Doug Fir

Friday August 29

!!!, Parenthetical Girls, Strength

[SHIMMY POP] Jesus tap-dancing Christ! Electro-pop extravaganza, anyone? This trifecta of dance bands is headlined by Brooklyn-by-way-of-Sacramento indie-rock raver-punks !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk), and two of Portland’s catchiest and most danceable bands, Strength and Parenthetical Girls, warm up the dance floor. Neither of these openers is second-tier, and a good, ol’-fashioned upstaging might be in the cards for this raging electronic fun-fest. WHITNEY HAWKE. Doug Fir 9 pm. $15. 21+.

Saturday August 30

Blind Pilot, The Village Green, Team Evil, The Skinnyz

[BIKE-POWERED FOLK] Between its breakout performance at PDX Pop Now!, a gorgeous music video set in its home town of Astoria and an impressive berth at #13 (!) on Billboard’s Top Digital Albums chart, it’s about time that the men of Blind Pilot took a well deserved victory lap. I’m pretty sure these guys already qualify as a “big deal” here in the Land of Ports; but if the past month is any indication, they’re soon to gain that status in the world at large as well. Catch Blind Pilot's impressive acoustic pop maneuvers in a small setting while you still can. SHANE DANAHER. Doug Fir 9 pm. $6. 21+.

Monday September 1

Darker My Love, The Upsidedown

[NOT SO DARK] Perfectly fitting a band that claims residency in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, Darker My Love is pigeon-holed as both indie psychedelia and hard-driving pop. Rigorously crafted, balls-to-the-wall soundscapes studded with hooks yet absent pandering tend to confuse genre mavens. But goth kids, whatever the band's name is, don't get your hopes up. JAY HORTON. Doug Fir 9 pm. $10. 21+.

Tuesday September 2

Tim Finn

[OH BROTHER!] Like a twee, Antipodean Oasis, the brothers Finn shall never entirely exist apart from one another—collaborating on ‘80s-soundtrack-haunting bands Split Enz and Crowded House and pairing up for ‘90s adult contemporary masterworks doesn't really help matters—and, for the casual listener, Neil and Tim don't sound all that different. They're both equally adept at Beatlesy melodic grandeur and intimate, folk-dappled (Tim, reportedly, plucks piano strings mid-verse) numbers and have achieved eccentric quasi-celebrity (eight years ago, Pittsburgh, bizarrely, declared a Tim Finn day). We suppose, for fans of their prom pop evergreens, that Tim is the fraternal Liam: A bit less songwriting, a bit more swagger, far more likely to be beloved by steelworkers. JAY HORTON. Doug Fir 9 pm. $28. 21+.

Thursday September 4

Musicfest NW: Steel Pole Bath Tub, Red Fang, Iommi Stubbs, The Thrones, Hungry Ghost

Doug Fir 9 pm. $12.

Friday September 5

Musicfest NW: Crooked Fingers, Death Vessel, Dolorean, Laura Gibson, Micah Blue Smaldone

Doug Fir 8 pm. $12.

Saturday September 6

Musicfest NW: Centro-Matic, Bobby Bare Jr., Fernando, Loch Lomond, Weinland, Matt Sheehy

Doug Fir 8 pm. $12.