THURSDAY, APRIL 16
It’s easy to fall in love with Holcombe Waller
and his sweet, heartbreaking music. Sounding a bit like Kenny Loggins
if movie soundtracks hadn’t seduced him, Waller is sure to turn
Mississippi Studios into a perfect dreamland tonight. Bring your
pillow. PAC
w/Gabriel Kahane; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 8 pm,
$15
What do you get when you distribute cameras to
Portland’s sex workers? A photo exhibit revealing the
behind-the-curtain lives and perspectives of an often unseen part of
Portland’s population. There’ll be music and food at the show’s
family-friendly opening. SM
Food for Thought Café at PSU’s Smith Memorial Union, 1825
SW Broadway, Room #026, 7 pm, FREE
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
While the always great Stumptown Comics Fest
kicks off tomorrow, get a head start on the funnybook-lovin’ action
with Guapo Comics & Coffee’s Comic Party—which’ll feature
comics readings, the debuts of a bunch of new indie comic books, an art
show, and free beer from MacTarnahan’s! EH
Guapo Comics & Coffee, 6350 SE Foster, 7-11 pm, FREE; see Feature for more info
Greg Kinnear can suck it, because as far as
I am concerned The Soup has only one host: the incredibly funny
Joel McHale. His cynical and witty recaps of talk television and
Hollywood gossip are the lone highlight of the scummy E! network. (A
private note to Mr. McHale: Please bring Spaghetti Cat with you.)
EAC
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 8 pm, $38.50-41.50,
all ages
Last year’s Filmed by Bike Festival was so
popular they turned away more than 300 at the door. This year
organizers have shut down the street for an outdoor block party, with a
beer garden, entertainment, and a raffle. If this thing gets any
bigger, next year organizers will have to block off the entire
Eastside. MV
Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton, 6 pm, $8-15 cash, 21+
(street party is free and all ages)
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
For the
uninitiated, Xanadu is the Citizen Kane of roller
disco movies. Join Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and ELO in their
amazingly cheesy attempts to revive a roller disco rink—PLUS!
Tonight’s screening features a dance party AND an ’80s
costume contest. Don’t half-ass it: Olivia deserves your best attempt.
WSH
w/Disk Jockey Full of Bourbon; Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne,
9 pm, $5, 21+
What has the annual Record Store Day ever done
for you? To start, there’s a ton of unique goodies for sale especially
for today, including special split 7-inches. Plus, Loch Lomond and the
Shaky Hands perform afternoon sets at Jackpot Records. AND Mayor Sam
Adams plays DJ (alongside the Mercury‘s Ned Lannamann) at the
free party tonight. Solid! AS
The Shaky Hands at 2 pm, Loch Lomond at 3 pm, Jackpot Records, 203
SW 9th, FREE, all ages; “Record Store Day into Night” DJ event, The
Cleaners at the Ace Hotel, 403 SW 10th, 9 pm-2 am, FREE, 21+
SUNDAY, APRIL 19
The basis for the film Frost/Nixon pits second-rate journalist David Frost against a cagey Richard Nixon,
as Frost tries to corner the disgraced president into taking
responsibility for Watergate. Tickets are spendy for Portland Center
Stage’s production, but if you bring in a piece of campaign propaganda,
you can score a ticket for only $25. AH
Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 NW 11th, runs Tues-Sun 7:30 pm,
Sun 2 pm, see pcs.org for showtimes &
ticket prices
The good news? You play a mean pinball.
The bad? You’re deaf, dumb, and blind. Even worse? You’re a figment of
Pete Townshend’s imagination. It’s tough—good thing the folks at
Ground Kontrol are hosting their First Annual Pinbrawl Tournament. So
come on down and find yourself. AS
Ground Kontrol, 511 NW Couch, registration 1 pm, tournament 2 pm,
$10 (free to watch), 21+
MONDAY, APRIL 20
4/20 is the perfect day to celebrate the
beginnings of psychedelic rock. The sixth annual Jackpot Records Film
Festival kicks off with Dirt Road to Psychedelia, and you can
catch four more free nights of music films all this week, including the
pilot of Graffiti Rock and a TV Carnage festival
exclusive. KP
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, 7 pm, FREE, see Film for more info
I’m not sure how they pull it off, but
Noah and the Whale’s gentle pop is cuddly, heartwarming, and uplifting,
all without even the slightest taint of Hallmark-card treacle. If
you’re feeling jaded or downbeat, climb aboard this ark—this show
will cure what ails you. NL
w/Ferraby Lionheart, Anni Rossi; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm,
$10-12
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
Urban Edibles are reclaiming Portland’s
sidewalks and vacant lots, mapping tasty plants found in our own
backyards and tearing up weeds for guerrilla gardens. Tonight the group
releases a handmade guidebook to Rose City flora, offering the zine
along with delicious scavenged snacks. SM
Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak, 7-9 pm, FREE
Atlanta metallers Mastodon are the
greatest metal band in the world right now. But you already knew this,
since tonight’s heavy, bruising show is already sold out. If
you’re a ticket holder, count yourself lucky—these guys will
never play a room this small again. NL
w/Kylesa, Intronaut; Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 SE 39th, 8 pm, $20,
all ages
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
Portland’s Grindhouse Film Festival
teams up with the folks from Austin, Texas’ revered Alamo Drafthouse
Cinema to put on Cinemapocalypse—an epic festival of low-budget
exploitation goodness! Tonight, face off with Trailer War, a
head-to-head competition of who can show the best 35mm grindhouse
trailers, and Thursday, April 23, check out the Hicksploitation
Double Feature! EH
Trailer War at Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, 9:30 pm, $8, see Film for more info
Back Fence PDX is like reality TV for the
literary set, inviting local personalities to tell true, unrehearsed
stories on a given theme. Tonight’s brave speakers include 94.7’s Tara
Dublin, and poet/emcee Mic Crenshaw, dishing on the theme “fish out of
water.” AH
Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, 7:30 pm, $10-12