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For the week of Wednesday February 3rd thru Tuesday February 9th

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Wednesday February 3top

Andre St. James Trio

Aloft, 9920 NE Cascades Parkway., 200-5678. Map

Rumberos del Caribe

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

The Flailing Inhalers, Neon State, The Sindicate

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $5. Map

Toshi Onizuka

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

1997, Shut Up & Deal, Chasing Thrill

9 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $5. Map

Colleen Raney Quartet (9 pm); Little Sue (6 pm)

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

Attic Sessions with Wine & Will West

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

Doo Doo Funk All-Stars Jam W/ Tony Ozier's Band

Calabash, 835 SW 2nd Ave/Taylor., 241-5676. Map

Mike Pardew

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

The Lonely H

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

Dirty Mittens, Princeton, Monarques

[PINKY POP] There’s something familiar about the Dirty Mittens. And it’s not just the fact that I recognize bassist Patrick Griffin from my college Guitar I class. The group’s melodies are easy to comfortably wrap yourself in. Chelsea Morrisey’s voice is a nimble lead set to a backdrop of bubbly guitar riffs and cheerful brass on songs like the jubilant “The Small Things," off 2008's Pinky Swear EP. This isn’t to say the Dirty Mittens are strictly concerned with pop accessibility—Morrisey’s lyrics can take on a darker side (“Don’t you go into the city alone, it’ll eat you up whole, it happened to me once," she sings on “10 Feet Deep," leaving the Mittens' sound just rough enough around the edges to feel undemanding and approachable). The band is currently finishing up its latest effort for release this year, so expect a lot of new ones tonight. ZACH KLASSEN. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $5. 21+. Map

Suburban Slim's Blues Jam (9:30 pm); Northwesternaires (6 pm)

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

DJ Travis, Brut Squad, Israelites

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

Grey Anne, His Name Shall Breathe, Meyercord, Sarcastic Dharma Society

[PDX TROUBADOURS] It's hard to describe His Name Shall Breathe—the moniker of one-man show Timothy Martin—as anything other than indisputably real. Whether it's with his intricate yet delicate guitar lines or his soul-crushing lyrics, the local troubadour can grab every pair of eyes and ears in a room and hold them tight for a night. On the 2009 release There Is an Earthquake Inside of Me, Martin's songs ooze honesty and unnerving emotion in ways an average songwriter can only dream of. Joining him is local songstress Grey Anne, whose playful, frolicking guitar parts paired with her squirm-inducing lyrics about sex, love and marmalade make every live show an adventure. WHITNEY HAWKE. 9 pm. Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $5. 21+. Map

Don Hellions, Pluvial, Miss Massive Snowflake, When the Broken Bow

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

Open Mic (6 pm); John "The Voice" English's Frank Sinatra Tribute (3 pm)

Great Hall Restaurant, 1406 SW Broadway., 477-7335. Map

Trash80, Leeni, Spamtron

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

Rockstar Karaoke

Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. FREE. Map

This Days Gone, Accrue, Aleen, Hands for Battle

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $8. Map

Arabesque

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

Michael Buckus

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

The Mel Brown Quartet

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

Anson Wright & Tim Gilson

7-9 pm. Justa Pasta, 1336 NW 19th Ave., 243-2249. All ages. Map

King Perkoff Band

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

Eye Candy

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

No They Do, Sam Cooper

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

Ascetic Junkies, St. Frankie Lee

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

Frightening Waves of Blue

8:30. Living Room Theaters, 341 SW 10th Ave., 224-1432. Free. 21+. Map

Pamela Jordan Band

Local Lounge, 3536 NE Martin Luther King Blvd., 282-1833. Map

DJ I Love You

Matador, 1967 W Burnside St., 222-5822. 21+. Map

Andrew Calhoun

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

Terry Robb & Lauren Sheehan

7 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Joshua Slamp, Robert Richter, Jessica Hitchborn, Shayla Carpenter (9:30 pm); Singers and Stompers with Mr. Ben (4 pm)

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

Bearfoot, Caleb Klauder Band

8 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $12. Map

Norrisman

Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., . Map

SE Allstar Jam

Mt. Tabor Theater Lounge, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., . Map

Bob Shoemaker

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

Flamenco Guitar by Jeffery Trapp

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

Live Band Wednesdays

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

Kalai

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. Map

Camping Party, White Hinterland, The Ro Sham Bos

[ART&B] In late 2008, Casey Dienel had a change of heart. Constrained by the fact her band White Hinterland was now just a duo, she decided to ditch her previous tunes—which were grounded in the world of jazz and folk tradition—for an adventure in arty electronic music. The resulting album, Kairos, drops in March on Dead Oceans, and it's a sleek, sexy set of loops, electro hiccups and hazy nostalgia. Even Dienel's voice has been stretched out of its comfort zone—the high notes and scale jumps on "Begin Again" and album highlight "Cataract" sound like Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman cooing over an unreleased Bat for Lashes track. If Kairos doesn't finally vault Dienel to indie stardom, then there's something wrong here. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 9 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. $5. 21+. Map

Outbreak, Forfeit, Hell And Reason, None, Prophets

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

DJ Common Denominator & Friends

8pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No Cover. Map

The Phoenix Variety Revue

8 pm. The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. $5. Map

Karaoke With the Captain

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

Tragos Amargos, Sean Flinn & The Royal We

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

Eric John Kaiser The French Troubadour

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

AM Gold

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

Acoustic Jam

Tiger Bar, 317 NW Broadway., 222-7297. Map

Mitzi Zilka's Jazz Singers' Showcase

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

Awesome Racket: DJs 2 Arm Tom, Wroid Wrage

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

Curated By Helmy Gerardo Membreño

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

6bq9

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

Mars Retrieval Unit

8:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE. Map

Thursday February 4top

Anne Heaton

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

Cubaneo

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

Les Etrangers, Soft Paws, Amoree Lovell

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $5. Map

Tracy Kim

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

Let's Go Crazy: DJ Nate C, DJ Destructo

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

John Ross (9:30 pm); Josh Lightnin' (6 pm)

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

DJ N-Able

Blue Monk, 3341 SE Belmont St., 595-0575. Map

Cull, Megaton Leviathan, The Electric

[MONKEYWRENCH METAL] Here in Oregon it’s easy to let the beauty of our natural resources give us a false sense of hope. But take a drive through the nearby town Longview, Wash., to observe the refineries, truck stops, and industrial decay, and those hopes begin to dissipate. So it’s a great thing that a band like Cull keeps the cry of environmentalism alive in its music and message. Bassist/vocalist Jacqui Rae growls at maximum volume about sustainable living, egalitarian ideals, and the inhumanity of man. Beneath her vocal rumble is a melodic strain of crusty death and doom that maintains a somber hue. This is also the kick-off show for Rae’s new metal monthly at Branx, titled “On Fire Presents.” NATHAN CARSON. 10 pm. Branx, 320 SE 2nd Ave., 234-5683. $5. 21+. Map

Andrew Lynch

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

Ben Darwish

7 pm. Chapel Pub, 430 N Killingsworth St., 286-0372. FREE. Map

Oracle, Storm Large

See CD review, coming soon. 9:30 pm. Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $8 advance, $10 day of show. 21+. Map

Loch Lomond, Shelley Short, Billygoat

[HOOVERVILLE FIRESIDE BAND] Ritchie Young’s voice screams castrato, until he shifts vocal cords and startles the audience with a tempestuous wail a few lines later. This butterfly-esque brand of fluttering is Loch Lomond in a phrase, jumping back and forth from intrepid young quintet strumming quietly in their parents basement to jangling, galloping, momentum-guided chariot, stuffed to the roof with every Western instrument imaginable. No longer just a household name in Portland, Loch Lomond has done its time in the smaller circuits. Join the band as it lulls larger crowds and rattles bigger rafters. MARK STOCK. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $10. 21+. Map

Big Monti (9:30 pm); Pete Krebs & The Portland Playboys (6 pm)

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

Vellarest

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

DJ Rhienna

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

Love Menu, Sex Life, Ripley

9 pm. Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $5. Map

Shadowplay

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

Monophonics, The Way Downs

[FRISCO FUNK] The Bay Area represents an impressive melding of cultures, so it shouldn't surprise when a mutant sort of sound emerges. Such is Monophonics, a groove-crazy octet that has risen from the primordial ooze of funkadelia after absorbing the sounds of those who have gone before it. The band merges all sorts of funk—brass from New Orleans, grooves from the Mothership, percussion from Afrobeat contemporaries, even a slick Scottish bent a la Average White Band—into one ultra-groovy, pulsating dance frenzy that could, and will, get even the most stationary booties bouncing. AP KRYZA. 9 pm. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. $8. 21+. Map

DJ Brokenwindow, DJ Travis Wiggins

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

Burlesque and Vaudeville

Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. $7. Map

Emmure, Terror, After The Burial, Miss May I, Thick As Blood, Proven

6:30 pm. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $14 in advance, $16 at door. Map

Evan Churchill, IOA, AAN, Bazillionaire

7 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $8 in advance, $10 at door. Map

The Mel Brown B3 Organ Group (8:30 pm); Stephanie Schneiderman (7 pm)

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

Garcia Birthday Band (9:30 pm); Lewi Longmire Band (6 pm)

9:30 pm. LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. $5. Map

Highway To Hell

Matador, 1967 W Burnside St., 222-5822. 21+. Map

Pure Romance Thursdays

10:30 pm. McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. FREE. Map

King Perkoff Band

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

Lynn Conover W/ Gravel

7 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Loose Change & Friends

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

Do Make Say Think, Happiness Project, Years

[O CANADA] The Toronto-based instrumental post-rock outfit Do Make Say Think will be gracing Mississippi Studios tonight with a soaring sonic palette composed of guitars, keys, violins, horns, drums and the occasional mantra that will make your ears ring in a good way. The sextet’s latest release, Other Truths, comprises four multi-movement tracks that flow so seamlessly it’s hard to tell where one ends and the next begins. Accompanied by band members Charles Spearin (also of Broken Social Scene) and Ohad Benchetrit’s solo entities, the Happiness Project and Years, respectively, this is bound to be a night of beautiful experimental rock, eh? KATRINA NATTRESS. 9 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $15. 21+. Map

Open Mic & Jammin'

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

Sudden Anthem, Domino Trauma, Sweet Spot

Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., . Map

Terry Robb

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

Loaded For Bear, Ezra Carey

8 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. FREE. Map

Portland Jazz Jams hosted by The Neil Mattson Trio

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

Torture Me Elmo, Proof 151, Clackamas Baby Killers, Sun Dogs, Grrrl Friend

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

Girls Night W/ Geoff Byrd & Worth

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. Map

Munro & Nichols Trio

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

Hometown Blap Clique, D Poetica, DJ Obe, Boy Meets Club, Plumblyne

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

Blood Owl, ManRock, Knuckleduster, Shark Party

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

Video Vanguard With VJ Dantronix

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

The Fix: Rev. Shines, KEZ, Dundiggy

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

Someday Syndrome

9pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No Cover. Map

Open Mic

The Coconut Cafe, 7631 NE Glisan., 317-6853. Map

Paint & Copter, Sustentacula

10 pm. The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. $4. Map

Inland Empires Opening Party: Wampire, More

The Tribute Gallery, 328 SW Broadway (No. 117)., . Map

Garrett Brennan and the Great Salt Licks, Huck Notari

The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. Map

Sea Wolf

[ORCHESTROCK] Aspiring rock bands in Los Angeles face a hard-knock life. But Sea Wolf is conquering the feat like Jay-Z. The Angelenos' sophomore album, White Water, White Bloom, is noticeably more orchestral and studio-savvy than Sea Wolf's 2007 debut, Leaves in the River. Jumping across the quartet's polished pop-rock tracks is frontman Alex Church's strong, stringy tenor. Don't be surprised if Church's voice makes your ears do a double-take—he sounds like an amped-up version of Conor Oberst's modest grumblings (which is fitting since White Water, White Bloom was recorded by Bright Eyes producer and Monsters of Folk sideman Mike Mogis). WHITNEY HAWKE. 6 pm. The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. Free. 21+. Map

DJ Potpourri

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

Karaoke From Hell

Tiger Bar, 317 NW Broadway., 222-7297. Map

Tony's Variety Show & You Can Sing With the All-Star Horns

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

Gimmie Danger: DJ Maxamillion

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

Shorty Tonedeaf & the Screachers, The Warshers

9 pm. Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. $3. Map

Immersion DJ Event

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

Seven Year Tango (8:30 pm); Will West & The Friendly Strangers (5:30 pm)

8:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE. Map

Friday February 5top

The Crazy 8s, Derby

[COLLEGE ROCK, GRADUATED] The Crazy 8s blazed a trail through the 1980s like few others. The Eugene-based horn rockers played like a far more palatable Reel Big Fish, a band with emphatic energy and an ear for pop conventions. Though the 8s never quite reached the zenith of compatriots Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sonic Youth, the band is now an undeniable cornerstone of Oregon rock. Scratch the surface of the decade in Oregon and this band will show up, making its performances practically required viewing for genre historians. SHANE DANAHER. 8 pm (minors accompanied by parents). Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $15 advance, $18 day of show. All ages. Map

Thee Pickin Chicks

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

Chris Botti

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

A Weather, Kele Goodwin, Pigeons

[FOLKSY CHARM] If A Weather was a meteorological system, it would be a quiet storm. The lush, local quintet is ready to drop its sophomore effort, Everyday Balloons, early next month, and if the band’s 2008 Team Love debut is any indication, we can expect more delicately hushed, intertwined male/female vocals, yearning, vulnerable melodies and rich, warm orchestrations. The muted, verdant prettiness of A Weather’s sophisticated folk pop will make a welcome counterpoint to the deliberately ugly vocal stylings (think the choked, often screamy delivery of Conor Oberst), rural-ish Americana arrangements (i.e., sawing and sighing fiddles) and boisterous honky-tonk rhythms of opener—and fellow Portland band—Pigeons. REBECCA RABER. 8 pm. Artistery, 4315 SE Division St., 803-5942. $6. All ages. Map

Tiger House, And I Was Like What?, The Horde and the Harem, Eighteen Individual Eyes

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $5. Map

Wizard Rifle, Lazers for Eyes, Carrion Spring, Kidcrash

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

JB Butler

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

Bambu Station, Clinton Fearon, Nuborn, Xactchange Hifi

9 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $15. Map

Lewi Longmire Band (9:30 pm); Billy Kennedy & Jimmy Boyer (6 pm)

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

Video Disco With VJ Dantronix

Blitz Ladd, 2239 SE 11th Ave., 236-3592. Map

Art Party: Tara Jane ONeil, Marisa Anderson, DJ Yeti, DJ Gottesfinger, Permanent Wave

[ART/POP] If you’re anything like me, going to concerts always trumps going to art galleries, book readings and dance performances. I don’t have the nice clothes nor the patience for much high art. This is precisely why Art Party, curated by multi-talented artist Sarah Gottesdiener and the very busy Jenny Hoyston (ex-Erase Errata), appeals to me. Tonight’s event is a meeting of the arts-world minds, from music (fantastic local singer-songwriter-shredder Tara Jane ONeil and Tender Forever’s Melanie Valera, who will also screen videos this evening) to modern dance (courtesy of PNCA MFA candidate Allison Halter) and more. See? I don’t have to put in my monocle to attend this show—I can just show up in street clothes and take in some high and low art. Perfect! CASEY JARMAN. 9 pm. Branx, 320 SE 2nd Ave., 234-5683. $5. 21+. Map

Laura and the Baaad Lambs (10:30 pm); X-Angels (8 pm)

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

Bad Habitat Group

Calabash, 835 SW 2nd Ave/Taylor., 241-5676. Map

Muthaship

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

Dwarves, Zeke, Problems, Spittin' Cobras

[SPOT THE HARRY POTTER REFERENCE] The Dwarves’ hallmarks are (and have been, and probably will be right up until the earth at last succumbs to global warming) the bondage gear, blood and unappealing nudity that have been staples of their album art. Since crawling out of Chicago in the late ‘80s to go ravaging up and down the Left Coast, the Dwarves have built a hardcore punk franchise that, amazingly, manages to stand out in a genre where convention dominates. But the real strength of Dwarves is and always shall be the gimmicks. From the 15-minute shows to the masked band members to the false rumors of guitarist He Who Must Not Be Named’s death by stabbing, the band members remain showmen to the end. SHANE DANAHER. 9:30 pm. Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $13 advance, $15 day of show. 21+. Map

The Album Leaf w/ The Anomie Belle String Quartet, Sea Wolf

[OUTSTANDING ELEVATOR MUSIC] You’ve surely made it when your band logo is the tattoo of choice. That’s the case for Jimmy LaValle’s Album Leaf, which remains in its humble atmospheric mode despite the fanfare. The San Diego post-electronica outfit spent a good chunk of last summer mixing in Iceland, the birthplace of extra-ambient jams. Inspired by a landscape that looks like Album Leaf sounds—towering, awe-inspiring, rolling—the group offers another great Sub Pop release in its new The Chorus of Storytellers. And if anyone doubted the band's silky smoothness, a string quartet will be on hand to iron out the wrinkles. MARK STOCK. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $12 advance, $14 day of show. 21+. Map

Here Comes a Big Black Cloud, Tiny Knives, Magic Johnson

9 pm. Ducketts Public House, 825 N Killingsworth St., 289-1869. FREE. Map

Dusty 45s, The High Flyers

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

Jordan & Guy Present EE

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

David Ornette Cherry

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

The Intelligence, Guest

[LO-FI PUNK] Former A-Frames drummer Lars Finberg’s the Intelligence plumbs the depths of lo-fi punk in ways that both invigorate and frustrate. Embracing heavily distorted vocals and jagged riffs, the Intelligence drifts constantly into realms of nasty pop, sci-fi skyscapes, demonic oldies, robotic fist-pumpers and high-octane punk. At its least effective, it’s stripped down to a level bordering on blaring noise. At its best, like on 2009's Fake Surfers, it’s a razor sharp exploration of musical gadgetry that employs the best elements of its inspirations to craft witty, driving songs that skimp neither on experimentation nor pleasure. AP KRYZA. TK pm. East End, 203 SE Grand Ave., 232-0056. TK. 21+. Map

DJ Mr. Mumu

Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. FREE. Map

Shut Up and Dance

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

DJ Aquaman

9 pm. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. $5. Map

Where It's At Hip-Hop Night

Groove Suite, 440 NW Glisan., 227-5494. Map

DJ Musique Plastique, DJ Lakisa Falta

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

Jody Crocker

Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. FREE. Map

Target for Tomorrow, Furniture Girls, Blue Ember, Kris Strobek, Lets Get Lost

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $8. Map

The Dimes, Kelli Schaefer, The Ascetic Junkies, Goldfinch

[HISTORY LESSON] The Dimes’ Johnny Clay has a knack for literary songwriting, and on the band’s latest album, The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry, he channels the heroes and martyrs who helped shape our country. From the defiant Quaker Mary Dyer to the creation of the radical newspaper The Liberator, Clay’s lyrics are so genuine and vivid it feels like you’re in the pages of a history book. When those lyrics are paired with acoustic and pedal-steel guitars, cellos, mandolins and soaring four-piece harmonies, it becomes one history lesson you want to remember. KATRINA NATTRESS. 7:30 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $8. 21+. Map

Andre St. James Trio

Hotel Lucia, 400 SW Broadway., 225-1717. Map

Steven Bradley Wilkinson

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

The Linda Hornbuckle Band

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

7th Seal

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

The Estranged, We Miss the Earth, Shallow Seas

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

SweetJuice (9:30 pm); James Low & Western Front (6 pm)

9:30 pm. LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. $5. Map

'80s Video Dance Attack: VJ Kittyrox

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

Goodbye Harrison

9pm. Macadam's Bar & Grill, 5833 SW Macadam Ave., 246-6227. Map

Faddyz Friday (Ladies Free)

9 pm. McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. $7. Map

Sonny Hess & Lisa Mann

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

Andrew Calhoun

7 pm. McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 Northeast Evans St., 472-8427. FREE. Map

King Perkoff Band

7 pm. McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 Northeast Evans St., 472-8427. FREE. Map

Larry Wilder & the Stumptown Stars

9 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Josh Cole Band

7 pm. McMenamins-Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove., 992-9533. FREE. Map

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

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

Y La Bamba, Tragos Amargos, Drew Grow and the Pastors' Wives, Cohen

[HARMONY POP] Right now the only thing that's keeping Y La Bamba from making it big is a record contract. The local quintet, led by songwriter Luz Elena Mendoza, has a gorgeous and fully realized full-length, Lupon, that's been cooking for over a year now. With the aid of the Decemberists' Chris Funk, it's a warm, inviting album that shows off Y La Bamba's secret weapon: layered three-part harmonies. It helps when your band includes two other fantastic songwriters (bassist Ben Meyercord and lead guitar player Sean Flinn front their own projects), and tracks like "November Fever" and "Fasting in San Francisco" navigate a middle ground somewhere between Mendoza's Spanish heritage and the arresting folk pop of Fleet Foxes. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 9 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $8. 21+. Map

Walkfast

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

A Blinding Silence, The Athiarchists, Shark Party

Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., . Map

Catsup (9 pm); On The Floor String BAnd (6 pm)

Mt. Tabor Theater Lounge, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., . Map

Mike Pardew Group

Nel Centro, 1408 SW 6th Ave., 484-1099. Map

LaRhonda Steele

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

Molly Bang, Naming Names, Play/Start

8 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. $5. Map

Meg Kaczyk

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

Open Mic With Punkbaba

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

Truculence, Hell Hath No Fury, Sadistic, Aborted Prophets

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

Beth Willis Duo

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. Map

Brian McGinty

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

Bassnectar, Eliot Lipp, Emancipator

See CD review, coming soon. 9 pm. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 219-9929 (Grill), 224-2038 (Theater). $20. All ages. Map

Guidance Counselor, Champagne Champagne, Rainbow Bridge, Rude Dudes

[SYNTH PUNK] It might seem funny that Guidance Counselor, given its ubiquity in Portland, is without a current full-length LP. But an Internet check reveals the truth: the band is broke. “I would just take a deep breath and slam all the expenses down on the Gold Card, but this summer, while we were on tour, our car broke down outside of Palm Springs and my credit limit was quickly reached,” writes GC's Ian Anderson on the band's MySpace page. The good news: The band is taking donations in order to finish its new album. So if you can get down to thick, grinding synthesizer; highly danceable beats; and Anderson’s monotone delivery, Guidance Counselor is awaiting your pledge. ZACH KLASSEN. 9 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. $7. 21+. Map

Order Of The Vulture, Iskra, Samothrace, Nanda Devi, Arterial Spray, Spectral Tombs

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

Bender: Head, The Bare Wires, The Coconut Coolouts, Ty Segall, The Girls, Bipolaroid, The Bugs, Blank-Its, Idle Times, Howie & the Hot Knives

See music feature, coming soon. 6 pm. Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. $12 ($25 for wristband that covers all three days). 21+. Map

Chris Robley & the Fear of Heights, Hello Morning, Little Beirut

[MORE KILLERS THAN KILLS] Hello Morning may drop TV on the Radio and Blonde Redhead as influences, but its nods to (Bends-era) Radiohead and U2 are what come through the clearest: The quarter’s music is dramatic, earnest and ultimately rocking. But Hello Morning’s debut EP—with pitch-perfect dual-guitar interplay and powerful vocals from Henry Curl (ex-Jonah)—seems, at times, almost too competent. The band does everything well, and that makes it hard to distinguish Hello Morning tracks from those of similarly minded pop groups around the globe. Benjamin Sims’ distorted keyboard lines on “Come Home” and a couple tricky compositions (like the five-plus-minute closer “Everglades”) help correct the band’s course into something more unique, but one still comes away feeling as if they’ve heard this one before. That said, there are very few victorious, uplifting rock bands on the Portland scene these days—let alone those who, like Hello Morning, can really play. CASEY JARMAN. 9 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. $7. 21+. Map

Adam Sweeney

9pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No Cover. Map

Scott Eave and Ronnie Taylor

The 100th Monkey, 110 SE 16th Ave., 232-3457. Map

The Breakneck Betties

9 pm. The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. $5. Map

AntonetteG, Tippy Canoe, Tango Alpha Tango, Fanno Creek

The Parlour, 2526 SE Powell Blvd., . Map

Renfield, Toilettooth, Shrubbery

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

Dan Bern, The Robinsons

[NEARLY NEW DYLAN] Like other angry young men before him, Dan Bern has mellowed some with passing years, though his ornery attitude and brilliant, take-no-prisoners songwriting remain sharp as ever. Not so much, though, on his latest album, Two Feet Tall, a collection of lullabies for infants and toddlers that follows his other recent release, his first child. Bern's first visit since 2007 supports the inaugural Portland Folk Festival, coming in August—fittingly, since a key moment in Bern's nascent career was his participation in the 1995 Folk Alliance conference here. JEFF ROSENBERG. 9 pm. The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. $16 advance, $18 day of show. 21+. Map

The Three of Clubs

9:30 pm. Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Ave., 222-2155. $5. Map

DJ Black Sandwich

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

4 Live DJs

Tiger Bar, 317 NW Broadway., 222-7297. Map

Neil Diamond Belated Birthday Party and Show

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

Hot Mess

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

Autonomadic, Chico's Girls, Minty Rosa, Dartgun & The Vignettes

9:30 pm. Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. $4. Map

The Skunky Bunch

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

DJ Vision Quest & DJ Jeff Jerusalem

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

Eric Skye/Brian Casey Duo

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

Jody Crocker

9pm. Vino Vixens, 2929 SE Powell Blvd., 231-8466. free. 21+. Map

Warren Floyd

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

Stuck Runnin'

9pm. Vino Vixens, 2929 SE Powell Blvd., 231-8466. free. 21+. Map

Sugar Cane String Band (9:30 pm); Reverb Brothers (5:30 pm)

9:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. Map

Saturday February 6top

Winterfolk XXII

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

Whiskey Puppy

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

Saturday Song Circle with Richard Colombo

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

Prize Country, Microtia, Razorhoof, Norska

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $6. Map

Cars and Trains, Benoit Pioulard, Helios, The Harvey Girls

See profile, coming soon. 8 pm. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. $6. All ages. Map

Toshi Onizuka

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

Nathan Detroit, Jeffery Jerusalem, Lions Den

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

The Paul Green School of Rock Perform AC/DC

12 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $10. Map

The Low Road, Root Jack, Benjamin Dewey

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

Mecca, Monkeytek, Ryan Organ, Fukumup, Jagga

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

Radio Giants

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

Sabado Suave, w/DJ Max

Calabash, 835 SW 2nd Ave/Taylor., 241-5676. Map

Cool Breeze

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

The Blasters, Memphis Radio Kings

[AMERICAN MUSIC] When punk hit in the 1970s, there were basically two ways to interpret it: as a battering ram to a thrillingly weird future (and thus came post-punk), or as a reanimation of rock 'n' roll's furious past. L.A.'s Blasters found an audience among those who believed it to be the latter. Playing a supercharged version of midcentury Americana, the band was embraced by early Los Angeles punks, even though leaders Dave and Phil Alvin never really made a direct appeal to them. Of course, that was a scene that also included roots-minded groups like X and the Gun Club, but nobody had the authenticity on the rockabilly side of things as the Blasters. And years later, with greaser revivalism now entirely its own sub-genre, that's still the case. MATTHEW SINGER. 9:30 pm. Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $15 advance, $18 day of show. 21+. Map

Andre St. James Trio

Doc George's Jazz Kitchen, 4605 NE Fremont Street., . Map

St. Vincent, Wildbirds & Peacedrums

[VIOLENT FEMME] In any other year—that is, one without Veckatimest, Merriweather Post Pavilion and Bitte Orca—St. Vincent's 2009 sophomore effort, Actor, would've received a lot more Album of the Year kudos. As it was, it mostly got lost in the shuffle of 12 months overflowing with inspired releases under the nebulous “avant-pop” umbrella. And that's a shame. Across her two solo records, Annie Clarke—formerly of the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band—has developed one of the singular oeuvres in that loosely defined genre, juxtaposing her porcelain voice and richly decorated arrangements against bloody stabs of serrated guitar that belie her participation in no-wave mad scientist Glenn Branca's 100 Guitar Orchestra. Nobody in this rising generation of indie artists balances the pretty and the violent quite as well. MATTHEW SINGER. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $15 advance, $17 day of show. 21+. Map

St. Vincent, Wildbirds & Peacedrums

See above listing, only this matinee is all ages. 5 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $13 advance, $15 day of show. All ages. Map

Archers, Support Force, The Fast Takers

9 pm. Ducketts Public House, 825 N Killingsworth St., 289-1869. FREE. Map

Shorty & The Mustangs, Keeter Stuart

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

Jetfighter, Thought Patterns

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

Rock N Roll Karaoke w/ Chariots of Rubber / Jeffrey Wonderful

9 pm. Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. FREE. Map

Eye Candy Ass Shake

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

Quick and Easy Boys, The Bridge

9 pm. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. $10. Map

Tworivers Songwriters Showcase

Great Hall Restaurant, 1406 SW Broadway., 477-7335. Map

After Dark W/ Karl K & Brian Lyons

Groove Suite, 440 NW Glisan., 227-5494. Map

DJ Tigerstripes, DJ Maxx Bass

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

Diamonds Under Fire

Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. FREE. Map

Bowling for Soup, Just Surrender, All Falls Through, Heard It in the Headlines

8 pm. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $12 in advance, $15 at door. Map

Double Down!!!

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

The Janglies

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

Quadraphonnes and Ben Medler Septet

8-Midnight. Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. $12.00. All ages. Map

Will Bradley

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

Mannequinhead, Fight...Delay

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

Low Bones, Rob Stroup and the Blame (9:30 pm); Little Sue & Lynn Conover (6 pm)

9:30 pm. LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. $5. Map

George Shiolas, Abigail Mages

Ledding Library, 10660 SE 21st Ave., Milwaukie., 786-7580. Map

Noah Peterson Soul-Tet

Local Lounge, 3536 NE Martin Luther King Blvd., 282-1833. Map

The Days The Nights, Hexxus, Sexhawk

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

S.I.N.: Gregarious, Flight Risk, Colin Sick

Matador, 1967 W Burnside St., 222-5822. 21+. Map

Saturday Ladies Night

8 pm. McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. $7. Map

Beth Willis

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

Floating Pointe

7 pm. McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 Northeast Evans St., 472-8427. FREE. Map

The Brothers Jam

9 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

John Bunzow

7 pm. McMenamins-Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove., 992-9533. FREE. Map

King Perkoff Band

7 pm. McMenamins-Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove., 992-9533. FREE. Map

The Ragged Word (9 pm); Back Porch Revival (6 pm); Professor Banjo's Old-Time Play Party (4 pm)

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

Chris Shiflett, Tony Sly, Leonard Mynx

[PRETENDERS] After fronting San Jose pop punkers No Use for a Name for over two decades, Tony Sly’s finally recorded his solo debut, 12 Song Program, and like so many aging punk warriors, growing up somehow means unplugging his electric guitar. Why does maturation and exploring a singular muse so often mean barroom rocker Dylan swipes? Headliner Chris Shiflett, former NUFAN guitarist and current Foo Fighter, shall lend his own acoustic musings to unknown (the tour just started) rewards. JAY HORTON. 9 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $12. 21+. Map

Donna & The Side Effects

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

Bob Marley Birthday Party Featuring Chronicle

Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., . Map

Mimo And Friends

Mt. Tabor Theater Lounge, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., . Map

Dave Fleschner Trio

8:30 - 11:30 PM. O'Connor's Vault, 7850 SW Capitol Highway., 244-1690. 5.00. 21+. Map

Shirley Nanette

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

Grim Ritual, Compulsive Slasher, Heathen Shrine, Excuviate, Necro Drunks

8 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. $5. Map

Morningwood

[POPPYCOCK] Guitar pop for the deceptively clever girl tweener, Morningwood may be many things—its sophomore album Diamonds and Studs features vocalist/provocateur Chantal Claret spewing decorous above candied riffage for a strangely dated take on drive-time mainstays—but nobody has ever accused the VH1-soundtracking duo of willful artiness. Nevertheless, Morningwood will be headlining the 2010 PAM Beaux-Arts ball where “guests may mingle with performers whose bodies are painted to resemble iconic works of art." Which, given Claret’s midshow demands for audience nudity, suggests an ingenious installation. JAY HORTON. event 8 pm-2 am. Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., 226-0973. $100-$200. 21+. Map

Mood Area 52

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

Excruciator, Cemetery Lust, Extractor, Certain Death

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

Walkfast

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. Map

Matthew Lindley & Troubadour Deluxe

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

Jack's Mannequin, Fun, Vedera

7:30 pm. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 219-9929 (Grill), 224-2038 (Theater). $22.50 in advance, $25 at door. Map

Astronautalis, Sleep, Rafael Vigilantics, She's On Drugs

9 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. $8. Map

Video Disco With VJ Dantronix

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

Indian Wars, The Foxgloves, East Wenatchee Iowa, Junior's Gang

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

Bender: The Teutonics, Cheap Flight, King Louie and the Missing Monuments, Greg Ashley, Sir Lord Von Raven, Shannon the Clams, The Sandwiches, Sons of Bitches, Thee Headliners

See music feature. coming soon. 6 pm. Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. $12 ($25 for wristband that covers all three days). 21+. Map

Electropolis, The Pragmatic, Sex Life, Soft Metals, Serious Business, Very International Love, Arohan, Starlight & Magic

7 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. $8. Map

Scott Reis

9pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No Cover. Map

Laura Ivancie and Her Baaad Lambs

9-11pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. free. 21+. Map

Chris Margolin and the Dregs

9:30 pm. The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. $5. Map

Gumar and His Magical Band, SistaFist, The Tarplains, DJ Rapclass

The Parlour, 2526 SE Powell Blvd., . Map

Finn Riggins, Yeah Great Fine, And And And

[DANCING WILL SAVE YOU] Last fall, Idaho's best spazz-rock trio, Finn Riggins, toured the West Coast opening for its idols, Built to Spill. It was such a momentous experience that the band invited friend Tyler Kohlhoff along to document every stop of the jaunt, and tonight the band returns the favor by playing an opening party for Kohlhoff's new art show. Titled Inland Empires, the solo exhibit "focuses on transitional habitats of the interior West," with photographs of abandoned houses and wide-open spaces backlit by fluorescent light fixtures. It's also Finn Riggins' only all-ages show in town, so get ready to dance the night away. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 8 pm. The Tribute Gallery, 328 SW Broadway (No. 117)., . Free (donations welcome). All ages. Map

Karaoke With the Captain

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

Ali Wesley, Johnny Keener, John Vecchiarelli

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

The Bee Eaters, Scott Law

The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. Map

Holding Out

9:30 pm. Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Ave., 222-2155. $5. Map

DJ Paullyo

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

DJ Scotty

Tiger Bar, 317 NW Broadway., 222-7297. Map

The New Tony Starlight Show

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

DJ Maxamillion

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

Juke Joint Gamblers, Midnite Mayhem

9:30 pm. Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. $3. Map

ELMX

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

Amy Bleu

9pm. Vino Vixens, 2929 SE Powell Blvd., 231-8466. free. 21+. Map

Joe Jackson Acoustic Trio

9pm. Vino Vixens, 2929 SE Powell Blvd., 231-8466. free. 21+. Map

Warren Floyd

8pm. Vino Vixens, 2929 SE Powell Blvd., 231-8466. free. 21+. Map

DJ Mr. Chill'r, DJ Planewalker

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

Puddletown Ramblers, 5th Gear Bluegrass (9:30 pm); The Student Loan (4:30 pm)

9:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. $6. Map

Sunday February 7top

Seventh Gate, 3B, MRSA

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $5. Map

Augustana Jazz Quartet

Augustana Lutheran Church, 2714 NE 14th Ave., 288-6174. Map

Danny Romero

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

Hanz Araki & Cary Novotny

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

Soft Sundays W/ Gretchen Mitchell Band

Calabash, 835 SW 2nd Ave/Taylor., 241-5676. Map

The Americana Music Brunch

10 am. Daddy Mojo's, 1501 NE Fremont St., 282-0956. Map

Sinferno Cabaret

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $8. Map

Sleepy Suns, Rainbow Bridge

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

DJ Nate C.

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

Eyedea & Abilities, Dosh, Animal Farm

[UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP] With roots in the battle scene, influential underground hip-hop duo Eyedea & Abilities came to prominence with their debut record First Born, an organic and introspective record that wove jazz and world music into its tapestry. Where that record gave nods to laid-back groups like Digable Planets and the Pharcyde, last year’s By the Throat features some of the more successful rap-rock crossover material in recent memory (see the Talking Heads-meets-Yo La Tengo “Spin Cycle” and the industrial “Smile”). It’s not a record for those wanting to hear new slang put to use, but it’s a psychedelic, genre-bending effort that should please those raised on both Godspeed You Black Emporer and Mos Def. CASEY JARMAN. 9 pm. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $10 advance, $12 day of show. All ages. Also see Top 5, coming soon. Map

Billy Kennedy & Tim Acott (9 pm); Freak Mountain Ramblers (6 pm)

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

Misty Mamas

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

Hanz Araki & Cary Novotny

6 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Has-Been Corner, Denega Rex (9 pm); Pachi Pamwe (6 pm)

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

DJ Owen

9 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. FREE. Map

DJ Lo-Fi

Radio Room, 1101 NE Alberta St., 287-2346. Map

DJ Pink Lady

Radio Room, 1101 NE Alberta St., 287-2346. Map

Travis of Morning Teleportation and Friends

Rontoms, 600 E Burnside St., 236-4536. Map

Water and Bodies, By Sunlight, Housefire

9 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. $6. Map

ABACABB, Molotov Solution, Dr.Acula, Upon A Burning Body, Guests

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

Bender Matinee: Nectarine Pie, Burning Yellows, Timecopz, Denizenz

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

Bender: Pierced Arrows, The Spider Babies, The Mean Jeans, Pure Country Gold, The Leaders, Dead Ghosts, The Pity Fucks, Dirty Cupcakes, Manic Attracts, Therapists

See music feature, coming soon. 6 pm. Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. $12 ($25 for wristband that covers all three days). 21+. Map

Professor Banjo, Dr. Something, Spirit Duplicator

The Parlour, 2526 SE Powell Blvd., . Map

Heart Of Craft Valentine's Fair

The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. Map

Tube Disasters W/ DJs BRKFST SNDWCH, Ex-Boyfriend

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

Ocean Age, Ghosties, Deacon

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

Suzanne Callaway

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

Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase

7 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE. Map

Monday February 8top

Twisted Whistle

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

The Ro Sham Bos, The Greater Midwest

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. FREE. Map

MoMoPDX

6 pm. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. FREE. Map

Scott Head

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

Patterns, Weatherbox

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

Eric Tonsfeldt

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

Noir Notes

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

Karaoke

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

Open Mic MCs and Poets

Calabash, 835 SW 2nd Ave/Taylor., 241-5676. Map

Keegan Smith & The Fam

9 pm. Club 915, 915 SW 2nd Ave., . Map

Open Mic

7 pm. Daddy Mojo's, 1501 NE Fremont St., 282-0956. Map

Karaoke From Hell

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

DJ Brooks

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

Reni Lane, Guests

9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $7 in advance, $8 at door. Map

Big "D" Jamboree

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

Portland's Black Flag Fan Club

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

Sonic Forum Open Mic Night

8 pm. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. $1. Map

DJ Tibin

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

Open Mic

Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. FREE. Map

Hank Hirsh Jazz Jam

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

The Dan Faehnle Band

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

New Band Night

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

Kung Pao Chickens

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

DJ Donny Don't

Matador, 1967 W Burnside St., 222-5822. 21+. Map

Gideon Freudmann

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

Bob Shoemaker

7 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Portland Spelling Bee

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

Dawes, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Jason Boesel (of Rilo Kiley)

9 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $10. Map

Cellar Door, Delta Bravo, Closet Monster

8 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. $5. Map

Open Mic Jam W/ Tasha

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. Map

Nosaj Thing, Daedelus, Jogger, Boy Meets Club

[CHILLLLLLLL-OUT DRIP] The guiding influences of producer Nosaj Thing—a.k.a. California's Jason Chung, who's all of 23—seem to include acid house, glo-fi, and Tortoise side project A Grape Dope. Chung's beatscapes stretch and contract like an aural Slinky, catching hand claps and sonic squiggles and chopped-up vocal ether as they bounce through vibe-drenched atmospheric cosmos. Which raises a desperate question: How long have we gotta wait until Nike commissions this guy for a 45-minute-long workout mix, a la LCD Soundsystem or A-Trak? Because we bet he could whip up a doozy. RAY CUMMINGS. 9 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+. Map

DJ Life Partner

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

DJ Rat Creeps

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

Heavy Metal Ladies Night: DJ Nate C

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

Fried Drugs, Brown, Jealousy

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

The Parson Red Heads, Scott McCaughey & Peter Buck, Marty Marquis

[ASTRAL WEEK] Back in their home in Los Angeles, symphonic folk band the Parson Red Heads used to do a monthly residency series at small clubs like the Echo and Silverlake Lounge. Free to play material they might not under a normal gig, the sets were so intimate it was like peaking into the band's rehearsal space. Now the quintet, who originally hail from Eugene, is bringing the residency to the Northwest, and tonight's bill features guests Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck (of freakin' R.E.M. and the Minus 5) and Blitzen Trapper's Marty Marquis. This isn't just the best free show of the week—it might be the best free show of the year. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 8:30 pm. White Eagle, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. Free. 21+. Map

Tuesday February 9top

Wilco, Califone

[DEEP CUTS] Despite the fact that its latest album, the tongue-in-cheek Wilco (The Album), is the weakest of an incredible 15-year career, you can't argue that a Wilco show is still a Wilco show. Over the course of the last decade, the Chicago band morphed from the American Radiohead to, well, the next Grateful Dead, with Jeff Tweedy's sturdy songwriting embellished by guitar hero Nels Cline and super multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone. So the fact that you'll likely sit through tepid fair like the new record's "Solitaire" and "Deeper Down" is totally worth it to hear old favorites like "A Shot in the Arm." Tweedy, if you play "I'm Always In Love," I'll probably cry. Who doesn't want to see that? MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 8 pm. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway., 248-4335. $42.75. All ages. Map

Cannery Row, A. King, The Camerata

9:15 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. FREE. Map

JB Butler

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

Organ Leroi and the Donors

Blue Monk, 3341 SE Belmont St., 595-0575. Map

Open Mic

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

Harlem Nights

Calabash, 835 SW 2nd Ave/Taylor., 241-5676. Map

Starantula, Infamous Sugar

[FILTH & FURY] There are few local rock frontmen more convincing than Seantos McDonald. It’s McDonald’s aesthetic—abrasive, hairy and geeky with just a touch of sleaze—that pilots the good ship Starantula. When you hand the riffage to the riffraff, things are going to get a little loud, and fans of Motörhead, Butthole Surfers, the Who, Sabbath and plain old mayhem ought to enjoy the recently relaunched band’s antics. Keep Portland loud. CASEY JARMAN. 9 pm. Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. Cover. 21+. Map

Leslie & The Badgers, Quiet Life

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

Dover Weinberg Quartet

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

Pompoir, Orca Team, Reverse Dotty

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

DJ Mannee

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

Brownish/Black, Special Guest

9 pm. Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $2. Map

Scott Pemberton Trio

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

DJ Sneakers, DJ Fatboy

Greek Cusina, 404 SW Washington St., 224-2288. Free. 21+. Map

Rock Band 2sdays with MC Destructo

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

Huge Sally Local Artist Showcase

Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. FREE. Map

Portland Jazz Singers Showcase

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

The Mel Brown Septet (8 pm); Mac Potts and His Jazz/Funk Quartet (6:30 pm)

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

Eye Candy Video

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

Tree Frogs (9 pm); Jackstraw (6 pm)

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

Magical Musical Weekly

Laurelwood NW Public House, 2327 NW Kearney St., 228-5553. Map

Aram Arslanian

6:00 - 8:00. MacTarnahan's Taproom, 2730 NW 31st Ave., 228-5269. Map

Caleb Klauder & Sammy Lind

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

Open Bluegrass Jam

7 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Baby Ketten Karaoke (9 pm); Whitney Steele, Justin Froese (6 pm)

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

New Band Night

8 pm. Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., . FREE. Map

Laura Gibson & Ethan Rose

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

Julie And The Boy

7:30 - 10:30. O'Connor's Vault, 7850 SW Capitol Highway., 244-1690. 5.00. 21+. Map

Sci-Fi DJ Party

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

Acoustic Brew W/ Bradley Duo

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. Map

All Teeth, Defeater, Valor, Two Hands, Snake Bitch

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

RECYCLE

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

Weekly Jazz Jam

9pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No Cover. Map

Video Vanguard w/ Dantronix

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

Fred Longberg-Holm and Friends

The Wail, 5135 NE 42nd Ave., . Map

Singer/Songwriter Showcase

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

DJ Papi

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

Tubesday: Doc Adam and Ronin Roc

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

Tahni Holt & Noelle Stiles, Little Friction, More

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

Hosted by Marv Ellis

8:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE. Map

Upcoming events

Wednesday February 10top

Velvit Hustle, Pseudophiles, New Jersey Drive, Capraesque

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $5. Map

Oregon Entrepreneur's Guild Pub Night

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

Toshi Onizuka

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

Stringed Migration (9 pm); Little Sue (6 pm)

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

Bellydance

Blue Monk, 3341 SE Belmont St., 595-0575. Map

Attic Sessions with Wine & Will West

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

Ty Fyre Benefit

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

Suburban Slim's Blues Jam (9:30 pm); Northwesternaires (6 pm)

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

Boyd Andersson, Guests

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

DJ Paultimore, DJ Halseycaust, Burning Leather, Fast Takers, Pit Stains

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

The Whole Wide World, Hawkeye

9 pm. Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $5. Map

Joe McMurrian

Fire on the Mountain, 1706 E Burnside St., 230-9464. Map

Mr. Frederick, Microtia, You

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

DJ-808

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

Rockstar Karaoke

Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. FREE. Map

Maggie Jane, Natasha Kmeto, Brenden John, Catalyst

7:30 pm. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $4. Map

Typhoon, Breakfast Mountain, Guantanamo Baywatch, Nolan Foster, DJ Sexy Cousin, DJ Magic Impact

[BRING THE NOISE] There are bands that boast members and contributors in the double digits—the Polyphonic Spree, Broken Social Scene, etc.—producing large orchestral waves of sound that are a staggering feat of order and execution. But this is not Typhoon. Although the Portland band has a long-running roster of more than 10 musicians, it has managed to ration and concentrate its efforts, assembling a collection of tightly knit songs that incorporate members in effective ways. On “House Beat," the band brings together handclaps, bells, drums, guitars and various electronic potpourri into a sweet but melancholic balance. Typhoon doesn't demand bigger ears from its audience; it just needs a bigger stage. Tonight's show doubles as a benefit for Poor Claudia literary magazine, a local arts journal that looks to support art in any medium. ZACH KLASSEN. 8:30 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $6. 21+. Map

Zero Effect

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

The Mel Brown Quartet

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

Tom May

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

The Piano Throwers and Friends (9 pm); The Ascetic Junkies with Sam Cooper (6 pm)

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

Mexican Gunfight

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

Rock Creek Branders

7 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Nick Sweet & Sam Dickey (9:30 pm); Singers & Stompers With Mr. Ben (4 pm)

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

Van Dyke Parks, Clare and the Reasons, Josh Mease

See profile, coming soon. 9 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $20 advance, $22 day of show. 21+. Map

Bob Shoemaker

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

Off the Deep End, Birth of a Whale, Council Crest, Absent Minds

8 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. $5. Map

Swing Papillon

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

Truculence, Chase the Shakes, Sadistic

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

Gretchen Mitchell

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. Map

Billy Joel & Elton John

[PIANO MEN] It's kind of an awkward premise: Two legends of the radio era—either of whom can sell-out arenas on their own—sharing the stage to play their respective hits. But it's also an exciting chance to get two aging songwriters off your bucket list. Both artists have some recentish material to play—John's solid 2006 effort The Captain and the Kid and Joel's classical/soundtrack works of the past decade—but tonight is pure, unadulterated revelling in the past. If the Seattle setlist is anything to go by (and on tours this epic, setlists generally stay pretty static), we'll witness three straight hours of everything from "Tiny Dancer" to "Zanzibar," with Joel and John playing two sets as a duo and one set each as the one-man-karaoke-machines they are on their own. The night likely ends with "Piano Man," and you can pretty much justify the hefty door price right there. If it sounds like a last hurrah, well, let's hope not. CASEY JARMAN. 7:30 pm. Rose Quarter, 1 Center Court., . $51-$177. All ages. Map

Wolves in the Throneroom, Atriarch, Megaton Leviathan, Chasma

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

Lewd Admire, Next Train To Elsewhere, Sunderland, The Beautiful Is Dead, When We Were Kings

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

Bridgetown Morris Men

9:00 pm. Sellwood Public House, 8132 SE 13th Ave., 736-0182. Free. 21+. Map

The Lower 48, Mnemonic

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

Nick Sweet with Lindsay Clark, Caroline Chaparro

9pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No Cover. Map

Keep Portland Funny

8 pm. The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. $5. Map

The Acoustic Crib Ensemble

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

Gentleman Matthew Yake

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

Noah Engh, Loaded For Bear

Tiger Bar, 317 NW Broadway., 222-7297. Map

James M. Gregg and His Quintet

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

DJ L Train

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

6bq9

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

Lex Browning

8:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE. Map

Thursday February 11top

Sam Howard Band

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

Kowloon, The Unit Breed, My Fellow Traveller, The Satisfiers

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $5. Map

CNCTD, Blake Mackey, Aerial Ruin

9 pm. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. $3. Map

Greg Wolfe

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

Go Fever, Mark Twain Indians, Starry Saints, Holy Children

[ARCHITECTURAL ROCK] There are only three members in lightly psychedelic Portland rock troupe Go Fever, but you wouldn’t know it by the concussive wall of sound put forth. Like Yo La Tengo before it, Go Fever takes simple chord progressions and builds upon them like sonic Lincoln Logs, adding ample fuzz, blitzkrieg cymbal strikes, intricate harmonies and other bells and whistles to the repetition. The musical architecture, blaring forth with confidence and purpose, would sound like another garage band if its foundation weren’t so solid, making for an arresting and surprisingly robust experience. AP KRYZA. 9 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $5. 21+. Map

Rollie Tussing (9 pm); Josh Lightnin' (6 pm)

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

Ben Darwish

7 pm. Chapel Pub, 430 N Killingsworth St., 286-0372. FREE. Map

Scott Biram, Dirt Daubers, Proud & the Damned

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $10 in advance, $12 at door. Map

The Gourds, Shinyribs

[HIPPIE HILLBILLIES] It seems like centuries since Napster boomed and made everything from Gershwin to Wesley Willis free. A favorite dorm-room download was the Gourds’ bluegrass take on Snoop’s “Gin and Juice”—which everyone mistakenly assumed was by the String Cheese Incident. The Austin quintet never did rise to jam-band superstardom like SCI, but that hasn’t stopped it from thriving. The Gourds package barroom country conventions with a wallop akin to Canned Heat and other forgotten Summer of Love bumpkins. Haters will wince. But for the hippie set, the band remains slightly out of the periphery yet nonetheless relevant. AP KRYZA. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $15. 21+. Map

Linda Meyers Band (9:30 pm); Pete Krebs & The Portland Playboys (6 pm)

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

Grrrl Friend, Spesus Christ, I Multiply

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

The Student Loan

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

DJ Patricia Furpurse

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

Jackstraw, Four on the Floor

9 pm. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. $6. Map

Terraform, Moment in Static, DJ Ken Dirtnap

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

The Molotov Dolls, Burlesque and Vaudeville

10 pm. Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. $6. Map

Napoleon!, 3 Legs 2 Boise, Sawtell, Zach Collier, Jeff Handley, Bo Baskoro, From Mantua, Jessica Renae, The Fictioneers

7 pm. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $10. Map

Vivian Girls, Best Coast, Meth Teeth, DJ Vision Quest

See profile, coming soon. 8:30 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $10. 21+. Map

The Mel Brown B3 Organ Group

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

Tom May

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

Brad Creel & the Reel Deel

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

Eye Candy

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

Bilzabob & Friends (9:30 pm); Lewi Longmire Band (6 pm)

9:30 pm. LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. $3. Map

Pure Romance Thursdays Ladies Free

10:30 pm. McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. FREE. Map

The Sweet Harlots

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

The Old Yellers

7 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Trio Subtonic with Chris Mosley (9 pm); Mo Phillips, Johnny Kenner (6 pm)

9 pm. Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. $5. Map

Blue Giant, The Minus 5, Lewi Longmire Band, Hosannas, Ages

[HAITI RELIEF] There’s been some heated debate on LocalCut surrounding Mississippi Studios’ Haiti Benefit (entitled “Hell to Pay: Fuck Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh”). To clear things up, the event is a Haiti benefit, not a Pat Robertson hate-fest (although his reaction to the disaster was both insane and insensitive). With a lineup including incredible avant-garde poppers Hosannas (formerly Church) and psychedelic folksters Blue Giant and the Minus 5, it’s about local musicians and music enthusiasts uniting to raise money for the catastrophe. But yes, you can play “Pin the Shit on Pat’s Face,” in the front half of the venue. Who said benefits couldn’t have a sense of humor? KATRINA NATTRESS. 8 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $15 advance, $15-$50 day of show. 21+. Map

Open Mic & Jammin'

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

Open Mic Comedy (Lounge)

9 pm. Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., . FREE. Map

Terry Robb

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

Rainstick Cowbell, Class M Planets, Minnow, Pinehurst Kids

8 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. $3. Map

L.P. Avery, On the Stairs

Red and Black Cafe, 400 SE 12th Ave., 231-3899. Map

Heathen Shrine, Crime Machine, Blastfemur, Continuum 144

8 pm. Red Room, 2530 NE 82nd Ave., 256-3399. $5. Map

Mixbox Jazz Trio

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

The Presidents of the United States of America, Jared Mees & the Grown Children, Boat

[MUSIC THERAPY] Music is too often thought of as therapy for tortured artists who stave off depression by giving to others. But some bands treat their therapy with tongues in cheek while playing truly engaging music. Young Seattle band Boat weaves goofball tales over singsongy choruses, while Portland’s own Jared Mees & the Grown Children clown around with winking songs about fleeting troubles. Seattle’s enduring Presidents of the United States of America has even made a living of writing hooky rockers about everything from canned fruit to torn jackets. With all three on the same bill, the lightheartedness could prove the best kind of therapy. AP KRYZA. 8 pm. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 219-9929 (Grill), 224-2038 (Theater). $20. All ages. Map

DJ Beyonda, Mr. Fine Wine

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

Market Street, Hall Trash, Denego Rex, Xuoxoux, Kings & Vagabonds

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

The Fix: Rev. Shines, KEZ, Dundiggy

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

Darren Klein & Brian Casey

9pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No Cover. Map

Genderfuck Fundraiser: Swallows, Cuntagious, Felecia and the Dinosaur, Lindsey Walker

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

Hutson, Paper Astronomer

10 pm. The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. $4. Map

Support Force, More

The Parlour, 2526 SE Powell Blvd., . Map

Infinite Body, White Rainbow, Eye Myths

The Wail, 5135 NE 42nd Ave., . Map

Dolorean, Rauelsson

[INTO THE WOODS] Is there a better venue for folk singer Rauelsson than the Woods? The Spanish-born Raúl Pastor Medall, a.k.a. Rauelsson, sings delicate, earthy folk songs that should translate well to a venue that's the the next best thing to seeing him by the fireplace in your living room. Rauelsson's latest record—the stunning La Siembra, la Espera y la Cosecha—is his debut with local folk haven Hush Records, and his quiet odes to the fragility of human life fit perfectly with the label's aesthetic. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 9 pm. The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. $7. 21+. Map

Champagne Jam

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

Deja Nu

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

Direct Sunlight, Lance Andrew Leonning, Demon Squirrel

9 pm. Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. $3. Map

Sir Tall Selector

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

P-Lux, The Way Downs (8:30 pm); Will West & the Friendly Strangers (5:30 pm)

8:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE. Map

Anvil

[METAL ON METAL] There are two ways for a band to succeed: luck and longevity. Clearly, talent is not always a requirement. In the early '80s, Canadian thrash act Anvil had the fortune and timing to be contemporaries with Metallica and Twisted Sister. Bad management left the group a footnote for decades. But founders “Lips” (guitar, vocals, dildo) and drummer Robb Reiner (no relation to the Spinal Tap director) never quit believing in their dream. Their tale is told best in the excellent documentary film Anvil! The Story of Anvil, which precedes Anvil’s triumphant return to the stage. Luck and timing is for children. Success through longevity is for children in the bodies of 50-year-old men. NATHAN CARSON. 8 pm. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. $17 advance, $18 day of show. All ages. Map

Friday February 12top

Alexa Wiley

6:30 pm. Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta St., 284-7665. Map

Kerby Krinkle's Birthday Bowl-O-Rama: The Mean Jeans, Autistic Youth, Welcome Home Walker

[PARTY ROCKERS] I can’t begin to stress the importance of party rock. During the winter, when fog and rain smother the Northwest and seasonal affective disorder is a veritable pandemic, it’s nice to have something to take your mind off the cold weather and inspire you to drink and be irresponsible. Enter the most cantankerous trousers in Portland, the Mean Jeans. Combining party-anthem irreverence with punk-rhythm arrangements from the garage, the MJ brain trust has come up with such hits as “Stoned 2 the Bone," “License 2 Chill” and “Slime Time.” So on those days when the windows mist and the rain won’t seem to stop, you could curl up with a book and tea, or see the Means Jeans play a freakin' bowling alley. The choice is yours. ZACH KLASSEN. 10 pm. AMF Pro 300 Lanes, 3031 SE Powell Blvd., . $4 ($10 with unlimited bowling). All ages. Map

Laura Ivancie, Dan Miller, Beth Rhodes

8:30pm. Artichoke Community Music, 3130A SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-8845. 21+. Map

Dorado, Dr. Funk, Jacob Merlin

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $8. Map

High School Band Showcase

8:30 pm. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. $3. Map

Sambafeat

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

Super Sonic Soul Pimps, Satchel, Surealized

9 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $10. Map

The SugarCane String Band (9:30 pm); Billy Kennedy & Jimmy Boyer (6 pm)

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

DJ N-Able

Blue Monk, 3341 SE Belmont St., 595-0575. Map

Kazum, AWOL Dance Collective, Tommy Twimble, Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein, Russell Bruner, William Batty, Brittany Walsh

7 pm. Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside St., 206-7630. Map

Lincolns Beard & Kory Quinn

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

On-Q Band

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

Slightly Stoopid, The Aggrolites, Ablaze

[AD-INFINITUM-OLESCENCE] Plucked from Southern California high schools by, shall we say, Sublime idiocy—frontman Bradley Nowell signing the boys to his own label 14 years past—Slightly Stoopid somehow chanced upon a bit of non-genius through frat-tastic blendings of slop reggae, Prozac punk and the blues-roots authenticity Ocean Beach commands. With a lyrical positivity solely blessed upon teen stoners (and granted unchallenged ubiquity among other teen stoners), the band keeps on cranking out records like 2008's Slightly Not Stoned Enough to Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid. JAY HORTON. 9 pm. Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047. $25. All ages. Map

Hell's Belles, Pitchfork Motorway, Mental Hygiene

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $12 in advance, $15 at door. Map

The Entrance Band, Lights, Purple Rhinestone Eagle, DJ HWY 7

[SHOEGAZER BOOGIE] For a psych-influenced rock group, the Entrance Band doesn't simply go for it as much as I might like, preferring to lock into a nice, steady groove over which guitarist and vocalist Guy Blakeslee swings his long curls. But, oh what a groove it is. It hints at a love of '70s boogie rockers like ZZ Top, but with a pop sensibility that would befit a floppy-haired British outfit from the mid-'90s. The band plays it a little too safe on its self-titled debut record, but will hopefully let the devil move it into feats of fancy onstage. ROBERT HAM. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $10. 21+. Map

JC & the CBs, Chico's Girls

9 pm. Ducketts Public House, 825 N Killingsworth St., 289-1869. FREE. Map

The Insomniacs

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

DJ Slayerx, DJ Rustik, DJ Noface

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

Puddletown Ramblers

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

"Bad Night at the Whiskey" Singer-Songwriter Night

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

Kinzel & Hyde

Fire on the Mountain, 1706 E Burnside St., 230-9464. Map

DJ Aquaman

9 pm. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. $5. Map

Tremors DnB Night: DJ Jinn's Birthday Bash

Groove Suite, 440 NW Glisan., 227-5494. Map

DJ Muggy Stuck, DJ Epor

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

Drawback, Cowboy Ninja Bear, My Life in Black & White, Get Dead

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $8. Map

Arohan, Remy & Lamar, Patricia Furpurse

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

Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose, Benoît Pioulard

See music feature, coming soon. 7 pm. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $8. 21+. Map

Afroknot

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

Intervision

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

Roots Revolution

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

Grafton Street

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

Thrones, Christian Mistress, Salted City

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

Prairie, Chris Boone & the Bruce Lees, Ishes (9:30 pm); Woodbrain (6 pm)

9:30 pm. LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. $5. Map

Art Resnick Trio with Jonas Oglesbee and Brian Casey

Living Room Theaters, 341 SW 10th Ave., 224-1432. Map

Low Brow Sessions: DJ Saltfeend

Low Brow Lounge, 1036 NW Hoyt St., 226-0200. Map

Faddyz Friday (Ladies Free)

9 pm. McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. $7. Map

Steve Ulrich

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

Misty Mamas

9 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Sig Paulson

7 pm. McMenamins-Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove., 992-9533. FREE. Map

New Old Timers Bluegrass Band (9 pm); True Margrit, Jenny Hoyston (6 pm)

[WORDY POP] Generally, I wonder why bands bother printing lyrics in their liner notes—because generally there's not much there worth reading. But True Margrit frontwoman (wait for it) Margrit Eichler has studied her Elvis Costello and, from the sound of things, a fair deal of jazz standards, and it shows in her songwriting. Eichler writes bouncy, booksmart piano-pop that has a feel all unto itself. I'm glad I was hounded to listen to the San Francisco-based band's disc, because there's a lot here to like. CASEY JARMAN. 6 pm. Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. Cover. All ages. Map

Horse Feathers, Sean Flinn & the Royal We, Alela Diane & Alina Hardin, Celilo

[FEEL THE LOVE] It seems like everyone has staged a benefit show for Haiti in the past few weeks. The best ones, though, are the events that blend talents from Portland's disparate arts worlds, including tonight's show hosted by Courtenay Hameister and Live Wire! The evening features live stories from politician David Bragdon along with some of the finest in Northwest pop, from Horse Feathers' delicate handpicked folk to Alela Diane's gorgeous harmonizing with friend Alina Hardin. Like the other Haiti benefit at Mississippi Studios, all proceeds from the show go directly to Mercy Corps. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 8 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $15. 21+. Map

Otis Heat

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

Jean Mann

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

Linda Hornbuckle

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

My New Vice, Rendered Useless, Flex Bronco, All Bets on Death

8 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. $5. Map

Cello in the Round

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

Asteroid M, Adio Sequance, Adio Sequence

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

Lasse Marhaug, John Wiese, Zbigniew Karkowski, Daniel Menche

[NOISE MOOT] Describing harsh noise music in written language is an endeavor best left to gallery curators and CD-liner notes. Suffice to say that this evening Reed College hosts some of the finest purveyors of extreme sound experimentation from around the world. Lasse Marhaug hails from Norway, and creates unsettling soundscapes that are sometimes released in cassette editions of 50. Zbigniew Karkowski was born in Poland, but lives in Tokyo and tours and records internationally. John Wiese is a rock star in the noise scene and calls Los Angeles home. Portland’s own Daniel Menche starts off the proceedings, though his star deserves to shine as brightly as any of the above. One piece of advice: Bring earplugs. NATHAN CARSON. 8:30 pm. Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., 771-1112. $5. All ages. Map

Will West

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. Map

Little Ronnie

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

Rev. Shines, Tre Hardson, DJ Nature, Starchile

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

Deathcharge, Warcry, Bellicose Minds, Bog People, The Corpse

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

Dale Miller

9:00 pm. Sellwood Public House, 8132 SE 13th Ave., 736-0182. Free. 21+. Map

Flash Flood & the Dikes

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

Cover Your Hearts: Charmparticles, Jonah, Dr. Theopolis, Gentlemen, Adrian H & the Wounds, Celilo, Metal Bear, Deepest Darkest, Chris Robley

[TRIBUTES] Tonight's performers are stuck in the past, and they're not afraid to show it. This fundraiser for Ethos Music Center features a handful of Portland's finest paying tribute to the (I feel like a pitch man saying this) hits of the '70s and '80s. They have so very much love to give that this year's edition of Cover Your Hearts lasts two nights in a row. Quiet Riot and the Scorpions wouldn't have it any other way. CASEY JARMAN. 8 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. $10 advance, $15 day of show. 21+. Map

Neil Mattson Trio

9pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No Cover. Map

Joyland, Dartgun, The Cold Cold Ground, The Keeper

9 pm. The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. $5. Map

Michael Allen Harrison

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

Fanno Creek, The Heartbeat, Elephant and a Feather

The Parlour, 2526 SE Powell Blvd., . Map

Run On Sentence, Hereos and Villians, Eggplant

[FOLK FAMILY] Run On Sentence frontman Dustin Hamman is a natural-born storyteller, and he has the lyrics to prove it. Corralling members from Loch Lomond, Nick Jaina and other talents from the Hush Records crew, the appearance of Run On Sentence onstage can shrink or balloon faster than Oprah Winfrey's weight. Regardless of who shows up, Run On Sentence will always be sporting a folky sound with jazz and soul-inspired edges, churning out tracks that will make your toes tap and fanny wiggle. Hamman's meticulous orchestration of horns, strings, percussion and guitars generates peppy folk tracks Portland should be proud of. WHITNEY HAWKE. 9 pm. The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. $7. 21+. Map

Just People

9:30 pm. Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Ave., 222-2155. $5. Map

DJ Vs. Nature

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

DJ Wicked

Tiger Bar, 317 NW Broadway., 222-7297. Map

The Interlopers, Vice Riot, Monkey Hawk

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

Bridgetown Septet

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

Who Club W/ Chilly Chaze

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

The Meta Sound, In My Opinion, The Experimental Earth, Long Kutt

9:30 pm. Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. $3. Map

MiMo, Volifonix

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

Bre Gregg

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

Brad Creel and the Reel Deel, Kristen Ward (9:30 pm); Reverb Brothers (5:30 pm)

9:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. $6. Map

Saturday February 13top

Chinese New Year Celebration

8pm-4am. 2410, 2410 N Mississippi Ave., . 22. 21+. Map

Echo Helstrom, Jake Oken-Berg, Justin Jude

[SOFT CORE] In 2000, at age 19, Jake Oken-Berg ran for mayor, snagging 27 percent of the city vote and nearly pushing Vera Katz into a runoff election. Eleven years later, Oken-Berg rabble-rouses around the piano throne instead of the soap box. His latest EP, Out the Door, is a nearly unplugged collection of ivory-driven skeletal pop that’s at times painfully honest but occasionally sticky with sap. As is the case for Counting Crows, Oken-Berg is at his best when he hands in the urge to rock out mildly for a hunched-over and heart-rending intervention between man and his piano. MARK STOCK. 8 pm. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $10 advance, $14 day of show. All ages. Map

Dr. Something and the Poppin Fresh Love Engines

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

Storm Large and The Oregon Symphony

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

Bruxing, Design. Drift. Distance., Ghostmob

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $5. Map

Quail Lungs, His Name Shall Breathe, The Ro Sham Bo

See album review, coming soon. 9 pm. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. $5. All ages. Map

Toshi Onizuka

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

P.O.S., Grieves, Dessa

[POST HIP-HOP] It took a little while for P.O.S.'s Never Better to sink in. Now that it has, I've got to call it one of the strongest hip-hop releases of 2009 and one hell of a sonic achievement. Not only does Stefon Alexander wax poetic on politics both personal and public over experimental, electro-acoustic beats ("Savion Glover," "Terrorish"), but he's got a few tracks on this disc that are nothing less than emotionally and tehnically flooring. "Purexed" is the most impressive of these: The song finds a frustrated Alexander musing on the division between mind and body, and having a terribly difficult time feeling comfortable with either. He's heart-on-sleeve here, half-rapping and half-singing over ambient synths and a piercing drumroll. On the hook, he realizes that his mind/body crisis requires more evaluation than words can provide. "Fuck it, back to the wall," he raps. "Let 'em try to find the beauty in the bassline." CASEY JARMAN. 8 pm. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $12.50 advance, $15 day of show. All ages. Map

The Redeemed, Rob Stroup and the Blame

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

Voltronic

Blue Monk, 3341 SE Belmont St., 595-0575. Map

Kazum, AWOL Dance Collective, Tommy Twimble, Brittany Walsh, William Batty, Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein, Russell Bruner

7:30 pm. Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside St., 206-7630. Map

Miriam's Well

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

Ocean 503

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

'80s Video Dance Attack

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

SK's Valentine Zombie Ball: The Casualties of Awesome, Smoochknob, The Smoochgirl

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $12 in advance, $15 at door. Map

Wild Beasts, Still Life Still

[MOST IMPROVED] One thing worth commending about British art-pop group Wild Beasts: It learns quickly. The band's first album, 2008's Limbo, Panto, was a tangled mess of not-entirely-bad ideas made grating by singer Hayden Thorpe's inability to dial back his inflamed falsetto. In between then and last year's Two Dancers, somebody must've told Wild Beasts to calm the fuck down, because the band's second album corrects everything wrong with the debut. The arrangements are clearer and less cluttered, emphasizing chiming guitars and a gently percolating rhythm section not far off from the crisp, cool airiness of late-period Talk Talk. And Thorpe, while still displaying enough theatrical flair to make Antony Hegarty shake his head, isn't nearly as annoyingly spastic, allowing his otherwise thrilling voice to inject the songs with a sense of drama. MATTHEW SINGER. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+. Map

The Buckles

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

DJ Teddy Ruxspin, Yes!Ups, Interpretive Readings of Missed Connections

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

Boy & Bean

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

Club UFO: Atole, Coronation, Joey Casio

[DANCE MACHINE] Breaking news alert: Another musician has moved to Portland! Only this time, we have reason to get excited. Joey Casio is the latest K Records stalwart to pack his bags and head down I-5 from Olympia to P-Town, and he should fit in well here with his one-man brand of electro-punk blues. Casio's been recording music since his teenage years, and though his DIY aesthetic fits in well with K bands like Beat Happening and Little Wings, the songs on the two 7-inches he released in 2009 show influences ranging from dub to old punk and Howard Zinn's essay "Artists in Times of War." Rounding out a killer lineup is Atole, one of our best dance-rock bands, and Coronation, a new outfit featuring members of Ra Ra Riot and Plants. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 9 pm. East End, 203 SE Grand Ave., 232-0056. Free. 21+. Map

Rock N Roll Karaoke with Chariots of Rubber, Jeffrey Wonderful

9 pm. Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. FREE. Map

Atomic

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

Pimps of Joytime

9 pm. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. $10. Map

K Aleix Plays After Dark

Groove Suite, 440 NW Glisan., 227-5494. Map

DJ Spencer Daran, DJ Flight Risk

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

Across the Sun, Culling the Week, Indelible Terror, I Am the Monster, Last Stand

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $10. Map

ATLAS: A Pre-Valentines Day Bleeding Hearts Dance to Benefit Haiti, E3, The Incredible Kid

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

Ezza Rose

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

The Bobby Torres Ensemble

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

Open Mike Jam with Jeff & Mike

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

Grafton Street

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

Blue Cranes, Elders

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

Ridgerunner Summit: Tim Acott, Misse Jesse Spero, Lynn Conover, Billy Kennedy (9:30 pm); Little Sue Band (6 pm)

9:30 pm. LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. $5. Map

Saturday Ladies Night

8 pm. McFadden's, 107 NW Couch St., 220-5055. $7. Map

Eric John Kaiser

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

Sonny Hess & Lisa Mann

7 pm. McMenamins Hotel Oregon, 310 Northeast Evans St., 472-8427. FREE. Map

Garcia Birthday Band

9 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

The Sweet Harlots

7 pm. McMenamins-Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove., 992-9533. FREE. Map

Z'Bumba (9 pm); Tree Top Tribe (6 pm); Lorna Miller's Little Kids' Jamboree (4 pm)

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

Sarah Bettens, Clayton Senne (9 pm); Matt Hires, Jason Castro, Caitlin Crosby (2 pm)

9 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $15. Map

Soul Serene

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

Dave Rawlings Machine

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

D.O.A., M.D.C., Defect Defect, Puke N' Rally

8 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. $10. Map

The Shills, Mangled Bohemian, Chloraform

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

Adam & Kris

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. Map

Will Coca

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

Dave Rawlings Machine

[SIDEMAN'S HOLIDAY] While Gillian Welch is credited as a solo artist on her album releases, she's long given collaborator and lover David Rawlings co-billing for their live appearances. Anyone who's watched Rawlings rip through fleet-fingered flights of fretwork and lend Welch achingly beautiful harmonies will know why, and welcome his debut as a session leader. On A Friend of a Friend (credited to Dave Rawlings Machine), he offers new co-writes with Welch and reclaims songs he's penned with others, namely Ryan Adams' "To Be Young" and Old Crow Medicine Show's Guthrie-esque "I Hear Them All." Why Rawlings thought anyone needed another version of "Cortez the Killer," though, is a mystery that escapes all save, perhaps, Built to Spill's Doug Martsch—although at least Rawlings presents it in a medley with a Bright Eyes cover. JEFF ROSENBERG. 8 pm. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 219-9929 (Grill), 224-2038 (Theater). $22.50. 21+. Map

Rude Dudes, DJ Dundiggy, Matt Nelkin, Feed Your Head

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

Hyperthermia, Harness, The Athiarchists, Ditch Digger & DIJ

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

Gypsy Jazz West

9:00 pm. Sellwood Public House, 8132 SE 13th Ave., 736-0182. Free. 21+. Map

Cover Your Hearts, Charmparticles, Jonah, Dr. Theopolis, Gentlemen, Adrian H & the Wounds, Celilo, Erik Blood, Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Bryan Free

See Top 5, coming soon. 8 pm. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. $10 in advance, $15 at door. 21+. Map

Brian Copeland Trio

9pm. TeaZone and Camellia Lounge, 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No Cover. Map

Bird and Rocket, Paschal Coeur, Quiet Life

10 pm. The Knife Shop, 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. $5. Map

Monster-Sized Monsters, Golden Robot Army, Cootie Platoon, Erik Anarchy

The Parlour, 2526 SE Powell Blvd., . Map

Padre Pio, No Kind of Rider

9 pm. The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. Map

Shel Bailey & The Big Package

9:30 pm. Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Ave., 222-2155. $5. Map

DJ Swag

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

DJ Nick Dean

Tiger Bar, 317 NW Broadway., 222-7297. Map

Party

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

Dean Martin Tribute

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

DJ Nate Preston

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

Matt Workman, Hotter Than A Crotch, Race of Strangers

9:30 pm. Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. $3. Map

Ragtime Piano

8:00 pm. Twin Paradox, 8609 SE 17th Ave., 232-8202. FREE. All ages. Map

DJ Rat Creeps

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

DJ Karizma, DJ Miracle Miles

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

Sean Wagner, The Beautiful Train Wrecks, Jettison Bend (9:30 pm); The Student Loan (4:30 pm)

9:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. $6. Map

The Vagabond Opera, Pepe & the Bottle Blondes, Shanghai Woolies

9 pm. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. $20 in advance, $25 at door. Map

Sunday February 14top

Andrew Calhoun

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

Give Your Heart to Artichoke

2-7PM. Artichoke Community Music, 3130A SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-8845. All ages. Map

Raise the Bridges, Wombstretcha the Magnificent, Public Drunken Sex, Sleep Bandana, Demain

[FIENDLY FAREWELL] It's hard to eulogize Wombstretcha the Magnificent without snorting a thick line of coke off a stripper's ass and then paying for her abortion first. But I will say this: It's awful tough to test the limits of the first amendment in a post-Lenny Bruce and GG Allin America. But this Portland rap duo—with its "hits" "Guess What You Got? (You Got AIDS)," "SoundProof Van," "Can't Say 'Nigga'," "Shake It (Like a Baby)" and "Kiss Me Where I Pee (Or You'll Get My Wang in Your Shithole)"—still stretches the bounds of the acceptable. And over time, they've even learned to rap reasonably well. So it is with a surprising amount of sadness that we wish Wombstretcha goodbye as the duo plays its final show, fittingly, on Valentine's day alongside groups called Public Drunken Sex and Sleep Bandana. Goodnight, filthy princes, goodnight. CASEY JARMAN. 9 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $5. 21+. Map

Portland Poetry Slam

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

Danny Romero

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

Hanz Araki & Cary Novotny

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

Kazum, AWOL Dance Collective, Cherry, Russell Bruner, Brittany Walsh, Tommy Twimble, William Batty, Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein, Sadie LaGuerre

7:30 pm. Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside St., 206-7630. Map

Sinferno Cabaret, Gooferman's VDay Circus Matinee, Bouncer & Bartender Bake-Off

Dante's, 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $8. Map

Justin Townes Earle, Joe Pug

[DUKE OF EARLE] Second generation singer songwriters typically roil against the sins of their fathers in the best of times, but Justin Townes Earle—son of Steve, namesake of Van Zandt—had a particularly long shadow cast upon his own stumblings toward drug-addled, old-souled troubador-dom. Once sober, his 2008 debut sounded an evocative chip off the marbled block, but the immediate follow up Midnight At The Movies (with bluegrass classics lyrically transformed and a mandolin-driven reworking of “Can’t Hardly Wait” deepening the Replacements’ original) hint toward a singular direction which may someday outreach the iconic paterfamilias. JAY HORTON. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $11 advance, $13 day of show. 21+. Map

Walk of Shame

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

Mimi Naja

Fire on the Mountain, 1706 E Burnside St., 230-9464. Map

Albino!

[FELA TRAVELERS] The success of the Broadway musical named after him, and that of his musical sons Femi and Seun, has thrust the late, great Fela Kuti’s revolutionary Afrobeat Africa-meets-funk epics back onto the collective radar of non-African audiences. But for years after the phenomenal Nigerian force of nature died in 1997, his musical and political legacies were carried by disciples such as Antibalas on the East Coast and Albino! on the West. The incendiary Berkeley-based decuple’s danceable, sax- and percussion-fueled live performances and sometimes didactic political lyrics have made it a favorite in college towns and at festivals such as Burning Man. BRETT CAMPBELL. 9 pm. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. $10. 21+. Map

DJ Away, DJ Shining Armour

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

Burlesque and Vaudeville

9 pm. Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. $7. Map

Yogoman Burning Band, How to Build a Fire, Synapse

7 pm. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $8. Map

Ana Rodriguez & Ethan Jayne, Dan Wilson & Brighid Thomas, Dusty Springfeelins, Miracles Club, Linger & Quiet, DJ Linoleum & Legolas, Brkfst Sndwch & Magic Impact

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

Irish Sessions

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

Danger Death Ray, Save Amos

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

Jack Falz Klezmer Band

Kraków Cafe & Pub, 3990 N Interstate Ave., 954-2200. Map

Billy Kennedy & Tim Acott (9:30 pm); Freak Mountain Ramblers (6 pm)

9:30 pm. LaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. FREE. Map

Gil Reynolds & Deep Blue Love

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

Bob Soper & Andrew Calhoun

6 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

The Satisfied Minds (9 pm); The Barn Owls (6 pm)

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

DJ Owen

9 pm. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 230-9020. FREE. Map

Monarques, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside

Rontoms, 600 E Burnside St., 236-4536. Map

Rob Bell

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

DJ Lifepartner, DJ Gottesfinger, DJ Girlfriends, DJ Freddie Fagula

9 pm. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. $5. Map

The Wonder Years, Therefore I Am, Man Overboard, Something About Airplanes

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

Sunday Sideshow

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

Norman, Curtains for You, Pine Language

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

DJ Hairfarmer

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

Musicians Of The World Below

The Parlour, 2526 SE Powell Blvd., . Map

Wartime Blues, Graves

The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. $6 in advance, $7 day of show. Map

Tony Starlight's Valentine Special

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

Holy Revival Sundays: DJ A-Train, DJ Clark

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

Suzanne Callaway

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

Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase

7 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE. Map

Monday February 15top

Hanz Araki

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

The Ro Sham Bos, The Greater Midwest

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. FREE. Map

Dorkbot

7 pm. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. FREE. Map

Scott Head

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

Eric Tonsfeldt

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

Karaoke From Hell

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

Alec Ounsworth, Guest

[YEASAYERS] Even if you gave up on blink-and-you’ll-miss-it buzz band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah after its underwhelming 2007 sophomore effort, Some Loud Thunder, the group’s frontman, Alec Ounsworth, is still worthy of your attention. The prolific Philly-based songwriter released not one but two wildly divergent records last year: Mo Beauty, a solo ode to Ounsworth's New Orleans birthplace, and Skin and Bones, a woozy collection by his Flashy Python supergroup, which also includes members of Man Man, Dr. Dog and the Walkmen. And with such a wealth of material to cull from, there will be no dearth of interesting songs to fill out Ounsworth’s solo set. REBECCA RABER. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $13 advance, $15 day of show. 21+. Map

Big "D" Jamboree

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

Portland's Harry Nilsson Fanclub

[POP HERO] Beloved by Beatles, beset by demons, blessed with genius was Harry Edward Nilsson III. Equally adept at sugared ballads, arch ditties, frenzied rave-ups, string-laden standards and irresistible kids' tunes, Nilsson may have been too all-over-the-map to sustain commercial success in his time—though he did have his fair share of hits. In hindsight, though, such diversity and quality—until his drunk and dissipated later years—mark him as a kind of pop Zappa, full of original ideas and the savvy to see them through. This oft-unsung hero will indeed be sung tonight, by a crew of local musicians ready to put the lime in the coconut and jump into the fire. JEFF ROSENBERG. TK pm. East End, 203 SE Grand Ave., 232-0056. TK. 21+. Map

Eric John Kaiser

6:00pm. Fenouil, 900 NW 11th Ave., 525-2225. free. Map

Russel James and Ellie Mae

Fire on the Mountain, 1706 E Burnside St., 230-9464. Map

Sonic Forum Open Mic Night

8 pm. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. $1. Map

Joy-Stick

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

Open Mic

Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. FREE. Map

Epica, Threat Signal, Blackguard, Almost Is Nothing

8 pm. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $15 in advance, $17 at door. Map

The Dan Balmer Band (8 pm); The Alan Jones Academy of Music (6:30 pm)

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

Cronin Tierney

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

Kung Pao Chickens

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

Skip Vonkuske's "the Guest List" Featuring Charlie Nanos

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

Bob Shoemaker

7 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Jeremy Junkin (9 pm); Portland Spelling Bee (7 pm)

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

Nick Oliveri, Kleveland

[ACOUSTIC POWER] Nick Oliveri has never been one to sit idly by, even after being unceremoniously chucked aside from his former gig as bassist/screamer for celebrated rockers Queens of the Stone Age. In the years since, the bald rock wizard reconvened a lineup of his long-running doom-groove band Mondo Generator and, on a pair of fascinating albums (including last year's Death Acoustic) tapped into a bluesier, darker side featuring just himself and an unplugged guitar. This current tour highlights the latter, giving over a night to a raw, naked sound that will likely cut right to your core. ROBERT HAM. 9 pm. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. $10. 21+. Map

DJ Gottesfinger

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

Tyler Wilcox, Paul Neidhardt, JP Jenkins, Kelvin Pittman

The Wail, 5135 NE 42nd Ave., . Map

The Guggenheim Grotto, Tiger Cooke

The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. Map

Boolar

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

MBilly, Tara Jane ONeil, Marisa Anderson

. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 9 pm. Valentine's, 232 SW Ankeny St., 248-1600. Free. 21+. Map

The Parson Red Heads, Eric Early, The Olive Grove

8:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE. Map

Tuesday February 16top

The Richard Thompson Band

[GUITAR SLINGER] Richard Thompson has a deep, rich discography stretching back to the 1960s, when he defined the sound of British folk rock as the guitarist for Fairport Convention. But his greatest achievement might be 1982's Shoot Out the Lights, his sixth and final collaboration with then-wife Linda. It's significant for two reasons, one being that it's among the most savagely honest breakup records ever, created in the thick of Thompson's own divorce from the very woman he was harmonizing with. And two, it showed that, unlike almost all other artists of his generation, Thompson had crossed the '80s plateau without descending into a purgatory of suck. Also unlike many of his peers, he's kept up the quality of his work in ensuing decades—right up to his last album, 2007's Sweet Warrior—both in songwriting and in his wiry, mesmerizing guitar playing. MATTHEW SINGER. 8 pm (minors accompanied by parents). Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. $35. All ages. Map

Eternal Family, Tru Game, Double 00, DJ Fatboy

9:30 pm. Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. $7. Map

Neftali Rivera

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

Organ Leroi and the Donors

Blue Monk, 3341 SE Belmont St., 595-0575. Map

Open Mic Night

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

Fat Tuesday Party: Jesus Presley, Nichole Cooper & The New Hot Shots, The Ed Forman Show

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

Brendan Benson, Frank Fairfield

[PREMIUM POWER POP] Brendan Benson is back in the saddle. Touring in support of his spankin' new 2009 album, My Old, Familiar Friend, the Tennessean has crafted the most polished power-pop album of his career. Benson's fine-tuned tenor sings out mature melodies over carefully orchestrated hooks and harmonies. Benson (who is also a member of the Raconteurs) has been humming along with modest fame since tracks off his 2005 release The Alternative to Love made appearances in seemingly every melodramatic twee TV series. But My Old, Familiar Friend brings Benson back to his raw roots. Gnarly guitar riffs interspersed within Benson's sweet, dramatic songs of love and love lost make the record 40 minutes of cathartic audio bliss. WHITNEY HAWKE. 9 pm. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $13 advance, $15 day of show. 21+. Map

Dover Weinberg Quartet

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

DJ Jonnie Ray, Secret Guests

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

No They Do, Barry Brusseau

9 pm. Ella St. Social Club, 714 SW 20th Place., 241-8696. $2. Map

Carnival! A Fat Tuesday Music Benefit Concert for Haiti: The Prids, DJ Roxy Epoxy, Soft Tags, We Miss The Earth, John O\'Mara

8pm. Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th Ave., 221-7262. $8. 21+. Map

Scott Pemberton Trio

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

Rock Band 2sdays with MC Destructo

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

Huge Sally Local Artist Showcase

Hawthorne Theater Lounge, 1503 SE 39th Ave., 233-7100. FREE. Map

Breathe Carolina, Hyper Crush, Let's Get It, Queens Club, The Spin Cycle

6:30 pm. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. $12 in advance, $14 at door. Map

The Mel Brown Septet (8 pm); Partners In Jazz (6:30 pm)

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

Cronin Tierney

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

Eye Candy Video

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

Tree Frogs (9 pm); Jackstraw (6 pm)

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

Lew Jones

6:00 - 8:00. MacTarnahan's Taproom, 2730 NW 31st Ave., 228-5269. Map

Josh Cole Band

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

Open Bluegrass Jam

7 pm. McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE. Map

Baby Ketten Karaoke

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

David Gerow

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

Video Vanguard w/ Dantronix

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

Danny Malone, Winterhaven

The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie Ave., 890-0408. Map

Fat Tuesday Party

7 pm. Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Ave., 222-2155. $3. Map

DJ Avant to Party

Tiga, 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. Map

Matt French Acoustic Jam

Tiger Bar, 317 NW Broadway., 222-7297. Map

Nancy King & Steve Christofferson

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

Tubesday: DJ Nature

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

The Woolen Men, Orca Team, Karen

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

B.Joy with Mike Doolin

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

Northwest Hip-Hop

8:30 pm. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE. Map

Thursday February 18top

Songwriter's Showcase with Marie Black, Katie Naylor, Michael Quinby

Slim's, 8635 N Lombard St., 286-3854. Map

Friday February 19top

Townbombing

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

Saturday February 20top

DJ Marty

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

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OUTDOORS

Music Listings

Wednesday February 3top

Andre St. James Trio

Rumberos del Caribe

The Flailing Inhalers, Neon State, The Sindicate

Toshi Onizuka

1997, Shut Up & Deal, Chasing Thrill

Colleen Raney Quartet (9 pm); Little Sue (6 pm)

Attic Sessions with Wine & Will West

Doo Doo Funk All-Stars Jam W/ Tony Ozier's Band

Mike Pardew

The Lonely H

Dirty Mittens, Princeton, Monarques

Suburban Slim's Blues Jam (9:30 pm); Northwesternaires (6 pm)

DJ Travis, Brut Squad, Israelites

Grey Anne, His Name Shall Breathe, Meyercord, Sarcastic Dharma Society

Don Hellions, Pluvial, Miss Massive Snowflake, When the Broken Bow

Open Mic (6 pm); John "The Voice" English's Frank Sinatra Tribute (3 pm)

Trash80, Leeni, Spamtron

Rockstar Karaoke

This Days Gone, Accrue, Aleen, Hands for Battle

Arabesque

Michael Buckus

The Mel Brown Quartet

Anson Wright & Tim Gilson

King Perkoff Band

Eye Candy

No They Do, Sam Cooper

Ascetic Junkies, St. Frankie Lee

Frightening Waves of Blue

Pamela Jordan Band

DJ I Love You

Andrew Calhoun

Terry Robb & Lauren Sheehan

Joshua Slamp, Robert Richter, Jessica Hitchborn, Shayla Carpenter (9:30 pm); Singers and Stompers with Mr. Ben (4 pm)

Bearfoot, Caleb Klauder Band

Norrisman

SE Allstar Jam

Bob Shoemaker

Flamenco Guitar by Jeffery Trapp

Live Band Wednesdays

Kalai

Camping Party, White Hinterland, The Ro Sham Bos

Outbreak, Forfeit, Hell And Reason, None, Prophets

DJ Common Denominator & Friends

The Phoenix Variety Revue

Karaoke With the Captain

Tragos Amargos, Sean Flinn & The Royal We

Eric John Kaiser The French Troubadour

AM Gold

Acoustic Jam

Mitzi Zilka's Jazz Singers' Showcase

Awesome Racket: DJs 2 Arm Tom, Wroid Wrage

Curated By Helmy Gerardo Membreño

6bq9

Mars Retrieval Unit

Thursday February 4top

Anne Heaton

Cubaneo

Les Etrangers, Soft Paws, Amoree Lovell

Tracy Kim

Let's Go Crazy: DJ Nate C, DJ Destructo

John Ross (9:30 pm); Josh Lightnin' (6 pm)

DJ N-Able

Cull, Megaton Leviathan, The Electric

Andrew Lynch

Ben Darwish

Oracle, Storm Large

Loch Lomond, Shelley Short, Billygoat

Big Monti (9:30 pm); Pete Krebs & The Portland Playboys (6 pm)

Vellarest

DJ Rhienna

Love Menu, Sex Life, Ripley

Shadowplay

Monophonics, The Way Downs

DJ Brokenwindow, DJ Travis Wiggins

Burlesque and Vaudeville

Emmure, Terror, After The Burial, Miss May I, Thick As Blood, Proven

Evan Churchill, IOA, AAN, Bazillionaire