Live! Tonight! Not Sold-Out!

Want to see some live music tonight? Here are your best options, curated by the Willamette Week music staff.

MONDAY, OCT. 19

Deafheaven, Tribulation

[THE BEST METAL] Deafheaven's Sunbather was the best metal album of 2013. The just-released New Bermuda is the best metal album of 2015, and it is better than Sunbather. Incorporating elements of black metal, melodic hardcore, Brit-pop, post-rock and a raft of other subtle influences, Deafheaven push boundaries while making some of the best long-form metal in recent memory. Metalheads will go to excruciating lengths to find fault with the current best metal band in the world because they look like normal people. Don't be that guy. WALKER MACMURDO. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St. 8:30 pm. $18. 21+.

TUESDAY, OCT. 20

Roger McGuinn

[LEGEND] Few deserve Rock & Roll Hall of Fame membership as much as Roger McGuinn, the sonic architect of folk-rock founding fathers the Byrds, who plugged the Beatles' progressive pop into the rich ferment of the then-nascent singer-songwriter scene. Without his mid-'60s innovations on the Rickenbacker 12-string—radiant, cyclical lines that defined the term "jangle," with occasional ornery bursts of Coltrane-inspired noise—the styles of the most influential British and American guitarists of the '80s, from Johnny Marr to Peter Buck, would be unimaginable. Not content to be living history himself, McGuinn documents folk history on his acclaimed Folk Den website, recording definitive acoustic versions of hundreds of songs from the American and British tradition. JEFF ROSENBERG. Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St. 8 pm. $35. Under 21 permitted with legal guardian.

Thou, the Body, Heat Dust

[BRUTAL METAL] Portland transplants the Body and their Louisiana-based teammates Thou are two of the sludgiest and most frightening bands in American metal, and having them both on the same bill makes is a must-see. Black Water, 835 NE Broadway St. 8 pm. Contact venue for ticket information. 21+.

Golden Retriever Chamber Ensemble

[CHAMBER JAZZ] Last year saw local duo Golden Retriever crack Rolling Stone's list of the top-20 avant-garde albums of the year with Seer—a tongue-in-cheek milestone for the band, heralding a new era of popular recognition for experimental sounds steeped in deep electro-acoustic training and theory. Aided by a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council, Matt Carlson and Jonathan Sielaff, who play synthesizer and bass clarinet, respectively, will be joined here by a chamber ensemble comprised of Portland's most esteemed improvisational musicians, with the Mousai Remix String Quartet, rounding out the group's already expansive sounds to fit the acoustic dimensions of the historic downtown venue. WYATT SCHAFFNER.. The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave. 9 pm. $10. All ages.

Hozier

[ADULT CONTEMPO BLUES] Anybody with access to an FM dial has heard Hozier belt "Take me to Church," the Irishman's breakout single that feels like a gospelification of modern pop. It's a fine badge for a maturing musician, whose self-titled debut reminds of the late, great Jeff Buckley. Like Buckley, Hozier has a tendency to play an amazing track one minute and drift into adult contemporary territory a song later. It's an effective approach that's launched him into arenas across the country, but it feels a little too safe at times. Hopefully, per his last visit, he'll trade some of his easy-listening tracks for grittier material. He's the son of a bluesman, after all. MARK STOCK. Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center, 1 N Center Court St, 8 pm. $35-$55. All ages.

Deerhunter, Atlas Sound

[BRADFORD COX DOUBLE FEATURE] The evolution of Deerhunter has been a fascinating, Beatles-esque journey that's touched on everything from raucous post-rock to shoegaze to psychedelia to jangly indie-rock. Presently, the Atlanta born band is in a highly textured and melodic mode, as evidenced by the tracks we've heard so far from forthcoming albumFading Frontier. Unlike the neurotic garage feel of 2013's Monomania, the new effort glistens with reflective harmonies and rich guitar work, almost in the vein of Portland's own the Helio Sequence. One of the most talked-about indie bands of the new millennium, Deerhunter is a shapeshifting force to be reckoned with. Band chief Bradford Cox opens the evening with his impressive side project, Atlas Sound. MARK STOCK. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St, 8:30pm. $23. All ages.

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