Wednesday May 7top

Larry Munson

23Hoyt, 529 NW 23rd Ave., 445-7400. Map

MLE & Feathers Variety Show

Albina Green - CLOSED, 5128 N Albina Ave., 546-5780. Map

Prize Country, Diesto, Sirhan Sirhan, Minnow

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

Gary Reynolds and the Brides of Obscurity, Silversafe

9:30 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. Map

Haris Blackwood

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

Noir Notes

Bishop Creek Cellars/Urban Wineworks East, 1411 NE Broadway., 445-4747. Map

Little North Forkers

County Cork, 1329 NE Fremont St., 284-4805. Map

Liv Warfield

Crown Room, 205 NW 4th Ave., 222-6655. Map

DJ Brooks

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

Northern State, The Trucks, Oh Darling

  Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. Map

Suburban Slim's Blues Jam

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

Michael Ryan (7 pm)

edge of Belmont, 3350 SE Morrison St., 971-230-3343. Map

The Waydowns, D3

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

Teri Untalan

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

TRONix: AudioEl

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

Minus the Bear, Portugal The Man, The Big Sleep

[PROG ROCK] Seattle's blessed math-rockers, Minus the Bear, seem to move farther away from high-energy angular punk and closer to heady, layered pop with each new record. The results have made for mixed reactions among old-school fans. Still, when the group is at its peak, it’s capable of some truly incredible pieces worth a careful listen—even on last year's "more mature" Planet of Ice. Alaskan transplants Portugal The Man aren't as polished, but the band shows great promise. And don’t worry, kids, the Big Sleep will be in from Brooklyn to rock your face before the more experimental bands take the stage. AARON COLTER. 9 pm. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $16.50 advance, $18 day of show. All ages. Map

Blue Cranes, Wow and Flutter

[ALT JAZZ] Blue Cranes is one of those rare combos that appeals to both serious jazz listeners and alt-rock fans. Tonight the Portland quintet celebrates its second album, Homing Patterns, which features a Sufjan Stevens cover and 10 new originals by virtuoso altoist Reed Wallsmith (including one recorded in the MAX tunnel beneath the zoo). With Decemberists tenorman Joe “Sly Pig” Cunningham now aboard, the band features thoughtful, Mingus-influenced excursions that often erupt into raucous, smeary, David Murray-style sax duets. And the Cranes’ rhythm section (keyboardist Rebecca Sanborn, acoustic bassist Keith Brush, drummer Ji Tanzer) cooks throughout. BRETT CAMPBELL. 8 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $6. 21+. 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

The Mel Brown Quartet

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

Pat Buckley

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

Outriders (9 pm); Pete Krebs (6 pm)

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

Frank Tribble

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

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

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

Lynn Conover & John Mitchell (7 pm)

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

Wake Robin (9 pm); Goodwill River, Therese Michaud, Sarah Coleman (6 pm)

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

Terry Evans (7:30 pm)

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

Monahans (6 pm)

Music Millennium, 3158 E Burnside St., 231-8926. Map

Thad Beckman

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

Chubby Carried & The Bayou Swamp Band (7:30 pm)

Portland Policeman's Athletic Association, 618 SE Alder St., 691-2078. Map

Duo Royale (7:30 pm)

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

B-52s, Eagle Seagull

[RAINBOW POP] That's right, the B-52s. Not sure at what point Athens' iconic dance-poppers decided to drop the apostrophe (a grammatical error in the first place), but rest assured, 16 years after their last album, nothing else has changed. Most anyone to ever attend a prom, wedding or, for all I know, funeral in the past two decades has likely grown a bit tired of jibberish-as-orgasmic agitprop shouted above frug-inferno deliria (without ever purchasing a record, I've heard "Love Shack" more times than I've talked with my father), but new release Funplex, absent deadening familiarity, seems thoroughly fresh. A bit more electro, perhaps, harmonies just barely dimmed, but that peculiar sound—the aural equivalent of small-town teen doldrums transcended through sex and music—never will grow old. JAY HORTON. 8 pm. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 219-9929 (Grill), 224-2038 (Theater). $32.50-$50. All ages. Map

Air War, The War At Sea, Design. Drift. Distance

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

Daniel Menche, Sudden Infant, Trees, The Tenses, Sisprum Vish

[INDUSTRIAL] Brace your head for impact. Berlin-based Sudden Infant, a.k.a. Joke Lanz—industrial-music vet most (in)famous for his work with Catholic Boys In Heavy Leather (oh yeah, you read that right)—is coming to Portland. And he's bringing his goth-spooky take on improvised noise, an Andre Breton-style mindfuck of contact mics, loops, word weirdness and truly scary stuffs, with him. Local sound-brutalist Daniel Menche is on the bill too, taking noise constructions to Matthew Barney-level physicality and keeping the wild equal to the woolly. This isn't one of those zone-out-and-think-about-what's-for-breakfast-tomorrow gigs: This shit will invade your headspace and replace it with something darker, stronger and, ultimately, more rewarding. ERIK BADER. 9:30 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. $7. 21+. Map

Tracy Kim Trio feat. Cou Cou Bleu

TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. Map

Matt Vrba

Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Ave., 222-2155. Map

Norman Sylvester Band

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

Hutson, Apple Nasty, Murmur

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

Mitzi Zilka's Vocalist Showcase

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

Monahans, J. Tillman

[SAD TWANG AND SPACE ROCK] The plan for tonight is to get drunk. That'd be the best way to enjoy Austin- and San Francisco-based (how does that work?) Monahans. The spacey pop-country band's debut, Low Pining, is slightly less depressing than the title would suggest—plenty of big rock moments (the mathy, Neil Young-inspired "Along My Shores," the acoustic majesty of "Traveling Song") combat the album's more sullen numbers ("When You're Down" is twangy and minimal enough to be worthy of Portland's own downer kings, Dolorean). Seattle-based opener J. Tillman plays introspective solo acoustic numbers with similar—if not deeper—twang. Tillman's muddy voice and tendency toward lyrical darkness doesn't preclude a good time, as he likes to joke around between bouts of stark Americana. CASEY JARMAN. 9:30 pm. Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $7. 21+. Map

DJ Clown Egg

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

Libbie Schrader

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

Thursday May 8top

Jason Okamoto

23Hoyt, 529 NW 23rd Ave., 445-7400. Map

UFO, Zero Down

[HARD ROCK] UFO has been around in one form or another since the early ’70s, and undoubtedly has contributed several fundamental building blocks to the DNA that grew heavy metal out of its hard boogie-rock origins (Metallica and Maiden are quick to cite UFO as an influence). The most revered version of the British hard-rock band featured its second guitarist, ex-Scorpion Michael Schenker. UFO’s latest album, The Monkey Puzzle, features veteran shredder Vinnie Moore; unfortunately, it could easily be the soundtrack to Roadhouse 2. Even worse, original bassist Pete Way was denied a visa—Rob De Luca from the Sebastian Bach Band will cover for him this evening, alongside original founding members singer Phil Mogg and drummer Andy Parker. NATHAN CARSON. 8 pm. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $30 advance, $32 day of show. All ages. Map

Hearts of Oak, Mbilly

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

Jasmine Ash (6:30 pm)

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

John Jesse Blevins, Jill Trenholm

Albina Green - CLOSED, 5128 N Albina Ave., 546-5780. Map

A Blinding Silence, Shescreamsmurder, Cicero

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

Telephone Jim Jesus, Egadz, Cars and Trains, Two Ton Sloth

8 pm. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. $5. Map

Lew Jones

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

Rollie Tussing

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

I've Got a Hole in My Soul

10 pm. Branx, 320 SE 2nd Ave., 234-5683. Map

The Fallacy

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

Johnny Connolly & Cary Novotny

County Cork, 1329 NE Fremont St., 284-4805. Map

Ocelli (Video Release), Salvaged Romance, Y La Bamba, DJ Global Ruckus

  Crown Room, 205 NW 4th Ave., 222-6655. Map

Kenny Grylls

Cru Wine Bar, 7907 SE Stark St., 262-0696. Map

The Duke Spirit, The Upsidedown

Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047. Map

XOTICA-GO-GO, DJs Kenoy & Mr. MuMu

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $5. Map

Poi Dog Pondering, The Rainy States

[WORLDBEAT/FOLK ROCK] Hippies should take comfort that the hipster-centric Doug Fir will stink of grass and incense instead of crotch-rot and Pabst, at least for one night. Poi Dog Pondering, the Hawaii-to-Austin-to-Chicago outfit now touting 10-plus members, will be playing a set that's sure to include tracks off its most recent album, 7. But bongs alone won't be enough to comfort those searching for totally tripped-out jams, as 7 leans more Allman Bros than Phish. Although there's no smoking allowed, you can kick back with an organic IPA and relax to the inoffensive sounds of aptly named Portland low-key rockers the Rainy States. AARON COLTER. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $15. 21+. Map

Verbtones, The Verb

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

The Gil Reynolds Trio, Jennie Wayne

East Burn, 1800 E Burnside St., 236-2876. Map

Needle Exchange

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

The Ghosts Project w/ Magick Daggers, Soriah

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

Golden Greats, Seoul Bro #1

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

Steve Rodin Open Mic

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

The Noah Peterson Trio

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

Fun World: Bodhi, Jack Lewis and The Cutoffs, Powernap

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

My New Vice, Bitchin Summer, Bodhi, Pacific Blasting

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

3 Leg Torso, Keep Your Fork There's Pie, Coney Island Cartel

Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. Map

The Krebsic Orkestar

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

Portland Jazz Singers Showcase

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

The Mel Brown B3 Organ Band

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

Pat Buckley

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

Sisters in Crime: Reina Collins, Kate Mann, Paula Sinclair (7 pm)

Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave., 249-3983. Map

Huge Sally, KG Jackson and the Shakers

Kenton Club, 2025 N Kilpatrick St., 285-3718. Map

Magrane/Hill, Baptist Arms, Dusty Heroism (9:30 pm); Lewi Longmire Band (6 pm)

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

Bill Beach (6 pm)

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

Kenny Lavitz Open Jam

Manila Express, 12370 SW Main St., 639-8375. Map

Greg Clarke (7 pm); The Luminescent Orchestrii (7 pm)

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

Dominic Castillo and the Rock Savants, Ehran Ebbage (9 pm); Here Comes Everybody, Susie Blue (6 pm)

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

Andy & Moira, Ali Ippolito, Paleo

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

Claes of Blueprints Open Mic & Jammin

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

Short Fuse, 5 Times Fast, Stagg Rot (Main Theater); Subversive Zone (Legacy Lounge)

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

Renegade Minstrels

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

Terry Robb

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

Swing Papillon (7 pm)

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

Mary Kadderly

Rafati's Encore, 310 SW Lincoln St., 221-0140. Map

The Awful Din, Marie Black

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

DJ Chill

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

Mix Box Jazz Trio

Roots Organic Brewing, 1520 SE 7th Ave., 235-7665. Map

Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert (7:30 pm)

[OLD NEW COUNTRY] Growing up, Alan Jackson always seemed to emblemize the redneck tackiness of new country, but, y'know, that was before New Country. After recording dalliances with gospel and Alison Krauss, Jackson's new album, Good Time, nudges closer to mainstream Nashville, but the 17 self-penned tracks spanning more than 70 minutes (for modern country, this compares to a Prince box set) illustrate quiet pleasures and list-happy reminiscences with a relaxed confidence that never panders. In retrospect, maybe Alan Jackson just represented everything foreign and unknowable about an uncomplicated red-state culture—ain't we lucky we got him? JAY HORTON. 7:30 pm. Rose Garden, 1401 N Wheeler Ave., 235-8771. $35-$65. All ages. Map

DJ Beyonda, Leroy Trenton

10 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. $3. Map

Emerson Hope, Derby Bird, L'n'C, Super Villain, Tony Faris

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

The Riff Randells, Cootie Platoon, The DTSS

9 pm. Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. Map

The Fix: Rev Shines, Ohmega Watts, DJ Kez, DJ Dun Diggy, DJ House Shoes (9 pm); DJ Classwarnow (6 pm)

9 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. FREE!. Map

Kacie Simms

TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. Map

Blackout Radio

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

Skoolyard

Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Ave., 222-2155. Map

The Reeds Mill Investigation, The Seatbelt Tragedy, Nickel Arcade

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

MaryAnn Nicholas

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

Porches, Slow Fires, Brushfield Spots

9:30 pm. Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $5. Map

Bring That Beat Back

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

Paige Crater (8:30 pm); Stevi Marie & Jackson Road (5:30 pm)

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

Tom Grant, Susannah Mars (7:30 pm)

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

Friday May 9top

Michael Papillo

23Hoyt, 529 NW 23rd Ave., 445-7400. Map

Marty Willson-Piper & The Electric Mood Maidens

[GUITAR MAN] One approaches solo releases from the guitarists of long-past-relevant bands with a certain trepidation—the Church, Martin Willson-Piper's redoubtable Australian troupe, always threatened prog excesses in the best of times—but, ill-fated poetry track aside, Willson-Piper seems reborn by new freedoms. Neatly disguising vocal limitations, his fifth solo album, Nightjar, offers a poppier take upon the late-New Wave mannered songcraft that, weirdly, seems far less dependent upon signature riffage. Much of the Church resembled one extended, enigmatic Rickenbacker line (Willson-Piper opened the company's 75th anniversary concert), but I'm no longer sure that was the guitarist's fault. JAY HORTON. 8 pm. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $20. All ages. Map

Whiskey Puppy (6:30 pm)

[OLD-TIMEY] Watching someone get lost in the music they are playing has to be one of the best things about going to see live shows, and, in this regard, Whiskey Puppy's Rachel Gold does not disappoint. Whether she's picking her way through a guitar solo or singing an old-time melody, Gold's face is a study in elation, caught up in the swirl of her trio's high-energy bluegrass. This makes for an occasionally uneven performance on the band's part, but I'll take brash enthusiasm and a few imperfections over the stoic purists that compose far too many old-time revivalist acts any day of the week. ROBERT HAM. 6:30 pm. Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta St., 284-7665. Free. 21+. Map

Doug Verigin

Albina Green - CLOSED, 5128 N Albina Ave., 546-5780. Map

Brace the Fall, Quandry, Amara, Disseverence

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

IPRC 10-Year Anniversary: Hutch and Kathy, Iretsu, Ghost to Falco

[ECLECTIC] There’s not enough space here to describe all the cool things about the Independent Publishing Resource Center, so go check it out (at IPRC.org) and see why you should be supporting this homegrown project. As for the show, make sure to arrive early on the all-ages, vegan-friendly, high-tech side of this benefit (a.k.a. the Backspace side). Some Thermals are playing later on, but before they start, close your eyes and focus: The haunting and mannered members of Ghost to Falco take advantage of brushed drums, sedate synths, droning bass tones and Eric Crespo’s signatures—melodic experimental guitar and honed vocals that sound like Thurston Moore might if he sang with more confidence. NATHAN CARSON. 8 pm. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. $10 for Backspace and Someday Lounge admission. All ages. Also see Someday Lounge's Friday listing. Map

Holy Rollers

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

Circled by Hounds (9:30 pm); Billy Kennedy Happy Hour (6 pm)

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

Rogue Bluegrass, Paddy Casey

  Borders-Beaverton, 2605 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., 644-6164. Map

Paul Barkett

  Borders-Vancouver, 811 SE 160th St., (360) 891-2060. Map

Aaron Nesbit, Cosmic Vixen, 31Avas

10 pm. Branx, 320 SE 2nd Ave., 234-5683. $5. Map

Runaway Norm

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

Norman Sylvester Band

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

The NINE

  Crown Room, 205 NW 4th Ave., 222-6655. Map

Sam Shiffman

Cru Wine Bar, 7907 SE Stark St., 262-0696. Map

DJs Marko, Cad

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

KT Tunstall, Paddy Casey

[CRAZY-LADY TWEENER POP] KT Tunstall seems to be in a bit of denial. She feuds with Dido about inarguable similarities, changes her first name because "Katie" is not properly rawk, ridicules the excesses of American Idol after a contestant's cover of "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" (from Tunstall’s first album) blows up...and then records a follow-up destined for tweener sing-alongs. Whatever the Lilithian vocal tics/tricks and shambling authenticities of her live performances, the equivocation-free confessionals of her soaring choruses demand overstated production and arena dynamics. JAY HORTON. 9 pm. Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047. $30 advance, $35 day of show. All ages. Map

Dahlia, DAT'R, Hymns for the Drowning

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $7. Map

DJ Kenoy

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

Subtle, Efterklang, Slaraffenland

[WTF? POP?] Sometimes music is easy to label. When you hear Justin Timberlake’s “My Love,” you know it’s, well, a pop song. Classifying a group like Subtle, the Bay Area weirdos who release the final installment of their hero-inspired trilogy, ExitingARM, this month, takes more than a keen ear and a good dictionary. Born from the same scene that spawned experimental hip-hop crossovers like Why? and cLOUDDEAD, Subtle’s music hardly warrants its name; instead of understated melodies and simple beauty, Adam Druckner (also known as Doseone) opts for a clusterfuck of clanging percussion, dissonant notes, guitar-squawk bursts and almost-rap singsong verses. It shouldn’t all hold together, but it does—and if the new album is on par with 2006’s For Hero: For Fool, Subtle’s should be one of the best shows this spring. Just don’t expect a “My Love” cover. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $12. 21+. Map

Midnight Serenaders

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

Midnight Serenaders

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

DJs Miss Prid, City Rocker

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

Alan Singley & Pants Machine, Blue Cranes

Ethos, 10 N. Killingsworth Street., 312-1716. Map

DJ Aquaman's Soul Stew

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

Johanna

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

Time Lapse: Dave Fulton, Great Unwashed Luminaries, Shane Rory, DJ Moonchild

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

Dream Killer, Jack Inferno, Grynch, First Sleep (Main Theater); Harptallica (Balcony)

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

Barbara Lusch Band w/ Greg Goebel, Jon Hughes, Ron Steen

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

Hey Lover, Dirty Mittens, DJ Copy, DJ Linoleum

9 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $3. Map

The International Mix-Tape Conspiracy (9:30 pm); Little Sue (6 pm)

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

Sho Time! Sho Dozono Fundraiser: Curtis Salgado, Tom Grant, Devin Phillips

[BLUES/"JAZZ"/JAZZ] What can we deduce about Citizen Sho from the entertainers assembled for tonight's fundraiser? Will Dozono prove as resilient a candidate as headlining blues hero Salgado, who recently fought his way back to health from a bout with liver cancer? Or is he as tiresome a local institution as lite-jazz piano mainstay Tom Grant? As for celebrated saxophonist Devin Phillips, the classic spiritual that titles his latest album, Wade In the Water, may have been chosen with Katrina-drenched New Orleans in mind, but it's a sentiment any Portlander can get behind. JEFF ROSENBERG. 8 pm. Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. $20-$100. 21+. Map

Party for "Belmont, the Movie": DJ Drew Groove

Jupiter Hotel, 800 E Burnside St., 230-9200. Map

Peter Yeates, The Full Shilling

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

New Urban Decay, DT's Hammer

Know, 2026 NE Alberta St., 473-8729. Map

Sneakin' Out (9:30 pm); Joe McMurrian Quartet (6 pm)

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

Bill Beach (6 pm)

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

Back Alley Band

Manila Express, 12370 SW Main St., 639-8375. Map

Carlyle (7 pm)

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

Josh Cole Band, John Neufeld & Darrin Craig

Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan St., 223-4527. Map

Lost History (9 pm); The Mora (6 pm)

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

Sophe Lux, Andy Combs & The Moth (10 pm); Mel Watson, Jen Todd (CD Release, 7 pm)

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

Back Road Boogie (9 pm); Michael Trew (6:30 pm)

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

DJ Maxamillion

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

DJs Missionary, Machwave

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

Star Anna (6 pm); Marty Willson-Piper (5 pm)

Music Millennium, 3158 E Burnside St., 231-8926. Map

Shirley Nanette

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

Gypsy Caravan, Carole, DJs Raj, MC

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

David Valdez & Pere Soto

Pine Street Bistro, 221 SW Pine St., 223-5058. Map

Paul Brainard

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

Devil Don't Wait

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

Mary Kadderly & Dan Gildea

Rafati's Encore, 310 SW Lincoln St., 221-0140. Map

The Penalty Killers, Red Dakota Revival Show, Tyler Flame and the Ellipses

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

Sacrafichial Lambz tour, ESHAM, Royce 5'9", Tragedy503, Krazy K

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

Beth Rhodes

Roots Organic Brewing, 1520 SE 7th Ave., 235-7665. Map

DJ Hoop Dreams, Tre Slim, Patricia Furpurse

9 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. $3. Map

Thor, Wednesday Night Heroes, Lebenden Toten, Defect Defect, The Accomplice

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

Kleveland, Neutralboy, Star Anna, Dynamite 8

9 pm. Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. Map

IPRC 10-Year Anniversary: Brandon Summers, Jeremy Wilson, Nann Allemann, Sam Coomes, Sarah Dougher, Jennifer Lynn, Leigh Marble, Carson McWhirter, Tara Jane O'Neil

[ALL-STARS] The other half of tonight's Independant Publishing Resource Center benefit features a ridiculous list of Portland's finest old- and new-school performers. Let's run it on down: There's the Helio Sequence's Brandon Summers, ex-Dharma Bums frontman Jeremy Wilson, Nann Allemann of the Flat Mountain Girls, Sam Coomes from Quasi, the great Sarah Dougher (ex-The Crabs, Cadallaca), country lady Jennifer Lynn, the poptastic Leigh Marble, Carson McWhirter (of Sacto Nintendo-core outfit the Advantage) and experimental pop great Tara Jane O'Neil. If one or more of those names don't ring a bell, you're either a brand-new Portland transplant (nice to meet you), or you need a serious lesson in the last decade or two of Portland's recent rock history. And look, how convenient, tonight is the perfect primer. CASEY JARMAN. 8 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. $10 for Someday Lounge and Backspace shows. 21+. Also see Backspace's Friday listing. Map

Baily Stauffer & Friends (7 pm, Record Release)

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

Mystical Spatula

TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. Map

Big Red and the Juicy Fruits, The Ramjac, The Oblivion Seekers (10 pm); Southerly (7 pm)

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

John Doan

The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave., 222-2031. Map

Holding Out

Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Ave., 222-2155. Map

Doctor Moss, The Action Design, The Dead Scene Celebrity, The Low Arts

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

MaryAnn Nicholas

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

Ellul, I Heart Lung, buh-bLAM, Cereal

9:30 pm. Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $5. Map

Power of County, Hairspray Blues, Ellen & The Felons

9 pm. Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. FREE!. Map

The Way Downs

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

DJ Gigante

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

Kinvara Quatuor

Vinideus, 4759 NE Fremont St., 284-8294. Map

Dan Lowe

Vino Vixens, 2929 SE Powell Blvd., 231-8466. Map

Silverhawk (CD Release), Dan Jones & The Squids (9:30 pm); Reverb Brothers (5:30 pm)

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

Saturday May 10top

Dave Langenes Duo

23Hoyt, 529 NW 23rd Ave., 445-7400. Map

Jerry Douglas

[ACOUSTIC] Fans of Jerry Douglas' virtuoso dobro playing should welcome the chance to appreciate his skills in the intimate Aladdin. When he opened for Paul Simon here in ’06, Douglas’ intricate picking was ill-served by the cavernous acoustics of the Rose Garden's Theater of the Clouds. Despite that, it should be noted, his slide-wielding prowess wowed the staid stadium crowd. Expect much more wowing tonight. JEFF ROSENBERG. 8 pm. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $25. All ages. Map

Renee Plant & Mystique

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

Jesse Meade

Albina Green - CLOSED, 5128 N Albina Ave., 546-5780. Map

Daniel O'Donnell (7 pm)

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway., 248-4335. Map

James Hurley, Richie Bellinger

Artichoke Community Music, 3130A SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-8845. Map

Luni Coleone & Cool Nutz, Kenny Mack, DJ Chill, Ray Ray of G-Ism, Certified, Pricy, Liquid Anthrax

[THAT BIRTHDAY RAP] See Friday Cool Nutz listing. 9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $12 advance, $10 day of show. 21+. Map

Willamette Week's Best New Bands Showcase

[LOCAL AWESOMENESS] See cover story, coming soon. 9 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. Free. 21+. Map

The Usual Suspects

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

DJ Maxamillion

  Beulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., 235-2794. Map

The X-Angels

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

Acoustic Minds

  Borders-Gresham, 687 NW 12th St., 674-3917. Map

DJ Copy, E*Rock, DJ BJ

10 pm. Branx, 320 SE 2nd Ave., 234-5683. $3. Map

Trevor Ras and Friends, Brian Copeland, Ty Phillippay

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

Norman Sylvester Band

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

DJ Mello C

  Crown Room, 205 NW 4th Ave., 222-6655. Map

Tom Vredvoogd

Cru Wine Bar, 7907 SE Stark St., 262-0696. Map

House Love: DJs William Hawkins, Luca

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

MarchFourth Marching Band

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $10. Map

DJ Brooks

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

Cloud Cult, Kid Dakota, The Lonely Forest

[WEIRDNESS] Living, strumming, plucking proof that not everything from the Midwest is flat! Cloud Cult singer/guitarist Craig Minowa has played the noble roles of aquatic-exotic-species specialist and assistant to the hearing-impaired, but seems to be settling into the music trade full-time these days. His Minneapolis sextet is still steaming from the release of its enchanting, celebratory record, Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)—which must be the 15th album this year bearing that name. But rest assured, this musical sect is outlandish enough to turn listeners into members. Just don't break the oath and go telling the authorities. MARK STOCK. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $12. 21+. Map

Big Sue & Her Rockin' Daddies

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

PatrickAnthony, The Z O O

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

Jazztronica

  East Burn, 1800 E Burnside St., 236-2876. 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

London and the Look, Minmae, Tea Cozies, Little Penguins

[INDIE POP] Seattle garage-pop pretties Tea Cozies bop to a darkly sexy, sauced-up Britpop that’s marinated in such transcendent ’90s girl rock as the Breeders and Elastica. Playful, catchy and smart as a whip, the three girls and one (lucky) guy prove Seattle's scene to be at least one indie band away from completely dead. Local rockers London and the Look take things a shade or two darker, switching up between garage-glam anthems about black leather jackets and stylishly melancholy acoustic dreamers. JAY HORTON. 9 pm. East End, 203 SE Grand Ave., 232-0056. Cover. 21+. Map

Chris Boone

edge of Belmont, 3350 SE Morrison St., 971-230-3343. Map

Plan R, The Estranged, Bent Left, Shitfit

Exit Only, 1121 N Loring St., 815-302-6041. Map

Intervision w/ Marcus Eaton

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

Freak Mountain Ramblers, Jackstraw

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

Key of Dreams

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

Reaganomix: DJ M_Ron (10 pm); DJ Afrobot (7 pm)

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

Ceremonial Castings (CD Release), Scorched Earth, Desolation, Depths of Tartarus (Main Theater); Bad Side of Holland (Balcony)

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

ATLAS: DJs Anjali, E3 & the Incredible Kid

9 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $5. Map

Susie Blue & Jasmine Ash

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

International Male, Damon Castillo

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

Peter Yeates, The Full Shilling

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

Saving Private Brian: Rapids, Sprinkles, Ferocious Eagle, Wax Edison

[FUZZY] Rocking out to the power chords and heavy distortion of Portland's Rapids, it's not hard to envision a simpler and more rocking time in Northwest music. Then you notice that it's Portland legend Sean Croghan (ex-Crackerbash, Jr. High) holding down the vocal duties, making the illusion that much more complete: The mid-'90s live! Sprinkles (hilariously pronounced "thprinkelth") treads similar ground, save for trading Rapids' downer tones for more victorious fuzz. Sprinkles would be one of the most intense bands in Portland if it weren't for its ridiculous lyrics, but a good sense of humor doesn't hurt, either. Despite the night's overall heaviness, Ferocious Eagle might be the loudest band on the bill. Tonight's show is a benefit for Wax Edison drummer Brian Netherton, who fucked up his leg in a freak skateboarding accident. What Wax Edison is doing for a drummer tonight I do not know. CASEY JARMAN. 9:30 pm. Kenton Club, 2025 N Kilpatrick St., 285-3718. Free. Donation suggested. 21+. Map

Climatize

Know, 2026 NE Alberta St., 473-8729. Map

Pagan Jug Band (9:30 pm); Lynn Conover & Little Sue (6 pm)

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

Over the Edge

Manila Express, 12370 SW Main St., 639-8375. Map

Lincoln Crockett (7 pm)

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

Poncho Luxurio, D3 (9 pm); Barons in Trees (6 pm); Lorna Miller's Little Kids' Jamboree (4 pm)

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

Shoeshine Blue, Justin Power, John Vecchiarelli (10 pm); Jamie Stillway w/ Courtney Von Drehle (7 pm)

[SOFT POP] Singer-songwriter John Vecchiarelli could run for mayor and top Dozono and Adams in some districts. The man just exudes a certain gravity, which tugs invisibly at his disciples. Like that bashful record-store track playing beneath the sounds of shuffling jewel cases and pacing feet, Vecchiarelli's sound is small, but only until properly examined. Give the Portlander a few tracks of your undivided attention, and he'll give you several days' worth of introspection in return. Sure, it's a lopsided deal, but you win every time—and you'll find out that being simultaneously big and small is anything but medium. MARK STOCK. 10 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $7 advance, $8 day of show. 21+. Map

Hudson Rocket Band

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

Zombie Prom: 800 Octane, Written in Ashes (Main Theater); DJs Apocalypse, Braineater, NoN (Legacy Lounge)

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

Lincoln Crockett (4 pm)

Music Millennium, 3158 E Burnside St., 231-8926. Map

The Outdoorsmen, Charlotte Thistle

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

Warren Rand

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

Cash.Money, the Pain Killerz

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

Devin Phillips Quartet

Pine Street Bistro, 221 SW Pine St., 223-5058. Map

Royal Motel Orchestra

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

Oz Street Fossils

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

Tom Grant & Shelly Rudolph

Rafati's Encore, 310 SW Lincoln St., 221-0140. Map

A Darker Grey, Short Fuse, Dartgun

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

Mojo Filta, Animus, Lovebomb, The Murcury, A Typical Theme

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

Big Electric

Roots Organic Brewing, 1520 SE 7th Ave., 235-7665. Map

DJ RAD!, Pocketrock-It, Solomon,DJ

10 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. $3. Map

The Prids, Reporter, Strawberry Blonde, Magic Johnson

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

Nuggets Night 2: Pink Snowflakes, Mike Coykendall, Blue Skies For Black Hearts, The Family Gun, The Sugarlumps, Giant Bug Village, Benjamin Starshine, The Strange Effects, The Brilliant Channel, Paper Cameras, The Dregs, The Wolfman Fairies, Paul Green School of Rock

[GARAGE ROCK] Last year, the High Violets' Luke Strahota conceived a tribute concert to the indispensable ’60s psych-punk comp, Nuggets, to benefit lead singer Question Mark of ? and the Mysterians. The "96 Tears" shouter, his home destroyed by fire, lived up to his name by asking WW's reporter, "What compilation, now?" This year's beneficiary, the Portland branch of Paul Greene’s School of Rock, will prove its Nuggets savvy by opening tonight's show with some fuzztoned classics—including early Nuge-get "Journey to the Center of the Mind" (the drug anthem made famous by Ted Nugent's old band, Amboy Dukes)—before a list of local luminaries wax lysergic. JEFF ROSENBERG. 9:30 pm. Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. $7. 21+. Map

Open Jazz Jam

TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. Map

Vanderbuilte, Disciples of Rock n Roll, DJ Hwy 7 (10 pm); The Crash (6 pm)

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

Smoking Lounge

Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Ave., 222-2155. Map

Tribute to AC/DC with Thunderstruck

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

Tony Starlight Show (8 & 10 pm)

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

Man Plus, Lasers All the Time, Coco Coca

9:30 pm. Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $5. Map

DJ B'retta

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

Gavin Wahl-Stephens (9:30 pm); Eddie Bodine (4:30 pm)

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

Kenny Lavitz (7 pm)

WineStyles, 4655 SW Griffith Dr Ste. 160., 644-9463. Map

Eisley, The Myriad, Vedera

6:30 pm. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. $13 in advance, $15 at door. Map

Sunday May 11top

Yes Father

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

National Static, The Craters, Warren Teagarden, Minmae

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

Augustana Jazz Quartet (6 pm)

Augustana Lutheran Church, 2710 NE 14th Ave., 288-6174. Map

Tender Loving Empire's 1st Anniversary Bash: Finn Riggins, Jared Mees & The Grown Children, Super XX Man, Boy Eats Drum Machine, Nadine Mooney, Southern Belle, Newspapers

[BIRTHDAY PARTY POP] Talk about cause for celebration. Tender Loving Empire—the record label, gift shop and proprietor of all things cute owned by local musicians Jared Mees and his wife Brianne—is celebrating its first anniversary in grand style, with a massive party (complete with piñatas, prizes and cake, no doubt) and showcase featuring the label’s finest acts, including the awesome folk-pop stylings of new label signee Super XX Man. The first 50 people through the door will receive a free Friends and Friends of Friends compilation and a chance to see the simple yet haunting whisper-folk songs of Nadine Mooney, whose whimsical debut, MouseHouseWormHole, is among the year’s best so far. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 8 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $5. All ages. Map

Dany Oakes Open Mic

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

Hanz Araki & Cary Novotny

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

Ron Steen Jazz Jam

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

Mike-A-Nay: Dumpster Dive Disco Brunch

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

NOFX, No Use for a Name, American Steel

[CALI POP-PUNK] Agitprop fun in the California sun sounds—to us, anyway—like San Francisco's NOFX, a ribald, pro-dissent pop-punk-pop outfit that celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Led by bassist/lyricist/singer and Fat Wreck Chords founder "Fat Mike" Burkett, the foursome proffers a high-octane, ska-derived sound that rocks like hour five of a poli-sci beer-bash. NOFX's members have never sugarcoated their disgust for government and authoritative structures in general, but homicidal tendencies toward the present occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. have inspired an especially livid revolt—what some might term a vitriolic renaissance. Given the sorry state of what passes for punk these days (with its neverending litany of self-pity and insubstantial girl problems), NOFX's tireless polemic salvos in the face of mainstream irrelevance are downright inspiring. RAY CUMMINGS. 9 pm. Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047. Sold out. All ages. Map

Sinferno Cabaret, The Whipsaws

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $7. Map

Stripparaoke: KJ Pinky

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

South, The Silver State, Ki:Theory, Johnny Lloyd Rollins

[INDIE ROCK] You'll have to get out early (as in weird start time 8:20 pm early) to catch all the indie rock action at the Doug Fir tonight. Opener Johnny Lloyd Rollins is just country enough to keep from sliding into contemporary sleepy tunes, and Ki:Theory's use of minimal electronics is just enough to set its sound apart from others in the same vein. Brooklyn's the Silver State doesn't have much new to offer, but the headliner, London's South, is sure to get those toes a-tappin' with emotionally loaded lyrics, beautiful chords and soft, catchy hooks. AARON COLTER. 8:20 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+. Map

Record Club: DJs Sweet Droppings, Roulette, Joe Mac

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

Black Sunday: DJ Fenrisulfr

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

The Trademark, The Seatbelt Tragedy, Everyday Tragedy, Eli Keller

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

Ron Steen Trio

Hilton Hotel, 921 SW 6th Ave., 226-1611. Map

Pop Tart! (7 pm)

7 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $5. Map

Irish Sessions

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

Scrap Benefit: Party Killer, Beta Crack, Sassparilla, DJ Yeah Yeah

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

Beth Willis (5 pm)

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

Five Strings Short (9 pm); Aguamiel (6 pm)

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

Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart (7 pm)

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

Wayne Waits (3:30 pm)

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

Drummaroke

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

Finn Riggins (6 pm)

Music Millennium, 3158 E Burnside St., 231-8926. Map

Amara

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

DJ Armin Van Buuren

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

Fleas And Lice, Mouth Sewn Shut, Inhaste, Embrace the Kill

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

Jon Garcia, Wax Fingers

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

Thunderbird Motel, Gods and Kings

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

Secrets in the Salt, The Feather Walls

9:30 pm. Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $5. Map

Pink Widower, Church, Babydollar$

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

Songwriter's Showcase

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

Kate Nash, The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

[FAMILY MATTERS] The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players have a good schtick: Daddy Jason handles gitbox, piano and vocals; 14-year-old Rachel plays drums and sings backup (the band began in 2000; you do the math), and Mama Tia Piña projects slideshows of random-ass pictures purchased at garage sales while goofball yarns are sung about the people therein. But see it quick—the cute-kid novelty is destined to be lost to time, at least until Trachtenburg grandbabies are born and/or a middle-aged Rachel leads her elderly parents into the age of iPhoto slideshows. AP KRYZA. 8 pm. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. $17 advance, $18 day of show. All ages. Map

Monday May 12top

Pete Krebs (6:30 pm)

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

Open Mic w/ Eric McEuen

Albina Green - CLOSED, 5128 N Albina Ave., 546-5780. Map

Project Food Fundraiser: Dionysos, Music for Airport, Big Dave Little

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

Electric Pony

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

Chris Boone

  Crown Room, 205 NW 4th Ave., 222-6655. Map

Atmosphere, Abstract Rude, DJ Rare Groove

[NARRATIVE RAP] Minneapolis' Atmosphere has been doing the clever-rap thing for more than a decade, but with new release When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, the rapper-producer duo steps fully out from under Aesop Rock's long shadow and heads a completely new (and unique) direction. Somehow more of a rock or R&B record than rap, When Life Gives You Lemons finds beatsmith Ant working with slower, contemplative rhythms as well as guitars, while MC Slug channels the reluctantly abandoned hopes and disappointment of thirtysomethings everywhere with a narrative style akin to that of the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle. Live, Atmosphere has been performing with a full band, carving out a niche somewhere between rap and college rock. Highly recommended. JIM SANDBERG. 8 pm. Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047. $20 advance, $23 day of show. All ages. Map

Kate Walsh, Brandi Shearer, Quincy Coleman

[SINGER-SONGWRITER] Anyone going to see a Kate Walsh show thinking they might get to see Addison, that slutty doc who porked McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy, will be in for a big surprise. The other Kate Walsh—the one that is not an actress and is a bit less familiar—is a vocalist/guitarist from Essex, England, whose homemade album Tim's House is damn near perfect. Scalawags in the U.K. press have labeled the unsigned singer-songwriter a “British Joni Mitchell.” And it's easy to see why: Her simply strummed, stripped-down melodies (especially on final track "Fireworks") have Mitchell's Both Sides Now vibe. She's one to watch. BYRON BECK. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $10. 21+. Also at Music Millennium. 5 pm. Free. All ages. Map

"Earth to the Dandy Warhols" (New Album Listening Party)

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

Dawn of Ashes

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

Service INDUSTRIAL: DJs Adamnation, Paradox

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

Dan Balmer

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

Tom May

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

Frank Tribble

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

Skip vonKuske & Little Sue (7 pm)

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

Franco & The Stingers

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

Pink Snowflakes (7 pm); Brandi Shearer, Kate Walsh, Quincy Coleman (5 pm)

[SINGER-SONGWRITER] See Monday Doug Fir listing. 5 pm. Music Millennium, 3158 E Burnside St., 231-8926. Free. All ages. Map

Open Mic With Punkbaba

  Pub at the End of the Universe, 4107 SE 28th Ave., 235-0969. Map

Lower Deffinition, Search the City, Destroy the Runner, Stillfire, Change it to Jack

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

Running of the Bulls

9 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. Map

Grave Maker, Ill Intent, True Competition, On The One (7 pm)

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

The Decision Makers Penthouse Showcase

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

Nanda Devi

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

Au, Modernstate, Geoff Soule

[EXPERIMENTAL POP] See cover package, coming soon. 9 pm. Valentine's, 232 SW Ankeny St., 248-1600. Cover. 21+. Map

Colin Lake & Wellbottom, Mya Elaine

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

Tuesday May 13top

Jason Okamoto

23Hoyt, 529 NW 23rd Ave., 445-7400. Map

The Proclaimers, Jeremy Fisher

[NERD FOLK] Doomed to one-hit-wonderdom or disregarded as throwback ’90s kitsch, the Proclaimers’ talent is often overlooked as soon as they start talking about walking 500 miles and “havering.” But the fugly, identical Edinburgh nerdlingers have a wonderful knack for folk pop, and aven ef you doan anderstand wha’ the fock they’re sayin,’ there’s a playful whimsy to their aching yet upbeat songs, all laced with stark harmonic wordplay. “Havering” means mumbling, by the by, not vomiting after watching Benny & Joon. AP KRYZA. 8 pm. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $18 advance, $20 day of show. All ages. Map

Princess Ricochet

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

Open Mic w/ Denali

Albina Green - CLOSED, 5128 N Albina Ave., 546-5780. Map

Bad Trees, We Are Street, Love Truckers

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

Jazz Jam w/ Laura Cunard

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

Dylan-Thomas Vance

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

Ebeneezer

County Cork, 1329 NE Fremont St., 284-4805. Map

Jason Wann w/ Guilty Pleasures

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

High Violets, Run Run Run, The Pink Snowflakes

Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. Map

DJ Mozzley

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

Justin Jade

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

Rock Band with MC Destructo

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

The Mel Brown Septet w/ Genesis (6:30 pm)

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

Tom May

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

Don Jansen

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

Caroline Oakley & Pete Leone (7 pm)

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

Circled by Hounds, Where Astronauts Go to Hide, David Rovics

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

Ellis (CD Release)

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

Chris Margolin

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

Rizir, Grynch, Downrite Walnut, A((Wake))

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

Secret & Whisper, Jet Lag Gemini, Nickel Arcade, All That's Left (7 pm)

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

Gabriel Darling

9 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. FREE!. Map

Moan, The Slutty Hearts

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

Marianna Thielen & The Baby Vamps (7:30 pm)

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

The Little Ones, Ra Ra Riot, Pep Assembly

[INDIE POP] Gliding between semi-brooding and intense compositions, synth-pop playfulness and old-fashioned indie androgyny, Syracuse’s Ra Ra Riot’s songs are the kind that stick to the brain like a burr. It’s difficult to stop humming tunes like “Each Year”—they lodge in your frontal lobe and, pick and pick though you may, they’re not coming out. Tonight, Riot is joined by the high-fructose pop of the Little Ones and local post-punkers Pep Assembly. AP KRYZA. 9:30 pm. Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $8. 21+. Map

DJs Linoleum, Ninjah

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

Car Clutch, Urxed, Landlord, Grouper, DJ Hostile Tapeover

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

Benefit for Martha Grover: Erin Chambers, Camille Jackson, Patina

Vendetta, 4306 N Williams Ave., 288-1085. Map

The Outdoorsmen

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