Joe Biden
Diamond Joe, America's favorite uncle, ice-cream aficionado and former Vice-President, Joe Biden visits Portland as part of his American Promise tour, promoting his memoir Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose. Biden will talk about his book and stories in the book, and he's guaranteed to go off script at least once, and if you know anything about recent political history, you definitely want to be in the room where that happens.
7:30 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, $35-325


Earthquake Hurricane: 3 Year Anniversary
Even after more than a few changes to both the personnel and the location, Earthquake Hurricane is still here, strong as ever, dedicated to showcasing quality local comedy week after week. Tonight's birthday celebration is designed to spotlight the four hosts, with extended sets from Alex Falcone, Katie Nguyen, Anthony Lopez, and Mohanad Elshieky, with Phil Schallberger taking over hosting duties.
8 pm, Ford Food & Drink, $5

Gift of Gab, Randal Wyatt
The aptly-named emcee best known for being one half of the legendary hip-hop duo Blackalicious and a founding member of the Bay Area-based collective Quannum Projects returns to the Star Theater stage.
9 pm, Star Theater, $15

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Let’s talk about Sam Rockwell for a minute. There’s a lot of other talent in the awkwardly, memorably titled Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Frances McDormand is predictably, fiercely awesome; Woody Harrelson demonstrates unexpected nuance; and writer/director Martin McDonagh takes his patented mixture of profanity and profundity to new levels. But I’d argue that Three Billboards is Rockwell’s movie. He takes a character who at first seems to be little more than a cartoon of a bumbling, racist cop, and transforms him into the moral center of a powerfully moral film.
Various Theaters, see Movie Times for showtimes and locations.

Tennis
Tennis crooner Alaina Moore sings with a pretty, detached purity that is fully explained by the fact that she honed her skills while singing in a church choir. Moore’s voice is paired with the duo’s fondness for ’70s imagery and lyrics that detail vague, despondent love affairs, creating eerie pop-rock that feels both quaint and melodramatic. Tennis’ songs could soundtrack a slow dance in a high school gym, or salacious suburban adultery. The band’s gauze-draped yacht rock hasn’t evolved much since its 2011 debut, Cape Dory, but they fill the niche well, fully committing to an aesthetic and sound that is edgeless but appealing. EMMA BURKE
8 pm, Wonder Ballroom, $15-18, all ages

The Fur Coats, Cat Hoch, Melt
Portland's Fur Coats float on today's wave of psychedelia from a soul-pop perspective. Their 2015 EP, Desperate, is a slow, backbeat-driven saunter through surf-lounge burners. JENI WREN STOTTRUP
8 pm, The Know

Chris Isaak
The world-renowned rocker, crooner and actor known for his hit song, "Wicked Game," as well as his role in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me returns to Portland for a stop on his 2017 Holiday Tour.
8 pm, Revolution hall, $59.50-89.50

Pop + Puppetry 5
As the brilliant Jim Henson taught us time and time again, puppets and music go together like felt and googly eyes. The folks at puppet production company Beady Little Eyes and a fine cadre of local bands—SynCity, Gold Casio, and Skull Diver—take this lesson to the stage with the fifth annual Pop + Puppetry night of creatures and innovative pop music. COURTNEY FERGUSON
8 pm, Holocene, $8-10

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