b80f/1241209073-scaled.catrero.jpg

Happy May Day, y’all. There’s plenty of shows shaking around town tonight. Here’s a smattering:

Backspace—Blue Horns, Church, Inside Voices, Patterns, 8:30 pm, $6, all ages
Branx—Neon: DJ Brokenwindow, Oceania, Rude Dudes, Patricia Furpurse, 10 pm, $3
Doug Fir—Southerly, Soft Tags, Themes, 9 pm, free
Groove Suite—Group Therapy: 31 Avas, Pipedream, Nathan Detroit, Steven Quirke, Apolinario Ancheta, Taylor Quinn
Hawthorne Theatre—Animal Aid Benefit: Travis Williams Band, Dream Killer, Falling Closer, Bitchin’ Summer, Cities, Wet Pig, 7 pm, $10, all ages
Mississippi Studios—Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Samantha Crain, 7 pm, $12; Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Sister Suvi, 10 pm, $12
Mt. Tabor Legacy—Livid Minds, Grynch, NW Royale, 8 pm, $8
Roseland—Ladytron, The Faint, Crocodiles, 9 pm, $20-25, all ages
Rotture—Reverse Dotty & The Candy Cane Shivs, Massive Moth, Blood, DJ Linoleum, DJ Bobby Lily, 9 pm, $5

As always, there’s plenty more listings here. Don’t forget about the Cinco de Mayo Fest downtown and the beginning of the Jim Henson retrospective at the NW Film Center (MUPPETS!).

Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!