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Tycho, Todd Terje & the Olsens, Jaga Jazzist
On his latest record, Epoch, Tycho mastermind Scott Hansen dials up the krautrock while still maintaining the technicolor ambience that pairs oh-so-well with the Bay Area group's gooey, blissed-out visuals. McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale, edgefieldconcerts.com. 6 pm. $39.50. All ages.
Cousin Bobby
When Jonathan Demme wasn't making Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia and Stop Making Sense he was making small, deeply personal documentaries that, though mostly unseen, spoke to his breadth and talent as a filmmaker. This week, the NW Film Center takes a look at some of these lesser works, like this profile of Demme's cousin Rev. Robert Castle, an Episcopalian minister who worked in the black communities of Jersey City and Harlem. NW Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Ave, nwfilm.org. 7 pm. $9.
Office Space
Mike Judge's tale of suburban white collar drudgery launched a thousand forays into the back catalogue of the Geto Boys and a thousand teenaged boys doing the "Oh face" scene at one another. Laurelhurst Theater, 2735 East Burnside Street, laurelhursttheater.com. 9:15. $4.
On Common Ground
Created by the ensemble cast and filled with music and dance, On Common Ground is slice-of-life play set in a Pakistani artists' community. Before it makes its way down to Ashland for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the new work by Pakistan's Theatre Wallay has a two-show run in Portland. Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison St., 503-241-1278, artistsrep.org. 7:30pm. Free.
Korgy & Bass, Brown Calculus, Amenta Abioto
Korgy & Bass eclectic pool of sampled material incorporated into their laid-back grooves ranges from snippets of Bernie Sanders speeches, automated telephone messages and audiobook passages played over breezy, chilled-out tones, all built upon Brown's foundation of ornate, stumbling percussion. It's an aesthetic you'd expect to hear in swanky restaurants and upscale watering holes, but Korgy & Bass excel in a subtlety of minimalistic strokes that allow their rotating cast of featured vocalists to take center stage, whether freestyle rapping or soulful crooning. Read our full profile here. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., holocene.org. 8:30 pm. $8. 21+.
DIANA, Nicholas Krgovich
Canadian synth-pop act DIANA creates music so cool and crystalline that it has a palpable, chilling effect. The trio released a remarkable debut with Perpetual Surrender in 2013, a record that softly merged R&B with the glassy pop of some not-too-distant future. DIANA became so big in its native Toronto that it almost self-destructed under the pressure to release an equally impressive sophomore album. Fortunately, Carmen Elle and company stuck it out, releasing Familiar Touch last year in the only fashion it seems to know—cool, collected and deceptively soulful. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., mississippistudios.com. 9 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.