Pussy Riot
Dust off those balaclavas—Pussy Riot is currently on their first US tour, and they’re stopping in Portland! The Russian punk band/protest collective first made headlines in 2012 for their “Punk Prayer” demonstration in Moscow, which resulted in the imprisonment of three members for “hooliganism.” But that didn’t silence them; since Trump’s election, Pussy Riot has only gotten louder in their resistance of fascism. CIARA DOLAN
8 pm, Doug Fir, $25-28
Hamilton
You ever see the musical Paint Your Wagon? It’s the lively tale of a gold-rush town that plunges into iniquity and vice. Clint Eastwood and the great Lee Marvin played the leads in the feature film. Lots of historical accuracies in that thing. I only mention it because, when your dreams of getting a ticket to the smash hit musical Hamilton are inevitably dashed to pieces, you’ll need something to watch. Try your shot at the $10 Ham4Ham lottery!
7:30 pm, Keller Auditorium, $80-500
The Regrettes, Mt. Eddy
The Regrettes’ 2017 debut LP Feel Your Feelings Fool! soundtracks the confusion, angst, and rebellion of adolescence with punky doo-wop that sources inspiration from Amy Winehouse, Bleached, and Shannon and the Clams. Across 15 tracks with straightforward lyrics and cathartic guitar riffs, the Los Angeles band revolts against daily brushes with the patriarchy; Frontwoman Lydia Night sings about societal expectations (“A Living Human Girl”), double standards (“Ladylike/WHATTA BITCH”), kicking asses in a skirt (“Seashore”), and the dangers of comparing herself to other women (“Picture Perfect”). Feel Your Feelings Fool! is the kind of album I wish I’d heard as a teenager, lightyears before I knew anything about gender roles or feminism. May the Regrettes empower the next generation. CIARA DOLAN
7 pm, The Analog Cafe & Little Theater, $12-14, all ages
L.A. Salami, Cat Clyde
Acclaimed English singer/songwriter Lookman Adekunle Salami, better known by his stage name L.A. Salami, brings his entrancing blend of folk, blues, and pop music to the Mississippi Studios stage for an intimate Portland stop on his first American tour.
9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $12-14
The Thing
John Carpenter’s 1982 classic, starring a very hairy Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, and an exploding dog head. Well, it doesn’t so much explode as it peels back like a self-opening banana, revealing a glistening, snarling Lovecraftian horror full of snaking tubes and hissing malevolence. This is only the fourth- or fifth-most horrifying and unnerving thing in the film, which is a tidal wave of unrelenting paranoia so effective it took most people a good decade-plus to get over their initial revulsion and (correctly) rate it as one of the best horror films ever made. BOBBY ROBERTS
9:40 pm, Laurelhurst Theater, $3-4
Phone Call, My Body, Super City
A pair of beloved Portland duos bring some dancey R&B and synth-pop sounds down to the Liquor Store basement after Baltimore’s Super City get the party started with their guitar-driven pop and choreographed live show.
9 pm, The Liquor Store, $7
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