WEDNESDAY JUNE 25
AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE
[MUSIC] The new face of jazz trumpet
isnât afraid to buck tradition: His first album featured breakbeats and
opera singers, and his latest, The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint, owes more to Radiohead and Debussy than it does to classic swing. Jimmy
Makâs, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. 7:30 pm. $15 general admission, $20
guaranteed seating. 7:30 pm. All ages until 9:30 pm.
THURSDAY JUNE 26
J.A.W.Z. THE MUSICAL IN 3D
[THEATER] Back in January 2013, Portlandâs Saloon Ensemble began transforming Jaws
into a live-stage musical. From that lone sketch grew an evening-length
adaptation, suitable for all ages, that features a neurotic shark with
shades of Woody Allen, video-art projection and musical numbers. Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St., 719-6055. 9 pm. $15-$20.
DEAN WAREHAM
[MUSIC] The dream-pop geniusâs first solo
record doesnât veer far from his seminal outfits Galaxie 500 and Luna:
These are elegiac, funny and warm songs, filled with his undeniable
guitar playing and atmospheric production courtesy of My Morning
Jacketâs Jim James. Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water Ave., 328-2865. 10 pm. $15 advance, $17 day of show. 21+.
MONDAY JUNE 30
BLACK MILK
[MUSIC] Motor City MC-producer Curtis
Cross is a traditionalist at heart, eschewing trap rap in favor of
classic boom-bap beats. Heâs no mere throwback, though: Glitches in the Break,
his latest EP, crackles with dark energy, setting his laid-back flow
among a labyrinth of vinyl pops and ghostly soul samples. Alhambra Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 610-0640. 9 pm. $12 advance, $16 day of show. All ages.
TUESDAY JULY 1
NERD NITE: THINKY & THE BRAIN
[LECTURE] Two big-deal academics talk
about the brain. One will discuss animal emotions, and the other will
frighten you with accounts of how traumatic brain injury affects the
frontal cortexâin turn damaging your ability to think rationally.
Meanwhile, youâll down a few pints and experience some neural impairment
of your own. Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St., 238-5588. 7 pm. $8-$10.
POWERPOINT KARAOKE
[COMEDY] Five comedians have been tasked
with creating silly PowerPoint presentations. At the event, the slide
shows are reassigned. Thought you were going to discuss conspiracy
theories? Time to talk astrology. If all goes according to plan, these
will be the best worst TED Talks youâve ever seen. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St. 239-7639. 8:30 pm. Free.
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