As always, the weekend is bringing events that require little fuss or funds. We're suggesting cheap and easy picks from the Hawthorne Street Fair to Comix Thing and from the Volume Bomb Block Party VIII to Sonder, Listening Bar Presents Wax On: A Record Fair. Discover more things to do with our weekly top picks guide.

Powerhouse Fest I find it very cool when artists play unreleased songs live, but I'm always sad afterward when I can't find the music anywhere to listen to again. If you've had this experience around Portland recently, you're in luck! Nine local bands have put together a compilation album of such tracks to be released digitally this Friday and performed live at the High Limit Room. Artists include emotive rockers Nonbinary Girlfriend, guitar-heavy group Femme Cell, and exper

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