Thursday–Saturday, April 23–25
Stumpfest brings the best of underground metal to PDX, and what a lineup it has in store this year. Night one is headlined by Old Man Gloom, led by Isis/Sumac mastermind Aaron Turner, whose recent joining of Neurosis is this neck of the woods’ equivalent of Dio joining Sabbath. Night two features pop-metal titans Torche, the exquisitely morose Drunk Horse, and Portland’s twitchy, freaky Danava. Night three is headlined by bad-trip psych lords All Them Witches, Tool drum whiz Danny Carey’s trio, and San Francisco “cosmic rockers” Terry Gross. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave. 7 pm Thursday and Friday, 7:30 pm Saturday. $62.13 per night. 21+.
Saturday, April 25
Sunn O))) has spent 25 years in search of the perfect down-tuned guitar chord. Stripping everything away from metal except bludgeoning waves of guitar and the occasional black-metal guest vocal, the Seattle drone-doom duo has attained remarkable crossover appeal for a project so obstinate, even signing to Sub Pop for their forbidding new self-titled album. Opening for their infamously loud live show is Thrones, the solo project of underground metal lifer Joe Preston, who contributed a historically eerie vocoder performance to Altar, Sunn’s 2006 collab with Boris. Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave. 7 pm. $47.50. 21+.
Tuesday, April 28…