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MUSIC—Seattle singer/songwriter Jesse Sykes‘ voice oscillates from soothing to scratching, recalling both Marianne Faithfull and Cat Power. Not quite country and not quite folk, Sykes has a darker, heavier side, and tonight she’s teaming up with longtime collaborator Phil Wandscher for a double-prong of music that pairs best with a stiff whiskey. MS
w/Kele Goodwin; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $12

PORN—It’s the second installment of Portland Queer Porn Night at Crush, and this week features the dildo-rific, all-lesbian smut flick and AVN Award winner Sugar High, Glitter City! In the not-so-distant future, sugar is outlawed… and hot ‘n’ horny lesbians will do ANYTHING to get it. (Including some extra dildo work on the side.) WSH
Crush, 1400 SE Morrison, 7:30 pm, $10

Pour a little sugar on your life with My, What a Busy Week!

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)