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Tuesday Jul 5
Marissa Nadler, Muscle & Marrow, Wrekmeister Harmonies
Marissa Nadler's journey though music is as compelling as her songs. Her earliest records showed her talent as a true balladeer, delivering tragic songs that were stripped down so her lush vocals became the centerpiece. Since then Nadler's records have become even more ambitious and layered, and she remains one of the most intriguing, intelligent, and strong singer/songwriters of the past decade. This is only the beginning. MARK LORE
Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9pm, $12
Get Happy Portland
Not just your average seminar, but a two-day "immersive experience" featuring Sudarshan Kriya and meditation sessions led by a group of local happiness experts,as well as a special session with the "Guru of Joy" Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK Jr, 6:30pm, $95
B-Movie Bingo: The Stabilizer
Your monthly opportunity to literally check off a bingo card full of B-movie clichés. This month's entry: The Stabilizer, a sweaty collection of fucking weird directorial decisions by the singularly named Arizal, starring a thrift store Rambo looking to save a scientist from the clutches of druglord arch nemesis Greg Rainmaker. I don't know if "consumption of live reptiles" is going to be a square on your bingo card this month, but you should keep your pen at the ready. It's that kind of movie. BOBBY ROBERTS
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, 7:30pm, $9
Health, Phantoms, Eastghost
Full-blown and maxed out noise-rock outfit Health creates textured electronic sounds fit for a bloodbath. For the better part of a decade the LA band has gained recognition for their carefully crafted drumming and vocal patterns that bring you to the extreme edges of the emotional spectrum, going from huge cacophonies to quiet moments in just seconds. EMILY VANKOUGHNETT
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9pm, $3 w/rsvp to redbullsoundselect.com
Swing 500
Portland's swing dance community looks to swell its ranks with this invitation for all to come and kick up their heels and cut a rug or two, even if you have two left feet and can't reliably count to four. They'll help you get there.
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, 7pm, $8-10, all ages
Wednesday Jul 6
Sonic Cinema: D.A. Pennebaker Double Feature
Revered vérité master D.A. Pennebaker is coming to Portland. Don't miss this double feature of Don't Look Back, his landmark Bob Dylan documentary, and Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which captures the late, great David Bowie's final show as Ziggy Stardust. Pennebaker will be in attendance—and the next day, he'll show his latest, Unlocking the Cage, a doc about animal rights lawyer Steven Wise. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, 7pm, $12
Music on Main Street: Orquestra Pacifico Tropical
The summer-long showcase of local music begins with a big blast of Cumbia-inspired rhythm from Orquestra Pacifico Tropical.
Outside the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 5pm, free, all ages
Little Tybee, The Mondegreens, The Fourth Wall
Over the past several years, more than enough indie-folk bands have emerged from cozy practice spaces, ready to plink-plunk their way through some winsome tunes and straight into your heart... or at least an inescapable television commercial. It hardly feels like we need another in the mix. To be fair, Little Tybee isn't some Johnny Come Sprightly—the Atlanta band has been around for a while now. But this six-piece brings a little more oomph to the style than many of their contemporaries. Some of that oomph is the result of virtuosic playing (guitarist Josh Martin is one of those eye-poppingly skilled fret-tapping types), while some comes from the band's tendency to veer away from standard string-band sounds into jazz, prog, funk, and classical music. Little Tybee's new self-titled album is conspicuously catchy and consistently interesting, and that's a good thing! BEN SALMON
Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 8pm, $7-10
Revolution Comedy PDX: Stand Up for Orlando
Andie Main's politically-minded (and politically effective) stand-up showcase turns its focus towards Orlando with sets from comics Nick Sahoyah, Barbara Holm, Nariko Ott, Whitney Streed, and Susan Rice.
Kickstand Comedy Space, 315 NW Davis, 7:30pm, $10-15
Arrows in Orbit, Lindsay Clark, Spleens
Arrows in Orbit is the new project of local songwriter Hunter Paye. The dreadlocked singer and guitar player has been a longtime fixture in the Portland folk scene, first making his mark around 2005 with roots band Folkrum, then continuing on as a solo act. With Arrows in Orbit Paye has made the leap from acoustic to electric, though it’s no 1965 Dylan-at-Newport moment. Instead, the four-piece band—electric guitar, bass, drums, and synth—adds subtle dreamscape textures behind Paye, allowing his voice and lyrics to remain at the forefront. If "prog-folk" isn't yet a thing, Arrows in Orbit might have just invented it. Sharing the bill tonight is the enchanting Lindsay Clark, whose quiet, meditative ballads share much in common with fellow Nevada City, California, transplant Alela Diane. SANTI ELIJAH HOLLEY
Alberta Street Pub, 1036 NE Alberta, 9pm, $5
Copy, Wave Collector, Dylan Stark
Local producer Marius Libman, who records and performs under the stage name Copy, creates an eclectic blend of colorful electronic pop music that sounds like it's been ripped from your favorite retro video game.
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 8:30pm, $7
Mac Dre Day
It's Mac Dre day and you oughta be celebrating at this tribute show to the Bay Area hip-hop legend, with performances by J. Diggs, Rydah J Klyde, Masta X-Kid, Rob Mack, MDot80, Prince Hyph, and many more.
Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash, 9pm, $20
Other Lives, Sandy Loam
The Portland-via-Stillwater, Oklahoma indie rock band play a hometown warm-up show before heading to the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Star Theater, 13 NW 6th, 9pm, $10
Thursday Jul 7
Amy Miller
She just left—Amy Miller was the latest of Portland’s stand-out comedians to take their talents to Los Angeles. And now she’s back—and the latest recently departed comic to elect to record a comedy album with Kill Rock Stars in their old stomping grounds. Welcome her back, Portland. Miller is really fucking funny. DIRK VANDERHART
Alberta Street Pub, 1036 NE Alberta, 7:30pm, 10pm, $12
Big Thief, Luke Temple
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker and her band swing back through Portland in support of their Saddle Creek-issued debut album, Masterpiece.
Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water, 9pm, $12
Hop Valley Takeover
Hop Valley isn't just taking over all the taps at the Paydirt, but they're stretching their hoppy tendrils out to touch every other restaurant in the Zipper Building, too, with beer-centric menus and the ability to pair their dinner with a Hop Valley brew.
Paydirt, 2724 NE Pacific, 4pm
Deerhoof, Skating Polly, Savila
Who does a freaky-ass combo like Deerhoof think they are, being so downright sunny? Apparently, somewhere in between the Minutemen and Shonen Knife exists a magical, mystical place, a locale where Satomi Matsuzaki's bizarro melodies and lilting pigeon-coo roosts in the lofty upper reaches of bandmates Greg Saunier and John Dieterich's experimental beat-smart stop-start art rock.
Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark #110, 9pm, $13
Bella Culpa
A two-person slapstick showcase from A Little Bit Off, centered on a pair of Edwardian servants having a hell of a time trying to just finish out their chore list. Read our article on CoHo's Summerfest.
CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh, 7:30pm, $20
Yumi Zouma, Azul Toga, Calm Candy
Even for those of us too cynical to give ourselves over to genres that contain the words “dream” or “synth,” Yumi Zouma is pretty damn charming. After leaving their native New Zealand in 2011, the geographically divided four-piece created music trans-continentally via email. In 2014 and 2015, a pair of short, sweet, and sultry EPs caught the attention of fellow New Zealander Lorde, who offered them a chance to tour with her. Touring with the teen sensation gave Yumi Zouma an opportunity to write a whole album together, in person, in the same time zone. Despite their young fanbase and affinity for 21st century production techniques, the band’s music is nostalgic. With a clear fondness for days of disco, Yumi Zouma makes contemporary dance music too pretty to be chopped and screwed. EMMA BURKE
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 9pm, $12-14
Addicted to Heroines
A live episode of Barbara Holm's talk show/podcast, featuring stand-up and interviews with guests Lucia Fasano, Sarah Everett, and Andie Main.
Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside, 8pm, $7
Network
More than enough has been written about how terrifyingly prophetic Sidney Lumet's 1976 satire has turned out to be, but as far as I know, nobody's pointed out that it somehow seems even more relevant than ever in the age of Twitter. If this film doesn't give you chills, you're probably a sociopath. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Laurelhurst Theater, 2735 E Burnside, 6:30pm, $4
Lena Willikens, Isabella Live Hardware, Natural Magic
Cologne, Germany’s Lena Willikens has a sentimental approach to DJing. Her eclectic style cannot be contained within just a genre or two—Willikens’ sets offer up a range of tempos and musical flavors, from Afro-pop to electro to no wave to cosmic disco and beyond. Last year’s Comeme Records-released EP, Phantom Delia, is a cinematic foray into left-field electronica that showcases a patchwork of broad influences sure to delight diverse audiences. Boston’s Isabella (formerly Sitting Adult) plays up-tempo experimental acid techno on an array of electronic instruments. Her recent debut, Viscous Positions, is receiving rave reviews for its dark explorations into the underbelly of hard electronics. CHRISTINA BROUSSARD
S1, 4148 NE Hancock, 9:30pm