WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
BIKE SMUT 7
[PORN] Ever want to watch someone have sex with a bicycle? On a bicycle? The Bike Smut amateur sex film fest (bikeporntour.blogspot.com), in its seventh year, is dubious as porn but generally good for the yuks and yucks and sex-positive ya-yas. Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St., 897-0744, cstpdx.com. 9 pm. $7.
BEERS MADE BY WALKING
[BEER] Four local brewers lead a hike
through Forest Park, stopping to show off native plants used in their
new brews. On Thursday, Belmont Station taps the beers. The Forest Park Conservancy, 1505 NW 23rd Ave., beersmadebywalking.com. 6 pm. $10.
THERESA CAPUTO
[TALKING TO THE DEAD] A shellacked Long
Island mom, Caputo claims to receive spontaneous messages from the great
beyond. Bogus? Oh, yeah. Tonight sheâll commune with audience membersâ
dearly departed. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 800-273-1530. 7:30 pm. $35.75.
THURSDAY, JUNE 13
GGG: DOMINATRIX FOR DUMMIES
[THEATER] CoHo Productions kicks off a
summer of solo performances with Eleanor OâBrienâs one-woman show about
her experiences at a professional house of domination in New York City. The CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh St., 715-1114. 7:30 pm. $15.
AM & SHAWN LEE
[MUSIC] The transcontinental duoâs second album, La Musique Numerique, is one of the yearâs outta-nowhere gems, a nocturnal mélange of Kraftwerkian synth-funk, 8-bit reggae and dusky art rock. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. 9 pm. $12. 21+.
FRIDAY, JUNE 14
X-RAY VISIONS
[MOVIES] Benjamin Ellis presents a
90-minute directorâs cut of his 2000 documentary on the X-Ray Cafe, the
legendary Portland music venue. Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan St., 223-4527. 5 and 7 pm; bands begin at 8:30 pm. $7. 21+.
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
SABOTAGE: TRIBUTE TO THE BEASTIE BOYS
[MUSIC] Adam âMCAâ Yauch is gone, but
weâll never live in a world without the Beastie Boysâ robust musical
legacy. The lineup for the second annual B-Boys tribute is a testament
to their wide-reaching influence, featuring hip-hoppers like Vursatyl
and Rev. Shines as well as members of groups from the Decemberists to
Trans Am uniting under the banner of getting ill. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. 8 pm. $8. All ages.
WWeek 2015