Fade to Light: A Multidimensional Fashion Event
There’s a simple secret to the glory of Fade to Light, the twice-yearly (and Mercury co-sponsored) showcase of local fashion design talent. It’s the catwalk. See, Fade to Light isn’t working with one of those brittle, constraining, Right Said Fred joints. Its models are sashaying down the middle of the Crystal Ballroom’s bouncy-ass dance floor. Translation: verve. DIRK VANDERHART
6:30 pm, Crystal Ballroom, $17-75, all ages
Rostam, Joy Again
An evening of electro-soul with Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, formerly of New York City-based indie rock band Vampire Weekend, and currently touring in support of his debut solo album, Half-Light.
9 pm, Doug Fir, $17-40.75
Sample Size
Comedians Adam Pasi, Andie Main, Jay Shingle, and Corina Lucas spearhead the latest installment of “Sample Size”, in which host Nick Walker mixes an array of carefully times audio drops over each comedian’s performance to ensure things get a little stranger than your run-of-the-mill stand-up showcase.
9 pm, Siren Theater, free
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya
Renowned South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim joins forces with Ekaya to perform a set of his best-loved pieces.
8 pm, Revolution Hall, $29-59, all ages
Gogol Bordello, Lucky Chops
Through almost two decades, the thickly-accented antics of Gogol Bordello front man Eugene Hütz have come to embody the group’s raucous stage presence. It’s gotten to the point that Hütz is both a caricatured mascot for the New York gypsy-punk outfit and talented, musical bandleader. If the group’s robust touring schedules over the years tell you anything, though, it’s that Hütz isn’t content just to lead. He wants you along for the ride. DIRK VANDERHART
8:30 pm, Roseland, $30-35, all ages
The Holdup
The California-based band bring their hip-hop- and pop-tinged reggae sounds back up the coast for an all-ages show at the Hawthorne Theatre.
8 pm, Hawthorne Theatre, $15, all ages
Keith Rosson, Cat Rambo
The author of The Mercy of the Tide returns with Smoke City, a magical realism story chronicling the reincarnated French executioner who lit Joan of Arc’s pyre and his journey for redemption. Rosson will be joined in conversation by Cat Rambo, President of The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
7:30 pm, Powell’s City of Books, free
Mark Morris Dance Group
The pioneering New York-based choreographer and his dance company swing through town to pay tribute to the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in honor of the landmark album’s 50th anniversary.
7:30 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, $26-78
Don’t forget to check out our Things To Do calendar for even more things to do!