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SUNDAY, AUG. 30
After finding themselves the only Black bands playing at a Northwest music festival, King Youngblood and Down North started Black and Loud Fest three years ago to amplify Black creative voices across the musical spectrum, with stacked shows in both Seattle and Portland. After hitting Neumos in Seattle on Saturday, the festival will come to The Den in Portland with both of its founding bands in tow, along with New Orleans legend Cyril Neville (formerly of the very funky Meters) and more than a dozen other bands and artists from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The Den, 116 SE Yamhill St. 5 pm. $51.96. 21+.
MONDAY, AUG. 31
Osees are so prolific and have changed their name so many times (Thee Oh Sees, OCS, etc.) that it’s hard to stay afloat in their constant stream of releases. But this year’s Off Course is special even among the dozens of good-to-excellent recent records from John Dwyer’s ever-churning garage-punk machine because of the return of Brigid Dawson, vocalist and keyboardist on many of the most beloved releases from the band’s canonical early 2010s stretch. Dawson will join the band at their upcoming Portland stop, with support from Traps Ps. Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St. 6:30 pm. $46–$60. All ages.
MONDAY, AUG. 31
If you yearn for an alternate universe where indie-rockers ripped off Van Dyke Parks’ Song Cycle instead of the Beach Boys, My New Band Believe is for you. Freshly solo from the brainy British prog band Black Midi, bandleader Cameron Picton surrounds himself with whoever’s down to shred through his winding, garden-path compositions. The best song on their self-titled debut is the one where Picton’s domestic bliss is inexplicably ended by a spike falling from the sky; it’s strange stuff, but it speaks to the part of the mind that craves brain-teasers and riddles. Polaris Hall, 635 N Killingsworth Court. 8 pm. $23.28. All ages.
