An evening with Nik Turner on his “Space Ritual” tour promises to be both a learning and — according to Nik himself — a “healing” experience. In fact, Turner told Up on the Sun, “The energy that we’re putting into [this tour] sort of transcends what the thing is about…

Portland’s Quasi will be visiting the Rhythm Room on Monday in support of their excellent new double-album, Mole City. The band, which turned 20, features two accomplished vets of the Northwest scene, Sam Coomes (guitar/vox/keyboards) and Janet Weiss (drums/vox); when they aren’t devoting their time to Quasi, both have played…