Thursday, October 29: PDX Pop Now! Benefit Show
“Britt Daniel of Spoon joins Viva Voce’s Kevin and Anita
Robinson and IOA (Point Juncture, WA’s Amanda Spring) in an
off-season benefit for the all-ages, all-local music festival.”
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 8 pm, $20-25, all ages
Thursday, October 29: Salon d’Merde
“Catch the new incarnation of Salon d’Merde with music (Death
by Doll, the Moonshriners), art (Miss Mona Superhero, Dame Darcy),
readings (Monica Drake, Viva Las Vegas), and more.”
The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie, 9 pm, $5
Friday, October 30: Nosferatu vs. Dracula
“Between the crap called Twilight and the crap called True
Blood, there aren’t a lot of self-respecting vampires around these
days. This weekend, respectable bloodsuckers make a comeback: F.W.
Murnau’s creepy 1922 classic Nosferatu screens tonight,
accompanied by a live original score by Mood Area 52; meanwhile,
Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
balances the ridiculous (Keanu!) with the excellent (Gary Oldman!).”
Nosferatu at Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan; Dracula
at Fifth Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall, Nosferatu on Fri at 9 pm,
$6, 21+; Dracula on Fri-Sat at 7 & 9:30 pm, Sun at 3 pm,
$3
Friday, October 30: I’ve Got Confidence
“The ladies at Back Fence PDX are at it again. This time
they’ve produced a comedy show featuring female sketch duo Eastland
Academy and auGi’s one-man show SuxyNurd. Plus free cupcakes
from Saint Cupcake and free vodka from New Deal. Funny bone, gratified.
Sweet tooth, satisfied. Insatiable desire for liquor… no
comment.”
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N
Interstate, 8 pm, $10-12
Friday, October 30: Church’s Hell House + We Got the Meat!
“New performance troupe Church (featuring drag queens of
Sissyboy) create a hell house of softcore porn and smeared lipstick,
followed by the city’s only all-male Go-Go’s tribute band.”
Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th, 8 pm, $5-7
Saturday, October 31: A Mercury Halloween!
“To you, Halloween means three things: fun, drunkenness, and
candy from strangers. That’s why you’ll be at the Doug Fir tonight for
the Mercury‘s “Best Little HORROR House in Portland!“
Local theater teams (Hand2Mouth, tEEth, Action/Adventure, and more)
will perform horrifyingly hilarious skits, along with a
pumpkin-smashing contest, a costume (stripping) contest ($500 in
prizes!), and musical entertainment from Red Fang and the Bugs.”
Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, Contests & skits at 7 pm, music at 10
pm, $8, FREE with costume!
Saturday, October 31: So Long, Starfucker!
“Starfucker is no more… in name only. Tonight’s the final
night under their old moniker, and when you wake tomorrow with their
bouncy dance pop still ringing in your ears, they’ll be known as
Pyramid. I’ll miss the cussin’ of their old name, so I’ll be
spelling it P*****d. (That just sounds so dirty.)”
Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, 9 pm, $14, all ages
Sunday, November 1: Broadcast + Atlas Sound
“I can think of no better way to work off my Halloween hangover than
to trip out with spacey, spooky British band Broadcast. Let’s
just wish all the drinking away with their new release, Broadcast
and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age.”
Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $13-15
Sunday, November 1: The Revival Tour w/Frank Turner
“Few things in this cold and dark world are as inspiring and
appealing as the acoustic workingman’s punk rock of Frank
Turner. The hyperactive Brit takes all the finest moments from
icons such as Billy Bragg and Joe Strummer and neatly condenses them
down into a hook-heavy dose of inspiring punk anthems.”
Berbati’s Pan, 10 SW 3rd, 9 pm, $13-15
Monday, November 2: John Cleese “A Final Wave at the
World”
“Help this aging British comedian (Monty Python, A Fish
Called Wanda) pay for his alimony with an evening of poorly
remembered anecdotes and gripes about his declining health.”
Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, 8 pm, $67.25
Tuesday, November 3: Uprising
“Fine. If you won’t go to the ballet, then the ballet will come to
you. For three nights, dancers from the Oregon Ballet Theatre are slumming it at Mississippi Studios, for a collaborative evening of
music and dance with local band Horse Feathers.”
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, Tue Nov 3-Thurs Nov 5, 8
pm, $15
Tuesday, November 3: Dirty Projectors
“The range of references informing Dirty Projectors is
indicated by the fact that they have both covered Black Flag and
collaborated with David Byrne.”
Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie, 9 pm, $15
Wednesday, November 4: Filmusik: Gamera vs. Guiron
“Filmusik—the crew that adds live music, sound effects,
and voiceovers to classic films—is going all-out with their
latest production, Filmusik: Gamera vs. Guiron!
This 1969 Japanese monster flick—in which the knife-headed Guiron
fights the giant turtle Gamera—should prove the perfect flick to
accompany the efforts of Filmusik’s crew, made up of vets from Live
Wire! and the Willamette Radio Workshop.”
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, Wed Nov 4 & 11, Fri Nov 6
& 13, 7 pm, $8-10
Wednesday, November 4: Livestock
“Watching a chef break down an animal while listening to an
author read thoughts on meat may not be everyone’s idea of a good time,
but if you’re brave and curious, Livestock could lead to revelations
about your relationship to meat.”
International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Portland, 34
NW 8th, 6 pm, $25, 827-6564 for reservations