Oh Rose, Boone Howard, Wet Dream
Our love for Olympia’s Oh, Rose has been well documented within these pages, but in case you missed out when they headlined back in April or when they opened a pair of sold-out Future Islands shows in September, we’re going to triple down on the recommendation. The band’s versatile blend of haunting folk, roaring psychedelic rock, and infectious pop music is unlike anything else in the region, and you owe it to yourself to get acquainted when an opportunity like this presents itself. CHIPP TERWILLIGER
8:30 pm, Holocene, $8
Patterson Hood
Patterson Hood has called Portland home for several years now, and as a result, we’re privy to the intimacy of the occasional solo performance. This is a fantastic circumstance, as Hood is one of the more arresting singer/songwriters active during the last 20 years. As co-frontman of the dangerously great Drive-By Truckers, Hood has made a career out of crafting vivid workaday tunes that dig deep into both his rural and metropolitan politics. On Election Day the band released a 7-inch that includes “The Perilous Night,” a politically charged track that addresses the polarization of fascism in America, picking up where the band left off with 2016’s American Band. Hood released his most recent solo album, Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance, five years ago, and he’s known to pepper in Drive-By Truckers tunes into his solo sets as well. RYAN J. PRADO
9 pm, Doug Fir, $18-20
Nicole Atkins, Lauren Ruth Ward, Thayer Sarrano
New Jersey-hailing singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins brings her soulful crooning and '60s psych-leaning Americana back to Portland for a headlining show supporting her latest full-length, Goodnight Rhonda Lee.
8 pm, Mississippi Studios, $15-18
The Mystery Box Show
Portland's long-running storytelling series dedicated to the sexier side of things returns the the Alberta Rose Theatre.
7 pm, Alberta Rose Theatre, $20-55
Julien Baker, Half Waif, Adam Torres
Julien Baker’s music is, in a sense, entirely predictable. Each song on her new album, Turn Out the Lights, is spare, sweeping, and heartrending. But hearing Baker sing is never dull—her music is wholly immersive, and Turn Out the Lights offers a space to mourn or to hope, depending on your mood. Baker grew up in a Christian household in Memphis, Tennessee, and came out to her family at 17. On “Appointments,” she sings each word like a prayer: “Maybe it’s all gonna turn out all right/And I know that it’s not, but I have to believe that it is/ I have to believe that it is.” ISABEL LYNDON
8 pm, Aladdin Theater, $16, all ages
The Chill Out
Raiyasha Paris and Friends Of Noise present a benefit concert supporting low income individuals and families during the holiday season. With live graffiti, b-boy dancing, and art displays, along with live perfromances by Cool Nutz, Rasheed Jamal, [E]mpress, CEG, Mauri Haze, BLK +IVY, Sxlxmxnder, Mia, Aaniya E Ramirezm New Birth & Killa Styles, and Cypher Cure. Hosted by Shrista Tyree.
7 pm, Eagles Lodge (F.O.E. #3256), $3-10, all ages
Do You Hear the People Sing
Celebrate international Human Rights Day by welcoming ICHRP PNW, a coalition for human rights in the Philippines comprised of several organizations including Portland CHRP, POPS, PIRC, and more. Expect amazing music, art, food, a silent auction, speeches, and more. EMILLY PRADO
2 pm, SEIU 503, free, all ages
Lethal Weapon
Remember when Mel Gibson wasn’t a huge asshole? No? Well, remember when he was at least a somewhat entertaining asshole at least? Like in the family holiday classic Lethal Weapon, where he’s a suicidal cop with a dodgy American accent who constantly endangers Danny Glover’s life and gets his ass wrecked by Gary Busey, of all people? You remember that one? (Sighs) It’s the one that starts with Woody’s girlfriend Kelly from Cheers, all topless and snorting rails, before launching off a balcony onto a car 20 stories below. Oh, now you remember it. You pig.
9:15 pm, Laurelhurst Theater, $3-4
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