WOODY—One of the greatest filmmakers of the century… and a totally competent musician! Tonight Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band show up in Portland, not to screen Annie Hall or Manhattan or Match Point but to play some sweet, sweet jazz. Eh, I’ll take it. EH
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 7:30 pm, $46.50 & up
METALLURGY—Let’s get heavy, let’s get dark, and let’s motherfucking ROCK with Bay Area metal gods Black Cobra. Like a jackhammer to your skull, Black Cobra will assault you with sweet bombastic metal, wringing every last ounce of Christmas cheer from your system—with help from the equally heavy Norska, and Dog Shredder. Wait… Dog Shredder?? WSH
Star Theater, 13 NW 6th, 9 pm, $8-10