It's the last weekend before Thanksgiving. The last weekend you can HUMP! to your heart's content. But every ending is a new beginning, and this weekend offers opportunities to enjoy amazing comedy, very loud music, loving tributes, and even a "creekening!" Hit the links below and plan your weekend accordingly


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Friday, Nov 22

HUMP!
The thing about attending HUMP!, a film festival featuring 20-odd diverse, genre-bending five-minute pornos, is that it’s way less awkward than you might expect. It turns out that when you remove the taboos around sexuality—and instead choose to celebrate the myriad ways people are turned on and get off—watching porn in a theater full of people isn’t just bearable; it’s downright delightful. This is HUMP!’s last weekend in Portland for 2019, so grab your horniest friends and enjoy. (Nov 22-23, Fri 6:30 pm & 9 pm, Sat 5:30 pm, 8 pm, & 10:30 pm, Revolution Hall, $25) BLAIR STENVICK

Nicole Byer
Every week I listen to the podcast Why Won’t You Date Me? where Nicole Byer interviews guests (usually comedians) about their relationship(s) and regales everyone with sexy, hilarious stories from her life. Byer’s stand-up takes a similar shape: even more fabulous stories! It’s wonderful, even if it isn’t relatable. I mean, no flight attendant has ever given me nine airplane vodkas so I could rewatch Back to the Future and enjoy it on a whole new level. But I am also nowhere near as glamorous and adventurous as Nicole Byer. (Fri-Sat Nov 22-23, 7:30 pm & 10 pm, Helium Comedy Club, $17-33) SUZETTE SMITH

A$AP Ferg, Murda Beatz, MadinTYO
While his buddy A$AP Rocky deals with all manner of legal troubles and gobbles down psychedelic drugs, A$AP Ferg has a grounding force within the scattershot collective known as A$AP Mob. His solo work—particularly his bruising 2013 album Trap Lord and the recently released EP Floor Seats—has held true to the core structures of modern hip-hop. The beats are trap at its most sinuous and cavernous, calling back to the dusky boom of the RZA or DJ Muggs’ best. Ferg provides the ballast throughout, with no-nonsense bragging, plainspoken metaphors, and cornball humor (“Gorgeous comma, pretty much about to fuck your mama/Kinda runnin' late for this meetin' with Obama”). (Fri Nov 22, 8 pm, Roseland, $35, all ages) ROBERT HAM

Finehouse: A Tribute to Amy Winehouse
When English singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse passed away in 2011, the world lost one of the most iconic voices that would inspire a generation of modern soul singers. This two-day tribute to the star pays homage to “the lush and vibrant sounds of [Winehouse’s] classic final album Back to Black, plus a selection of hits from Frank and Lioness.” Come celebrate Winehouse’s legacy by hearing some of the locally based artists she inspired. Portland soul/jazz/hip-hop band Adebisi kicks off night one, while POPgoji is the headliner for night two. (Fri-Sat Nov 22-23, 8 pm, Alberta Rose Theatre, $18) JENNI MOORE

Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Shannon & the Clams
Has the Black Keys’ time passed? As of this writing, there are still hundreds of tickets still available for the alt-rock duo’s performance at the Moda Center. That’s in spite of a fairly great lineup that includes opening sets from sea shanty indie stalwarts Modest Mouse and the whip-smart garage joy of Shannon and the Clams. What gives? Has the bullheaded decision to name their latest album Let’s Rock backfired? Or did that happen because the duo sounds like they want to keep their slippery hold on their audience of soccer moms and dads in cheap pork pie hats with a more smoothed out, music-the-whole-office-can-agree-on sound? (Fri Nov 22, 7 pm, Moda Center, $36.50 & Up) ROBERT HAM

Lusine, Survival Skills
It took Seattle-based electronic producer Jeff McIlwain a while to find his proper name and his proper sound. When he started out, as either L’usine or Lusine ICL, he worked in modes of glinty electro and swooping downtempo, respectively. But since choosing the simple and clean moniker Lusine, McIlwain has gone for a poppier approach, working sensual vocals into techno that bursts and fans out with colorful smears. On his current tour in support of his most recent EP Retrace, he’ll be joined by drummer Trent Moorman who will add even more bite and groove to McIlwain’s already tightly wound compositions. (Fri Nov 22, 9 pm, Jack London Revue, $12-15) ROBERT HAM

Miss Rayon, Black Ferns, Stanford Prism Experiment
The cover to Miss Rayon’s latest EP is emblazoned with the terrifying image of the Denver International Airport's 32-foot-tall, demon-eyed horse sculpture Blue Mustang—a towering, horrific, and almost certainly sentient abomination that, it should be noted, killed its creator when it fell on him. Perhaps more importantly, the EP’s called Part Time Punks, a title that seems more than apt; with six songs that fit into a brisk 20 minutes, Miss Rayon blurs the line between sludgy post-punk and brighter indie pop. While 2018’s Eclipse offered a slicker, catchier, more layered sound, both point to a group that knows how to explore surging soundscapes with just enough restraint. Miss Rayon will be supported by Black Ferns and Stanford Prism Experiment, and, as with all evenings at the Fixin’ To, there will be the option to order vegan Frito Pie, humankind’s mightiest culinary achievement. (Fri Nov 22, 9 pm, The Fixin' To, $8) ERIK HENRIKSEN

Summer Cannibals, Hermigervill & Berndsen (DJ Set)
Portland's newest hotel/bar/venue celebrates its grand opening in style with a weekend celebration that kicks off tonight with help from beloved Portland rockers Summer Cannibals and a special collaborative DJ set from Icelandic artists Hermigervill and Berndsen. (Fri Nov 22, 8 pm, KEX, free, all ages)

Help, Bad Shadows, Bombay Beach
Turn! Turn! Turn! presents a Friday-night bill of Portland noise-punk and garage rock, with newly-minted supergroup Help leading the charge. (Fri Nov 22, 8 pm, Turn! Turn! Turn!, $7)

Bocha, KayelaJ
Rising Portland rappers Bocha and KayelaJ head up a free, all-ages show at Holocene in conjunction with the Willamette Week Give!Guide, with ASL interpreters, automated captioning, and projected audiovisuals on-site to make the event accessible for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, plus raffle prizes from the likes of Hood River Hotel, Patagonia Portland, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Chamber Music Northwest, LOOPTWORKS, and Tillamook Creamery. (Fri Nov 22, 6 pm, Holocene, free, all ages)


Saturday, Nov 23

Black Midi, Ami Dang
The emergence of a band like black midi felt like an inevitability; a dizzying reaction to an over-informed age that has sent scores of music fans scrabbling around the internet for every last scrap of recorded sound available. This UK quartet is simply regurgitating the chunks that they’ve absorbed through their young lives: reggae, jazz, post-punk, hip-hop, and progressive rock. Their debut album Schlagenheim is the result and it will fuck up your brain but good. (Sat Nov 23, 9 pm, Doug Fir, $13-15) ROBERT HAM

Federale, Roselit Bone, Shea Roberts
Portland's own Federale carries the torch of Ennio Morricone high, with a swarming, psychedelic, orchestral sound that'll splatter spaghetti sauce all over your cowboy boots. (Sat Nov 23, 9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $14-16) NED LANNAMANN

King Black Acid's The Rainbow Lodge, The Secret Light, Mink Shoals
Psych-rock isn't just for melting heads—it's also for feeding the needy, at least that's how King Black Acid sees it, since they put on this annual fundraiser for the Oregon Food Bank without fail, and this year the Rainbow Lodge is joined by The Secret Light and Mink Shoals. (Sat Nov 23, 8 pm, Twilight Cafe & Bar)

Matt Fraction, Chelsea Cain, David Walker
Arguably the best writer working in the world of comics right now, Matt Fraction is poised to raise his profile even further with the forthcoming release of November, a series of graphic novellas that follow the soon-to-collide paths of a trio of young women circling warily around a network of criminal activity and the ghostly figure that may be pulling everyone’s strings. Fraction will chat about this and his amazing back catalog of work (Sex Criminals, Hawkeye, Jimmy Olsen) with fellow scribes David Walker and Chelsea Cain. (Sat Nov 23, 2 pm, Powell's City of Books, free) ROBERT HAM

Native American Marketplace & Family Day
Did you know Portland occupies land that belonged to the Chinook, Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Tualatin Kalapuya, and Mollala tribes? This Thanksgiving give thanks to and support the works of Native American tribal members at this family fun day filled with vendors, crafts, free roller skating and swim, and an Indian taco fundraiser supporting the incredible Delta Park Pow Wow. (Sat Nov 23, 10 am, Mt. Scott Community Center, free, all ages) EMILLY PRADO

Eve 6, Somme, Dead Americans
The Southern California alternative rock band who brought you radio pop gems like "Inside Out" and "Here's to the Night" return to Dante's for the Portland stop on a quick November jaunt. (Sat Nov 23, 9 pm, Dante's, $30)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Christmas Eve & Other Stories
When I was a kid, there were so many things to look forward to this time of year, like sweater weather, the indomitable Christmas spirit (i.e., presents), and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Those incredibly dramatic commercials promoting the TSO’s early CDs featured a very earnest group of rock symphonists detonating popular Christmas themes into a fountain of musical operatics and cascading guitar duels that remain a brain tattoo of prepubescent holiday excess to this day. Replayed ad nauseam during my afternoon cartoon cavalcade, I would sit on the couch, stunned by the flamboyant execution of these intimately familiar pieces that were so conceptually exotic, I thought they were actually from Russia! Like a mulleted Mozart on cocaine, the TSO spectacle blurs the line between hysterics and histrionics by combining prog-worthy shredding, classical arrangements, and arena rock grandiosity that gloriously glistens like 100 newborn baby Jesuses. (Sat Nov 23, 3:30 pm & 8 pm, Moda Center, $46.50-76) CHRIS SUTTON

Boink! Wild Powwers, Prism Tats
Come get rowdy with local experimental rock and art-punk outfit Boink! when they link up with Seattle's Wild Powwers and L.A.'s Prism Tats for an intimate show at Turn! Turn! Turn! (Sat Nov 23, 8 pm, Turn! Turn! Turn!, $8)

Christina P.
The Canadian-American stand-up known for the 2017 Netflix special Mother Inferior and for co-hosting the Your Mom's House podcast alongside her husband Tom Segura brings the "Ride or Die" Tour to the Aladdin Theater stage. (Sat Nov 23, 7 pm, Aladdin Theater, $25)

The Maine, Twin XL
The Tempe-based quintet brings "The Mirror" Tour to the Wonder Ballroom stage, promising a career-spanning setlist and an immersive audio/visual experience unlike anything the band has done before. (Sat Nov 23, 7:15 pm, Wonder Ballroom, $25-28, all ages)


Sunday, Nov 24

Tasha, Madison McFerrin
Chicago-hailing pop and R&B artist Tasha hits the Doug Fir stage in support of her debut album, Alone at Last. Tonight she splits a co-headline show with Madison McFerrin, a rising Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter known for her unique blend of soulful acapella music. (Sun Nov 24, 9 pm, Doug Fir, $12-14)

The Creekening: Schitt's Creek Quizzery
Oh. My. God. Put on some of your finest artisan lotions, select only the most proper of properly chosen hairpieces from the wall o' wigs, the most fashionable of black sweaters, the most flowing of black pants, and show off your trivia supremacy at ShanRock's pub quiz dedicated solely to the Canadian sit-com glory of Schitt's Creek, a show that is miles sweeter and more life-giving than a show named Schitt's Creek has any right to be. (Sun Nov 24, 6 pm, The Spare Room, free)

Recovery at the Red Drag Brunch
Katya Bane’s Recovery takes full advantage of the Radisson RED’s floor-to-ceiling windows to bring you entertainment from Portland’s finest queens in a unique setting, and pair it with tasty food, cheap drinks, and a balcony overlooking the city. (Sun Nov 24, 11:30 am & 1 pm, Radisson RED, $5 reservation)

Sibelius' The Tempest
Conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony link up with acclaimed stage director Mary Birnbaum to bring Portland audiences a live dramatic production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest complete with a score from Finland’s national hero, Jean Sibelius. (Sun-Mon Nov 23-24, 7:30 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, $24 & Up)

#SeePurple Fashion Show
Over 40 local designers and artists come together to drench the Jupiter NEXT in the most regal of colors and wow attendees with fashionable and visual delights, all to help support the Children's Cancer Association. (Sun Nov 24, 1 pm, Jupiter NEXT, $40-75)

Bluesmania: A Benefit for Steve Pringle
The Portland blues community gathers together to pay tribute to longtime radio personality and Waterfront Blues Festival staple Steve Pringle, who passed earlier this month after a battle with Solitary Fibrous Sarcoma. Performers include Norman Sylvester, Rose City Kings, Lloyd Jones, Karen Lovely, Lisa Mann, Alan Hager, Terry Robb, Too Slim, and many more. (Sun Nov 24, 4 pm, Roseland, $25)

Rexx Life Raj, Jakob Campbell
Bay Area rapper and producer Rexx Life Raj brings his playful and heartfelt blend of hip-hop to the stage at Holocene for the Portland stop on a tour supporting his latest release, Somewhere Out There, the third installment of his Father Figure album series. Rising Denver-based rapper Jakob Campbell rounds out the bill. (Sun Nov 24, 8 pm, Holocene, $12-15)

Don't forget to check out our Things To Do calendar for even more things to do!