SHOWS OF THE WEEK

WHAT TO SEE AND WHAT TO HEAR

BY DANIEL BROMFIELD @bromf3

THURSDAY, MAY 18:

L.A.’s Cheekface lives at the extreme of hyperreferential, hyperrelatable songwriting in the 21st century. Listening to one of their songs can be like scrolling through someone’s Twitter page, or hearing Fear of Music-era David Byrne transplanted to the world of ivermectin and rainbow bagels, or maybe Devo mixed with Das Racist. Singer-songwriter Greg Katz requests no reverb and no echo on his voice live, so there’s nowhere for the crowd to hide from his all-consuming, dystopian unease and paranoia. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 503-231-9663, dougfirlounge. com. 9 pm. $16. 21+.

SUNDAY, MAY 21:

LIVE AT MUSIC MILLENNIUM!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

PERFORMANCE & SIGNING

SATURDAY MAY 20TH AT 1PM

TO GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE SIGNING, PRE-PURCHASE THE NEW ALBUM ‘THE SUN’ IN PERSON OR AT MUSICMILLENNIUM.COM

‘THE SUN’ FEATURES VIBRANT SOUNDS RANGING FROM MOODY GRANDEUR TO PURE ANTHEMIC GLORY!

Leith Ross

AUTOGRAPH SIGNING

SUNDAY MAY 21ST AT 11:30AM

TO GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE SIGNING, PRE-PURCHASE THE NEW ALBUM ‘TO LEARN’ IN PERSON OR AT MUSICMILLENNIUM.COM

THEIR SONGS EXPLORE THEMES OF GUT-WRENCHING & CHEESY LOVE, SILLINESS & EXTREME EXISTENTIALISM.

YANKEe GAUCHO

ALBUM RELEASE PERFORMANCE & SIGNING

SUNDAY MAY 21ST AT 5PM

The three albums Mr. Bungle put out in the ’90s represent some of the furthest-out and most eclectic rock music ever made, pivoting from death metal to free jazz to Beach Boys fantasias often within seconds—but for their reunion, Mike Patton and crew have returned to the trashy thrash metal they played in their earliest days. Joining them on their “Geek Show Tour” are The Melvins, the prolific and forever-questing band at the center of heavy metal’s avant-garde, and married art-metal duo Spotlights Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., 503-225-0047, crystalballroompdx.com. 8 pm. $55. All ages.

SUNDAY, MAY 21:

Yves Tumor is one of the last great scenery-chewing glam-rock stars, a demonic and magisterial figure whose shows with “Its Band” are a long way removed from the abstract sound collages they made in their early days as a semi-anonymous noisenik. Far from compromising their sound or “selling out,” Tumor’s move toward traditional rock songwriting has given them the chance to bring their outré instincts to music that could feasibly sell out a midsized venue like the Roseland—so snatch up a ticket fast. Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave., 971-230-0033, roselandpdx. com. 8 pm. $39.50. All ages.

SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS

PERFORMANCE & SIGNING

MONDAY MAY 22ND AT 6PM

EXPLORING IDEAS OF MULTIVERSES AND CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH THE LENS OF A FICITONAL POST-APOCALYPTIC KEYBOARDTOTING EARTHLING!