Live! Tonight! Not Sold-Out!

Want to see some live music tonight? Here are your best options, curated by the Willamette Week music staff.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9

Sun Kil Moon (Dec. 9)

[ALMOST INFAMOUS] Mark Kozelek's recent output has transitioned again from the fuzzy, confessional bliss of late '90s indie to refined, Andrés Segovia-influenced Spanish-style guitar. His last few Sun Kil Moon efforts have been embraced by critics even as his onstage antics have received more attention than his records. His latest effort, Universal Themes, picks up where last year's highly praised Benji left off, with Kozelek telling very personal stories in a sing-speak deadpan juxtaposed with elegantly layered instrumentation. CRIS LANKENAU. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 234-9694. 8 pm. $20 advance, $22 day of show. Under 21 permitted with legal guardian.

Yo-Yo Ma

[CELLO GOD] It's funny to hop on setlist.fm in search of cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma, especially since the site redirected me to a list of Yo La Tengo songs. Luckily, his official website revealed a performance schedule which includes the Allegretto from Ahmed Adnan Saygun's Partita, Mark O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz and Zhao Jiping's Summer in the High Grassland with Bach's First, Second and Sixth Cello Suites. This will be a graceful solo recital from a single individual playing the 1712 Davidov Stradivarius. Yo-Yo Ma happens to be the most famous cellist in the world. Unsurprisingly, it would appear that the cheap seats are long gone. NATHAN CARSON. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 7:30pm, $300-$325. All ages.

Patterson Hood, Thayer Sarrano

[SOUTHERN ROCK AND OTHER SOUNDS] Patterson Hood is most commonly known as the co-founder and lead singer of Drive-By Truckers. He's also the son of legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bassist David Hood. But Patterson Hood is also an esteemed solo artist, one who conveys intense emotion via bite-sized musical pieces. His last solo effort in 2012, Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance, started out as a book about his life. Opening for Hood on this tour is fellow Athens musician Thayer Sarrano, an experimental musician and visual artist in the Southern Gothic tradition. If you can't make this gig on Wednesday, don't worry: Hood and Sarrano play another early show at Doug Fir on Dec. 12. HILARY SAUNDERS. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St. 6:45 pm. $15. 21+.

Maribou State (DJ set), Tyler Tastemaker

[ELECTRONIC POP] As an electronic duo out of London with a penchant for pop hooks and sampled melodies, the comparisons to Disclosure are going to be inevitable. But Maribou State operates more like that group's soft-spoken little brother, crafting intricate textures of down-tempo electronic music created largely by live instrumentation. The duo—Chris Davids and Liam Ivory, who met in college and have worked together ever since—have released a handful of EPs and remixes since forming in 2011, but none so cohesive as 2015 debut LP, Portraits. Mixing piano, harp, xylophone and soulful vocals with steadily shuffling beats and warbles of synth, the album creates an atmosphere expertly balanced between glitchy and sultry. KAITIE TODD. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663, 9:00pm, $11.00 – $12.00.

HEALTH, Pictureplane, Ian Hicks

[DOOMSDAY POP] Read our profile of HEALTH here. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St. 8:30 pm. $12 advance, $14 day of show. 21+.

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