Friday, June 6

The Minus 5 is such a Portland institution it’s easy to forget the band started out as a side project for Scott McCaughey, founder of the even longer-running Young Fresh Fellows. The band has a habit of picking up Portland rock royalty; the current lineup includes R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, and the Decemberists’ Colin Meloy occasionally drifts through. They’re celebrating the release of their new album, Oar On, Penelope! with support from power-pop legends the Rubinoos, whose hooks are so sticky Avril Lavigne famously lifted one wholesale for “Girlfriend.” Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave. 8 pm. $23.23. 21+.

Friday–SUnday, June 6–8

They Might Be Giants have been one of a kind ever since their early days backed only by a drum machine, and such is their sense of h

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