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Friday, Oct. 3
Fresh Hop Festival
[BEER] Fresh hops, finally. Base Camp, Beer Valley, Breakside, Burnside, BridgePort, Boringâ before leaving âB.â Tickets come in a sliding scale, but weâll go ahead and recommend the $20 option with 10 tasters, plus a pocketed schedule of the 70 bus. Oaks Park, Southeast Spokane Street and Oaks Park Way. 5:30-9 pm Friday, noon-8 pm Saturday, Oct. 3-4.
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[BEER] Fresh hops, finally. Base Camp, Beer Valley, Breakside, Burnside, BridgePort, Boringâ before leaving âB.â Tickets come in a sliding scale, but weâll go ahead and recommend the $20 option with 10 tasters, plus a pocketed schedule of the 70 bus. Oaks Park, Southeast Spokane Street and Oaks Park Way. 5:30-9 pm Friday, noon-8 pm Saturday, Oct. 3-4.
Gigantic Oyster Social
[BEER] âGiganticâ here refers not to the oystersâalthough, who knows?â nor the size of the social, but to the beer. Portland Farmers Market operations manager Jaret Foster continues his trek around different breweries for his mobile raw-bar oyster socials. The condiments range from lemon wedge to ginger-shallot mignonette and local hot sauces from Marshallâs Haute Sauce and Picklopolis. Oysters are available at $2 a pop to go with Gigantic taster flights. Gigantic Brewing, 5224 SE 26th Ave., 208- 3416. 5-8 pm.
The Turn
[THEATER] The Reformers scored a hit last fall with an immersive show about zombies held in a Buckman garage. They return to the same spot with an original adaptation of Henry Jamesâ The Turn of the Screw set in a ghost-filled house. The story also draws from The Shining, which we can only hope means lots of blood, lipstick and mesmerizing carpet patterns. 1126 SE 15th Ave., thereformerspdx.com. 8 pm. $18.
Laurie Kilmartin and Dan St. Germain
[COMEDY] Last winter, Laurie Kilmartin got attention for livetweeting her dadâs death in heartbreaking and hilarious ways. Sheâs not afraid to hit uncomfortable topics in her standup either, whether abortion or being the single mother of a half-Mexican son. Joining her is the self-effacing Dan St. Germain. Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside St., 206-7630. 8 pm. $15. 21kknd.
Zoe Keating
[TECHNO CELLO DIVA] Longtime Portland favorite Zoe Keatingâ who was involved in the startup of Portland Cello Project when she briefly lived hereâreturns from her Bay Area redwood forest home with her cello, laptop, looping pedals and layered original compositions, influenced by classical, electronica and other influences. One of the first DIY artists in the pre-Facebook era to use whatâs now called social media to build a national audience, the former Rasputina member has played with Imogen Heap, Thomas Dolby and Amanda Palmer; performed at tech conferences and the World Economic Forum; and is scoring an A&E TV series, a planetarium performance piece about the astronomer Kepler, dance works and more. Lately, sheâs drawn attention for writing about the financial injustice of streaming services like Spotify and for her husbandâs battle with cancer. Portland is one of only a few stops on this mini-tour. BRETT CAMPBELL. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. 8 pm Friday, Oct. 3. $16.50 advance, $18 day of show. Under 21 permitted with legal guardian.
Saturday, Oct. 4
[BEER] âGiganticâ here refers not to the oystersâalthough, who knows?â nor the size of the social, but to the beer. Portland Farmers Market operations manager Jaret Foster continues his trek around different breweries for his mobile raw-bar oyster socials. The condiments range from lemon wedge to ginger-shallot mignonette and local hot sauces from Marshallâs Haute Sauce and Picklopolis. Oysters are available at $2 a pop to go with Gigantic taster flights. Gigantic Brewing, 5224 SE 26th Ave., 208- 3416. 5-8 pm.
The Turn
[THEATER] The Reformers scored a hit last fall with an immersive show about zombies held in a Buckman garage. They return to the same spot with an original adaptation of Henry Jamesâ The Turn of the Screw set in a ghost-filled house. The story also draws from The Shining, which we can only hope means lots of blood, lipstick and mesmerizing carpet patterns. 1126 SE 15th Ave., thereformerspdx.com. 8 pm. $18.
Laurie Kilmartin and Dan St. Germain
[COMEDY] Last winter, Laurie Kilmartin got attention for livetweeting her dadâs death in heartbreaking and hilarious ways. Sheâs not afraid to hit uncomfortable topics in her standup either, whether abortion or being the single mother of a half-Mexican son. Joining her is the self-effacing Dan St. Germain. Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside St., 206-7630. 8 pm. $15. 21kknd.
Zoe Keating
[TECHNO CELLO DIVA] Longtime Portland favorite Zoe Keatingâ who was involved in the startup of Portland Cello Project when she briefly lived hereâreturns from her Bay Area redwood forest home with her cello, laptop, looping pedals and layered original compositions, influenced by classical, electronica and other influences. One of the first DIY artists in the pre-Facebook era to use whatâs now called social media to build a national audience, the former Rasputina member has played with Imogen Heap, Thomas Dolby and Amanda Palmer; performed at tech conferences and the World Economic Forum; and is scoring an A&E TV series, a planetarium performance piece about the astronomer Kepler, dance works and more. Lately, sheâs drawn attention for writing about the financial injustice of streaming services like Spotify and for her husbandâs battle with cancer. Portland is one of only a few stops on this mini-tour. BRETT CAMPBELL. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. 8 pm Friday, Oct. 3. $16.50 advance, $18 day of show. Under 21 permitted with legal guardian.
Saturday, Oct. 4
KRISTINE LEVINE
IMAGE: Inger Klekacz
Outdoor Ping Pong
[PING PONG] There'll be free ping pong outside of Voodoo Donuts as part of Better Blocks PDX. Use it as an excuse to get outside for what's likely to be one of the last nice weekends before the rain hits, or just watch while you wait in for an hour to get donuts. Voodoo Donuts, 22 SW 3rd Ave., 241-4704. All day Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 4-5. Free.
Base Camp Oktoberfest
[BEER] Lederhosen and dirndls are promised, as are special firkin beers, tables from assorted vendors, currywurst from Deutschland Curry, kidsâ games and some live music starting at 8:45 pm. Base Camp Brewing Company, 930 SE Oak St., 477-7479. 11 am-close.
Boedecker Harvest Tour
[WINE] For grape nuts, Boedecker will be hosting tours of its winery during harvest season, with tours every Saturday and Sunday through the month of October as the winery picks, sorts and crushes the crap out of fresh-picked grapes. A wide range of grapes and terroirs will come through, not least of which because Boedecker also crushes grapes for small and personal imprints that donât have their own facilities. Boedecker Cellars, 2621 NW 30th Ave., 866-0095. Noon. $ 20.
[BEER] Lederhosen and dirndls are promised, as are special firkin beers, tables from assorted vendors, currywurst from Deutschland Curry, kidsâ games and some live music starting at 8:45 pm. Base Camp Brewing Company, 930 SE Oak St., 477-7479. 11 am-close.
Boedecker Harvest Tour
[WINE] For grape nuts, Boedecker will be hosting tours of its winery during harvest season, with tours every Saturday and Sunday through the month of October as the winery picks, sorts and crushes the crap out of fresh-picked grapes. A wide range of grapes and terroirs will come through, not least of which because Boedecker also crushes grapes for small and personal imprints that donât have their own facilities. Boedecker Cellars, 2621 NW 30th Ave., 866-0095. Noon. $ 20.
Kristine Levine Album Recording
[COMEDY] Portlandâs doyenne of blue-collar comedy, Kristine Levine has a way of cracking jokesâwhether about her fat kids or about finding dead bodies in the jack shackâthatâs both brassy and delightful. In 15 years of doing standup, though, sheâs never recorded an album. That changes tonight. Levineâs current obsession is with a Tennessee woman who recently claimed she had cancer to raise money from unwitting donors. She refers to her as âCancerfish.â Read a Q&A with Levine at wweek.com. Funhouse Lounge, 2432 SE 11th Ave., 841-6734. 7 and 10 pm Saturday, Oct. 4. $5 suggested.
The Sonics, Suicide Notes, the Pynnacles, Thee Headliners
[ROCK] In the 1960s, there wasnât a scarier band in the Northwest than the Sonics. With lyrics about psychos, witches, and drinking strychnine for kicks, the Tacomabased proto-punks confirmed every parentâs perceptions of rock- ânâ-roll depravity. It wasnât just their lyrics, either: The band played harder, faster and nastier than any of its regional peersâwhich, considering Washingtonâs garagerock legacy, is saying something. MATTHEW SINGER. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. 8 pm. $25. 21kknd.
Bishop Allen, Trummors, The Lower 48
[PERMANENT PRESS POP] If Vampire Weekendâs uptown, leisure-class posturing is the Ivy Leagueâs official take on college rock, itâs worth considering Bishop Allen as the kids who opted to skip building orphanages and jacking Afro-pop guitar licks and stayed home for spring break making records in their bedroom. âButtoned-upâ is the best description of the Harvard alumsâ breezy twee folk, with the tidy, monochromatic lit-major romanticism of this yearâs Lights Out functioning as the musical equivalent of a freshly-pressed Oxford from Brooks Brothers. MARK STOCK. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. 9 pm. $12. 21kknd.
Sunday, Oct. 5
[COMEDY] Portlandâs doyenne of blue-collar comedy, Kristine Levine has a way of cracking jokesâwhether about her fat kids or about finding dead bodies in the jack shackâthatâs both brassy and delightful. In 15 years of doing standup, though, sheâs never recorded an album. That changes tonight. Levineâs current obsession is with a Tennessee woman who recently claimed she had cancer to raise money from unwitting donors. She refers to her as âCancerfish.â Read a Q&A with Levine at wweek.com. Funhouse Lounge, 2432 SE 11th Ave., 841-6734. 7 and 10 pm Saturday, Oct. 4. $5 suggested.
The Sonics, Suicide Notes, the Pynnacles, Thee Headliners
[ROCK] In the 1960s, there wasnât a scarier band in the Northwest than the Sonics. With lyrics about psychos, witches, and drinking strychnine for kicks, the Tacomabased proto-punks confirmed every parentâs perceptions of rock- ânâ-roll depravity. It wasnât just their lyrics, either: The band played harder, faster and nastier than any of its regional peersâwhich, considering Washingtonâs garagerock legacy, is saying something. MATTHEW SINGER. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. 8 pm. $25. 21kknd.
Bishop Allen, Trummors, The Lower 48
[PERMANENT PRESS POP] If Vampire Weekendâs uptown, leisure-class posturing is the Ivy Leagueâs official take on college rock, itâs worth considering Bishop Allen as the kids who opted to skip building orphanages and jacking Afro-pop guitar licks and stayed home for spring break making records in their bedroom. âButtoned-upâ is the best description of the Harvard alumsâ breezy twee folk, with the tidy, monochromatic lit-major romanticism of this yearâs Lights Out functioning as the musical equivalent of a freshly-pressed Oxford from Brooks Brothers. MARK STOCK. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. 9 pm. $12. 21kknd.
Sunday, Oct. 5
RYAN ADAMS
Outdoor Ping Pong
[PING PONG] They'll be free ping pong outside of Voodoo Donuts as part of Better Blocks PDX. Use it as an excuse to get outside for what's likely to be one of the last nice weekends before the rain hits, or just watch while you wait in for an hour to get donuts. Voodoo Donuts, 22 SW 3rd Ave., 241-4704. All day Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 4-5. Free.
Hogtoberfest
[MEAT] Because all puns and portmanteaus must eventually become food events, New Orleans-style restaurant Acadia will be featuring a âpop-upâ special dinner hosted by the restaurantâs sous chef, Seamus Foran, to celebrate the zydeco-tinged fall pig harvest thatâs apparently traditional among the farmers of Louisiana. This means six courses using pieces from all over the bodies of those pigs, including head cheese terrine and trotter confit. Acadia, 1303 NE Fremont St., 249-5001. 6 pm. $65-$70.
Khecari kknd Happydog
[DANCE] Chicago-based dance company Khecari joins forces with multicity dance group Happydog, whose creative director, Muffie Connelly, resides in Portland. Khecariâs Cresset: Vibrant, Rusting is a mixed contemporary and Balinese dance, choreographed by Julia Rae Antonick. A trio of dancers move a miniature stage on wheels throughout the space, rotating and spinning the structure in such a way to explore themes of decay and energy. The second piece, Happydogâs Lady Parts, sees Connelly, New York choreographer Leslie Cuyjet and Portland-based dancer Ruth Nelson performing together to explore rites of passage, reproduction and pregnancy. Headwaters Theatre, 55 NE Farragut St., No. 9, 289-3499. 7:30 pm Friday- Sunday, Oct. 3-5. $15-$20.
Ryan Adams
[DAD-ROCKâNâROLL] Ryan Adams, the mercurial troubadourâs 14th full-length since capping alt-country outfit Whiskeytown, seems an odd choice to finally receive the eponymous treatment. Considering the usual reasons artists opt for a late-career self-titling, what would a rebirth or distillation of Ryan Adams even mean? Following the subdued roots of 2011âs Ashes & Fire and bonkers prog-metal of 2010âs Orion, released near simultaneously with his 1984 EPâs SST/ Dischord pastiche (and only after shelving an album of bedsit melancholia reportedly topping six-figures costs), Ryan Adamsâ collection of slow-burning Reaganera stadium anthems makes as much sense as anything else and comfortably embellishes the widescreen manful fragility that sustains his fanbase. Given his apparent retreat toward a blithe domesticity, the new albumâhis first self-productionâmight almost seem like a statement of purpose for future endeavors. But then, the Ryan Adams imprimatur wouldnât have so perfectly matched the font and spacing of Bryan Adamsâ signature LP. JAY HORTON. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 248-4335. 8 pm. $37.50-$65. All ages.
Sebadoh, the Pynnacles
[LO-FI LIFERS] One would think Lou Barlow would turn his frown upside down since reconciling his differences with once-and-current bandmate J. Mascis, but the â90s alt-rock elder statesman still has plenty of feelings left to burn while tending to the post-Dinosaur Jr. side project he dubbed Sebadoh over two decades ago. 2013âs Defend Yourself is his first album under the moniker since 1999, and if the title is any indicator, Barlow is still building himself a career from the gnarled wreckage of every relationship thatâs gone sour in his almost 50 years on earth. Remaining vital after shedding the layers of tape hiss and reverberant goop of earlier releases is a bold feat in the face of also-ran reunion tours from other post-grunge stalwarts who time hasnât yet forgiven, but the freed pig still soldiers on. MARK STOCK. Star Theater, 13 NW 6th Ave. 9 pm. $15. 21kknd.
[MEAT] Because all puns and portmanteaus must eventually become food events, New Orleans-style restaurant Acadia will be featuring a âpop-upâ special dinner hosted by the restaurantâs sous chef, Seamus Foran, to celebrate the zydeco-tinged fall pig harvest thatâs apparently traditional among the farmers of Louisiana. This means six courses using pieces from all over the bodies of those pigs, including head cheese terrine and trotter confit. Acadia, 1303 NE Fremont St., 249-5001. 6 pm. $65-$70.
Khecari kknd Happydog
[DANCE] Chicago-based dance company Khecari joins forces with multicity dance group Happydog, whose creative director, Muffie Connelly, resides in Portland. Khecariâs Cresset: Vibrant, Rusting is a mixed contemporary and Balinese dance, choreographed by Julia Rae Antonick. A trio of dancers move a miniature stage on wheels throughout the space, rotating and spinning the structure in such a way to explore themes of decay and energy. The second piece, Happydogâs Lady Parts, sees Connelly, New York choreographer Leslie Cuyjet and Portland-based dancer Ruth Nelson performing together to explore rites of passage, reproduction and pregnancy. Headwaters Theatre, 55 NE Farragut St., No. 9, 289-3499. 7:30 pm Friday- Sunday, Oct. 3-5. $15-$20.
Ryan Adams
[DAD-ROCKâNâROLL] Ryan Adams, the mercurial troubadourâs 14th full-length since capping alt-country outfit Whiskeytown, seems an odd choice to finally receive the eponymous treatment. Considering the usual reasons artists opt for a late-career self-titling, what would a rebirth or distillation of Ryan Adams even mean? Following the subdued roots of 2011âs Ashes & Fire and bonkers prog-metal of 2010âs Orion, released near simultaneously with his 1984 EPâs SST/ Dischord pastiche (and only after shelving an album of bedsit melancholia reportedly topping six-figures costs), Ryan Adamsâ collection of slow-burning Reaganera stadium anthems makes as much sense as anything else and comfortably embellishes the widescreen manful fragility that sustains his fanbase. Given his apparent retreat toward a blithe domesticity, the new albumâhis first self-productionâmight almost seem like a statement of purpose for future endeavors. But then, the Ryan Adams imprimatur wouldnât have so perfectly matched the font and spacing of Bryan Adamsâ signature LP. JAY HORTON. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 248-4335. 8 pm. $37.50-$65. All ages.
Sebadoh, the Pynnacles
[LO-FI LIFERS] One would think Lou Barlow would turn his frown upside down since reconciling his differences with once-and-current bandmate J. Mascis, but the â90s alt-rock elder statesman still has plenty of feelings left to burn while tending to the post-Dinosaur Jr. side project he dubbed Sebadoh over two decades ago. 2013âs Defend Yourself is his first album under the moniker since 1999, and if the title is any indicator, Barlow is still building himself a career from the gnarled wreckage of every relationship thatâs gone sour in his almost 50 years on earth. Remaining vital after shedding the layers of tape hiss and reverberant goop of earlier releases is a bold feat in the face of also-ran reunion tours from other post-grunge stalwarts who time hasnât yet forgiven, but the freed pig still soldiers on. MARK STOCK. Star Theater, 13 NW 6th Ave. 9 pm. $15. 21kknd.
WWeek 2015