THURSDAY 1/2
Alberta Street Public House-Monty Green's Bluegrass Invite, 9 pm, free
Ash Street-2 Gallants, Future Cowboy, Cootie Platoon, AV United, $5
Berbati's Pan-D.I., Marky Ramone & The Speed Kings, 9 pm, $8-10
Biddy McGraw's-Spigot
Bitter End-Maggie's Choice, 6 pm; Buds of May, 9 pm, free
Blackbird-Rm. 101, System & Station, 10 pm
Blue Monk-Dan Gaynor
Buffalo Gap-Toni Land, 9 pm
Candlelight Cafe-Jay Bird Koder
DV8-Karaoke From Hell, 10 pm, $2
Goodfoot-Triclops
Jimmy Mak's-Mel Brown Quintet, 9 pm, $7
Kennedy School-Foghorn Stringband Square Dance
Mississippi-Dan Mills, 8 pm; Jayda, 10 pm
Mock Crest-Donna Jose Open Mic Jam, 8:30 pm
Ohm-Universes Collide: Keith Schriener, Dan Reed, Rob Daiker, DJ Sweet N Low, free
Porky's Pub-New Band Night, free
Produce Row Cafe-Songwriters In The Round w/ Heather Straube
Rabbit Hole-Catfish, 6 pm; Open Mike Bobby Sox, 8 pm
Satyricon-Portland Organic Wrestling
Tillicum Pub-Lloyd Jones, 9:30 pm
Tonic Lounge-Matt Bastard's Rock and Roll Overdose: Welsh Rabbit, sevenyearwinter
White Eagle-Brian Berg Rocks Off w/ Pacific Wonderland, Stan McMahon Band, Jeremy Wilson, Syd & Adam of Smidgen, $3
Wine Down-Alexander Green, 7:30 pm
FRIDAY 1/3
Alberta Street Public House-Elizabob, 7 pm; Beglan's Irish Jam, 9 pm, free
Arnada Cafe-Chapter's End, Untyd, Rule of 9
Ash Street-Rm. 101, Watsonville Patio, Miss Teen Idaho, The Film, $7
Berbati's Pan-Dahlia, Systemwide, Easy Tiger, 9:30 pm, $7
Beulahland-Wet Confetti, Pellet Gun
Biddy McGraw's-Rev Evan Hadley
Bitter End-Freewillinsoul, 6 pm, free; Danny Godinez Band, 9 pm, $5
Blackbird-Rynne's Birthday, 10 pm
Blue Monk-Mr. Rosewater
Buffalo Gap-X Angels, 9 pm
Cañita-Guateque Cubano , 10:30 pm, free
Conan's Pub-The Flying Stickleys
Corner Saloon-Liquid Blues
Dante's-I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House, The Ditty Twisters, The Old Joe Clarks, $6
Fez-Bassism w/ Sir Round Sound, S-Dub, E3, 10 pm, $6
Jazz De Opus-Tom Grant, 9 pm
Laurelthirst-Prairie Dogs, 6 pm; Baby Gramps
Meow Meow-Human, Nihilist, guests, All Ages
Mississippi-David Mckenzie, 5:30 pm; Sause, 7 pm
Mock Crest-Heavy Petting Zoo, 9 pm
Paris Theatre-4 Civ Habit, Hotboxed, Dislogik, Domestic Blend, Morman Assault Vehicle, All Ages
Port Halling-Power Band
Produce Row Cafe-Billy Kennedy & Luxury Trio
Rabbit Hole-Reverend Eddie Danger, 6 pm; Nanosaurus, 10 pm
River Roadhouse-No Excuses
Rogue Pub-Lloyd Jones, 9 pm
Tillicum Pub-Kinzel & Hyde, 9:30 pm
Tonic Lounge-Maynard, Valhere
White Eagle-Flat Mt. Girls, The Stragglers, $6
SATURDAY 1/4
Alberta Street Public House-Myshkin, Lara Michell, 8pm, $12-15
Arnada Cafe-Excessive Moderation, guests
Artichoke Music-Song Circle w/Kate Power, 2 pm, free; Darryl Prupose, 8 pm, $15
Ash Street-Eldoras, Minmae, Lion Fever, $6
Berbati's Pan-Q-Burns Abstract Message, $7
Biddy McGraw's-Asbury Park
Bitter End-Jackstraw Trio + Little Joe, $5
Blackbird-Les Savy Fav, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Hint Hint, 10 pm
Blue Monk-David Friesen
Buffalo Gap-X Angels, 9 pm
Cañita-Guateque Cubano, 10:30 pm, free
Cascade Bar-David Vest & the WIlling Victims
Conan's Pub-The Wizards, No. 3 Breakdown, No Red Flags, Tea For Julie
Corner Saloon-Liquid Blues
Crystal-James Angell, Garmonbozia, Menomena, 9 pm, $10
Dante's-The Weaklings, Freakshow Rodeo, The Gays, 9 pm, $6
Goodfoot-Nimbus
Jazz De Opus-Tom Grant, 9 pm
Laurelthirst-Buds Of May
Meow Meow-Havalina, guests, $5, All Ages
Mississippi-Darin Shafer, 5 pm; Alexa Whiley, 7 pm
Mock Crest-Dan Mills, 9 pm
Ohm-Solovox
Port Halling-Terry Robb
Produce Row Cafe-The Still Tendors
Rabbit Hole-Reverend Eddie Danger, 6 pm; Poison Okies, 9 pm
River Roadhouse-No Excuses
Rogue Pub-Markio and the Funky Monks, 8 pm
Sapphire Hotel-Echo Jazz Collective, 8 pm
Satyricon-Mindstain, Gudgen, Red Dirt
Schnitzer Hall-James DePriest, Gsrrick Ohlsson, 7:30 pm
Tillicum Pub-Kinzel & Hyde, 9:30 pm
Tonic Lounge-Six Foot Sam, Eve's Dilemma, H.O.T.S.
White Eagle-The Baseboard Heaters, $6
SUNDAY 1/5
Ash Street-The Before Picture
Billy Ray's-Anna & Crash, free
Blackbird-Vanishing Kids, Xploding Boys, The Taken Girls, 10 pm
Blue Monk-Jazz Movies, 8:30 pm, free
Buffalo Gap-Retta & the Smart Fellas, 6 pm
Candlelight Cafe-Andy Stokes
Conan's Pub-Mezmerelda, Philip Golden, Miguel, James Sasser, Bobby Heinson, Jeremy Serwer
Conan's Pub-Philip Golden, Miguel, James Sasser
Dante's-Sinferno Cabaret w/Lucy Fur, 11 pm, $6
The Hutch-Terry Robb
Laurelthirst-Freak Mtn Ramblers, 6 pm; Neil Gilpin's Belmont Street Octet
Maverick-Acoustic Open Mic w/Folk City, 7 pm
PSU, Lincoln Hall-Benjamin Kim, 4 pm, $15
River Roadhouse-Sinners Club Open Jam
Rose Garden-Smucker's Stars On Ice, 4 pm
Sapphire Hotel-singer/songwriter Open Mic
Satyricon-New Band Night
Schnitzer Hall-James DePriest, Gsrrick Ohlsson, 7:30 pm
Tillicum Pub-Johnny Martin, 6 pm
Twilight Cafe-Open Mic
MONDAY 1/6
Arnada Cafe-Open Mic w/April
Biddy McGraw's-Alexander Green, 8 pm
Bitter End-Nicole Campbell, 9 pm, free
Blackbird-El Olio Wolof, 10 pm
Candlelight Cafe-Jesus Presley
Dante's-Storytellers, 6 pm; Karaoke From Hell,
Gemini Bar -Morrison Bridge Music Jam
Green Room-Open Mic with Mississippi Mud
Laurelthirst-Kung Pao Chickens, 6 pm, free
Mississippi-Powell Roberts Project, 7 pm
Mt Tabor-Reggae Review Showcase w/ I-Say Reggae Band
Porky's Pub-Open Mic, 10 pm, free
Produce Row Cafe-Ron Steen Jazz Jam, $2
Rogue Pub-The Rogue Bluegrass Band, 7 pm
Satyricon-Wadsworth, Hobart, Science of Yabra, The Forth, $5
Schnitzer Hall-James DePriest, Gsrrick Ohlsson, 7:30 pm
Twilight Cafe-Fairly Honest Jon
White Eagle-Little Sue & Lynn Conover
TUESDAY 1/7
Alberta Street Public House-Irish Dance Lesson, 7:30 pm; Irish Jam, 9 pm
anna bannana's-Tree Age, guests, 8 pm
Arnada Cafe-Open Mic w/Adara Blake
Ash Street-Thorn City Improv starring Plan B, DJ Marquez, $5
Bitter End-John Bunzow, 8 pm, free
Blackbird-Octet Noir, 10 pm
Blue Monk-Ramsey Embick Trio
Boxxes-Mlsha's Make-A-Date, $2-7
Buffalo Gap-Portland Songwriter Showcase, 8 pm
Candlelight Cafe-Linda Hornbuckle
Dante's-Vaudeville
Goodfoot-Eclectic Electro
Green Room-Stephen Ashbrook
Jimmy Mak's-Mel Brown Septet, 7:30 pm, $6
Laurelthirst-Jackstraw, 6 pm; Sean Nowland's Open Mic/Open Screen, free
Mississippi-Klezmocracy, 7 pm
Ohm-Dahlia, Ben & Ravi, free
Produce Row Cafe-Bluegrass Jam, free
Rogue Pub-Harrison, 9 pm
Satyricon-Fusion Ball, Nameless, Burning Water
Tillicum Pub-Norman Sylvester, 9:30 pm
Tonic Lounge-The Odditors, Without Self
WEDNESDAY 1/8
Alberta Street Public House-Zydeco Dance, 7:15, free
Arnada Cafe-Miguel's Songwriters Circus
Ash Street-Guyve, Chango Malo, Unstable, $5
Berbati's Pan-The Make-Out Scene, friends
Biddy McGraw's-Elizabob
Billy Ray's-Juana Camilleii, Bob Shoemaker, free
Bitter End-Silky, 9 pm , free
Blue Monk-Mia Nicholson Trio
Candlelight Cafe-Ocean 503
Dante's-Storm & The Balls, $5
Disjecta-CUTS LIKE A KNIFE art show/wacky '80s solo covers, 7 pm, free
Fez-Ellery Eskelin, Andrea Parkins, Jim Black, 8 pm, $12-15
Goodfoot-Jazz At The Goodfoot, free
Green Room-Martin Tocci Piano Night
Gresham Inn-Jam Session, 8 pm
Jazz De Opus-Renato Caranto
Jimmy Mak's-Mel Brown
Laurelthirst-Pete Krebs, free; Little Sue, 6 pm
Mississippi-Racheal Taylor Brown, 6 pm
Oyster Bar-Alexander Green, 6 pm
Paris Theatre-Defiance, A Global Threat, Clit 45, Vile, 7 pm, $7, All Ages
Portland Art Museum-Barbara Lusch, 5:30 pm
Produce Row Cafe-June Bunton's Open Mic, free
PSU-Trick Sensei, noon, All Ages
Rabbit Hole-Darby O' Gill, 6 pm; Josh, 10 pm
Rogue Pub-Jon Koonce, 9 pm
Sapphire Hotel-Echo Jazz Collective, 8 pm
Satyricon-Fruit of the Legion of Loom, The Before Picture, $5
Tillicum Pub-Jim Mesi, 9:30 pm