THURSDAY 4/11
Alberta Street Public House-Monty Green's Bluegrass Invite
Ash Street-Party Time, All Night, Tourist, $5
Biddy McGraw's-Evan Hadley
Bitter End-Riot Trio, 8:30 pm, free
* Blackbird-and you will know us by the trail of dead, Bobby Conn, $10
Boogie Woogie's-James & Joel, Van & Bobby dueling pianos, 8 pm, $3; Greg Smith, 6 pm
Brasilia-J. Buttler
Buffalo Gap-Jon Koonce & friends
Duff's Garage-Rockin' Hillbilly Jam w/Joey Butler
Gemini Bar -Robbie Laws unplugged
Goodfoot-Triclops Organ Trio, $3
Green Room-Lea Krueger & the Sugar Highs
Hoppers-The Stingers, 9 pm
Jimmy Mak's-Mel Brown Quintet, $6
Kennedy School-the Scott Fisher Project, All Ages
Laurelthirst-Ashleigh Flynn, Thais Perkins; Velvida Underground, 6 pm
Medicine Hat-Abandon Ship, Annavox, Two Guys, $5
Memorial Coliseum-Incubus, 8 pm, $25
* Meow Meow-The Decemberists, Reclinerland, Beltline, $5, All Ages
Mississippi-Christine Young Band, 6 pm; Carl ARden, 8 pm
Mock Crest-Open Mic Jam w/Bill Keenom, 8:30 pm
Mt Tabor-Schfuilkus
Music Millennium NW-Shinola, 5 pm, free, All Ages
Rabbit Hole-Electronica Thursday; Catfish, 6 pm
Red and Black Cafe-Happy Hour w/the Government Issue Orchestra, 5:30 pm, All Ages
Rock Creek Tavern-Catherine Welson & bob Love
Roseland-Greg Brown, 8 pm, All Ages
Satyricon-Cookie, Redneck Girlfriend, Thunderfist, Geraldine
Seges-Bobby Torres Ensemble
Snake & Weasel-Chazmadar; The Stragglers
* Tonic Lounge-Oldominion Nightcrawlers
Twilight Cafe-Too Big World
White Eagle-Foghorn Leghorn, Cornbred, $3
FRIDAY 4/12
Alberta Street Public House-Bob Soper's Irish Pub Party
Arnada Cafe-Hou.Farr.Long Project, Critical Mass, Infect, 9 pm, $5
Ash Street-Dizzy Elmer, Huricane Lamps, The Take Over, $6
Banana Joe's-Lew Jones, 6 pm
* Berbati's Pan-The Shins, The Busy Signals, The Fruit Bats
Biddy McGraw's-St James Gate
Billy Ray's-Exploding Hearts, Chins
Bitter End-Smoochknob, 5:30 pm; Mission 5, Pacific Wonderland, 9 pm
* Blackbird-Fireballs of Freedom, Von Bondies, Soledad Brothers, $8
Boogie Woogie's-Van & Bobby, James & Joel dueling pianos, 8 pm, $5; James Hill, 6 pm
Bookies-Catfish
Brasilia -Flamenco Show
Buffalo Gap-Jack McMahon Band, 9 pm
Burnside Bean-Lorna Miller, 7:30 pm
Cobalt Lounge-Porterhouse, guests, $6-7
Corner Saloon-X-Angels
* Dante's-Kid606, Gold Chains, Lesser, Nudge, $10
Disjecta-Future Tense Benefit w/The Bad Mintons, Ma Ford, Crack City Rockers, Reclinerland, Giant Bug Village, 8 pm, $10
Fez-Robert Walter's 20th Congress, Fred Wesley, Papa Mali, 9 pm, $12
Gemini Bar -Jesus Presley
Green Room-Life After Liftoff
Hoppers-Mayfield Rose Band
Java Vivace-Rivercity Consort
Jimmy Mak's-Stephanie Schneiderman, $6
Jolly Inn-The A-Frames, The Hunches, The Hospitals, $3
Laurelthirst-Kung Pao Chickens; Prairie Dogs , 6 pm, $6
Grand Lodge-Catherine Welson & bob Love
Medicine Hat-Rowdy Faust, Graham, N8, $6
* Meow Meow-Thrones, Pink & Brown, Captured by Robots, Janet Pants Dans Theater, $7, All Ages
Mississippi-Big Dumb Animals, 8 pm
Mock Crest-Blues Police, 9 pm
Mt Tabor-Higher Ground
Music Millennium NW-Cash Brothers, 5 pm, free, All Ages
Paris Theatre-Piebald, Minus the Bear, Sunday's Best, Thirty3, All Ages
Produce Row Cafe-Robert Cannon, June Bunton
PSU, Lincoln Hall -Spring Jazz Night, 8 pm, All Ages
Rabbit Hole-James Low Trio; Plumb Bob, 6 pm
* Red and Black Cafe-Money & Lovin, Uprite Dub Arkestra, 7 pm, $4, All Ages
* Reed College-Larry Karush piano, 4 pm, All Ages
River Roadhouse-Aaron Black Band
Rock Creek Tavern-Sig Paulson Band
Satyricon-Midnight Evils, High and Mighty, Hussy, Drone Offensive
Scoreboard-Roads End
* St. Johns Pub-3 Leg Torso, Zazou, $12-14
Mt Tabor Acoustic-Jacob Van Auken, Gilberto Midelo
Touchstone Cafe-Lane Eubank
White Eagle-Tecumseh Valley; Spigot, Fernando, $6
SATURDAY 4/13
Arnada Cafe-Zelouis, Grace of Falling, Red Shift, 9 pm, $5
Ash Street-Zeke, Bast, Portrait of Poverty, Lopez, $8
* Berbati's Pan-Systemwide, Squall, Menomena, DJ Ism, DJ Joelskool, $9
Biddy McGraw's-St James Gate
Billy Ray's-Godlings, Aporia, 10 pm, free
Bitter End-Citizen Lane, 9 pm
* Blackbird-The Spits, The Triggers, The Hunches, The Pist'uns, 10 pm
Boogie Woogie's-Van & Bobby, James & Joel dueling pianos, 8 pm, $5; Jim Fischer, 6 pm
Bookies-Bolt Upright
Brasilia -Lions of Batacuda
Buffalo Gap-Pale Green Pants, 9 pm
Burnside Bean-Tim Uecker, &:30 pm; Dave Rummans, 9 pm
Cobalt Lounge-DFive9, guests, $5
Corner Saloon-X-Angels
Crystal-Mel, Rubber Burning Hot Rods, Elbo Finn, All Ages
Dante's-Model Rockets, The Maroons, Once for Kicks, $6
Doc's Bar & Grill-4th Plane Jaiant, Surreal Sutra, Precursor, 9:30 pm, $6
Fez-The Countrypolitans CD Release, Buds of May, Saw Tooth Mountain Boys, 7:30 pm, $12.50
Gemini Bar -Curtis Salgado
Goodfoot-Dexter Grove, Tecumseh Valley
Grand Lodge-Terry Robb & Albert Reda
Green Room-Dr. Theopolis
Hoppers-Chuck Adkins & Easy Money
Java Vivace-Susan LeMaster Combo
Jimmy Mak's-Thara Memory's Superband, $6
Laurelthirst-Foghorn Leghorn; James Low, 6 pm
Medicine Hat-Stereo Crush, Welsh Rabbit, Acacia, $6
Meow Meow-Cantus, Lancaster, Twomanriot, Alter Ego; Curlupanddie, One Last Thing, The Firing Line, All Ages
Mock Crest-Kenny Lavitz, 9 pm
Mt Tabor-Bev Stein fundraiser: Hap Hazzard, Land Camera Micro-Orchestra
Music Millennium NW-The Maroons, 1 pm; Dennis Rowland, 3 pm; Water, 5 pm, free, All Ages
* Ohm-Suckapunch: Keith Schreiner, Mic Crenshaw, Jeff Trott, Derek Simms, My-G, Berlin, $8
Paris Theatre-Diablotones, Spare Lead, A New Hope, No Ordinary, All Ages
Produce Row Cafe-Lynn Conover Trio
Rabbit Hole-Rachel Browning & the Do Right Boys; Gothic Outhouse, 6 pm
* Red and Black Cafe-Captain Rock, Maria Callahan Benefit for Catherine Stauffer vs. the OCA, 8 pm, All Ages
River Roadhouse-Aaron Black Band
Rock Creek Tavern-Paul Summers Band
Roseland-Hispanic Dance, 9 pm
Salem Armory-Puddle of Mudd, 30 Seconds to Mars
* Satyricon-Varnaline, Centromatic, Long Winters
Scoreboard-Roads End
Snake & Weasel-The Sawtooth Mountain Boys
St. Johns Pub-Todd Snider, 8 pm, $13-15
Mt Tabor Acoustic-Sara Shansky, Dylon Croft, Alexa Wiley, Hunter Payne
Touchstone Cafe-John Twist
White Eagle-Jackstraw, $6
SUNDAY 4/14
Ash Street-Sugar Free, Dead End Crush, The New Ruins, Rick Hedges, $5
Biddy McGraw's-Irish Jam
Bitter End-Louden Mellow Jazz Jam, 7 pm
* Blackbird-Domestic Violence Resource Center Benefit starring Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Solenoid, The 6-Minute Heartsop, Dr. Manischewitz, Jacob Elliott, $6
Buffalo Gap-Los Cowtones, 6 pm; Life After Liftoff, 9 pm
Crystal Ballroom-Casey MacGill & the Sirits of Rhythm
Dante's-Sinferno Cabaret starring Lucy Fur, The Suicide Girls, $6
Hoppers-Aaron Black Band, 9 pm
* Itisness-Alpha Wave Benefit starring Brainwarmer, Mugwort, Legerdemain, Sardonik Grin, Soriah, MSNGR, Nothing, 9 pm, $5-23
Laurelthirst-Neil Gilpin's Belmont Street Octet, 10 pm; Freak Mtn Ramblers , 6 pm
Medicine Hat-Blues Jam, free
* Meow Meow-Tami Hart Complex Record Release, Squirrel Meat, Thanksgiving
Mock Crest-Karaoke w/Moonrider, 8 pm
Music Millennium NW-Dan Page Trip, 5 pm, free
Paris Theatre-Regretfully Yours, Reignition, Paint by Numbers, Lead Off, 36 Drive, All Ages
PSU, Lincoln Hall -Wind Symphony Spring Concert, 2 pm
Red and Black Cafe-Open Mic w/Elyce Hues, 8 pm, All Ages
Satyricon-New Band Night: Truck Driver Suicide, Amongst Us, Umer, Susan & the Surftones
Shot in the Dark Coffee-Charlotte Vanderwolf
Snake & Weasel-Skip vonKuske, the Mud Bay Jug Band, Trifecta, 4 pm
White Eagle-Strongbox, $3
MONDAY 4/15
Alberta Street Public House-Irish Jam Session
Arnada Cafe-/John January Band
Ash Street-Open Mic
* Blackbird-Mice Parade, FCS North, Modernstate, $7
Dante's-Karaoke from Hell, 8:30 pm, $1
Gemini Bar -Morrison Bridge Music Jam
Green Room-Open Mic with Mississippi Mud
Hoppers-Acoustic Jam Session
Laurelthirst-Kung Pao Chickens, 7 pm, free
Medicine Hat-Open Mic, free
Mississippi-Portland State Jazz Jam, 7:30 pm
Mock Crest-KC Murphy, 7 pm
Mt Tabor-Reggae Jam
* Produce Row Cafe-Ron Steen Jazz Jam, $2
PSU, Lincoln Hall-Eroica Trio doing Rachmaninoff, Piazzolla, Gershwin, $13.50-27, All Ages
Red and Black-Spoken Word w/Kira, All Ages
Satyricon-Jack McMahon, Jeff Krebs, John Vecchiarelli, $4
Schnitzer Hall-Lucinda Williams, Anne McCue, 7 pm, $21, All Ages
Snake & Weasel-Taarka, 6 pm; Jon Self's Open Mic, 8 pm
Stephano's-Pacific Blue Jazz Quartet
White Eagle-Little Sue & Lynn Conover
TUESDAY 4/16
Aladdin Theater-The Fixx, Here Comes Everybody, $20-22
Alberta Street Public House-Irish Slow Jams
Arnada Cafe-Lee from Texas
Ash Street-Stinking Lizavetta, Diesto, Point LIne Plane, Wadsworth, $6
Berbati's Pan-Firewater, Saint Bushmill's Choir, Big Lazy, $8
* Blackbird-Edith Frost, Central Falls, Sarah Dougher, $6
Boogie Woogie's-Carl & Paul dueling pianos, 7 pm, free
Buffalo Gap-Chris Mayther Jam
Green Room-Stephen Ashbrook
Hoppers-Terry Robb
Jimmy Mak's-Mel Brown Septet, $6
Laurelthirst-Sean Nowland's Open Mic; Jackstraw, 6 pm
Medicine Hat-Rob Scheps and Salon de Refuses , $5
* Meow Meow-Ladybug Transistor, Essex Green, James William Hindle, $5, All Ages
Mock Crest-Irene Shea, Robert Carson, 7 pm
Mt Tabor-Special Jam w/ Upright Dub Arkestra, Money & Lovin, Aug Dog
Ohm-Dahlia, Ben, Ravi, $5
Produce Row Cafe-Bluegrass Jam, free
PSU, Lincoln Hall -Eroica Trio doing Lalo, Pazzolla, Brahms, $13.50-27, All Ages
Rabbit Hole-Karaoke Underground
Red and Black Cafe-Old Time Music Jam, 8:30 pm
Satyricon-Antiworld, 86ers, Manholes, Warriors of Genghis Khan
Snake & Weasel-Sweet Potatoes, 6 pm; Jon Self's Open Mic, 9 pm
Stephano's-Pacific Blue Jazz Quartet
White Eagle-Ayahuasca Bros.
WEDNESDAY 4/17
Aladdin Theater-Glenn Tilbrook, $16.50-18
Alberta Street Public House-Old Time Session
Arnada Cafe-Songwriters Circus
Ash Street-Nautical Sauce Posse, Pepper, Noumena, $5
B Complex-People Like Us, Steev Hise, Dr. Manischewitz, The Jihad Squad, 9 pm, $7, All Ages
Berbati's Pan-DJ Craze, Ill Naughty, DJ Seraiah
Biddy McGraw's-Irish Jam
Bitter End-Redwood Highway, 5:30 pm; Triclops Organ Trio, 8:30 pm, free
* Blackbird-Of Montreal, Marshmallow Coast, Badger King, $7
Boogie Woogie's-James & Joel, 8 pm; Greg Smith, 6 pm, $3
Buffalo Gap-Toca, 8:30 pm
Bush Garden Lounge-The Midnight Seven, 9 pm, $3
Fez-Dan Bern, 8 pm, $13-15
Goodfoot-Stuart Wylen Free Jazz
Green Room-Amelia
Gresham Inn-Jam Session, 8 pm
Hoppers-Robbie Laws, Paul Delay, 9 pm
Jimmy Mak's-Mel Brown Quartet , 7:30 pm, $6
Laurelthirst-Fernando, 6 pm
* Medicine Hat-Strategy, Milk Wreck, John Irving, My Name is Joe
* Meow Meow-Little Wings Record Release Extravaganza, All Ages
Mock Crest-Free Willin Soul, 9 pm
Mt Tabor-Public Groovement, Jive
Music Millennium NW-Stew, 5 pm, free
O'Connor's Annex-The New Iberians
Ohm-Aqualounge w/Dave Elliott, $5
Old Church-Eric Lautenbachs, Michael allen Harrison
Produce Row Cafe-June Bunton's Open Mic, free
Rabbit Hole-The Kung Pao Chickens; the Darrylizers, 6 pm
Rock Creek Tavern-Kenny Lavitz & Scott White
Satyricon-The Deadlines, The Gleaners, Totalisti
Snake & Weasel-Joe McMurrian, 6 pm; Mona Miller, Juliette Wyers, Joy Wilson, 9 pm
White Eagle-Jon Koonce & the Hinky Tonk Trio, $3