MUSIC—You can’t carve wood into something beautiful without a jagged blade and a pile of splinters, and that’s how I think of the hard-won beauty of Ghost to Falco, which lands somewhere between rock and folk and not-folk and not-rock. Eric Crespo’s indefinable project plays at Al’s Den all week long, with some incredible guests—like tonight’s, Bud Wilson from Aan. NED LANNAMANN
w/Whales Whailing; Al’s Den, 303 SW 12th, Sun March 15-Sat March 21, 7 pm, FREE
BOOKS—Small press month is here, so support indie publishers and head to Powell’s for a marathon reading from local small-press authors at Smallpressapalooza, including Evelyn Hampton, Lauren Ireland, Parker Tettleton, Ashley Tolliver, and more. It’s all hosted by Kevin Sampsell, the genius behind the wonderful selection of independent press titles at Powell’s. MEGAN BURBANK
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 6-9:45 pm, FREE