turn. Leaving behind some of the more explicit classic emo and pop-punk influences present on their 2015 debut, Real Stories of True People, Who Kind of Looked Like Monsters…, The Yunahon Mixtape is instead a bricolage of sounds mined from early-to-mid-’00s, soft-rocking touchstones like the Shins (pre-muzak), Rilo Kiley, and the Weakerthans. These callbacks might seem a little premature to anyone over, like, 33, but for younger adults who occupy that awkward generational blind spot between dial-up and smartphones, an album reminiscent of the Wedding Crashers soundtrack is resonant on a visceral level. Thankfully, The Yunahon Mixtape isn’t just satisfying conceptually—Oso Oso singer Jade Lilitri is one of pop-rock’s great contemporary songwriters, as evidenced by the indelible “The Slope” and “Reindeer Games,” which shamelessly cribs the intro to “Ride” by the Vines but is ultimately a much better song. MORGAN TROPER
6:30 pm, Analog Cafe & Little Theater, $13-15, all ages
Streets of Fire (70mm)
After 48 Hrs. struck box-office gold and made Eddie Murphy a full-blown superstar, director Walter Hill was given a blank check by Universal Pictures and allowed to do whatever the hell he wanted with their money. Apparently what he wanted was to make a noir/comedy/musical/thriller/fantasy about a soldier of fortune who has to rescue his ex-girlfriend, the lead singer of a popular band, from a biker gang run by a young (so much as that word can apply to someone as agelessly weird as) Willem Dafoe. It sounds kinda like the plot to a NES game, doesn’t it? Well that’s pretty much exactly what it is. But in 70mm. And starring Rick Moranis, Diane Lane, Bill Paxton, and Ed Begley Jr. because why the fuck not. BOBBY ROBERTS
7:30 pm, Hollywood Theatre
Pop-Up for Puerto Rico 2: The French Connection
This week marks five months since Hurricane Maria swept devastated U.S. territory, Puerto Rico. On January 25, CNN estimated that nearly half a million Puerto Ricans are still without power. Chef Andres Gonzalez-Diaz has prepared a Puerto Rican dinner to raise money to send emergency supplies to Casa Alondra, the assisted living home his grandmother, Juanita Melendez, called home before she died in the week following the hurricane on a rationed water and food diet. EMILLY PRADO
6 pm, Daruma Sushi + Sake, $60
André Aciman
Egyptian-born Italian-American author André Aciman reads from Call Me by Your Name, his award winning novel about a powerful summer romance that was adapted into one of 2017’s best films.
7:30 pm, Powell’s City of Books, free
Lenore., Wonderly, Anis Mojgani
Local singer/songwriters Joy Pearson and Rebecca Marie Miller bring their harmony-driven “witch folk” project out to Revolution Hall to celebrate the opening of the venue’s new “Sunset Room” performance space. The event doubles as a release show for Portland folk, country, and pop duo Wonderly, who will be unleashing their new 7-inch, Oh Dear Someone.
9 pm, Revolution Hall, $10
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