MUSIC—What a charming pairing! Cibo Matto—’90s darlings of harmonic, infectious, sugar-sweet pop music with a quirky food bent—open for Tune-Yards. Merrill Garbus and her touring band will be the perfect complement, with their sparkling cavalcade of butt-shaking pop songs from the new LP Nikki Nack. COURTNEY FERGUSON
Roseland, 8 NW 6th, 8 pm, $25, all ages
DANCE!—Portland radio outfit XRAY has hosted dozens of fine events all over town, but the station’s first-ever XRAY.FM Holiday Dance Party promises to be an enduring Yuletide staple. Dress fancy, then ruin all that fanciness sweating to the city’s finest DJs, while band performances, prizes, and a boozy glow garnish the damn thing like so much tinsel. DIRK VANDERHART
w/Modern Kin, Vinnie Dewayne, Cooky Parker, Holla ‘N Oates, and more; Rotture, 315 SE 3rd, 8 pm, $5-10