Blood Lines

The body fluid that constitutes 7 percent of our overall weight is spilling all over our streets this week.

IT'S EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK.

In honor of blood's pumped-up role in Portland's vascular system, we've diagrammed a handful of this week's events and their blood ties to our human organs.

See interactive graphic below...

WEDNESDAY APRIL 2

[MUSIC] LOCH LOMOND, LE LOUP, THE RUBY SUNS

Auckland's Ruby Suns join chamber-folk wizards Loch Lomond, and bring their pop pyschedelia—dreamy instrumentation, quirky lyrics and bubbling eclecticism—with 'em. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 9 pm. $7. 21+.

THURSDAY APRIL 3

[MUSIC] GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY

Austin's Ghostland Observatory is all about synths, beats and balls—the balls to sing their soulful asses off à la Prince, the balls to take the stage in capes or pigtails, the balls to dance. What's not to love? Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047. 8 pm. $18. All ages.

FRIDAY APRIL 4

[ROCK OPERA] TOY ROOMLocal Björk-ish performer Sally Tomato premieres her new rock opera. Or, more accurately, her world-jam/alt-country/prog-pop opera, about Tomato's childhood and struggle to regain lost innocence. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. 7 and 9 pm Friday-Saturday (21+), 1 pm Sunday (all ages). Closes April 6. $19.

SATURDAY APRIL 5

[MUSIC] LAKE, PETS, UPSIDEDOWN CAT

There aren't a whole lot of bands prettier than Olympia's LAKE—from the tight-knit boy-girl harmonies to the blanket-soft instrumentation. The Artistery, 4315 SE Division St., 803-5942. 8 pm. $6. All ages.

[carnage] RUMBLE @ THE ROSELAND 34

Ultimate Fighter and Oregonian Randy Couture can kick your ass. So can his wife, Kim. The blond bruiser makes her mixed-martial-arts debut tonight inside a 25-foot steel cage. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 224-2038. 7 pm. $26 general admission.

SUNDAY APRIL 6

[DANCE] TEN TINY DANCESCelebrating six years and 15 episodes of dancing in small spaces, often in close proximity of food. Clyde Common, 1014 SW Stark St., 7:30 pm (doors at 6). $15-$18.

TUESDAY APRIL 8

[WORDS] MARJANE SATRAPI

The Persepolis scribe mouths off, much to our delight See page 55 for Q&A. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 248-4335. 7:30 pm. $10-$26. All ages.

GRAPHIC BY DANIEL TOMAN

WWeek 2015