All dressed up and no place to go?
Thursday, Nov. 21
PSU Symphony Orchestra
PSU
Lincoln Recital Hall, Room 75, 503-725-3105
Noon
FREE
All ages
Led by conductor Keith Clark, this will be a wonderful (and free!) way to relax this afternoon.
Add N to X, Soviet, Cobra High
Berbati’s Pan
231 S.W. Ankeny, 503-248-4579
8:30 p.m.
$10 advance general ad.
21+
Vintage synthesizer technology meets (what else?) pop. Think Stereolab and enjoy.
Lali Puna, Opiate, Styrofoam
The Blackbird
3728 N.E. Sandy, 503-282-9949
Evening
Cover
21+
Thomas Knak (Opiate) helped write and produce Bjork’s Vespertine album, and Styrofoam is non-biodegradable.
Friday, Nov. 22
Benefit for Susi Rourke
PSU
Shattuck Hall, Room 212
6 p.m.
$5-$20 suggested donation
All ages
21+ Alcohol available
Miss Rourke was a mentor for the UNST program here at PSU. She has been diagnosed with cancer and needs the help of her community. Silent auction, reggae band, DJ, raffles, fun for all.
Mark O’Connor Trio
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 S.W. Broadway, 503-796-9293
7:30 p.m.
$31.50-$77.50 general ad.
All ages
This is a tribute to Stephane Grappelli, jazz violinist whose “dizzying technical proficiency changed the face of jazz forever.” Sounds good, doesn’t it?
Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Roseland Theatre
8 N.W. Sixth, 503-224-2038
9 p.m.
$15.50 general ad.
21+
Join the Swedish revolution! They used to open for Oasis, but you’ll be sure to understand them better than the mumbling Gallagher brothers. I guarantee it.
Brenda Weiler
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd, 503-248-0163
7 p.m.
FREE
All ages
Performing live, Weiler plays folk music less stripped-down acoustic and more intimate electric. Does that make any sense to you? If so, you should see her.
Saturday, Nov. 23
Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 S.W. Broadway, 503-796-9293
Through Nov. 25
7:30 p.m.
$18.50-$77.50 general ad.
All ages
Good ol’ Sergei Rachmaninoff, that symphonic devil. This is practical conductor James DePriest’s signature piece.
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Big Wig, Slick Shoes
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside, 503-225-0047
7 p.m.
$15 advance general ad.
All ages
Put on that zoot suit, run a comb through that curly black hair, and then go get down at the Crystal.
Immolation, Vader, Berzerker, Origin
The Meow Meow
527 S.E. Pine, 503-230-2111
8 p.m.
$13.50 advance general ad.
All ages
An all-ages death metal show. This is exactly what you’ve been waiting for!
Tommy Womack
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd, 503-248-0163
5 p.m.
FREE
All ages
Playing alternative country, Womack is a bit quirky with albums like Circus Town, his most recent. All the way from Nashville, just for you.
Satyricon
125 S.W. Sixth, 503-243-2380
9:30 p.m.
$8 advance general ad.
21+
Pretty Girls is not Bikini Kill or Sleater-Kinney. Maybe a little like Fugazi, but that’s all you’re getting from me as far as comparisons go.
Porcupine Tree, Fingertight
Dante’s
1 S.W. Third, 503-226-6630
9:30 p.m.
$10 advance general ad.
21+
Tuesday, Nov. 26
Master class with Prazak Quartet
PSU
Lincoln Recital Hall, Room 75, 503-725-3105
Noon
FREE
All ages
A chance to catch the group for free, before they put on a show at 8 p.m. in Lincoln for $13.50-$27. They are straight from Prague.
Rubberneck
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd, 503-248-0163
6 p.m.
FREE
All ages
Think Idia Arie and D’Angelo. Rubberneck’s Richardo Ojeda says, “If you listen to the new soul and funk, you’ll find our muse. We just come at it with an old-school approach.”
Wednesday, Nov. 27
PRAXIS Lecture Series
PSU
Shattuck Hall, Room 212, 503-725-3105
1 p.m.
FREE
All ages
If your into building and architecture at all, then this is the place to be. So check it out and something educational with your time!
