All dressed up and no place to go?
Thursday, April 24“Echoes”
Newmark Theatre
1300 N.W. Northrup
503-229-0627
Through April 26
8 p.m.
Cover
All ages
www.bodyvox.com
BodyVox presents some extraordinary dancing, including pieces from “Carmina Burana,” “Zapped!” and a new work by artistic directors Hampton and Roland.
Last Thursday Art Walk
S.E. 28th and Stark
6-11 p.m.
FREE
All ages
Stop in at The Goodfoot Lounge, Leslie Painted Glass, the Schultz Studio, Bonfire, Stark St. Studios, Mojo’s, Navarre, Beulahland and the Green Awning Studio to see all the art that wasn’t at First Thursday. It’s time to let S.E. compete with N.W.’s pretentiousness.
Supersuckers, Zeke (Reunion Show), Bast
Berbati’s PAN
231 S.W. Ankeny
503-248-4579
8:30 p.m.
$12 general ad.
21+
www.thrasherpresents.com
Even though Supersuckers describe their band as “literally a human cartoon,” thereby irritating me by using “literally” wrong, I’ll give them another chance. You should, too.
Friday, April 25
Third Annual International Labor Film Festival
PCC, Terrell Hall
705 N. Killingsworth
1-877-221-7033
Through May 1
7 p.m.
$5 recommended donation
www.jwjpdx.com
Put on by Jobs With Justice, a campaign for workers’ rights, Friday’s installment features the films “Strange Fruit,” “Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union,” “Northeast Passage” and “Thangata.” Support workers of all types.
Saturday, April 26
MC Paul Barman, Jessy Moss, Buttery Lords
Nocturnal
1800 E. Burnside
503-239-5900
8 p.m.
$10 general ad.
All ages
www.thrasherpresents.com
!!! Paul Barman! Oh my god! And the Buttery Lords, well, you’ve got to see these guys to believe them. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better coupling this month. *Highly Recommended*
Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad
Roseland Theater
8 N.W. Sixth
503-224-2038
9 p.m.
$15 general ad.
www.doubletee.com
Oh, man. Well, the Lads must have quite a sense of humor, considering that they all look to be well past 30-years-old and one is even balding, though his hair is long enough to do a combover worthy of your dad’s insurance salesman.
Sons of Champlin with Doctorfunk, Opie
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd
503-248-0163
1 p.m., 5 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
The Sons date back to San Francisco in the 1960s, and Opie, well, Opie plays self-released power pop, thanking CCR and Weezer for being major influences.
“A Motorbike Odyssey”
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 S.W. Broadway
503-796-9293
Through April 28
7:30 p.m.
$16-$72 general ad.
All ages
www.pcpa.com
This concert will feature Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major and Swedish composer Jan Sandstrom’s “A Motorbike Odyssey,” which you’ll have to hear to really understand fully.
Sunday, April 27
Colin Blades
Roseland Grill
8 N.W. Sixth
503-224-2038
8 p.m.
$8 advance general ad.
21+
www.doubletee.com
Are you happy that N*Sync is no longer in vogue, but miss looking at hot manflesh? Blades is 20-years-old, he writes his own songs and there are no similarly dressed guys singing with him. And yes, he’s hot as hell. With a nose ring. Mmm.
Anandi, Retta & The Smart Fellas
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd
503-248-0163
1 p.m., 5 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
Have you had enough of Music Millennium yet? Hey, it’s free, and that’s hard to come by these days. Go see Retta’s country show, and maybe dance a little.
The Trouble With Sweeney
The Blackbird
3728 N.E. Sandy
503-282-9949
10 p.m.
$5 general ad.
21+
www.theblackbird.org
With an album titled I Know You Destroy, you should expect a bit of destruction yourself. But sometimes that’s just what you need.
Wednesday, April 30
Opeth, Lacuna Coil
Roseland Theater
8 N.W. Sixth
503-224-2038
8 p.m.
$15 general ad.
All ages
www.doubletee.com
Had enough of hot blond chicks? How about hot brunette ones? Well, here’s one, and she’s set off perfectly by the far-from-hot guys backing her up.
PSU
Lincoln Performance Hall
503-725-3011
7 p.m.
FREE for students
$3 general ad.
All ages
www.fpa.pdx.edu
Did you think I’d end this calendar without a single nod to PSU’s own music department? When was the last time you got to see opera for free, huh? Show your girlfriend you’ve got some class; take her to the opera. (Just don’t tell her it’s only a dress rehearsal.)
-J. Nikole Degan
