THURSDAY 5/6
Aladdin-War, Rubberneck, 8 pm, $21-23
Alberta St Pub-Bluegrass Invitational, 9 pm
anna bannana's-Anson Wright & Friends, 8 pm, free
Ash St. -P.O.W.
* Backspace-Beware the Jabberwocky, Interactive Sculpture; music by Metronome, 6pm
* Berbati's Pan-Menomena, The Punk Group, Binary Dolls, $3
Biddy McGraw's-Ashbury Park
Billy Reed's-Boogie Cat Jam w/Norman Sylvester, 7:30 pm
Blue Monk-Hillstomp
Boons Treasury-Ann Weiss Duo
Buffalo Gap-Friends Last, Episodell, Rachel Taylor, Brown Band, 10pm
Candlelight-Cool Breeze
Conan's-Pissing Razors, A Bombin' Nation, The Fellow Betrayed, Inflikt, 9 pm, $8
Crystal-Southern Culture On The Skids, The Paybacks, 9 pm, $12-14, All Ages, All Ages
* Dante's-The Constantines, My Regrets, The Volumes, 10 pm, $9-10
Duff's Garage-Shoeshine Blue, Dustin Hamman
Edgefield-Django's Tigers, 6pm
Goodfoot-Five
Greek Cusina-Aguamiel, 10 pm
Green Room-Toca
* Ground Kontrol-Thump, 8 pm, free, All Ages
Hoppers-Blues Jam w/Jeff Barnes, 9pm
* I.C. Mummy-The Clorox Girls, The Minds, The Observers, 9:30 pm, $3
Imbibe-Dylan Thomas Vance, 6 pm; Sneakin' Out, 9:30 pm
It's a Beautiful Pizza-Bill Coones Jazz Trio
Kells-Cronin Teirney
Kennedy School-Foghorn Stringband with Bill Martin
Laurelthirst-Lewi Longmire, 6 pm; Cattlyst 66, Johnny Keener, $2
Laurelthirst-Myshkin's Ruby Warblers, Yascha, 6pm, $3
Longhorn-Sumo
Meow Meow-Robert Deeble, The Strugglers, Peace Harbor, Burd Early, 8 pm, $5
Mississippi Pizza-Loose Change, 7pm, All Ages
Mississippi Studios-Austin Willacy, 8 pm, $8
Mock Crest-Open Mic with Aric Riley, 8:30 pm
Music Millennium NW-Burd Early, 6 pm, free, All Ages
* Nocturnal-The Kingdom, Wet Confetti, The Snuggle Ups, 8 pm, $5, All Ages
Produce Row-Songwriters In The Round
Rabbit Hole-Lance Grider & Friends
Roc's Bar & Grill-Dogget Productions Acoustic Guitar Night
Rock Creek Tavern-Lynn Conover, Billy Kennedy, 8pm
Rogue-The Rogues Bluegrass Jam
Rose Garden-Kid Rock, 7:30 pm
Roseland-lostprophets, Head Automatica, Kill Radio
Steinhaus-Kinzel & Hyde, 9 pm, free
Suzie Wong's-Lemonade, 10pm, $3
Tillicum-Lloyd Jones, 8pm
Tillicum Club-Lloyd Jones, 8pm
Tonic-My Goldfish Ned, Pucky Guests, $3
Twilight Cafe-The Smokes, Sanford Arms, Puma Frenzy
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
* Waterfront Park-Cinco de Mayo Fiesta w/Fools In Paradise, 11am-11pm, $5-6, All Ages
White Eagle-Guru, Sugar Free, Red Rubber Band, 9 pm, $4
FRIDAY 5/7
Aladdin-Los Lonely Boys, Marc Broussard, 8 pm, $1.02
Arnada-Motorama, Cart!, Rubber Burning Hotrods, Liberal Nightmare
* Ash St. -Party Time, YOB, Face Down In Shit, Graves At Sea
Babalu-Salsa w/DJ Alejandro "Maduro," 8 pm; Oro Verde
Berbati's Pan-Rick Bain, My Regrets, The Out Crowd, Loris Lane, $6-7
Biddy McGraw's-Billy Kennedy, 6 pm; Funk Shui, 9:30 pm
Blue Monk-Dave Friesen
Boons Treasury-Dylan Thomas Vance
Borders-Gresham-Open Mic, 7 pm, free, All Ages
Buffalo Gap-X-ANGELS, 9pm
Candlelight-Awol Blues Band
CO7-Nomadic Noize
Conan's-Power Of County, 6 pm, free; Deadweight, Miracle Enemy, Bettie Ford, Usedwares, 9 pm, $8
* Crystal-Spanish Fly, Knightowl, Chingo Bling, Gemini, Mexiclan, Monteloco, Blunts LLA, Diamonique, 9 pm, $19, All Ages; DJ Yesno, 10 pm, $2 (Lola's)
Dante's-Division of Laura Lee, The Catheters, Run Run Run, 10 pm, $10
* Delta-Awesome, Ape Shape
Duff's Garage-Lisa & Her Kin
Duke's-Junk Yard Dogs
Gotham-Hush Night, 7 pm, $3
Grand Lodge-Dan Jones
Green Room-OB Addy w/I & I Reggae
Haven-Lorna Miller, 7:30 pm
Hoppers-Aaron Black Band, 9:30 pm
Hotel Oregon-Greg Clarke
Imbibe-Buds Of May
Jasmine Tree-Kalani Jazz Projekt w/ Kaitlyn ni Donovan, Fractal, 8:30 pm, $3
Kells-Grafton Street
Kelly's Olympian-Nervous Exit, The Charming Snakes
Laurelthirst-Baby Gramps, Rainrats, 6pm, $3
Meow Meow-Local HiphopShowcase w/Early Burd, Robert Deeble, All Ages
Mississippi Pizza-Anomolous Quintet 6pm; Sugar Beets 9pm, $7, All Ages
Mock Crest-Rollie Tussing III, 9pm
Monteaux's-Pretty Penny
* Nocturnal-The Vagabond Opera Variety Show, 8 pm, $6-10, All Ages
Owen's-Circle Dance 8pm; Homecookin' 10pm
People's Co-Op-Community Singing From the Sacred Harp, 6:30 pm, free
Produce Row-Dennis Hitchcock, Arin Simonian, 9 pm
Roc's Bar & Grill-Step Child, 9 pm
Rock Creek Tavern-The Bros. Jam, 8pm
Rogue-Lloyd Jones
Roseland-Damageplan, Hatebreed, Drowning Pool, Unearth, 7 pm, $20-22, All Ages
Savannah-steel drums w/Randal Larson, 7 pm; DJ Geo
Slabtown-Mr Lahar
Solid State-Attack Ships on Fire
Tillicum-Kinzel & Hyde, 8 pm, free
Tonic-The Mediam, The Empty, Pistol For A Paycheck, $4
Twilight-Kenny Lee & the Sundowners Band
* Twilight Cafe-The Clorox Girls, The Del Toros, Vena Cava, The Triggers
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
Waterfront Park-Cinco de Mayo Fiesta w/Fools In Paradise, 11am-11pm, $5-6, All Ages
White Eagle-Klezmocracy, $6
Wine Down-Dale Morris
SATURDAY 5/8
Aladdin-Amelia, 8 pm, $12
Alberta St Pub-Songwriters: Jbyrd Hosch, Lisa & Ian Miller, Lorna Miller, 8:30 pm, $8
Arnada-Ceremonial Castings, Guyve, Rose Moyer, 2 Minute Hate
Artichoke-Song Circle w/Kate Power, 2 pm, free; Miz Kitty's Parlor: Mark Lemhouse & David Lipkind, Dim Sum Puppet Theatre, Greg Clarke, Magidah, Robbie Laws, Nancy Conescu, 8pm, $12
Ash St. -Muddy River Nightmare Band
Biddy McGraw's-Billy Kennedy Quartet
Blue Monk-Dave Liebman Quartet
Boons Treasury-Spigot
Buffalo Gap-Life After Liftoff, 9pm
Candlelight-Norman Sylvester
Cañita-Caña Son, DJ Douglas, 10 pm, $5
Charlie White-Dan Crothers, 6 pm
Conan's-Camaro Hair, The Red Sector, Geoff Byrd, The Trouble With Girls, 9 pm, $7
* Crystal-Telephone, Mu Meson, Blitzen Trapper, DJ Joelskool, 9 pm, $5 (Lola's)
* Dante's-Pretty Girls Make Graves, Cobra High, The Prids, 10 pm, $8-10
Duff's Garage-Little Joe, Train 145's
Duke's-Junk Yard Dogs
Fez-Gypsy Caravan, the Flying Bokhara Orkestra, 8 pm, $10
Goodfoot-Freak Mountain Ramblers
Grand Lodge-Stephen Ashbrook
Green Room-Stephanie Schneiderman Band
Grolla-Eric Skye
Hoppers-Strangetones
Hotel Oregon-Mark Alan
I.C. Mummy-Syx, Shifft, Voodoo Machine, Pongoo, Drown Mary, 9 pm, $6-8
Imbibe-Everyday Prophets
Kells-Grafton Street
Kelly's Olympian-Mira Flores
Laurelthirst-3 Leg Torso, Acoustic Plumb Bob, 6 pm, $5
* Local.35-La Familia: Fashion; Art; Music by The Pirate Sounds System, 7:30pm
Mississippi Pizza-Caravan Daughters 7pm; Sweet Fern 9:30pm, All Ages
Mississippi Studios-Box Set Duo, 8pm, $10
Mock Crest-Papa Salty, 9pm
Monteaux's-Riot Trio
Music Millennium NW-Heather Duby, 1 pm, free, All Ages
Music Millennium NW-Pistol For A Paycheck, 5 pm, free
Nocturnal-Neederbellis (acoustic), Catalyst 66, American Nightmare (bluegrass Misfits trib), Neederbellis
Produce Row-Rip McCullough Acoustic Swing Trio
Revolver studios-Jackie, Ma Ford, The Afterhours, Michael the Blind, DJ Collin Sic, 7:01 pm
Roc's Bar & Grill-Triple Sec, 9 pm
Rock Creek Tavern-Dylan Thomas Vance Band, 9pm
Rogue-Anandi
Roseland-Fat Girl Speaks; A Celebration of Size, Self, and Sexuality, 1pm-11pm, $10
Schnitzer-Carlos Kalmar: Debussy, Ravel, De Falla, 7:30pm, $17-$76, All Ages
South Beach State Park-Newport's Glastonbury Renaissance Faire, 10am-5pm, $4-6, All Ages
The Old Church-Rajeswari Padmanabhan, Sreevidhya Chandramoull, 3 pm, $8 / $5 children, All Ages
Tillicum-Kinzel & Hyde, 8 pm, free
* Tonic-Heather Duby, Softcore, Gina Noell, David Morgan and the Davidians, $5
Twilight Cafe-Moneychangers, Chased & Smashed, Grafton, The Hazmats
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
Waterfront Park-Cinco de Mayo Fiesta w/Fools In Paradise, 11am-11pm, $5-6, All Ages
White Eagle-A.C. Cotton, $6
Wine Down-Dale Morris, 8 pm, free
World Forestry Center-Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon's Sixth Annual Furball, $75-90
SUNDAY 5/9
Aladdin-Chava Alberstein, 7 pm, $27.50-30, All Ages
Ash St. -Blood Hag, Stovokor
Babalu-Border Patrol, 7:30 pm
Blue Monk-Eli Reisman (Brunch 10-3)
Buffalo Gap-Los Cowtones, 8pm
Candlelight-Andy Stokes
Colosso-Django's Tigers, 9 pm, free
Conan's-The Itals, Elemental, DJs Cansaman & Steve Treez, 9 pm, $10
Dante's-Devotchka, All The Dead Horses, 8 pm, $8-10; Sinferno Cabaret, 11 pm, $6
Hoppers-The Stingers, 9pm
Hutch-Terry Robb
Imbibe-Pete Krebs, 11 am & 1 pm; DJs, 9:30 pm
Kells-Rogue & Friends
Kelly's Olympian-Gypsy Jazz
Laurelthirst-Freak Mountain Ramblers 6pm; Neil Gilpin's Belmont St Octet, $3
Meow Meow-Arper, Sherwood, and Very Special Guests
Mississippi Pizza-Michael Meanwhile w/The Gypsy Moths, Justin Blankenship, 7 pm, All Ages
Mississippi Studios-Linda Hornbuckle, Janice Scroggins, Nafisaria, 5 pm; Zen Widow, Gianni Gebbia, Matthew Goodheart, Garth Powell, John Gross, 8 pm, $10
Mock Crest-Elizabeth Willis, 8pm
Moon & Sixpence-Foghorn, 7:30 pm, free
Music Millennium NW-Setting Sun, 5 pm, free, All Ages
New Old Lompoc-Off-Key Bluegrass Jam
O'Conners-The Tone Sharks, 5 pm, $3
Ozone 03-The Tactics, 4 pm, free, All Ages
River Roadhouse-Open Jam w/Sinners Club
Roc's Bar-Kenny Lee & the Sundowners Open Mic
Rogue-Open Mic
Schnitzer-Carlos Kalmar: Debussy, Ravel, De Falla, 7:30 pm, $17--$76, All Ages
Silverado-Pride Northwest Awareness Event, 3pm-9pm
South Beach State Park-Newport's Glastonbury Renaissance Faire, 10am-5pm, $4-6, All Ages
Tillicum-Johnny Martin, 6pm
Twilight Cafe-Jacuzzi Bros, The Kill Mes, Born Losers
Waterfront Park-Cinco de Mayo Fiesta w/Fools In Paradise, 11am-9pm, $5-6, All Ages
Waverly Heights Congregational Church-Community Singing From The Sacred Harp, 4 pm, free
MONDAY 5/10
Ash St. -Open mic
* Berbati's Pan-Gogol Bordello, Seachange, 9:30 pm, $10
Candlelight-D.K. Stewart
Cascade Bar-Kenny Lee & the Sundowners Band
Dante's-Storytellers Open Mic, 6 pm; Karaoke From Hell
Gemini-Morrison Bridge Music Jam
Goodfoot-Sonic Forum Open Mic
Green Room-Open Mic w/ Mississippi Mud
Imbibe-Cary Novotony, 6 pm
It's a Beautiful Pizza-Five Euro Tip
Kells-Rogue & Friends
Laurelthirst-Kung Pao Chicken, 7pm, free
Meow Meow-Hospital, All Ages
Mississippi Pizza-Open Mic w/John Vechhiarelli, 7pm, All Ages
* Moon & Sixpence-Johnny Connolly
New Copper Penny-Open mic
Produce Row-Ron Steen Jazz Jam
Sabala's Mt Tabor-Uprite dub Orchestra, Go Jimmy Go
Schnitzer-Carlos Kalmar: Debussy, Ravel, De Falla, 8 pm, 17$-76$, All Ages
White Eagle-Little Sue & Lynn Conover
Yeates Dance Studio-Irish Ceili Dancing, 7 pm, $3
TUESDAY 5/11
anna bannana's-Tree Age, guests, 8 pm, All Ages
Arnada-Open Mic
Ash St. -Thorn City Improv w/Snafu
Babalu-Blues/Funk Open Mic, 9 pm; House Of Refuge Band
* Berbati's Pan-Get Hustle, Open City, Burning Star Core
Biddy McGraw's-Dylan Thomas Vance & Griff Bear
Blue Monk-Ramsey's Groove Trio, free
C-Bar-Open Mic Night, 7 pm
Candlelight-Metro
Conan's-Kataklysm, Misery Index, Cannae, Through The Discipline, 9 pm, $8-10
Dante's-Vast, Anuritual, Aphasia, 9 pm, $10
Duff's Garage-Open Mic w/ K.C. Murphy
Edgefield-Caleb Klauder & Sammy Lind, 6pm
* Grand Central Bowl-Graves At Sea, Behalf, Iommi Stubbs, DJ Not Grimm, All Ages
Green Room-Portland Songwriter Showcase w/Brian Berg
Hoppers-Jam w/ Blues Train, 9pm
Imbibe-Greg Clarke, 6 pm; Open Mic, 9:30 pm
It's a Beautiful Pizza-Kafana Club, 9 pm
Kells-Rogue & Friends
Laurelthirst-Mark Lemhouse 6pm; Sean Nowland's Open Mic & Open Screen, free
Meow Meow-Alix Olsen
Mississippi Pizza-Klezmocracy, 8pm, All Ages
Mississippi Studios-Adrian Legg, 8 pm, $25-30
Mock Crest-KC Murphy Trio, 8pm
Ohm-Audity: Sucka Punch, DJ Shel, $3
Pasa-Earl and the Reggae Allstars, 7pm, free
* Porky's-The Innocents, The Wet Heaves, Pizza Party, The A-Frames, 9:330 pm, free
Produce Row-Bluegrass Jam, 9 pm, free
Rabbit Hole-Cumulus, Aqua Venus & Friends
Roseland-Gwar, 3 Inches Of Blood, Watch Them Die
The Old Church-Randy Porter's Jazz Trio, 8 pm, $10, $7 students, All Ages
Tillicum-Tongue + Groove, 8pm
Tonic-NY Rifles, Case Study, 9 pm, free
Twilight Cafe-Black Camaro, The Kingdom
Voodoo Doughnut-Moe! Staiano
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-Jesus Burger, $3
Wilf's Piano Bar-Susannah Mars: Heart and Soul
WEDNESDAY 5/12
Aladdin-Sarah Harmer, Hayden, 8 pm, $14, All Ages
Arnada-Open Mic
* Backspace-Microphone Fiendz MC Cipher, free, All Ages
Berbati's Pan-Three Melancholy Gypsies: Murs, Eligh, Scarub; DJ Geo's Eclection, 10 pm, free (bar side), 8:30, $10
Bernie's-Little Joe, 8:30 pm
Biddy McGraw's-Eliza Bob
Blue Monk-Alan Jones New Quartet
Boons Treasury-Life After Lift Off Duo
Buffalo Gap-Intervision 5, 9pm
Candlelight-Ocean 503
Cañita-Cana Son Ensayo, 8 pm, free
Conan's-The Sort Ofs, Firkinah Souls, 9 pm, $5
Crystal-My Morning Jacket, M Ward, 8 pm, $15, All Ages
Dante's-Storm & The Balls, 10 pm, $5
Duff's Garage-Blues Jam w/ Suburban Slim
Goodfoot-Global Funk, Seven Year Tango
Green Room-Reggae feat Katt, Roots Revolution
Gresham Inn-Jam Session, 8 pm
Hoppers-Norman Sylvester Band, 9pm
Imbibe-Little Joe, 6 pm
It's a Beautiful Pizza-Arabesque
Kells-Rogue & Friends
Kelly's Olympian-Psych Ward w/Collin and Sean
Laurelthirst-Little Sue 6pm; Pete Krebs, free
Mississippi Pizza-Rustica, 7pm
Mississippi Studios-Fast Ball w/ David Garza, 8 pm, $20
Mock Crest-Blues In The Schools Jam, 8pm
Sabala's Mt Tabor-Open Mic
Music Millennium NW-Hayden, 6 pm, free, All Ages
Produce Row-June Bunton's Open Mic, 9 pm, free
Rabbit Hole-DJs Hank & Kolebco
Rock Creek Tavern-David Reisch / Jimmy Boyer, Lynnie Mae, 8pm
Roseland-In Flames, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying
Tillicum-Jim Mesi, 8pm
Tonic-We're From Japan, Heller Mason, Andi Camp, Southerly, free
Twilight Cafe-The Shrills, The Georgies
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-Yascha Noonberg & Friends, $3
Wine Down-Dale Morris, 8 pm, free