THURSDAY 11/18
605 NW 21st-Daniel Romero
* Aladdin-Ropeadope New Music Seminar w/Charlie Hunter Trio, Lyrics Born, Sex Mob, Benevento, Russo Duo, Critters Buggin, Matt Haimovitz, DJ RIch Medina, 7 pm, $17-$19, All Ages
Alberta St Pub-Bluegrass Invite, 9 pm
Ash St. -Leigh Marble CD Release, John Wayne Samaris, Morgan Grace, Bazillionaire
* Berbati's Pan-Vaz, Ape Shape, Diesto, $6
Biddy McGraw's-Ashbury Park
Bitter End-Jenn Bresnahan, Acoustic Minds, Gypsy Moths
Blue Monk-Triclops Organ Trio
Boons Treasury-Gary Burford
Bossanova-Lila
Buffalo Gap-PSA Songwriter Showcase, 7 pm
CandLELight-Metro
Conan's-Sissyboy, 9 pm, $5
* Dante's-Low Dough: Visqueen, Dirty Lowdowns, Clorox Girls, 9 pm, $5
Davey Jones' Locker-Stick to Your Guns, The Kill, 6:30 pm, $4, All Ages
Delta-DJ Honeybucket
Doug Fir-In Music We Trust Showcase; The Jolenes, UHF, Jonah, 9pm, $5
Duff's Garage-Shoeshine Blue
Edgefield Winery-Jon Koonce
Goodfoot-Luminous Fog
Green Room-Derby
Holocene-Charalambides, Steven Wray Lobdell, Paul Dickow, Jason Buehler, 9pm, $5
Hoppers-Yanks
Imbibe-David Andrews, 9:30 pm
It's a Beautiful Pizza-Bill Coones Jazz Trio
Laurelthirst-Lewi Longmire, 6pm
Longhorn-Sumo, 8:30 pm
* Meow Meow-Stereo 360, Watsonville Patio, Blue Collar Scouts, $5; Tyical Cats, Outerlimitz, Mestizo, Blue Scholars, Hostalion (Loveland), 8 pm, $5
Mississippi pizza-Paul Sinclair, 6 pm; John Vecchiarelli, Lara Michell, 8:30 pm
Mississippi Studios-Adam & Kris, Corinne West, Sally Tomato, 8 pm, $10
Mock Crest-Open Jammin w/Lee Blake, 8:30 pm
Monty's-Kenny Lee & The Sundowners Open jam
Night Light-Mike Slavin
* Nocturnal-The Butchies, Bitch, LKN, T-Rexxxa, 8 pm, $10, All ages
Owen's-Open Mic
Produce Row-Juanita Family
Roc's Bar & Grill-Acoustic guitar night w/Doggett Productions
Rock Creek Tavern-Billy Kennedy & Lynn Conover
Rock-a-billy's-Mojo Posse
Rogue-Rogue Bluegrass Jam
* Rose Garden-Green Day, $29.50
* Sabala's Mt Tabor-Laibach, Bonfire Madigan
Savannah-Reggae w/DJ Uni-T, 9:30 pm, free
Steinhaus-Kinzel & Hyde, 9 pm, free
Tillicum-Lloyd Jones, 8 pm
Tonic-Casey Deadmandisco 6-8pm; Konami Defense System, Portugal The man, The Flash Express, Iam The Arm
Twilight Cafe-Here Comes Everybody, Rachel Taylor Brown, 9:30pm
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
Wilf's Piano Bar-John Gilmore
FRIDAY 11/19
Aladdin-Particle, DJ Harry, $13-$15
Arnada-Mormon Assault Vehicle, DIJ, Amongst Us
Ash St. -Two Minute Hate, Nu Trel, Stabitha, Softcore
Babalu-Salsa w/DJ Alejandro "Maduro," 8 pm; Oro Verde, 9 pm, $5
* Berbati's Pan-Grandmaster Flash, Illogic, Dorkwad, DJ Shines, Mr. Romo
Biddy McGraw's-Billy Kennedy, 5:30 pm; Funk Shui, 9:30 pm
Bitter End-Tweeds Mob, Buds of May
Blue Monk-Farnell newton, Marcus Reynolds Quintet, 9pm
Body Moves-Retro Spectral Party w/Tomk, DJ Rafa, 8pm, $5, All Ages
Boons Treasury-Chatta Addy & Susuma
Borders-Gresham-Open Mic, 7 pm, free, All Ages
Bossanova-Dr Theopolis CD Release, All Ages
Buffalo Gap-Higher Ground, 9 pm
CandLELight-Soul Vaccination
Conan's-Kem, Rubik, Antonio, Void, Sidetrak, SMokeshell, Electrokid, Ros, 9 pm, $5
Corner Saloon-Junkyard Dogs
Crystal-Floater, Supernaut CD Release, $12; DJ Miss Kittyrox, 9 pm, free (Lola's), All Ages
Dante's-Stereovision CD Release Party, Stars of Track and Field, Malachi Constant, 9 pm
Davey Jones' Locker-Believing in June, The Belmont Academy, Lips Like Lillies, Dear Whoever, 6pm, $6, All Ages
Doug Fir-Libretto CD Release Party, Cool Nutz, BoomBap Project, Wolverine, Hosted by The Lifesavas, 8pm, $10; ROTATE, 12am, Free
Duff's Garage-Sam Hill, 8 pm
Edgefield Winery-Charlie Nano
Fez-Dance Party
Gemini-Jacktown
Gotham-Hush Night, 7 pm, $3
Grand Lodge-Mary Flower
Green Room-Stephen Ashbrook
Grolla-Jim Soloway
Hayden's Lakefront Grill-Pete & Paul Barkett, 7 pm
Hoppers-Cool Breeze
Hotel Oregon-Michael Jodell
Imbibe-Happy Hour w/Little Sue, 6pm; Analisa, 9:30 pm
Kelly's Olympian-Yeltsin, 10 pm
Laurelthirst- Rainrats, 6pm
Meow Meow-Big Time Productions Showcase, $10
Mississippi pizza-Kuhla, 7 pm; The Dimes, 9:30 pm
Mississippi Studios-Late Tuesday 7:30 pm (All ages), Megan Slankard 9:30 pm (21+)
Mock Crest-Joe McMurrian
Multnomah Friends Meeting House-DJango's Tigers, Pearl DJango, 7 pm, $10
Nocturnal-House of Cunt; Kaetlin Kennedy, Garland Ray Project, 8pm, $10-$18, All Ages
Owen's-Dearest Crown, 7pm; Carley Fairchild, 9 pm
Paris-Sadonation, Even in Paradise, Confederants, The Shiney Things, 7:30pm, $8, All Ages
Poor Richards-Lea Krueger
PPAA-Irish Ceili Dance w/ Seamus Egan, $10, 8 pm, $8
NOIR-Gina Noell, Henry of Jonah, 8 pm
Rock Creek Tavern-Eight Minute Daydream
* Sabala's Mt Tabor-Drats!!! CD Release, Monkey Fur, Digital Knife, Jr. Private Detective
Club Satyricon-Cerulean Blue, Welsh Rabbit, The Carolines, Hyperstar
Savannah-Steel drums w/Randal Larson, 7 pm; DJ Geo, 9:30 pm
St. Mary's Cathedral-PSU Choral Ensembles, 7:30 pm, $6-$10
Tillicum-Tongue and Groove, 8 pm
* Tonic-Keegan Smith, 6pm; Brett Vogel, Oceana, The Cinema, Racine, Brian Free
Twilight Cafe-Ben Fury & the Establishment, Grant Gascon
U&I Tavern-Sleeping Nations, Glance Failed, Daniel G. Harmann
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-Ditty Twisters CD Release, $6
Wine Down-Dale Morris
Yola's Foster Road-Open Mic, 7 pm
SATURDAY 11/20
Aladdin-Bruce Hornsby, 8 pm, $39- $42, All Ages
amrita-Benefit: Dave Stringer & His Kirtan Band, 7:30 pm, $15-$20, All Ages
Arnada-Rex Sole
Ash St. -Hungry Mob CD Release, Manic D & Fogatron, Deena B., Ricanstruction
Berbati's Pan-Zig Zag
Biddy McGraw's-Higher Ground
Bitter End-Imperial Arms, Fuscus
Blue Monk-Dusty York Trio, Michael York
Boons Treasury-Radio Giants
* Bossanova-Pinback, Neil Hamburger, The Advantage, 8 pm, $14, All Ages
Buffalo Gap-Justin Hopkins, 9 pm
CandLELight-Soul Vaccination
Charlie White-Dan Crothers, 6 pm
* Conan's-Engorged, Impaled, Bung, Funerot, 9 pm, $7
Corner Saloon-Junkyard Dogs
* Crystal-Blues Explosion, The Gossip, 8pm, $13
* Dante's-Girlschool, Dirty Power, Klevelend, 10 pm, $10
Davey Jones' Locker-This Providence, Daphne Loves Derby, Paint By Numbers, Steps to Lydia, 7 pm, $5, All Ages
Duff's Garage-Strangetones
Edgefield Winery-Scott Fisher
First Baptist Church-Andrew Lawrence-King, Portland Baroque Orchestra, 8pm
Gemini-Big Monti
Goodfoot-The Motet
Grand Lodge-Greg Clarke
Hoppers-Ellen Whyte Band, 9pm
Hotel Oregon-Ryan Andrews
Imbibe-Mark Lemhouse, $5
Jimmy Mak's-Fernell Newton, Marcus Reynolds Quintet, 9pm
Kelly's Olympian-Donovan Breakwater, The Messengers, Jackie
Mac's Place-Chris Cain, $10-$12
Meow Meow-Big Time Productions Showcase, $10, All Ages
Mississippi pizza-Mizkitty's Parlour Vaudeville Novelty Show, 7 pm
Mississippi Studios-James Low, Myshkin's Ruby Warblers, 8 pm, $8
Mock Crest-Sneakin Out, 9 pm
New Old Lompoc-Off-Key Bluegrass Jam (open acoustic), 1 pm
* Nocturnal-House of Cunt Performances, 8pm, $10-$18, All Ages; Suckuh-Spins (downstairs)
Owen's-Spinnaker, 8 pm
Paris-Small Town Tragedy, Sindolor, The Typicals, TWP, 7:30 pm, $8, All Ages
Pasha's-Ala Nar, 8 pm, $8
Poor Richards-Lea Krueger
Produce Row-Muddy Bottom Boys
Rock Creek Tavern-Wildseed
Rococo's-Live Hiphop Night
Rose Garden-Yanni, 8 pm, $39-$75
* Roseland-Del The Funky Homosapien, Haiku De Tat, Zion-I, Bukue One, Abstract Rude, $18, All Ages
Sabala's Mt Tabor-Dr Theopolis CD Release, Camaro Hair
Club Satyricon-Woke Up Falling, Plain Jane, Eyelid Up
Tillicum-Tongue and Groove
Tonic-Professor Gall, 6-8 pm; Debris, Dfive9, Atom Sane, NW Royale
* Twilight Cafe-The Corvettes
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
* White Eagle-Giant Bug Village, The Vulturines, Ross & The Hellpets, $6
Wilf's Piano Bar-Tony Pacini Trio
Wine Down-Dale Morris, 8 pm, free
Wynne's-Brian Helsing and The Fabuous Crackertones, $3, All Ages
SUNDAY 11/21
Aladdin-Venessa Carlton, Low Millions, 8 pm, $15, All Ages
* Berbati's Pan-PWCL Benefit w/Blitzen Trapper, Desert City Soundtrack, Junior Private Detective, Kieskagato, Silicone Heads, 8:30pm, $10
Bitter End-Open Mic w/Josh Malm
Blue Monk-Frank Tribble, 10 am; Joelle Leandrew, Phillip Greenlief, 8 pm
Buffalo Gap-Anne Weiss, 7 pm, $6
CandLELight-Andy Stokes
Conan's-Karney, Roots and Culture Party, Stand Out Selector, Bamboo Station, Djs Cansaman, YT Dream, Steve Treez
Crystal-Gov't Mule, 8pm, $25; Hive w/DJs Horrid & Blackout, 9 pm, $3 (Lola's), All Ages
* Dante's-Sinferno Cabaret, 10 pm, $6
Davey Jones' Locker-American Distress, 7 pm, $8, All Ages
Edgefield Winery-Cornbred
Imbibe-The Right Revernd's Gospel Revue, 8pm
Kaul Auditorium, Reed College-Andrew Lawrence-King, Portland Baroque Orchestra in "The Harmony of Three Worlds", 3pm
Mississippi Pizza-Laughingstick, All Ages
Mississippi Studios-David Garza, 8 pm
Mock Crest-Super Song Circle, Lew Jones, Dan Ross & Ariel, 9 pm
Moon & Sixpence-Foghorn, 7 pm, free
O'Connor's-The Tone Sharks
Ohm-Devoted, 9 pm
* Porky's-Pink Mountain Tops
NOIR-Subterranean Beat Revival w/ Michael York Orchestra, DJ Mr Romo, free
River Roadhouse-Sinners Club; open jam
Roc's Bar & Grill-Kenny Lee & The Sundowners
Tillicum-Fairly Honest Jon and The Truth, 6 pm
Tonic-Open Mic, Free
White Eagle-Open Mic Showcase, free
MONDAY 11/22
Aladdin-Tuck & Patti, 8 pm, $19.50, All Ages
Ash St. -Swarm of Eternal Blackness, Kult ov Azazel,Scorched Earth, Sumuria, 8 pm, $10
Bitter End-Songwriter Showcase
CandLELight-DK 4
Cascade Bar-Open Jam w/Kenny Lee & the Sundowners
* Dante's-Storytellers, 6 pm; Karaoke From Hell, 10 pm, $2
Davey Jones' Locker-Embrace Today, Premonitions of War, Ion Dissonance, Stick to your Guns, All Ages
Edgefield Winery-Lea Krueger
It's a Beautiful Pizza-Five Euro Tip
Longhorn-Morrisson Bridge Music Jam
Meow Meow-Benefit for Cleveland High School Arts Program, All Ages
Mississippi pizza-Open Mic w/ John Vecchiarelli, 7 pm
Mock Crest-Kate Mann
* Moon & Sixpence-Johnny Connolly
Produce Row-Ron Steen's Jazz Jam, $3
PSU Lincoln Performance Hall-Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Mon- Tues, $15-$30
Roseland-Le Tigre, Robosapiens, Lesbians on Ecstasy, $15, All Ages
Sapphire-Local Musician & Songwriter Showcase
Red and Black Cafe Collective-Laughingstock, 7 pm
* Solid State-Mondo Bizarro Open Mic, All Ages
Tonic-PBR Musicians Night, free
Twilight Cafe-Open Mic w/Eric Allen
Twilight Cafe-Open Mic w/Eric Allen
White Eagle-Little Sue & Lynn Conover, free
TUESDAY 11/23
Arnada-Open Mic w/Marc
* Ash St. -Thorn City Improv; The Chosen, Smoke, Sleep, Destro, Thorn City All Stars, DJ Kez, $6
Babalu-Blues/Funk Open Mic, 9 pm; House Of Refuge Band
Biddy McGraw's-Dylan Vance, Griff Bean
Bitter End-Triceros Organic Beats
Blue Monk-Ramsey's Groove Trio
C-Bar-Open Mic, 7:30 pm sign up
Candelight-Reggie Houston
Conan's-People's Choice; DJs Cansaman, YT, Live; Mothers Anger, Lerker, $5
Dante's-Ground Zero Lounge w/Clyde Lewis, 6pm
Davey Jones' Locker-The Start, Paris Texas, Drive, The Academy Is..., $7, All Ages
Duff's Garage-The Pushrods
Edgefield Red Shed-Johnny B Connolly, Caleb Klauder & Sammy Lind
Edgefield Winery-Caleb Klauder, Sammy Lind
Fifteen (XV)-Soul Finger
Green room-Trevor Rasmussen
Imbibe-Songwriters Showcase w/Walker T. Ryan, John Shipe, 9:30 pm
It's a Beautiful Pizza-Kafana Club, 9 pm
Kenton Station-The Retta Christie Trio, 7 pm
Laurelthirst-Yascha, 6 pm
Mississippi Pizza-Klezmocracy, All Ages
Mock Crest-Lee Blake
Paolas-Unplugged Rock, 9 pm
Produce Row-Bluegrass Jam, 9 pm, free
* Rose Garden-Avril Lavigne, Butch Walker, 7 pm, $32-$37, All Ages
sabala's-Texecutioners, Power of County
Tillicum-Norman Sylvester, 8 pm
Tonic-The Stivs, The Piss Shivers, Free
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-Mark Alan, free
Wilf's Piano Bar-Susanah Mars, Diane Circle, Carol Lucas
WEDNESDAY 11/24
45th Street Pub-Open Mic w/Wabba Dave & the Splifftones
Amnesia Brewing Co. -Diggabone
Arnada-Songwriters Night w/Spaghetti Head
* Ash St. -I/O, Order of the Vulture, Alderbaran, $5
* Backspace-Microphone Fiendz; MC Cipher, free, All Ages
Barracuda-Hit Explosion, Geoff Byrd, 7pm, $10; NRK New Rock Rumble
* Berbati's Pan-IQU, Gold Chains, Death Sentence Panda, $8-$10
Bernie's-Little Joe, 8:30 pm
Biddy McGraw's-Eliza Bob
Bitter End-The Meanwhile Vision
Blue Monk-Carlos Washington
Boons Treasury-John Bunzow
Bossanova-Everclear, Avion, Michael Tolcher, 8 pm, $20
Buffalo Gap-Intervension 5, 9 pm
CandLELight-Ocean 503
Dante's-Unhappy Hour w/Mike D, 6 pm; Storm and the Balls, 10pm, $5, 10 pm, $5
Duff's Garage-Suburban Slim's Blues Jam
Edgefield Winery-Joe McMurrian
Green Room-Lea Kreuger
goodfoot-Big Island Shindig, Ashbury Park
Hoppers-Norman Sylvester Band, 9pm
Imbibe-Teisha Helgerson, Randy Porter, 9:30 pm
It's a Beautiful Pizza-Arabesque
* Kelly's Olympian-Metal Night; Seven Fingered Pharaoh
Laurelthirst-Little Sue, 6pm
* Meow Meow-(smog), Holysons, the Double U, 7:30pm, $12, All Ages
Mississippi Pizza-Jeff Boortz, 9:30 pm
Produce Row-June Bunton's Open Mic, 9 pm, free
NOIR-KPSU Support Night, 9 pm
Rock Creek Tavern-Paul Summers
Sabala's Mt Tabor-Blackout Radio
Solid State-Bury Your Dead, Scars of Tomorrow, A Perfect Murder, The Acacia Strain, Within Arms Reach, 6:30 pm, $10
Tillicum-Jim Mesi, 8pm
Tonic-Morgan Grace, 6-8pm; Red Venus Love Army
U&I Tavern-Autonomadic, Potty Mouth Society
Urban Wineworks-Fluid Measure w/DJ Mr Romo
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-Scott Fisher Band, Justin Hopkins, $6
Wine Down-Dale Morris, 8 pm, free