Monday November 23

Eluveitie, Belphegor, Alestorm, Vreid

Hawthorne Theatre 8 pm. $20 in advance, $23 at door.

Tuesday November 24

CunninLynguists, Grieves w/Budo, Looptroop Rockers, Tunji, Living Proof

[SOUTHERN FRIED RAP] The name CunninLynguists denotes two things before you even put the Lexington, Kentucky group's record on: A sincere love of wordplay and a somewhat Bart Simpson-esque knack for delinquincey. Both traits are evident in the group's music: The Lynguists have battle-tested roots, as evidenced by tracks like the speedy "616 Rewind" from 2005 debut Will Rap For Food. But the group has developed a knack for narrative over the course of its five subsequent releases. This was perhaps best displayed on 2007 release Dirty Acres, a moody journey through the not-quite-post-racial South. Thoughtful lyricism persists throughout the trio's dual 2009 releases, Strange Journey (volumes one and two). The Lynguists' lyrical dexterity is underscored by the future dystopia-via-jazz production of group members Kno and Deacon, a beatmaking duo that's in high demand in the rap world. It's only a matter of time before the Lynguists takes its rightful place amongst Southern hip-hop royalty, so you might consider this show a chance for some "I saw them when" bragging rights. CASEY JARMAN. Hawthorne Theatre 8 pm. $12 advance, $14 day of show. All ages.

Wednesday November 25

Knuckle Duster, Wizeblood, Excruciator, Revolution Overdue

Hawthorne Theatre 7 pm. $8.

Thursday November 26

Savoir Faire

Portland’s roster of barroom burlesque shows swells to accommodate Savoir Faire, a tweaked version of the Hawthorne Theatre’s current weekly nudie show, which promises even more scantily clad, vaudevillian madness. This event is 21 and over. KELLY CLARKE. Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. 9 pm Thursdays. Admission varies, usually $7-$10. See hawthornetheatre.com/calendar.php for details.

Friday November 27

Adio Sequence, Lewd Admire, Chin Up Rocky, Next Train To Elsewhere

Hawthorne Theatre $8.

Saturday November 28

Norma Jean, Horse the Band, The Chariot, Arsonists Get All the Girls

[CANDLES IN THE WIND] Norma Jean—Georgian post-metalheads whose fourth album, The Anti Mother, strung newfound melodies within the chaos and brought along guest vocals and songwriting from Helmet and Deftones frontmen—just switched labels from hardcore stalwarts Solid State to eclectic New York mini-major Razor & Tie (home to Joan Baez, Dead Confederate and, um, Alvin and the Chipmunks). The band then chose acts ranging from death-metal troupe Arsonists Get All the Girls to Nintendo-core experimentalists Horse the Band to open up this latest tour. So why is Norma Jean playing the entirety of its ragged 2002 debut on some yet-to-be-determined dates? Is the band signaling an upcoming return to dissonant form, or bidding a bittersweet farewell to unapologetic noise? JAY HORTON. Hawthorne Theatre 8 pm. $14 advance, $16 day of show. All ages.

Sunday November 29

Of Aeons & Espers, Warlord, Clockwork, Drowning Andre, Slow the Impact, Mosbike, Cuchulain Can't Swim, Daygone

Hawthorne Theatre $10.

Tuesday December 1

Rooney, Tally Hall, Crash Kings

[WEEZER UNBOUND] The sort of untroubled band of privilege that makes folks question the pleasantest fringes of power pop, Rooney left college for the comforts of a major label and immediately began amassing none-too-especially devoted fans, thanks to appearances within golf video games, O.C. episodes and small tours with like-minded groups. All of which would make The Wild One experiment—an entirely self-produced EP with a limited (5,000, apparently) pressing to be sold only at live shows this wintry cross-country jaunt—somewhat interesting. If, that is, the Los Angeles boys' talents were not so inextricably linked to painstaking craft: sun-dappled choruses reverse-engineered from every radio-friendly hook of the past 35 years, pasted together with an obsessive hobbyist's daft passion like so many ships in bottles. JAY HORTON. Hawthorne Theatre 8 pm. $13 in advance, $15 at door. All ages.