Wednesday August 20

Hate of the City: DJs Keebler, Jonny P Jewels

  East End

International Pop Overthrow: Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Sugarcane Mutiny, Silverhawk, Orange Collection, Beyond Veronica, The Strange Effects, Pris, The Schills

[POWER POP] As musicfests go, the International Pop Overthrow doesn't seem terribly ambitious—at least when compared with the grand indie deliria besetting Portland before and after—but the IPO (named after a Material Issue song) lives up to its name with cities from Vancouver, B.C., to Chapel Hill, N.C., to Liverpool hosting their own local-ish acts on staggered weekends throughout the summer. It's sorta like a touring festival, except the only constants are founder David Bash and a decided obsession (unlike other PDX cavlacades we could mention) with the most powerful pop. The Kinksy narratives of Blue Skies Black Hearts highlights tonight's hand-picked singalong troops. JAY HORTON. East End 7:30 pm. Cover. 21+.

Thursday August 21

International Pop Overthrow: Dominc Castillo & The Rock Savants, Welcome Home Walker, Blackout 101, The Neat, Little Beirut, Phamous Phaces, Paper or Plastic, The Traveling Mercies, Shane Tutmarc

[POWER POP] See Wednesday, Friday listings for more info. East End 7:30 pm. Cover. 21+.

Friday August 22

International Pop Overthrow: Nice Boys, The Soda Pop Kids, Throwback Suburbia, The Knast, The Village Green, UHF, The Orchid Highway, The Foxgloves

[BUBBLEGUM PUNK] Though few current acts would admit an affinity for the bubblegum pop of the late ’60s, local punkers the Soda Pop Kids don’t just love chewing some—they completely revel in it. The Kids' 2007 album, Teen Bop Dream, is like the Ramones after drinking a beer and eating two reams of cotton candy, full of sugar-rush melodies and la-de-da’s and awesomely bad haircuts. No pretensions or notions of hipness here, just easygoing and über-catchy rock ’n’ roll that harks back to better times. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. East End 8 pm. Cover. 21+. See Wednesday listing for more info.

Saturday August 23

Paisley Pop Records Night: True West, Pale Blue Sky, The Welfare State, The Quags, Mission 5, The Orange Roughies, Brian Berg, Ron Rogers

East End

Monday August 25

Down South Sallie, Drew Grow & the Pastors' Wives, Y La Bamba

East End

Tuesday August 26

Beat Union

East End

Wednesday August 27

Hate of the City: DJs Keebler, Jonny P Jewels

  East End