Gang of Youths, The Philistines Jr.
For American audiences, Gang of Youths appeared to arrive fully formed, like Athena from the skull of Zeus. Of course, the group has gradually built up a huge following in their native Australia over the years, but their second album, the 77-minute ragged-glory epic Go Farther in Lightness, is a marvelous introduction to their sound, a grandiose and thrilling record in which fans of Bruce Springsteen and the Killers will find much to obsess over. NED LANNAMANN
9 pm, Doug Fir, $12
Bon Iver
Wisconsin singer/songwriter Justin Vernon brings this latest iteration of his shapeshifting folktronica outfit to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to kick off a long-overdue North American tour supporting his 2016 full-length, 22, A Million
7 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, $45.50-100, all ages
Jay Farrar, Johnny Irion
Jay Farrar is an old soul. He has been since at least 1992, when he stripped most of the punk power and fury from his band Uncle Tupelo and recorded an album of prewar traditionals and acoustic originals called March 16-20, 1992. Listening to the guy sing is like opening an old leather book. The appeal never wears off, no matter how many times you do it. BEN SALMON
8 pm, Alberta Rose Theatre, $24-28
Total Recall
Once Blade Runner broke the seal in 1982, Hollywood never stopped raiding the works of Philip K. Dick. It’s almost impossible to avoid his influence in the 21st century, with his name badged on multiple TV shows, high-concept films—hell, they even got around to making a Blade Runner sequel! One of the most successful Dick adaptations, 1990’s Total Recall is also one of the most unfaithful, directed by the guy who made RoboCop and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a man who, on the page, is an unassuming, nebbish tourist who might really be an interplanetary spy. A faint whiff of the paranoia Dick is known for still lingers in the atmosphere, but it’s drowned out by gleeful gunfire and the parade of one-liners Arnie, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside are spitting. Thoughtful, considered sci-fi has no home on this planet—Paul Verhoeven’s Mars is a comic book funhouse designed to make your eyes pop out and that’s it. BOBBY ROBERTS
9:15 pm, Academy Theater, $3-4
The Wonder Years, Tigers Jaw, Worriers
The Lansdale, Pennsylvania-hailing pop punk outfit return to Portland for an all-ages show at the the Wonder supporting their latest album, Sister Cities. Like-minded East Coast bands Tigers Jaw and Worriers provide support.
7 pm, Wonder Ballroom, $25-28, all ages
Wait... What?
Hosts Martin Lendahls and Isaac Pendergrass present a live comedy game show filmed at Helium Comedy Club. "Wait... What?" pits four teams of Portland comics against each other in a series of challenges created to get each performer out of their comfort zones. Contestants include Susan Rice, Shane Mauss, Sam Miller, Joanie Quinn, Caitlin Weierhauser, Chris Ettrick, Amanda Arnold, and Katie Nguyen.
8 pm, Helium Comedy Club, $12
Jeff Rosenstock, Great Grandpa, Dogbreth
The prolific singer/songwriter and former Bomb the Music Industry! frontman brings his anthemic blend of punk and power pop back to Portland to headline an all-ages show at the Aladdin Theater in support of latest full-length, POST-.
8 pm, Aladdin Theater, $15, all ages
Michael Ondaatje, Mary Szybist
The bestselling author of The English Patient returns with Warlight, chronicling the lives of a small group of characters in the decade following the Second World War. Ondaatje will be joined in conversation by National Book Award-winning poet Mary Szybist, author of Incarnadine.
7:30 pm, Powell's City of Books, free
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