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THURSDAY, OCT. 8
“Laptop twee” is the hottest thing in indie rock right now, as pioneered by A24 Records signees Ear, and if that combination sounds like something that might’ve emerged in the early 2000s, you’re not wrong. Plenty of Gen Z artists crib from music made around the time they were born, but these recent Bard College graduates’ May debut, Rumspringa, borrows from the relatively unspoiled pastures of Y2K-era experimental electronica: acts like Oval, Mouse on Mars, and the Books, who were out to prove computers could be cute. In the AI age, it’s an alluring sentiment. The Den, 116 Yamhill St. 7 pm. $37. All ages.
FRIDAY, OCT. 9
M.C. Taylor’s recordings as Hiss Golden Messenger stand out in the often hermetic world of one-man projects. Even his quiet and acoustic early music—recorded that way out of necessity, to avoid waking his wife and kid during late-night brainstorms—possessed a distinctly convivial tone. On his new album, I’m People, Taylor leans into the sociable energy that was always there in his music, opening the record with a song about standing in line for a show and filling the rest with roadhouse tunes that might sound like the best thing in the world on a lonely night. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. 8 pm. $36.95. All ages.
SUNDAY, OCT. 11
2026 marks the centennial of the birth of John Coltrane, the jazz saxophonist whose exploratory and spiritual approach to the instrument made him arguably its most influential figure in the latter half of the 20th century despite his early death in 1966 at age 40. The last few years of his life saw him breaking nearly every frontier in jazz, but 1963, just before this late-life spiritual/musical awakening, Coltrane recorded a masterpiece of jazz balladry with singer Johnny Hartman. Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and singer Dianne Reeves will play it in full at Rev Hall. Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark St. 7 pm. $82.40–$122.95. All ages.
