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Friday, Jan. 4
Don Juan Y Los Blancos
World Famous Kenton
Club, 2025 N Kilpatrick St.,
285-3718. 9 pm. Free. 21kknd.
5 Films by Woody Allen
Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st Ave.
Various showtimes. $6 for one, $9
for two, $12 for three.
Portlandia Premiere
Jesse Layne
Someday Lounge, 125 NW
5th Ave., 248-1030. 9 pm. $6. 21kknd.
Saturday, Jan. 5
Gwenn Seemel:
Crime Against Nature
Jenny Scheinman Trio w/ Bill Frisell and Brian Blade
Mission Theater,
1624 NW Glisan St., 223-4527. 7
pm (under 21 permitted with legal
guardian) and 9:30 pm (21kknd). $25.
Federale, the
Upsidedown, the Purrs
Holy Motors
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., various showtimes.
Sunday, Jan. 6
Your Rival, Our First Brains, Sky Above Earth Below, We Play Quiet
Your Rival, Our First Brains, Sky Above Earth Below, We Play Quiet
[MUSIC] All hail Portlandâs
young rock underground! These
are the kids of Pinehurst Kids, the
long-running Stumptown powerpunk
outfit thatâs picked up the
torch of big-hearted, power chorddriven,
highly caffeinated rock
ânâ roll. Your Rival has been dropping
EPs and cassettes for the
past few years, displaying a knack
for melody and hooky, deceptively
simple arrangements that
are mature beyond the membersâ
years. (Iâm not sure theyâre of
age yet, but thereâs a quality to
the music that suggests they will
forever be unable to drink legally.)
Our First Brainsâwho are releasing
a new tape at this showâare less
refined, but their roughly melodic
guitars, unhinged drums and
phlegmatically throaty vocals also
convey a sense of youth in revolt
thatâs highly appealing, even for
those of us who thought we âgrew
out ofâ basement shows years
ago. MATTHEW SINGER. Laughing
Horse Books, 12 NE 10th Ave., 236-
2893. 8:30 pm. $3-$5
Ursula K. Le Guin
[BOOKS] The celebrated sci-fi author and longtime Portlander reads from her new two-volume collection, The Unreal and the Real. Powellâs City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.
Alessio Bax
Already the recipient of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, winner of major competitions and soloist on several acclaimed recordings, the busy 35-year-old Italian pianist (now based in New York) has won critical raves for both his solo and orchestra performances, including one coming up with the Eugene Symphony. In this Portland Piano International recital, Bax per- forms one of his specialties, the music of Rachmaninoff, as well as works by another Russian composer, Modest Mussorgsky, including the original solo version of his famous Pictures at an Exhibition. Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, 228-1388. 4 pm Sunday, Jan. 6. $14-$61.
The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece
Last day at the museum! Although The Body Beautiful is a traveling show that originated at the British Museum in London, its Portland installment admirably cross-pollinates with Northwest artists and arts organizations. This celebration of Classical statuary, vases and other artifacts partnered with Seattle sculptor and conceptual artist John Grade (winner of the Arlene Schnitzer Prize at 2011âs Contemporary Northwest Art Awards) and Oregon Ballet Theater. The result was a moving dance performance in October entitled Ekho . Through Jan. 6. Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., 226-0973.
Ursula K. Le Guin
[BOOKS] The celebrated sci-fi author and longtime Portlander reads from her new two-volume collection, The Unreal and the Real. Powellâs City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.
Alessio Bax
Already the recipient of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, winner of major competitions and soloist on several acclaimed recordings, the busy 35-year-old Italian pianist (now based in New York) has won critical raves for both his solo and orchestra performances, including one coming up with the Eugene Symphony. In this Portland Piano International recital, Bax per- forms one of his specialties, the music of Rachmaninoff, as well as works by another Russian composer, Modest Mussorgsky, including the original solo version of his famous Pictures at an Exhibition. Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, 228-1388. 4 pm Sunday, Jan. 6. $14-$61.
The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece
Last day at the museum! Although The Body Beautiful is a traveling show that originated at the British Museum in London, its Portland installment admirably cross-pollinates with Northwest artists and arts organizations. This celebration of Classical statuary, vases and other artifacts partnered with Seattle sculptor and conceptual artist John Grade (winner of the Arlene Schnitzer Prize at 2011âs Contemporary Northwest Art Awards) and Oregon Ballet Theater. The result was a moving dance performance in October entitled Ekho . Through Jan. 6. Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., 226-0973.
WWeek 2015