Silver Age, comics inspired art by Ian Seniff at Gigantic Gallery. A fleshier approach to Silver Age comic book heros presented as a series of paintings, in what is probably Portland's smallest gallery.

I guess Seattle's Ubik might be a metal band, but probably not. They seem to specialize in heavy stuttering complicated music without guitars
with Lickety from Portland who play quirky electronic sludge at the World Famous Kenton Club.

The endearing folk/electronic sounds of Portland's Grey Anne in a club that used to be a mortuary, should be fun with some other bands. Also M83 at Roseland Theater. 

The Yiddish Republik Orchestra play klezmer and eastern european folk music at a pizza parlor, Mississippi Pizza. Later, DJ Shadow, a national treasure, is part of the Soul'd Out Music Festival, Wonder Ballroom.

Black Pussy (Is Go) bring their shambling dirty classic style rock to the classic dirty shambles that is Slabtown with Pinkzilla and Lamprey.

The Stumptown Comics Fest, perhaps the largest artist focused comic book event in the country featuring artists from Portland and all over.