Wednesday December 5top

Aimee Mann

[SIREN POP] After releasing her Christmas album, One More Drifter in the Snow, last winter, Aimee Mann began a small series of yuletide-themed concerts—star-studded affairs that consciously sought to recapture the variety-show revues of generations past, rather like Bing Crosby's wartime Christmas cavalcades, absent the radio broadcast and adding some seasonal affective disorder. Mann's originals arrive as singably bleak insta-standards: Few artists can so cheeselessly wring the poignancy from sentimental chestnuts (Charlie Brown's "Christmas Time Is Here" steeped in dignified whimsy), but it's the comfortable staging, time-worn but never old-fashioned, that warms the cockles. Ever-rotating guests to include Nellie McKay, Grant Lee Phillips and members of the Decemberists. JAY HORTON. 8 pm. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $35.50. Map

Ramsey y Los Montunos

Amazon Cafe CLOSED, 208 NW Couch St., 222-2915. All ages. Map

Swim Swam Swum, Antelope, The Black Black Black

Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. All ages. Map

Neftali Rivera (7 pm)

Bar Mestizo at Andina, 1314 NW Glisan St., 228-9535. All ages. Map

Neil Masson Trio

Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

Viva Voce, Ohmega Watts, Boy Eats Drum Machine

[HIP-HOP MEETS PSYCH-POP] See music feature. 9:30 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. Free. All ages. Map

Haris Blackwood

Bethany Village Grill, 4876 NW Bethany Blvd., 533-7736. Map

Bob Soper

Biddy McGraw's, 6000 NE Glisan St., 233-1178. Map

Yellow Swans, Mutators, Shearing Pinx, Order of the Gash

Branx, 320 SE 2nd Ave., 234-5683. All ages. Map

Speed Limit & the Violations

Buffalo Gap Saloon, 6835 SW Macadam Ave., 244-7111. All ages. Map

Elite

Candlelight Cafe and Bar, 2032 SW 5th Ave., 222-3378. Map

Jam Band PDX

Cascade Bar & Grill, 15000 SE Mill Plain Blvd., (360) 254-0749. All ages. Map

EZ Connection

City Night Club, 424 SW 4th Ave., 221-2489. All ages. Map

Acoustic Jazz & Gypsy Swing Jam (7 pm)

Clinton Corner Cafe, 2633 SE 21st Ave., 230-8035. All ages. Map

Don Caballero, Enablers, Thrones

[INSTRUMENTAL MATH-ROCK] Throughout the '90s, Don Caballero put instrumental math rock on the map with a seemingly endless stream of albums and singles that defied all logic of 4/4 rock while also avoiding the introverted trappings of fusion jazz. Then, before anyone could count out a 5/16th measure, the band broke up in Y2K. Guitarist Ian Williams landed in the equally innovative instrumental act Battles, and after a brief spell in Bellini, notoriously tempestuous drummer Damon Che reformed Don Caballero with all new members in 2003. Don Cab Mach 2 released its exquisitely complex Relapse Records debut, World Class Listening Problem, in 2006. DAVE CLIFFORD. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $14. All ages. Map

Doug Verigin

Dublin Pub, 6821 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway., 297-2889. Map

Blues Jam w/ Suburban Slim

Duff's Garage, 1635 SE 7th Ave., 234-2337. Map

Suicide Club

Dunes, 1905 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 493-8637. 21+. Map

Toshi Onizuka, Mariano de Orbegoso

El Gaucho, 319 SW Broadway., 224-2700. 21+. Map

Open Accordion Night

Equator Coffee Cafe, 510 SE Morrison St., 445-0143. All ages. Map

Open mic with Cabezon

Forty Fifth St. Pub & Grill, 4511 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway., 246-7061. All ages. Map

Katsura Yamauchi w/ Arrington de Dionyso, Jonathan Sielaff & Matt Hannafin

[FREE NOISE/JAZZ] When someone like Arrington de Dionyso—the throat-singing frontman of noise-funk band Old Time Relijun—proclaims himself the "James Bond of Free Improvisation,” it’s probably a well-earned title. De Dionyso and Old Time Relijun are known for purposely spitting in the face of musical genre, using horns, warbly vocals and spastic blues riffs to create unidentifiable music. But de Dionyso has stiff competition from Katsura Yamauchi, a 53-year-old Japanese saxophonist known for his soft but stirring free-jazz compositions. Hearing these two musicians onstage together could go two ways: a compelling performance of completely original music, or a competition for the Strangest Musician on Earth Award. Either way, the results will be ear-shattering. PAIGE RICHMOND. 8 pm. Funky Church, 2456 SE Tamarack Ave., . Donation. All ages. Map

J*Malem

Gemini Bar & Grill, 456 N State St., 636-9445. All ages. Map

Ten Colors, Wilding, The Lorries

Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. All ages. Map

Men Songwriter's Evening: Jeff Lourden, Justin Saragueta, Chris Baron

Gotham Tavern, 2240 N Interstate Ave., 517-9911. Map

House Call w/ Miss Defy

Greek Cusina, 404 SW Washington St., 224-2288. All ages. Map

TRONix

Ground Kontrol, 511 NW Couch St., 796-9364. All ages. Map

Voxtrot, Division Day, Throwback Suburbia

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. Map

Portland Cello Project feat. Horse Feathers and 3 Leg Torso

[CLASSI-COOL] Cellos (or is it celli?) are cool again. This thanks in large part to the laudable efforts of the singular Portland Cello Project, one of the fastest-rising ensembles forged in this city’s hot indie-meets-classical scene. Usually bored (although you really shouldn’t be) by Bach? Underwhelmed by Vivaldi or Villa-Lobos? You’ll hear it with new ears after the Cello Project takes it for a spin. The PCP is joined tonight by Porltand's own endlessly lovely and lovable chamber-folk outfit Horse Feathers as well as the inimitable 3 Leg Torso. STEPHEN MARC BEAUDOIN. 8 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $8. All ages. Map

Arabesque

It's a Beautiful Pizza, 3342 SE Belmont St., 233-5444. All ages. Map

Hank Hirsh Jazz Jam

Jax, 826 SW 2nd Ave., 228-9128. All ages. Map

Mel Brown Quartet feat. Chuck Redd

Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. All ages. Map

Tom May

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave., 227-4057. 21+. Map

KC Murphy

Ladd's Inn, 1204 SE Clay St., 235-7831. All ages. Map

The Outriders (9 pm); Reggie Houston's Box of Chocolates (6 pm)

LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. Map

Frank Tribble

London Grill, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

DJs ShellShock & HanJob

Matador, 1967 W Burnside St., 222-5822. All ages. Map

"Hump Nite"

McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. All ages. Map

Lynn Conover & John Mitchell (7 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale., 669-8610. All ages. Map

Jon Koonce & One More Mile (7 pm)

McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. All ages. Map

Tool, Trans Am

Memorial Coliseum, 1401 N Wheeler Ave., 235-8771. Map

Dorcas Children's Home Benefit: Ellen & the Felons, Dustbowl Refugees (9 pm); Brother Elmore & friends (6 pm)

Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. Map

Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, The Online Romance

Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. All ages. Map

DJ Maxamillion

Moloko Plus, 3967 N Mississippi Ave., 288-6272. All ages. Map

Bolt Upright Blue Jam

Monty's Tavern, 13095 SW Canyon Road., 644-2337. Map

DJs Bobo & Bounce

New Copper Penny, 5932 SE 92nd Ave., 777-1415. All ages. Map

Sugar In Wartime

Nine Muses Acoustic Tavern, 2715 NE Belmont St., 236-3848. All ages. Map

DJ Erik Beats

NOW CLOSED--Pix Patisserie-Hawthorne, 3731 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 236-4760. All ages. Map

Salsa Night with Roger Rhumba

Ohm, 31 NW 1st Ave., 224-5562. All ages. Map

Ryan Dolliver/Chris Mosley Duo (6 pm)

Olive or Twist, 925 NW 11th Ave., 546-2900. All ages. Map

Alan Hager

Original Halibut's, 2525 NE Alberta St., 808-9601. All ages. Map

Bill Beach (8 pm); Gus Pappelis (5 pm)

Portland City Grill, 111 SW 5th Ave., 450-0030. 21+. Map

Rogue Bluegrass Band (7:30 pm)

Raccoon Lodge & Brew Pub, 7424 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway., 296-0110. All ages. Map

Flogging Molly

[CELTIC PUNK] While Flogging Molly must be weary of the inevitable comparisons to Shane MacGowan's sprawling legacy (Googling "Flogging Molly" plus "Pogues" garners 262,000 results), it's been given something of a critical free pass from the rather superficial similarities. With Celtic instrumentation wed to punk-by-numbers, the boys rarely leave fifth gear and too often sound like tweaked Orange County jobbers rocketing through barely originals with whatever lay around the Irish bar past close—which about describes their origins. There's little of the organic clash of cultures and literate sentimentality informing the Pogues' best, and, y'know, they're touring again as well. JAY HORTON. 8 pm. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 219-9929 (Grill), 224-2038 (Theater). $21. All ages. Map

Here Comes A Big Black Cloud, Wildlife, Fats Tunamelt

Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. All ages. Map

Insomniac Folklore, Minmae, Kat Jones, Alan Singley, Jeff Bond (7:30 pm)

Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave., 227-0999. All ages. Map

The Beat Initiative: DJs Rafa & Flutterby

Saucebox, 214 SW Broadway., 241-3393. All ages. Map

James Farethewell, Ali Ippolito, Hannah's Field

Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. Map

Stephen Ashbrook

The Green Room, 2280 NW Thurman St., 228-6178. Map

Gavin Whal Stevens & the Law, Texas League

The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. All ages. Map

Open Mic

Tin Shed Garden Cafe, 1438 NE Alberta St., 288-6966. All ages. Map

Ninjas With Syringes, The Sweetest Revenge, The Promise Hold

Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy Blvd., 238-0543. All ages. Map

The Swing Sisters Christmas

Tony Starlight's, 3728 NE Sandy Blvd., 517-8584. All ages. Map

The Bismarck

Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. All ages. Map

Steve Smith

Tupelo Joe's, 10721 NW Sandy Blvd., 788-5150. All ages. Map

Djangophiles

Vino Paradiso, 417 NW 10th Ave., 295 9536. All ages. Map

Jewmongous

[KOSHER COMIC] On the second night of Hanukkah, my Portland gave to me: a Jew singing comically. Local members of the tribe may recall Sean Altman and then-collaborator Rob Tannenbaum visiting a few years back with their revue, "What I Like About Jew." But that partnership has since dissolved, and Altman (who also founded vocal group Rockapella and co-wrote its Carmen Sandiego theme song) now does solo shtick—foul-mouthed, irreverent solo shtick, actually, like the that's-just-so-wrong faux drinking song "Christian Baby Blood." JEFF ROSENBERG. 7:30 pm. White Eagle, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. $20. All ages. Map

Robin Remaily

White Eagle, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. Map

Dale Morris

Wine Down, 126 NE 28th Ave., 236-9463. All ages. Map

Wicked Wednesdays: DJs Wicked, Wels

XV, 15 NW 2nd Ave., 790-9090. All ages. Map

Thursday December 6top

Amy Hänaiali'i Gilliom

Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. Map

Bruce Molsky, Benny & Eleanor

Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta St., 284-7665. All ages. Map

EZ Connection

Amazon Cafe CLOSED, 208 NW Couch St., 222-2915. All ages. Map

Cubaneo

Andrea's Cha Cha Club, 832 SE Grand Ave., 230-1166. All ages. Map

The Flailing Inhalers, Crudelaque, The West, The Cut and Run

Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. All ages. Map

Unwrapped: PICA Benefit feat. Reggie Watts & DJ Othertempo (7 pm)

Aura, 1022 W Burnside St., 597-2872. All ages. Map

DJ José, Caña Son

Aztec Willie & Joey Rose, 1501 NE Broadway., 280-8900. 21+. Map

Borikuas

Bar Mestizo at Andina, 1314 NW Glisan St., 228-9535. All ages. Map

Monkey_0

BC's American Saloon, 2433 SE Powell Blvd., 232-0852. All ages. Map

Jean Ronne & Lee Wuthenow

Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

Blue Scholars, Sleep, Clockwerk

Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. Map

Blue Zebra

Bethany Village Grill, 4876 NW Bethany Blvd., 533-7736. Map

tHersDay: DJ Yaz

Bettie Ford Lounge, 1135 SW Washington St., 445-8331. All ages. Map

John Ross

Biddy McGraw's, 6000 NE Glisan St., 233-1178. 21+. Map

DJ Sam (Boxxes); FSO DJ (Red Cap Garage)

Boxxes/Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark St., 226-4171. All ages. Map

Christopher Woitach Duo

Brasserie Montmartre, 626 SW Park Ave., 224-5552. 21+. Map

Mystique, Acoustic Minds

Buffalo Gap Saloon, 6835 SW Macadam Ave., 244-7111. All ages. Map

LaRhonda Steele Band

Candlelight Cafe and Bar, 2032 SW 5th Ave., 222-3378. Map

Open Mic (7:30 pm)

Chaos Cafe & Parlor, 2620 SE Powell Blvd., 546-8112. All ages. Map

DJ Joe T

City Night Club, 424 SW 4th Ave., 221-2489. All ages. Map

Jim Mesi & Steve Bradley

Clyde's Prime Rib, 5474 NE Sandy Blvd., 281-9200. All ages. Map

Supersuckers, Top Heavy Crush, Muddy River Nightmare Band

[FIVE-DOLLAH GOOD TIME] A Supersuckers live show is the kind of thing that—like a good bit of juvenile humor or a night of drinking too much—always retains a certain charm. Which is not to sell the hardworkin' rockabilly/punk stalwarts short; Eddie Spaghetti and crew have been at it for 20 freakin' years now, and their rock ’n’ roll stamina is all the better for it. Whether it's sarcastic, goofy forays into country ("Non-Addictive Marijuana"), fret-burning rockers ("Creepy Jackalope Eye") or more sentimental (really!) numbers like "One Cigarette Away," the ’suckers have a little something for everyone. And for five buckaroos, you've no excuse not to share in the fun. AMY MCCULLOUGH. 9:30 pm. Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $5. All ages. Map

Southerly, Graves, BOAT

[POP AWESOMENESS!] First off, let me say I have nothing against Southerly. In fact, I think frontman Krist (real name) Krueger is a fine songwriter who embodies a lot of what could feel old about Portland (hoodies, self-deprecation, mass consumption of cheap beer) in an endearing way. And his fuzzy folk songs have a darkness that's both uncomfortable and warmly familiar. However, I just don't see how Seattle's "sloppy pop saviors," BOAT, get billed to open for, well, anyone! Granted, I have no concept of these bands' respective popularity, but if you had a super-fun pop sensation on your hands (and Graves' wonderfully lazy, jazz-pop slotted in between), wouldn't you wanna hear it last? You know, so you leave feeling good, instead of like burying your hoodie-clad head in the sand? I thought so. Any way you slice it, though, this is an effing great lineup. I do not say "show up early" lightly. AMY MCCULLOUGH. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $6. All ages. Map

Justin Klump, Matt Brown Band, Tyler Brunette

Duff's Garage, 1635 SE 7th Ave., 234-2337. Map

Smooth Operator w/ DJ Manny & Tara

Dunes, 1905 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 493-8637. 21+. Map

Southern Belle, World's Greatest Ghosts, Ghosties

[DARK POP] Southern Belle’s Ross McCleron sings like a softer version of Portland acoustic pop purveyor Tractor Operator. McCleron's falsetto—muffled and cracking in the band's (very) lo-fi recordings—has that nasal tone that works so well for personal songs driven by an acoustic guitar. Ghosties hail from the formidable Boy Gorilla record label, a collective of Portland youth making some of the most raw and true music in town. The Ghosties song “Glands” is a perfect example of the sound that drives that unique all-ages scene. JIM SANDBERG. 8 pm. Dunes, 1905 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 493-8637. Cover. Map

Drum Circle with Adam (4 pm)

Egyptian Club, 3701 SE Division St., 236-8689. 21+. Map

"Karaoke from Hell"

Gemini Bar & Grill, 456 N State St., 636-9445. All ages. Map

Three For Madness, Eleven Eyes Trio

Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. All ages. Map

Lew Jones Open Mic (7:30 pm)

Gotham Tavern, 2240 N Interstate Ave., 517-9911. All ages. Map

Portland Cello Project feat. Horse Feathers and 3-Leg Torso

[CLASSI-COOL] See Wednesday listing. 8 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $8. All ages. Map

Redray Frazier

Imbibe, 2229 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 239-4002. All ages. Map

Portland Jazz Singers Showcase

Jax, 826 SW 2nd Ave., 228-9128. 21+. Map

Mel Brown B3 Organ Band

Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. All ages. Map

Mars Retrieval Unit

Jolly Roger, 1340 SE 12th Ave., 232-8060. All ages. Map

DJ Maxamillion

Kalga Kafe—THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED, 4147 SE Division St., 236-4770. All ages. Map

Tom May

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave., 227-4057. Map

Open Mic w/ Justin Appley

Ladd's Inn, 1204 SE Clay St., 235-7831. All ages. Map

The Russell Thomas Agenda, Sockeye Sawtooth (9:30 pm); Lewi Longmire Band (6 pm)

LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. All ages. Map

Bill Beach (6 pm)

London Grill, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

New Artist Showcase w/ Matt Vrba

Macadam's Bar & Grill, 5833 SW Macadam Ave., 246-6227. All ages. Map

Bobby Torres Ensemble

Marriott-Waterfront, 1401 SW Naito Parkway., 226-7600. All ages. Map

James Steele

McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. All ages. Map

Greg Clarke (7 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale., 669-8610. All ages. Map

Loose Change (6:30 pm)

Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. All ages. Map

Gerald Collier, Steve Turner

Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. All ages. Map

Randy Yearout Open Mic & Jammin'

Mock Crest Tavern, 3435 N Lombard St., 283-5014. Map

The Sinners Club

Mojo's, 1819 Main St., 360-694-0518. All ages. Map

Robert Carson Jam

Monty's Tavern, 13095 SW Canyon Road., 644-2337. All ages. Map

Bitchin' Summer, No Secrets Between Sailors, Spider Test

Mount Tabor Legacy, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-0450. Map

DJs Bobo & Bounce

New Copper Penny, 5932 SE 92nd Ave., 777-1415. All ages. Map

Nabeel, Dwight Dickinson, Jr. Soap Box, The Oh My Mys

Nine Muses Acoustic Tavern, 2715 NE Belmont St., 236-3848. All ages. Map

Terry Robb

Original Halibut's, 2525 NE Alberta St., 808-9601. All ages. Map

David Michael Lee (8 pm); Jim Fischer (5 pm)

Portland City Grill, 111 SW 5th Ave., 450-0030. Map

Keegan Smith

Portsmouth Pizza & Pub, 5264 N Lombard St., 289-4644. All ages. Map

Joe McMurrian

Produce Row Cafe, 204 SE Oak St., 232-8355. All ages. Map

Proper Jazz Jam (7 pm)

Proper Eats Cafe, 8638 N Lombard St., 445-2007. All ages. Map

Sleepwalk Kid, Echo Pheen

Red Room, 2530 NE 82nd Ave., 256-3399. All ages. Map

Aaron Goldhammer

Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, 707 SE 12th Ave., 232-2640. All ages. Map

Mutation: The Pan-Zen Konspiracy Nett-Wyrk feat. to-ka-ge, MMovM, Try My Cabbage, anArchetype, Rudement, slide, hteah, Mutant Assembly

Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. All ages. Map

New York Rifles, Royal Houser, Advisory, Dagger of the Mind

Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave., 227-0999. All ages. Map

Uplift: DJ Rafa

Saucebox, 214 SW Broadway., 241-3393. All ages. Map

Finn Riggins, Jared Mees & the Grown Children, Mill Race

[MIXED-BAG ROCK] Idaho's Finn Riggins has a whole lotta tricks up its sleeve—so many, in fact, that it's awfully hard to pin ’em down. One minute, the trio's blasting distortion-loaded, surf-tinged noise à la the Pixies; the next, it's engaging in funk or even ska-based jams that—despite hints of said genres—smack mostly of jangly, joyous rock. As if that weren't enough, there are psychedelic keyboard breakdowns and alternately spastic and smooth guy/girl vocals mixed all through the band's debut full-length, A Soldier, A Saint, An Ocean Explorer. And, unlike lots of bands crafting a hodgepodge sound, Finn Riggins doesn't lose (or fail to create) an identity amid all its sound-tinkering and fun-having. True trickery, indeed. AMY MCCULLOUGH. 9 pm. Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. $5. All ages. Map

The Fix One-Year Anniversary: DJ Spinna, Rev Shines, Ohmega Watts, DJs Kez, Dundiggy

[HIP-HOPPIN’] The Fix celebrates one year with legendary DJ Spinna, a heavyweight from the late-‘90s NYC underground hip-hop scene. Local DJs Rev. Shines (Lifesavas), Ohmega Watts, Kez (KBOO) and Dun Diggy have turned the Someday Lounge into the best dance party in town holding it down every Thursday night with the best soul, funk and hip-hop around. This is DJ Spinna’s first PDX appearance, and he’s in good company. Act like you know. JIM SANDBERG. 9 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. $7. All ages. Map

Women of Blues w/ Sonny Hess, Lisa Mann & Tess Barr

The Green Room, 2280 NW Thurman St., 228-6178. All ages. Map

Power of Country, Dark Skies, Titans of Oblivion

The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. All ages. Map

The Ladies & Gentlemen, Disposable Thumbs, Excellence

Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy Blvd., 238-0543. All ages. Map

Karen Maria Capo Christmas

Tony Starlight's, 3728 NE Sandy Blvd., 517-8584. All ages. Map

Willow Willow; Ay, Claudia; Saw Whet

Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. All ages. Map

DJ Kube

Twilight Room, 5242 N Lombard St., 283-5091. All ages. Map

DJ RONN-E

Vault Martini, 226 NW 12th Ave., 224-4909. All ages. Map

Ashley Marie

Vino Paradiso, 417 NW 10th Ave., 295 9536. All ages. Map

DJ Fanatic

Voodoo Lounge, 53 NW 1st Ave., 241-3840. All ages. Map

The Minor Thirds (8:30 pm); Stevi Marie & Jackson Road (5:30 pm)

White Eagle, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. All ages. Map

Tony Pacini & Ed Bennett

Wilf's Restaurant, 800 NW 6th Ave., 223-0070. All ages. Map

Lew Jones

Wine Down, 126 NE 28th Ave., 236-9463. All ages. Map

Batu Ketu

Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. All ages. Map

Friday December 7top

Holidays with the Trail Band

[PIONEER FOLK] Born at the request of the Oregon Trail Council (to commemorate that historic path's 150th anniversary), the aptly named Trail Band was originally conceived as a one-off period piece helmed by Marv and Rindy Ross (of Quarterflash fame). Considering the brass- and string-centric ensemble's still around 16 years later—and set to play six shows in three days at the Aladdin—it'd be an understatement to say that genesis spawned a Northwest tradition. Though the band's catalog is rooted in traditional folk, it's sprawled to include history lessons wrapped in country-pop hooks as well as modern applications of Native American melody and, tonight, holiday fare in the guise of yesteryear's parlour orchestras. Who knew history could be so much fun? AMY MCCULLOUGH. 3 & 7 pm. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $12.50-$37. All ages. Map

Michael Ismerio, Curtis Alsobrook (6:30 pm)

Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta St., 284-7665. All ages. Map

DJ Alberton

Andrea's Cha Cha Club, 832 SE Grand Ave., 230-1166. All ages. Map

Jacqueline Kiyomi Gordon, Bonnie Mercer, Grouper, Ecomorti

Artistery, 4315 SE Division St., 803-5942. Map

The Mediam, Doctor Moss, Accidental Gun Death, Death Valley

Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. All ages. Map

Condor

Bar Mestizo at Andina, 1314 NW Glisan St., 228-9535. All ages. Map

DJ Hipnotic

Barracuda, 9 NW 2nd Ave., 228-6900. All ages. Map

Neil Masson Quartet w/ Lee Wuthenow

Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

Goon Moon, Sun Trash, The Murder Party

[GOONIES] It's unclear whether Goon Moon is waxing or waning, but we do know that it features Jeordie White (formerly known as Twiggy Ramirez from Marilyn Manson) and revered musician-producer Chris Goss (Masters of Reality, Kyuss) playing with a much more nocturnal and eerily mellow sound than either of their previous acts. Goon Moon's live show is rumored to, um, eclipse its recently released second album, Licker's Last Leg, though its tuneful appeal remains intact at any lunar phase of the month. DAVE CLIFFORD. 9:30 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $13 advance, $15 day of show. All ages. Map

Beadhead

Bethany Village Grill, 4876 NW Bethany Blvd., 533-7736. Map

DJ Cheapshot

Bettie Ford Lounge, 1135 SW Washington St., 445-8331. All ages. Map

Barry Hampton & the Triple Grip (9:30 pm); Billy Kennedy (6 pm)

Biddy McGraw's, 6000 NE Glisan St., 233-1178. All ages. Map

Friday Night Fever: DJ Tronic (Red Cap Garage)

Boxxes/Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark St., 226-4171. All ages. Map

DJ Sharon Needles

Branx, 320 SE 2nd Ave., 234-5683. All ages. Map

Brian Odell

Buffalo Gap Saloon, 6835 SW Macadam Ave., 244-7111. All ages. Map

Mary Flower, Anne Weiss (7:30 pm)

Carvlin Hall, 1636 SE Hickory St., 335-9969. All ages. Map

Dance Night

Chaos Cafe & Parlor, 2620 SE Powell Blvd., 546-8112. All ages. Map

Jet Set: DJs A.pol.j & Kepi

Crush, 1400 SE Morrison St., 235-8150. All ages. Map

Punk Group (DVD Release Party), Punk Group Karaoke, Magic Cyclops, Fogatron

[SYNTH JOKE PUNK] See Sound Seen review. 9:30 pm. Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $6. All ages. Map

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

[OLD SOUL] What Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings does goes far beyond words like "throwback" or "tribute." The group is downright "disturbingly obsessed" with capturing the Stax/Volt and Motown sounds it emulates, from the recording tone and quality to the vocal and instrumental arrangements. And why not? A quick trip up your radio dial is all it takes to discover that most modern R&B is aimed at horny teens who can't for the life of them figure out where to buy some romance. When your whole genre gets misguided, it's probably time to go back to the drawing board, and the Dap Kings do foundation soul better than anyone in show business. Don't hold it against Sharon & co. for being born in the wrong decade. CASEY JARMAN. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. Sold out. All ages. Map

Boys Next Door, Sugarcookie (7 pm)

Dublin Pub, 6821 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway., 297-2889. 21+. Map

DK4

Duff's Garage, 1635 SE 7th Ave., 234-2337. Map

Danava, DJ Blackhawk

East End, 203 SE Grand Ave., 232-0056. All ages. Map

Ramblin Rose

Forty Fifth St. Pub & Grill, 4511 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway., 246-7061. All ages. Map

DJ Magneto

Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. All ages. Map

Steve Rodin & friends

Gotham Tavern, 2240 N Interstate Ave., 517-9911. All ages. Map

DJ Chuck T

Green Papaya, 1135 SW Morrison St., 248-2112. All ages. Map

Eric Skye (7 pm)

Grolla, 2930 NE Killingsworth St., 493-9521. All ages. Map

Time Lapse: LicKITy (CD Release), The Slants, Operation Mission

Ground Kontrol, 511 NW Couch St., 796-9364. All ages. Map

The Matches, Forgive Durden, Broadway Calls, Kill Your Ex (7 pm, Theatre); Red Dakota Revival (Balcony)

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. Map

Mirage

Heathman Hotel, 1001 SW Broadway., 241-4100. All ages. Map

Prefuse 73, School of Seven Bells, Blank Blue

[GLITCH-HOP] After Barcelona's Scott Herren gave us his sophomore glitch album as Prefuse 73, One Word Extinguisher, he also released his studio outtakes and variant mixes—37 minutes of luminous chaos called Extinguished: Outtakes. It featured samples, strange noises, breaks and snippets of infectious melody, like a glitch incarnation of the Avalanches but without a coherent plan behind it. Most songs on the album clock in at just a minute or two and hold several completely different song-pieces, but those lead up to the penultimate, six-minute track, "Drum Machine, Cello, Headwrap," a brilliant cinematic tune that makes good on all the awesome that the lead-up material promised. BRANDON SEIFERT. 9 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $12. All ages. Map

Freak Mountain Ramblers (9:30 pm); Little Sue (6 pm)

Imbibe, 2229 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 239-4002. All ages. Map

Ryan's Myth

Jade Lounge, 2346 SE Ankeny St., 236-4998. Map

The Hank Hirsh Trio

Jax, 826 SW 2nd Ave., 228-9128. All ages. Map

Wayne Horvitz

Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. All ages. Map

Grafton Street

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave., 227-4057. 21+. Map

Baby Gramps (9:30 pm); Sassparilla (6 pm)

LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. All ages. Map

DJ Max

Lava, 232 SW Washington St., 224-5477. All ages. Map

'80s Video Dance Attack!: VJ Kittyrox

Lola's Room at the Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047. All ages. Map

Bill Beach (6 pm)

London Grill, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

DJs Trixie Doll & Lucifina

Matador, 1967 W Burnside St., 222-5822. All ages. Map

James Steele

McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. All ages. Map

James Faretheewell (7 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale., 669-8610. All ages. Map

Melao de Caña (9 pm); Jenny Sizzler (6 pm)

Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. All ages. Map

The Morals, Tractor Operator, John Vecchiarelli

Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. All ages. Map

Kinzel & Hyde

Mock Crest Tavern, 3435 N Lombard St., 283-5014. All ages. Map

Smooch Girls, The Flood, The Candy Strippers

Mount Tabor Legacy, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-0450. Map

Emma Hill, Ryan Sollee, Cary Judd

[CATCHY SOLO ACOUSTIC] I first heard Moose—Wyoming singer-songwriter Cary Judd—at a film festival. His song "Everything Stops" was playing over a homemade montage of extreme sports footage. Just one guy with an acoustic guitar, and he still managed to strongly complement footage of people jumping off cliffs and out of planes. Tonight he's joined by Alaska transplant Emma Hill, whose touching lyrics and shockingly lovely voice are an excellent counterpoint to Judd's poppy, driving folk. Ryan Sollee, frontman of the Builders and the Butchers, is this lineup's wild card; his solo songs explore a wider acoustic territory than his band's plot of graveyard blues. BRANDON SEIFERT. 7:30 pm. Muddy Waters Coffeehouse, 2908 SE Belmont St., 233-1923. Free. All ages. Map

The Water Tower String Band, Brokestring Band

Nine Muses Acoustic Tavern, 2715 NE Belmont St., 236-3848. All ages. Map

Jon Bunzow

Original Halibut's, 2525 NE Alberta St., 808-9601. All ages. Map

"Hunniez"

Pala, 105 NW 3rd Ave., 242-0700. All ages. Map

Gypsy Caravan, Carole, DJs Ravi & SomRas

Pi-rem, 433 NW 4th Ave., 227-5494. All ages. Map

Gus Pappelis (8 pm); Dave Lee (5 pm)

Portland City Grill, 111 SW 5th Ave., 450-0030. All ages. Map

Chris Kalani Gabriel

Portland Coffee House-Belmont, 2511 SE Belmont St., 230-8914. All ages. Map

Kenny Lavitz

Portsmouth Pizza & Pub, 5264 N Lombard St., 289-4644. All ages. Map

DJ Santo w/ Chauncey Canfield

[SOMETHING DIFFERENT] See Here Comes Your Fan. 7 pm. Press Club, 2621 SE Clinton St., 233-5656. Free. All ages. Map

Whipcord, The Cut & Run, Green-Eyed Monsters

Red Room, 2530 NE 82nd Ave., 256-3399. All ages. Map

The Dot & the Line, The Dirty Mittens

[INDIE-POP] Local indie-pop band the Dot & the Line takes its name from a 1963 children’s novel by Norton Juster. Subtitled “A Romance in Lower Mathematics,” the illustrated book (and its 1965 Chuck Jones cartoon adaptation) tells the story of a straight line who falls in love with a dot, only to have the dot leave him for a more interesting squiggle. The line attempts to win the dot back by learning to bend into every shape imaginable, only to discover the meaning of life in the process. Calling themselves “a danceable romance in lower mathematics,” vocalist-keytar player Jevan (the dot) and synth player Abe (the line) make soft beats layered with soothing vocals about love. This music is beautiful and simple—not unlike the calm one finds while reading a children’s book. PAIGE RICHMOND. 7 pm. Rererato Artspace, 5135 NE 42nd Ave., 732-407-4418. $4. All ages. Map

David Franzen

Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, 707 SE 12th Ave., 232-2640. All ages. Map

Droplaw, Dark Angelic, Pompus Green, Bayonet Hell (7 pm)

Rock 'N' Roll Pizza, 11140 SE Powell Blvd., 760-7646. Map

Change It To Jack, Coldrush, Fate Or Fortune

Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 219-9929 (Grill), 224-2038 (Theater). All ages. Map

Juicy: Thizzle Pizzle, DJs Beyonda & Rad

Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. All ages. Map

Mel Brown Trio (7 pm)

Salty's on the Columbia, 3839 NE Marine Drive., 288-4444. All ages. Map

James A. Fenwick

Sammy's Restaurant, 333 NW 23rd Ave., 222-3123. All ages. Map

The Lives Of Famous Men (CD Release), Nickel Arcade, Caves, Speaker Rhodes, The Real You, A Pedestrian Life (7 pm)

Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave., 227-0999. All ages. Map

The Ax, Rollie Fingers, Wow & Flutter, The Ramjac

Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. All ages. Map

Subatomic, Mao Tongue Section, The Mood Doculators

Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. All ages. Map

DJ Erik Beats

Squeez, 1403 SE Belmont St., 239-5144. All ages. Map

Bella Florentine, Royal Trees, Drawback, 800 Octane

The Bitter End, 1981 W Burnside St., 971-222-2000. All ages. Map

Julia Dawn

The Green Room, 2280 NW Thurman St., 228-6178. Map

The Divining Rods, The Rosenbalms

The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. All ages. Map

The Exosphere Project, Ali Ippolito

The Waypost, 3120 N Williams Ave., 367-3182. All ages. Map

Rifle, Evil Beaver, Vanishing Kids, Hot Victory

Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy Blvd., 238-0543. All ages. Map

Shanghai Woolies Christmas

Tony Starlight's, 3728 NE Sandy Blvd., 517-8584. All ages. Map

The Soft Tags, Hide and Go Hustle, Ah Holly Fam'ly

[POP ROCKS] The Soft Tags are like your girlfriend’s nerdy best guy friend from high school: more like a brother than a romantic interest and presumably non-threatening. The band’s muffled recordings—which were probably made in a basement—are the sort of slow-paced songs that make for great background music, kind of like “Beginning to See the Light” from the Velvet Underground’s self-titled album. But the Soft Tags (and probably your girlfriend’s male chum) aren’t quietly playing the same song over and over, waiting for a chance. Once in a while, this shoegazing trio breaks out into a guitar-driven rock song, sounding less like the Smiths and more like the Stone Roses. PAIGE RICHMOND. 9:30 pm. Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. Cover. All ages. Map

JR Sims

Tupelo Joe's, 10721 NW Sandy Blvd., 788-5150. All ages. Map

Jim Fischer (5:30 pm)

Tuxedo Charlie's at Red Lion-Jantzen Beach, 909 N Hayden Island Drive., 283-4466. All ages. Map

The Night Slaves, The Neon Wilderness, The Mean Jeans, The Eggos

Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. All ages. Map

Jess Lageson

Twilight Room, 5242 N Lombard St., 283-5091. All ages. Map

DJ Mystizo

Voodoo Lounge, 53 NW 1st Ave., 241-3840. All ages. Map

Dirty Sweet, The Imprints, Justin Jude (9:30 pm); Reverb Brothers (5:30 pm)

White Eagle, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. All ages. Map

Mia Nicholson

Wilf's Restaurant, 800 NW 6th Ave., 223-0070. All ages. Map

Dale Morris

Wine Down, 126 NE 28th Ave., 236-9463. All ages. Map

Hornet Leg, Meth Teeth, Sue Ellen

[GARAGE SOUL] See profile. 9 pm. Worksound, 820 SE Alder St., myspace.com/worksoundpdx. Cover. Map

Saturday December 8top

Holidays with the Trail Band

[PIONEER FOLK] See Friday listing. 3 & 7 pm. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $12.50-$37. All ages. Map

Sassparilla, Sterilize Stereo

Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta St., 284-7665. All ages. Map

After Dark: Matt e Starr

Ararat, 5716 SE 92nd Ave., 235-5526. All ages. Map

Swim Swam Swum, Reporter, Typhoon

[FRESH CLASSIC] See profile. 8 pm. Artistery, 4315 SE Division St., 803-5942. $6. All ages. Map

Second Rate, The Altarboys, The Knuckles, The Brown Bags

Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. All ages. Map

Toshi Onizuka

Bar Mestizo at Andina, 1314 NW Glisan St., 228-9535. All ages. Map

DJ Hipnotic

Barracuda, 9 NW 2nd Ave., 228-6900. All ages. Map

Neil Masson Quartet w/ Lee Wuthenow

Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

Benefit for Kenny Nordone: Black 'n Blue, Sugarcookie

Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. Map

Centerline

Bethany Village Grill, 4876 NW Bethany Blvd., 533-7736. 21+. Map

DJ Evil One

Bettie Ford Lounge, 1135 SW Washington St., 445-8331. All ages. Map

Jimmy Boyer

Biddy McGraw's, 6000 NE Glisan St., 233-1178. All ages. Map

Selecta YT

Blue Parrot, 3416 N Lombard St., 240-0249. All ages. Map

DJ Dougalicious (Boxxes); DJ Tronic (Red Cap Garage)

Boxxes/Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark St., 226-4171. All ages. Map

X-Angels

Buffalo Gap Saloon, 6835 SW Macadam Ave., 244-7111. All ages. Map

Chris Baum Band

Candlelight Cafe and Bar, 2032 SW 5th Ave., 222-3378. Map

The Craters

Chaos Cafe & Parlor, 2620 SE Powell Blvd., 546-8112. All ages. Map

Norman Sylvester Band

Clyde's Prime Rib, 5474 NE Sandy Blvd., 281-9200. All ages. Map

DJs William Hawkins & Luca

Crush, 1400 SE Morrison St., 235-8150. All ages. Map

Wayne "The Train" Hancock, Jesse Dayton, Blackout Radio, Hellbound Glory

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. All ages. Map

Laura Gibson, Cave Singers, Fleet Foxes

[CHAMBER FOLK] When Band of Horses left Seattle, someone must have left a vocal mic in the studio with the echo still turned on, because the boys in both the Cave Singers and Fleet Foxes got around to singin’ into it. Don’t get it twisted—it’s not like they’re copying the Horses, both bands have different singing styles and voices—but that echo is damn contagious. Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold sings in a style similar to Stephen Stills, while the Cave Singers’ Pete Quirk sings in a pained, quavering falsetto that’s unlike any other. Local favorite Laura Gibson ends the show. JIM SANDBERG. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $8. All ages. Map

Matt Vrba (CD release), Conan & Kevin (7 pm)

Dublin Pub, 6821 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway., 297-2889. All ages. Map

Fiona Boyes

Duff's Garage, 1635 SE 7th Ave., 234-2337. Map

Nic Fury

[YEEEAH!] Self-described as one who "stays in the mix like a Lil John song," Fury is a man of many angles. Head of L.A.-based 20 Kliks Records, he has a lengthy list of collaborators to fill out his hefty brand of hip-hop. Expect some unexpected freestyling, plenty of mic-passing, and a whole load of head-bobbing. MARK STOCK. East Chinatown Lounge, 322 NW Everett St., 226-1659. Cover. 21+. Map

Wreckless Eric, Amy Rigby, The Nevada Lunatics (feat. Scott McCaughey), Linda Pitmon & Steve Wynn, DJs Phaedra & Two Arm Tom

[HUSHED PUNK] As earth shattering late-’70s sorta-punk ballads go, I'd put Stiff Records alum Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World" on par with Johnny Thunders' "You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory" without reservation. Heck, I'd take the former's whole catalog over Thunders': It's funnier, has less strung-out live albums, more lyrical breadth and best of all (no offense intended to Thunders, who passed in 1991), it's still growing! Tonight Eric performs alongside his main squeeze, the deceptively domestic and equally funny pop singer-songwriter Amy Rigby. They perform as a duo, covering tunes from their respective catalogs and the classics that make them tick. Should be a lot of fun. CASEY JARMAN. 9 pm. East End, 203 SE Grand Ave., 232-0056. $15. All ages. Map

DJ Epitome

Egyptian Club, 3701 SE Division St., 236-8689. All ages. Map

Chuck Love with DJs Alden Brown, Brian T, Trevor, Vera, Marin8traks

Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th Ave., 221-7262. All ages. Map

McTuff (feat. Skerik), Radioactive

Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. Map

Dave Milne Group

Gotham Tavern, 2240 N Interstate Ave., 517-9911. All ages. Map

DJ Chuck T

Green Papaya, 1135 SW Morrison St., 248-2112. All ages. Map

Reaganomix: Electric Boogie w/ DJs El Ramos & M Ron

Ground Kontrol, 511 NW Couch St., 796-9364. All ages. Map

Seether, Red, Hurt (7:30 pm)

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. Map

Upper Left Trio

Heathman Hotel, 1001 SW Broadway., 241-4100. All ages. Map

Fez Fatale (9:30 pm); Jasmine Ash (5 pm)

Imbibe, 2229 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 239-4002. All ages. Map

Rare Grooves: DJ Nealie Neal

Jade Lounge, 2346 SE Ankeny St., 236-4998. All ages. Map

Mosaique Duo

Jax, 826 SW 2nd Ave., 228-9128. All ages. Map

Mazel Tov Orchestra

Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. All ages. Map

Grafton Street

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave., 227-4057. Map

Billy Kennedy Band (9:30 pm); Lynn Conover & Little Sue (6 pm)

LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. All ages. Map

Bill Beach (6 pm)

London Grill, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

DJs Stokes & Haze

Mama Mia Trattoria, 439 SW 2nd Ave., 295-6464. All ages. Map

"Kampai Saturdays"

Masu, 406 SW 13th Ave., 221-6278. All ages. Map

The Fabulous DJ Moisti

Matador, 1967 W Burnside St., 222-5822. All ages. Map

Jason B

McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. All ages. Map

Lincoln Crockett (7 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale., 669-8610. All ages. Map

Coney Island, Keep Your Fork There's Pie (6 pm); Lorna Miller's Little Kids Jamboree (4 pm)

Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. Map

Swan Island, The Shondes, Sarah D & the SGs

[VAN HALEN LICKS] Swan Island was posed to be the next big thing last year when it released The Centre Will Hold, the band's debut on Holocene records. Singled out as “unique” for the wrong reason (being an all-female rock band, not for being totally rad in the style of David Lee Roth-era Van Halen), the album seemed to fall flat in the crowded, swampy world of college radio. It’s a shame, because the band is genuinely good and doesn’t need to be defined by the gender of its members (as uncommon as it is for women to play metal that isn’t intended for Hot Topic-shopping middle-schoolers). Luckily, we here in Portland know better...right? JIM SANDBERG. 9 pm. Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. Cover. Map

Jeff Boortz Band, Lisa Mann (7 pm)

Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. All ages. Map

Back Road Boogie

Mock Crest Tavern, 3435 N Lombard St., 283-5014. All ages. Map

DJ Wicked

Momo, 725 SW 10th Ave., 478-9600. All ages. Map

Jesus Presley w/ All-Santa Choir

Mount Tabor Legacy, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-0450. All ages. Map

Reverb Brothers

Muddy Rudder Public House, 8105 SE 7th Ave., 233-4410. All ages. Map

ESYM, Justin Klump

Nine Muses Acoustic Tavern, 2715 NE Belmont St., 236-3848. All ages. Map

DJ Serg

Noche, 33 NW 2nd Ave., 243-4646. All ages. Map

DJ Reckless, DJ Matrok, MC Felix the Cat

Ohm, 31 NW 1st Ave., 224-5562. All ages. Map

Kinzel & Hyde

Original Halibut's, 2525 NE Alberta St., 808-9601. All ages. Map

Ferooz & Meddi Duet

Pars Restaurant, 11830 SW Kerr Pkwy., 244-3333. All ages. Map

Prologue, Miles Maeda, DJs Rafa & Sir Round

Pi-rem, 433 NW 4th Ave., 227-5494. All ages. Map

Gus Pappelis (8 pm); David Michael Lee (5 pm)

Portland City Grill, 111 SW 5th Ave., 450-0030. All ages. Map

Cool Breeze

Portsmouth Pizza & Pub, 5264 N Lombard St., 289-4644. All ages. Map

Michael Jodell and Matt Brown

Press Club, 2621 SE Clinton St., 233-5656. All ages. Map

Shipwreck of King Eddie

Produce Row Cafe, 204 SE Oak St., 232-8355. All ages. Map

The Dregs, The Sweet Revenge

Red Room, 2530 NE 82nd Ave., 256-3399. All ages. Map

Travis Wiggins, The Merce Cunningham Duo, Know Noise

Rererato Artspace, 5135 NE 42nd Ave., 732-407-4418. All ages. Map

Diana Ferrua

Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, 707 SE 12th Ave., 232-2640. All ages. Map

Inflikt, Serial Brothers, Still Dead, Regiment 26, Livid Minds

Rock 'N' Roll Pizza, 11140 SE Powell Blvd., 760-7646. Map

Pepper, The Expendables, Passafire

[ISLAND-SKA POP] Originators—and, far as we know, sole practitioners—of "the island sound," the boys of Pepper jumped to the mainland years ago but lovingly tend their Hawaiian roots. The group's enviably extreme origins must have helped garner an invite to the Warped Tour and all subsequent successes. There's a distinct charm to the sun-dappled melodies and loose-limbed ska, but the relentlessly blithe tone wearies after a bit. Paradise must be awfully dull. JAY HORTON. 9 pm. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 219-9929 (Grill), 224-2038 (Theater). $17. All ages. Map

Swallows, Foxgloves, Pallaton

Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. All ages. Map

Mel Brown Trio (7 pm)

Salty's on the Columbia, 3839 NE Marine Drive., 288-4444. All ages. Map

James A. Fenwick

Sammy's Restaurant, 333 NW 23rd Ave., 222-3123. All ages. Map

The Burning Room (farewell show), Dear Whoever, From Aphony (7:30 pm)

Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave., 227-0999. All ages. Map

Oblivion Seekers, 8-Foot Tender, Shatterville

Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. All ages. Map

Cirque Magique: Kazum, Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein, Leah James Abel, Sweet Juice, DJ Nicoluminous

[SOULTRONIC CIRCUS] Step into this soultronic circus at the Someday and thank us later. A plateful of Portland’s quirkiest acrobatic, circus and comedy performers (Dave Clay, Emily Hyde, Leah James Abel, Leapin’ Louie Lichtenstein) storm the stage with live music from the rawkers in local dance band Sweet Juice, with the badass dance acrobats from Kazum as special guests. The bonus? Spare ethereal soul-funk beats from the voluminously talented local “sound bwoi” (his words, not mine), Nicoluminous. STEPHEN MARC BEAUDOIN. 9 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. Cover. Map

Belle Voci

St. Mary's Cathedral, 1716 NW Davis St., 228-4397. All ages. Map

My House w/ Miss Defy

Subterra, 824 SW First Ave., 274-0334. All ages. Map

Doug Smith, Mark Hanson, Judy Koch Smith & Greta Pedersen (7 pm)

Sydney's Cafe, 1800 NW 16th Ave., 241-4313. All ages. Map

The Bad Fish Band

The Bitter End, 1981 W Burnside St., 971-222-2000. All ages. Map

Doc Wilson & Lyle Ford (6 pm)

The Grand Cafe, 832 SE Grand Ave., 230-1166. All ages. Map

Rosa's Buds

The Green Room, 2280 NW Thurman St., 228-6178. Map

Guau Guau, Wooden Nickel, Dantronix

The Jasmine Tree, 401 SW Harrison St., 223-7956. 21+. Map

Sonny Hess

The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. All ages. Map

Sauce Policy, The Misery Science, The Vintage Media

Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy Blvd., 238-0543. All ages. Map

Reptet, Nodding Tree Remedies, Eaglekin

[KOOL JAZZ] I don't know how to make "cool" any cooler besides spelling it with a "K." And that's what Seattle jazz-improv group Reptet is: kool. From its I-pledge-allegiance-to-the-power-of-improv mission statement (founder-drummer John Ewing is all about the interpretive) to the fact that it actually makes all that off-the-cuff, freewheelin' effort sound good—unlike a lot of "Look Ma, I got a flugelhorn and some fingerless gloves and now I'm an "indie-rock [read: wannabe] jazz player" types. But then, it wouldn't be "kool" to wax so acerbic, so let's just say this is a crowd of honest-to-God musicians who put their instruments where their mouths are—and the sounds elicited are as classic as the Blue Note-lookin' cover to Reptet's recent Do This!, and as fun as the Dr. Seussian drawings inside. AMY MCCULLOUGH. 9:30 pm. Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. Cover. All ages. Map

Inner City Blues

Tupelo Joe's, 10721 NW Sandy Blvd., 788-5150. All ages. Map

Sprinkles, El Cerdo, Miniton

Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. All ages. Map

DJ Ben

Voodoo Lounge, 53 NW 1st Ave., 241-3840. All ages. Map

Boys of Greenwood Glen

White Eagle, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. All ages. Map

Richard Arnold & the Groove Swingers

Wilf's Restaurant, 800 NW 6th Ave., 223-0070. All ages. Map

Dale Morris

Wine Down, 126 NE 28th Ave., 236-9463. All ages. Map

Thebrotheregg (7 pm)

Wired Coffee, 2035 SE 39th Ave., 230-0302. 21+. Map

Girl 4 Girl: DJ Shortee

Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. Map

Sunday December 9top

Holidays with the Trail Band

[PIONEER FOLK] See Friday listing. 3 & 7 pm. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $12.50-$37. All ages. Map

Auburn, Party Killer, molly BANG, Qwong

Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. All ages. Map

Tracy Kim Trio (7 pm)

Bar Mestizo at Andina, 1314 NW Glisan St., 228-9535. All ages. Map

Dany Oakes Open Mic

Bethany Village Grill, 4876 NW Bethany Blvd., 533-7736. Map

Andy Stokes Band

Candlelight Cafe and Bar, 2032 SW 5th Ave., 222-3378. Map

Ron Steen Jazz Jam

Clyde's Prime Rib, 5474 NE Sandy Blvd., 281-9200. All ages. Map

Mike-a-nay

Crush, 1400 SE Morrison St., 235-8150. All ages. Map

John Butler Trio, Brett Dennen

[JAM-LADEN ROOTS] Does not publicizing evil merely perpetuate the crime? The unfamiliar should stop reading immediately, and those dark legions awaiting John Butler's arrival...well, we assume they don't much bother perusing dead trees. We preview for those doomed souls whose new boyfriend or girlfriend (well, boyfriend, really) has already purchased tickets for the Australian trio. Butler's still sorta unknown on these shores outside the jammier fringe—though, with a new Atlantic album helmed by Mario Caldato, that's sure to change—and we just want you to be fully aware of the dredded smugnaut and his banjoriffic, bumper-sticker-politicized jaunts through roots, reggae and a funk that would welcome the smooth flow of MC Dave Matthews. He sometimes plays an 11-string guitar, one string cut to better enable solos. There's time to cancel, surely. JAY HORTON. 8 pm. Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047. $25. All ages. Map

"Sinferno Cabaret" (11 pm); Sterilize Stereo (9 pm)

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. All ages. Map

"Stripparaoke"

Devils Point, 5305 SE Foster Road., 774-4513. 21+. Map

Golem, Vagabond Opera, DJ Global Ruckus

[ALT-KLEZMER] On the sixth night of Hanukkah, my Portland gave to me: six klezmerites from NYC. Golem, named after the mythic Jewish monster built from clay to conquer anti-Semites, is a swinging sextet that's conquered the Big Apple instead. Its latest disc, Fresh Off Boat, nabbed a rave from Village Voice macher Robert Christgau, and features such guests as Lenny Kaye and Phish's Mike Gordon. Like the ancient rabbi who carved the word "truth" into the Golem's forehead to bring it to life, this Golem revives traditional Jewish music by infusing it with true hipster chutzpah. JEFF ROSENBERG. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $10. All ages. Map

DJ Diet D.

East End, 203 SE Grand Ave., 232-0056. All ages. Map

JB Butler & Mario Diaz

El Gaucho, 319 SW Broadway., 224-2700. All ages. Map

The Waydowns, Excellent Gentlemen

Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. Map

Black Sunday: Nux Vomica

Ground Kontrol, 511 NW Couch St., 796-9364. All ages. Map

Pat Buckley

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave., 227-4057. Map

Electric Church: Roxx Religion (1 pm)

Liberty Hall, 311 N Ivy St., 249-8888. All ages. Map

Eli Reischman (5:30 pm); Jean Ronne (9:30 am)

London Grill, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

Folk City Open Mic (7 pm)

Maverick Restaurant & Lounge, 12424 SE Division St., 761-0170. All ages. Map

Petty Saints (5 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale., 669-8610. All ages. Map

Still Pending (5 pm)

Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. All ages. Map

Huge Sally (7 pm)

Mock Crest Tavern, 3435 N Lombard St., 283-5014. All ages. Map

Off-Key Bluegrass Jam (1 pm)

New Old Lompoc Pub and Brewery, 1616 NW 23rd Ave., 225-1855. All ages. Map

Bill Beach (5 pm)

Portland City Grill, 111 SW 5th Ave., 450-0030. All ages. Map

Sylvia Gray

Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, 707 SE 12th Ave., 232-2640. All ages. Map

Authority Zero, Pour Habits, Drawback, Knu Threat (7 pm)

Rock 'N' Roll Pizza, 11140 SE Powell Blvd., 760-7646. Map

Hippodrome: The Cherry Tarts, Reed McClintock, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Coloorta Moon, Power Circus, Noah Mickens

Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. All ages. Map

It Prevails, Passing In Dreams, A Hope For Home, Something About Airplanes, In Honored Arms (7 pm)

Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave., 227-0999. All ages. Map

Gingerbread Patriots, Fishboy, Eux Autres

Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. All ages. Map

KC Murphy (7 pm)

Southeast Grind, 1223 SE Powell Blvd., 230-8987. All ages. Map

Bolt Upright Blues Jam

Stein Haus, 2366 SE 82nd Ave., 771-2962. Map

Sunday's Slave: DJ van Dis

Stumptown-Downtown, 128 SW 3rd Ave., 295-6144. Map

Detox w/ Miss Defy

Subterra, 824 SW First Ave., 274-0334. All ages. Map

Floods, Hearts of Oak, Sarah Gwen

The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. All ages. Map

The Craters, China Loca

Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy Blvd., 238-0543. All ages. Map

Eric Hatcher & the Worker Bees

Trail's End Saloon, 1320 Main St., 656-3031. All ages. Map

DJ Ninjah

Tube, 18 NW 3rd Ave., 241-8823. All ages. Map

DJ Mystizo

Voodoo Lounge, 53 NW 1st Ave., 241-3840. All ages. Map

Monday December 10top

Keno Kids, Tomorrow's Cry, Nickel Arcade

Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. Map

Sambafeat (7 pm)

Bar Mestizo at Andina, 1314 NW Glisan St., 228-9535. All ages. Map

Lowell John Mitchell (6 pm)

Biddy McGraw's, 6000 NE Glisan St., 233-1178. Map

Kalakoa

Bungalow Martini, 115 E 7th St., 360-694-8077. All ages. Map

Keegan Smith Band

Candlelight Cafe and Bar, 2032 SW 5th Ave., 222-3378. Map

"Karaoke From Hell"

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. All ages. Map

Eyedea & Abilities, Blue Scholars, Evidence

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. Map

Dan Balmer Trio

Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. All ages. Map

Pat Buckley

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave., 227-4057. Map

Don Jansen

London Grill, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

Skip vonKuske w/ Susie Blue (7 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale., 669-8610. All ages. Map

DJ Mello Cee

Momo, 725 SW 10th Ave., 478-9600. All ages. Map

Johnny Connolly Band

Moon & Sixpence, 2014 NE 42nd Ave., 288-7802. All ages. Map

Fueled By Fire, Scarecrow

Mount Tabor Legacy, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-0450. Map

Open Mic Singer-Songwriter Showcase

Nine Muses Acoustic Tavern, 2715 NE Belmont St., 236-3848. All ages. Map

Lloyd Jones

Original Halibut's, 2525 NE Alberta St., 808-9601. All ages. Map

Dave Lee (8 pm); Mark J (5 pm)

Portland City Grill, 111 SW 5th Ave., 450-0030. All ages. Map

Ron Steen Jazz Jam

Produce Row Cafe, 204 SE Oak St., 232-8355. All ages. Map

Blessed Is He, Fallstar, Cicero, A Portrait of the Fallen, A Will To Live

Rock 'N' Roll Pizza, 11140 SE Powell Blvd., 760-7646. Map

Cansaman (7 pm)

Salvador Molly's-East, 3350 SE Morrison St., 234-0896. All ages. Map

Potatoe Famine, The Seditionists, Start Fires, Moral Panic (7:30 pm)

Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave., 227-0999. Map

Shim, The Ramshackles

Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. All ages. Map

Open Mic w/ Matt Meighan & Jim Burke (7:30 pm)

Twin Paradox, 8609 SE 17th Ave., 232-8202. All ages. Map

Blue Cranes

Valentine's, 232 SW Ankeny St., 248-1600. All ages. Map

DJ RONN-E

Vault Martini, 226 NW 12th Ave., 224-4909. All ages. Map

Colin Lake & Wellbottom

White Eagle, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. Map

Tuesday December 11top

Angela Reed w/ Julia Dawn (9:30 pm); Jimmy Lott (6:30 pm)

[SINGER-SONGWRITERS] Broad-shouldered, tousle-haired baby boomer Jimmy Lott (who plays tonight's happy hour set) has the type of folksy, conversational voice—like a James Taylor or (gasp) John Denver—that immediately attracts and pulls a listener in. Portland-born headliner Angela Reed is a younger, more peppy-poppy type of singer, but she’s also an easy communicator. On her album Undertone, she mines familiar folk laments but occasionally breaks the surface, sifting for a simple and startling observation: “I miss your little things,” she sings in a voice veering from a Sheryl Crow whisper to an Alanis Morisette full cry, “like peanut butter on toast.” STEPHEN MARC BEAUDOIN. 9:30 pm; 6:30 pm. Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta St., 284-7665. Cover; Free. All ages. Map

From The Sun, The Grip, The Adio Sequence

Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. All ages. Map

Toshi Onizuka (7 pm)

Bar Mestizo at Andina, 1314 NW Glisan St., 228-9535. All ages. Map

Bill Beach & Brasil Beat

Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

Jazz Jam w/ Laura Cunard

Bethany Village Grill, 4876 NW Bethany Blvd., 533-7736. Map

Margo Tufo

Candlelight Cafe and Bar, 2032 SW 5th Ave., 222-3378. Map

"Acoustic Uprisings!" w/ The Whelps, Nadine Mooney and Pat Marrow

Chaos Cafe & Parlor, 2620 SE Powell Blvd., 546-8112. Map

Sappho

Crush, 1400 SE Morrison St., 235-8150. All ages. Map

"Radio Cab Christmas Turkey Benefit"

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. All ages. Map

Good for the Jews

[LATKE LAUGHS] On the eighth night of Hanukkah, my Portland gave to me: more funny Jews. Rob Tannenbaum was half of witty Yid duo What I Like About Jew (see Wednesday's Jewmongous listing); his new collaborator is David Fagin of respected indie rockers the Rosenbergs (no relation to this reviewer). Many of the previous duo's "hits" are present in both spinoffs' setlists, including "Jews for Jesus," which prescribes foreskin reattachment, and "They Tried to Kill Us (We Survived, Let's Eat)," named for the raison d'etre (is that Yiddish?) of every Jewish holiday. JEFF ROSENBERG. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $15. All ages. Map

Darby O'Gill

Dublin Pub, 6821 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway., 297-2889. 21+. Map

DJ Wyld Chyld

East End, 203 SE Grand Ave., 232-0056. All ages. Map

Shadowplay: DJs Carrion, Uberlush & Horrid

Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th Ave., 221-7262. Map

Women Songwriter's Evening: Catherine Garvin, Lupe Weitzer & Amy Spreadborough

Gotham Tavern, 2240 N Interstate Ave., 517-9911. Map

Chaka Demus & Pliers, Obeyjah

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. Map

Mel Brown Septet, Trio Subtonic (6:30 pm)

Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. All ages. Map

Pat Buckley

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave., 227-4057. Map

Don Jansen

London Grill, 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000. All ages. Map

Caleb Klauder & Sammy Lind (7 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale., 669-8610. All ages. Map

George Marich, Ila Cantor, Reed Wallsmith Trio

Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. All ages. Map

Jon Koonce

Original Halibut's, 2525 NE Alberta St., 808-9601. All ages. Map

Jim Fischer (8 pm); Bill Beach (5 pm)

Portland City Grill, 111 SW 5th Ave., 450-0030. Map

Jeff Ashton

Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, 707 SE 12th Ave., 232-2640. All ages. Map

A Wilhelm Scream, The Flatliners, Super Kung FU Masters, No Secrets Between Sailors, Drown the Witness (7 pm)

Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave., 227-0999. All ages. Map

Speed Limit & the Violations

The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. All ages. Map

Norman Sylvester Band

Tillicum, 8585 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway., 292-1835. All ages. Map

Joy Ciaffoni (CD Release)

Tony Starlight's, 3728 NE Sandy Blvd., 517-8584. All ages. Map

Joe McMurrian Quartet w/ Jimi Bott, David Lipkind & Jason Honl

White Eagle, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. All ages. Map

The Hollytones

Wilf's Restaurant, 800 NW 6th Ave., 223-0070. All ages. Map