TALK SHOW—Very funny Merc contributors Alex Falcone and Bri Pruett have another slam-bang edition of Late Night Action lined up for you! This month the live talk show features Oh Joy Sex Toy‘s Erika Moen, the Funemployment Radio gang, comedy from Caitlin Weierhauser, and musical entertainment from Portland’s preeminent rapper Cool Nutz! WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 7 pm, $10-15
MUSIC—Whether you worship at the altar of Player or Steely Dan, we can all agree: There’s nothing better than chilling on your boat, tipping back a piña colada, and feeling some smooth music.
EXCEPT, that is, hitting the Doug Fir for the School of Rock Presents Yacht Rock!, featuring 100 percent of your favorite yacht rock grooves with 95 percent fewer beards. Let us exalt the spirit of Michael McDonald; blessed be His name. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 2 pm, $12-15, all ages
MUSIC—According to the Eastern Orthodox Church and its devotion to the Julian calendar, 2015 starts this weekend, NOT on January 1, like all you heretics might think. As such, dance band Chervona—known for headlining Portland’s Polish Festival—has gathered some friends to send off 2014 in well-fed (and well-dressed) style. DENIS C. THERIAULT
Star Theater, 13 NW 6th, 9 pm, $20-25