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Green Day, Silent Disco at the Keller Fountain and 3 Other Things To Do and See In Portland Today, August 2

Also, the Portland premiere of a documentary about Standing Rock.

Keller Fountain (Jerek Hollender)
By WW Staff

Green Day
Green Day gets older, but their fans stay the same age. Few rock bands have proven able to regenerate a young audience like these pop-punk warhorses—a testament to the enduring power of songs so simple an 11-year-old can play them. Read our feature on Green day here. Moda Center, 1 N Center Court St., 503-235-8771, rosequarter.com. 7 pm. $29-$225. All ages. 

(courtesy of Facebook)

Awake, A Dream from Standing Rock
Some documentaries are valuable for chronicling the past, others for uncovering vast journalistic stories. But Awake, A Dream from Standing Rock feels like a living document. The new doc from Josh Fox about the protests surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival. Its Portland premiere is the centerpiece to this year's Life.Art.Being. Festival. Clinton Street Theater, ctspdx.com. 7 pm. $10 online, $13 at the door.

(William James Photography)

Silent Disco at Keller Fountain
What better place to rock some headphones, bust some moves, splash in the fountain and wonder if you breathe too heavily? Music starts at 7, but arrive early with ID to guarantee a set of headphones. 1501 SW 3rd Ave., heartbeatsoundsystems.com. 7pm-10pm. All ages.

IMAGE: Courtesy of Bandcamp.

Siren and the Sea, PWRHAUS and All Night
This Time With Feeling, Siren and the Sea's first full-length album, was released this past February. Thematically, it's a deep-sea dive into nonhuman realms, at times literally evoking a sense of disembodiment, as on indie-rock earworm "Limbs," which opens with the command, "Off with the left/Off with the right." Read our full feature on Siren and the Sea here. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., holocene.org. 8:30 pm. $8. 21+.

(Steve Gullick)

Marika Hackman, The Big Moon
On her third album, I'm Not Your Man, Marika Hackman sounds like she woke up from a dreamy, acoustic sleep. Hackman, previously known for soft-spoken, finger-picked lullabies á la Laura Marling, has now embraced dark, swirling, psychedelic folk and Smiths-inspired noise pop. Listening to her is like waking up from you own pleasant dream and landing at a London house show where you can't stop dancing. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., mississippistudios.com. 9 pm. $12 advance, $15 day of show. 21+.

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