Wednesday, Sept. 10
Blame the vampire-friendly climate or just the decades of countercultural history, but Portland is a great place for goth, EBM and industrial music, with no shortage of parties serving the town’s rivetheads and deathrockers. Arkham Sunset has been central to this community ever since mastermind Gerry Hathaway put out his first record under the name in 2019. Rarely has the reverb been more gated or the atmosphere more ghastly than on their newest offering, Fatal Games , whose release they’ll celebrate at Holocene. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St. 7 pm. $15.28. 21+.
Thursday, Sept. 11
Bill Orcutt is one of the world’s most ingenious blues guitarists, but don’t expect to see him sharing casino stages with Joe Bonamassa or tangling strings with Eric Clapton at Crossr