THE VERY BEST, WARPAINT, ZOLA JESUS(Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) The days of Zola Jesus opening shows—as she is tonight for this fabulous triple bill—will soon be over. With a stunning voice and bountiful artistic expression, the enigmatic Zola (nÉe Nika Roza Danilova) has set the world aflame with her Stridulum EP and its forthcoming follow-up, Valusia. EZRA ACE CARAEFF Also read our article on The Very Best.
DREW GROW AND THE PASTORS' WIVES, FENCES, THE HEAD AND THE HEART(Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) Read our article on Drew Grow and the Pastor's Wives.
TENDER FOREVER, JOEY CASIO, SELECTOR DUB NARCOTIC(Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd) Many Portlanders got their first earful and eyeful of Melanie Valera last week at PICA's Time Based Art festival, in which Valera—as Tender Forever—concocted a high-tech show with a huge array special effects including green screen, an iPad necklace, and a fake Skype chat with BeyoncÉ. It'll be interesting to see the France-born, Portland-residing Valera relatively stripped of these high-tech accoutrements. Tonight's show will put emphasis on Valera's comic onstage persona (a gag that makes biting fun of the typically over-inflated egos of pop stars) and Tender Forever's warmly melodic electro-pop songs, like those on the recent K Records release No Snare. K hosts tonight's "Zip-Pak Party," showcasing the label's new online MP3 subscription series, along with Joey Casio and Selector Dub Narcotic—the DJ alter ego of K Records founder Calvin Johnson. NED LANNAMANN
Chris Robley, The Melvins, Gray Matters and Audioelectronic after the jump!
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