We’re back in action after our holiday season break — and we’re starting off strong.

The Residents are weird. Wonderful. And almost gone. This is your last shot to win tickets to their show at Wonder Ballroom for an eyeball-masked fever dream of avant-garde art rock you kinda have to see to believe.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Punk icons Black Flag announced a show at Hawthorne Theatre in just a few weeks! Make sure to snag tickets before they sell out.

• SCRIPT delivers a deep space rave with a side of emotional damage. This LA-based DJ/producer is coming to REALM PDX on January 31.

• Portland’s funniest humans. One stage. Zero chill. Willamette Week’s Funniest Five Showcase is back at Revolution Hall on February 5, where the city’s top comics throw down their sharpest sets for a crowd that actually gets the joke.

• Misery of Business (Paramore tribute) is teaming up with Less Than Three (Green Day) and Futures (Jimmy Eat World) for a night of pop-punk glory and eyeliner nostalgia on February 7.

• The biggest Bach to Rock showcase of the year is taking over Mission Theater on February 8 with rising young rockers hitting the stage to shred, shine, and show off everything they’ve got.

WHAT TO DO IN VANCOUVER, WA

Vancouver, WA isn’t just Portland’s quieter cousin. Our city across the Columbia can be a full-blown fun factory when you know where to look. We rounded up the best local hangs, hidden gems, and can’t-miss events so you don’t have to doomscroll through another city calendar.

THIS WEEK

LOCALS ONLY

• If you want 2026 to be your reading era, join Living Room Wines Reading Club kicking off tomorrow! Read beside others and hold yourself accountable in your literary journey.

• Through the end of January, McMenamins is transforming five of its locations into Bar Noir, a place for moody lighting and whiskey sipping.

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