THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Tonight catch Belles and Whistles, a touring
group of ladies from San Francisco who play pretty and say funny.
Foxtails Brigade and Uni and Her Ukelele both offer aural delights,
while comedian Mary Van Note is so weird and wonderful that you
might just pee your pants a little. LS
The Crown Room, 205 NW 4th, 8 pm, $8
Stop by Floating World for the Found Photo show, an exhibit and slideshow of found snaps—good, clean
voyeuristic fun (until those long-lost Polaroids from that weekend in
LA show up). But that’s not all! Oni Press will be on hand to celebrate
the release of Scott Pilgrim 5, with exclusive merchandise you
can’t get anywhere else. LS
Floating World Comics, 20 NW 5th, 6 pm, FREE
San Diego’s Delta Spirit are an
excellent antidote to the sunburned tattooed mook rock that often comes
from Southern California. Some of Delta Spirit’s songs rock, some songs
beg, and some holler—it’s indie rock dipped in soul, with
tons of melody to boot. NL
w/Other Lives, Dawes; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9:30 pm,
$10
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Opera Theater Oregon does opera for people who
don’t think they like opera. Their current production takes as its
centerpiece a screening of the 1921 silent film Camille, and
provides sound effects and musical accompaniment from Verdi’s La
Traviata. Movies, music, booze—there’s even an old-timey
cigarette girl selling candy! AH
Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th, 9 pm, $15-17, see operatheateroregon.com for all
dates & times
Is there anything better in this
world than the unstoppable force of Nightmares on Wax? The
ever-evolving George Evelyn has played a vital role in everything from
early ’90s techno to assisting hiphop backpack pioneers De La Soul,
plus just about everything in between. What thumping genre will the
Nightmares throw down tonight? Only one way to find out. EAC
w/DJ Kez; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 9 pm, $15
Cult film enthusiasts rejoice! It’s the
weekend-long Supertrash Film Festival, featuring all the trash
you can possibly endure! Tonight, it’s The Blues Brothers at
6:30 pm, followed by the weekly Battlestar Galactica screening
at 10 pm, which is then followed by the Tarantino-penned classic
True Romance at 11:15 pm! WSH
Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne, click here for film times [ADD
LINK], Fri-Sun, $3/movie, $8/weekend pass
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Music videos of yore inspired living room dance
parties, but then MTV screwed everything up with “reality” television.
Now the music video dance party is back in full force at Eye Candy
AssShake, where you can bounce to their collection of over 3,000
ass-shaking videos. PAC
w/VJ Norto, the Phantom Hillbilly; Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th, 9
pm, $5
Local duo Talkdemonic layers drums and gypsy viola
over programmed electronica. Backing their latest, Eyes at Half
Mast, they’ll be crafting dark, textured sounds in a live show
experience like none other. MV
w/Ah Holly Fam’ly, Nurses; Doug Fir 830 E Burnside, 9 pm,
$12
Who is Mumiy Troll (pronounced
“Moo-me Troll”)? Oh, only the most hugest rock band in Russia! What do
they sound like? Weeeeellll… terrible. BUT! That doesn’t stop them
from being an infectiously hilarious mash-up between traditional
Russian folk music and Cheap Trick. It’ll be fun. WSH
w/the Gentry; Berbati’s Pan, 10 SW 3rd, 9 pm, $20-25
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Ghosts and children are common horror-genre
fodder, but author Henry James had the schtick down way before The
Ring ever hit theaters. His classic gothic tale The Turn of the
Screw has even been adapted into a tense opera, and now the Portland
Opera takes a stab at the dark story. PAC
Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay, 2 pm, $39-162, see portlandopera.org for other dates &
showtimes
To trivia fiends all over town, ShanRock needs
no introduction. Five nights out of the week she holds court at various
bars, and tonight she celebrates her fourth anniversary of doing so at
the annual “Clash of the Trivia Titans.” Time to see how you stack up.
MS
The Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd, 5 pm, $4 entry fee per
person
I know this sounds ridiculous, but I will
knife-fight anyone who says differently: Ghostbusters might very well be one of the best movies ever made. EH
Fifth Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall, Fri-Sat 7 & 9 pm, Sun 3 pm,
$3
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9
What’s better than Grey Gardens, the 1975
documentary about the everyday life of the Beales, a mother and
daughter (and relatives of Jackie O) living in almost total isolation
inside a dilapidated mansion in East Hampton? Watching it while
enjoying any one of the sinfully good treats available at Pix! MV
Pix Patisserie, 3901 N Williams, 8:30 pm, FREE
That goofy cover of “Gin and Juice”
notwithstanding, the Gourds have an extensive repertoire that stretches
through many years and just as many styles. Their raucous hoedowns are
both twangy and punky, touching on bluegrass, Cajun, folk, and
blues—you name it, they’ll play it. NL
w/Patrick Sweany; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $15
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Jonah Lehrer wrote the bestseller Proust Was
a Neuroscientist, which found connections between scientific and
artistic innovations. Now he’s back with a new book, How We
Decide, which explores the science of why we do the things we do.
AH
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 7:30 pm, FREE
Three seconds into a Yo! Majesty song, and these
two lesbian rappers will grab your ass and slap it on the dance floor!
Hilarious and infectious songs like “Kryptonite Pussy,” “Club Action,”
and “Fucked Up” tell you exactly what these ladies are down for, so get
your back up off the wall and find out why Yo! Majesty made
NME‘s list of “Top 25 Most Exciting Bands in America.” WSH
w/Natalie Stewart, Boy Eats Drum Machine; Berbati’s Pan, 10 SW
3rd, 9 pm, $10-13
Drop the Lime is NYC’s DJ Luca Venezia,
and he is beloved for not only the jams, but the way he croons over the
jams. His tour schedule looks like a listing from the international
departures terminal, so catch him while you can. LS
w/DJ Beyonda, Hoop Dreams; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 9 pm,
$7
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Although their upbringings were worlds
apart—Juana Molina is the product of a global childhood spent in
Argentina and Paris, while Laura Gibson is the single greatest export
of rural Oregon—these two immensely talented singer/songwriters
share a few common traits. Their songs are both stark and intimate,
damaged and beautiful; don’t you dare miss this. EAC
Lola’s Room, 1332 W Burnside, 8 pm, $20
There’s really a basketball team from
Oklahoma City? For reals? Sadly, there is, and tonight the former
Seattle SuperSonics make their Portland debut as the OKC Thunder. With
a lineup similar to what the Blazers had a few years back—all
young talent, but few wins to show for it—this will be the first
time former number one pick Greg Oden hosts former number two pick
Kevin Durant. EAC
Rose Garden, 1 Center Court, 7 pm, $10 & up
The Oregon Council for the Humanities
invites you to get drunk with former National Endowment for the Arts
Chairman John Frohnmayer, who will lead a discussion tonight on
“corporate citizenship and how it jeopardizes democracy” at tonight’s
OCH-sponsored Think and Drink. AH
Rontoms, 600 E Burnside, 6:30 pm, FREE