THURSDAY 8/28
Alberta Arts Pavilion-Rob Scheps & Salon De Refuses, 9:30 pm, $10-12, All Ages
Alberta St Pub-Monty Green's Blugrass Invite
anna bannana's-Anson Wright & Friends, 8 pm, free
Arnada-Battle of the Bands finals
* Ash St. -Wednesdays, Electric Eye
babalu-Regeton
Berbati's Pan-Rock To Mars: Crack City Rockers, The Quags, Willy Vlautin, 9:30 pm, $5
Biddy McGraw's-Dylan Vance and the Powerhouse Revival
Bitter End-Skye Pixton, 6 pm, free; Buds Of May, 9 pm
Blackbird-Caustic Resin, Dutch Flat, Bug Girl, The Bee's Knees, 10 pm, $7
* Blue Monk-3 Leg Torso
Buffalo Gap-The Royals, 8 pm
Candlelight-Black Notes, free
Cascade Bar-Richard Day Reynolds
conan's-Dogpepper, Courtesy Clerks, Junior Private Detective, Used Wares
Crystal-Nimbus, Tympanic, Moonraker (Lola's), 9 pm, $5
Dante's-Supagroup, The Natrons, The Feverpitch, 9 pm, $5
DV8-The Lawns, The Runaways
Goodfoot-Triclops
Greek Cusina-Aguamiel, 10 pm
Green Room-Rocks Off w/Brian Berg, 8 pm
Hoppers-Blues Jam w/Jeff Barnes & Mel Solomon
Jimmy's-Bodacious, free
Ladd's-Open Mic Thursday w/Jessica Stiles, 8 pm, free
Laurelthirst-James Low, 6 pm; Dan Jones & the Squids, Michael Jodell, $3
Medicine Hat-Open Mind Night, free
Mississippi-Valhere, 7 pm
Mock Crest-Bill Keenom Open Mic, 9 pm
Monteaux's-Open Mic Invitational
Mt Tabor-The Up Sequence
* Nocturnal-Breakin Lessons, 4:30 pm, $8; Bands Against Bush: Poison Idea, Torture Cookies, Spider Moccasin, Stink & Linger, 7 pm, $5-8 don., All Ages
Oak Grove-Open Mic
* Ohm-Hungry Mob w/Toni Hill, $6
Ozone P3-Mea Culpa, 6 pm, free, All Ages
Produce Row-Pete Krebs acoustic swing
Red & Black-Bonfire Madigan, Molotov Mouths, All Ages
* Red Sea-The Reparations, MC Madgesdiq, DJ Chill, 9 pm, $5
Roseland-Dandy Warhols, 8 pm, $15
Schnitzer-Olivia Newton John, 8 pm, $35-75, All Ages
Tillicum-Lloyd Jones, 9:30 pm
Tin Shed-Five: upbeat Latin jazz
Tonic-Trophy Wife, Mea Culpa, I Know Kung Fu , 9 pm
Twilight Cafe-Two Gallants, Morgan Grace, Susie Blue, free
Vine Leaves-Patrick Lamb
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
* Waterfront Park-Carlos Kalmar does Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, The Portland Youth Philharmonic
White Eagle-Kibosh, Fiery Cubist, Gravitron, $3
Wine Down-Alexander Green, 7:30 pm
FRIDAY 8/29
Aladdin-Kathleen Edwards, Rhett Miller, Mary Lou Lord, 8 pm, $14, All Ages
Alberta St Pub-Elizabob, 7 pm; Beglan's Irish jam, 9 pm
Arnada-Untyd, West Of Nowhere, Soma
Ash St. -Valis, Argonaut
* Berbati's Pan-Stoner Hands Of Doom: Day Of Doom: YOB, Sunn 0))), Morgion, Goatsblood, Floor, Orodruin, Asunder, Mourning Beloveth, The Prophecy, God's Iron Tooth, 5 pm, $13-15 day/$35-40 wknd
Biddy McGraw's-Funk Shui
Bitter End-Seven Year Tango, 6:30 pm, free; Freewillinsoul, 9:30 pm, $5
* Blackbird-Triggers, Holodeck Moshpit, Grails, Holy Sons, party, $5
Blue Monk-Silky, 9:30 pm, $5
Buffalo Gap-Jude Bowerman Band, 9 pm
Candlelight-Soul Vaccination, free
Cascade Bar-The Stingers
conan's-Big Island Shindig, Jackstraw
Corner Saloon-Wolfgang
Crystal-Drive Thru Records Tour: The Starting Line, Homegrown, The Early November, Senses Fail/Allister, 8 pm, $13-15, All Ages; Shut Up & Dance w/DJ Gregarious, 10 pm, $3 (Lola's)
* Dante's-Wanda Jackson, The Donettes, DJ Jim Goad, 9 pm, $10
* Delta-Lana Rebel, Brent Fellows, free
DV8-A Typical Theme, Kicking Fate, guest
Gemini-J.R. Sims
Gotham-Hush Night, 7 pm, $3
Green Room-Gruesome Galore
* Holocene-Kid606, DJ/rupture, Dwayne Sodahberk, Nice Nice, $10-12
Hoppers-Lloyd Jones, Struggles
It's a Beautiful Pizza-The Last Mojito, 7 pm, free, All Ages
Jimmy's-Mutts on Fire, free
Kingdom-John Wiese and Yellow Swans collaborative set, Gerritt, Becky and Zander
Ladd's-Crash and Betty vs. Jessica Stiles, free
Laurelthirst-Prairie Dogs, 6 pm; Flat Mountain Girls, The Stragglers, 9 pm, $4
Medicine Hat-Shakabuku
Mississippi-Tom Price, 6 pm; Magestic, 9:30 pm
Mock Crest-Heavy Petting Zoo, 9 pm
Monteaux's-Rick Valenzuela & Friends
* Nocturnal-Lightheaded, Redcloud, Sharlock Poems, 7:30 pm, $6-8, All Ages
Oak Grove-Trash Heap, guests
Paris-Prizefight, Goodbye Blue Monday, New Society, Enter The Race, Stand Off, All Ages
Porky's-The Altarboys, the Culprits, free
Produce Row-Dale Garrison Band
Rabbit Hole-Sauce, 6 pm
River Roadhouse-The Ron Carnes Band
Roc's Bar & Grill-Lost And Found
Rogue-The Chuck and Dave Show
Roseland-Nickel Creek, Great Big Sea, 8 pm, $20-25
111-Devorzhum: Faith and Disease, Mortal Clay, To-Ka-Ge, 10 pm, $10, All Ages
Three Friends Coffeehouse-Sneakin' Out, Acoustic Trio, All Ages
Tillicum-Aaron Black Band, 9:30 pm
Tonic-Agony of Deceit, Shelter Red, Server X, Brain Dead
Touchstone-Majesty, 7 pm, free
Twilight Cafe-El Buzzard, The Jailbirds, Tina, The Kickstarts, free
Vine Leaves-Mia Nickelson
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
Waterfront Park-Bite of Portland w/Dr. Theopolis, Chuck Prophet, All Ages
White Eagle-Higher Ground, Moonshine Hangover, 9 pm, $6
SATURDAy 8/30
Aladdin-Donovan, 8 pm, $27.50-30, All Ages
Alberta St Pub-Anne Weiss, Ali Ippolito, Jim Maddox
Arnada-End of Summer Blues w/Ground Score, Noir City, Soma, The Black Notes, The Twins
Artichoke-Song Circle w/Kate Power, 2 pm, free
* Ash St. -Gravity and Henry, The Key, Fear Of Little Men, Stella Marie
* Berbati's Pan-Stoner Hands Of Doom: Rock Day: Bottom, Porn (The Men Of) feat. Tim Moss, Billy Anderson & Dale Crover, Ludicra, The Fireballs Of Freedom, The Lizards, Iommi Stubbs, Gate 9, Stovokor, Sir Hedgehog, Secret Order Of Tusk, Fall Of The Bastard, Jecano, Mountain Maker, 5 pm, $13-15 day/$35-40 wknd
beulahland-The Israelites
Biddy McGraw's-Pete Krebs
Billy Ray's-The Branches, 9:30 pm, free
Bitter End-Lofi Breakdown, Spoonshine, 9:30 pm, $5
* Blackbird-Deerhoof, Lil Pocketknife, The Planet The, Degenerate Art Ensemble, 10 pm, $8
Blue Monk-David Friesen
Buffalo Gap-Steve Bradley, 9 pm
* Bush Garden-Jackie, 10 pm, free
Candlelight-Soul Vaccination, free
Cascade Bar-The Stingers
Charlie White-Dan Crothers, 6 pm
Chez What? Cafe-The Cosmic Salvation Band, Power Of Country, Clampitt, Gaddis & Buck feat. Jamie and Katie Barrier, 10:30 pm
conan's-Jigsaw Jones, Jam on Whitebread, Bobby Torres
Corner Saloon-Wolfgang
* Dante's-Gogol Bordello, Lion Fever, 9 pm
Delta-Whiskey Puppy, 10 pm, free
Duff's Garage-Shorty & The Mustangs
DV8-Black Sunn, DTX, Auditors, Eye Lid Up
Gemini-J.R. Sims
Goodfoot-Larry Keel Experience
Green Room-Buds of May
* Holocene-IWW Benefit
Hoppers-Kid Lopez Band
Jimmy's-Big Goldfish, free
Laurelthirst-Bingo, 6 pm; Lynn Conover, $3
Mississippi-Mary Schumaker, 7 pm; Schicky Gnarowitz, 9 pm
Mock Crest-Blueprints, 9 pm
Modern Zoo-Country Music Fest, 9 pm, All Ages
Monteaux's-Noah Peterson Quartet feat. Nancy King
* Mt Tabor-End Of Summer HipHop Bash
New Old Lompoc-Off-Key Bluegrass Jam (open acoustic) starring Banjos! w/Justin Auld, Rachel Gold, 2-5 pm
* Nocturnal-IPRC benefit: Y.A.C.H.T., The Daisy Cutters, The Sensualists, Cherchez La Femme, Skeleton Coast, 8 pm, $6, All Ages
Oak Grove-Finster, guests
Paris-Grinch, FD, Reecee-G, 9 Lives, LB. Santo, Mr Flossy, All Ages
Porky's-Morf, free
Produce Row-Swing and a Miss
Rabbit Hole-Pono, Pillow Pusher
River Roadhouse-The Ron Carnes Band
Roc's Bar & Grill-Slim Happy Jack
Rogue-Harrison Saturday Night Live
Roseland-Nickel Creek, Great Big Sea, 8 pm, $20-25
Sapphire-Echo Jazz Collective, 8 pm
Tillicum-Aaron Black Band, 9:30 pm
Tonic-I-5 Super Sonic Challenge
Touchstone-Terra, 7 pm, free
Tualatin River Nursery-Cross-Eyed Rosie, Foghorn Stringband, Dromedary, 3 Leg Torso, 1:30 pm, All Ages
Twilight Cafe-Champs benefit: The Hunches, The Triggers, The Flip-Tops, free
Vine Leaves-Mary Kaderley
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
waterfront front-Junior/Senior, more
White Eagle-Baseboard Heaters, $6
SUNDAY 8/31
Arnada-Band Practice
Babalu-Border Patrol, 7:30 pm
* Berbati's Pan-Stoner Hands Of Doom: Ladies Night: Amber Asylum, Totimoshi, Subarachnoid Space, Wormwood, Hammers Of Misfortune, Hillbilly Devilspeak, Turambar, Levey Day, Diesto, M-Squad, Sons Of Serro, Greenhouse Effect, Graves At Sea, Argonaut, Automatic Animal, 7:30 pm, $13-15 day/$35-40 wknd
Buffalo Gap-Mutts on Fire, 6 pm
Bush Garden-Glass Candy, Fast Forward, Ice Machine, 10 pm, free
Candlelight-Andy Stokes, free
Crystal-The Isley Brothers, 9 pm, $40
Dante's-Imperial Teen, 7 pm, $10; Sinferno Cabaret, 10 pm, $6
Goodfoot-The Slip
Hoppers-The Yanks
Hutch-Terry Robb
Laurelthirst-Freak Mtn Ramblers, 6 pm; Neil Gilpin's Belmont St. Octet, $3
Mock Crest-Joshua Williams, 7 pm
Mt Tabor-drum circle
O'Conners-The Tone Sharks, 5 pm, $3
paris-Innisfail, A Message for Andersin, Leaving the Scene, Second Best, 4:30 pm
Rabbit Hole-Subterranean Beat Revival, 9 pm
Sapphire-open mic, 2 pm
tonic-Neo Soul Hiphop
Longhorn-Kid Lopez Showcase w/Ed Neumann
Twilight Cafe-Smoke, Pornstore Janitor, Dirty Harriet
Vine Leaves-Ron Steen Jazz Jam
* Waterfront Park-Bite of Portland w/De La Soul, Lifesavas
White Eagle-Steve Owen & The Turlock 2, 8 pm, $3
MONDAY 9/1
Ash St. -Open Mic, 10 pm
Biddy McGraw's-Alexander Green
Burlingame Acoustic-Tye North, David Tiller & Enion Pelta, 6 pm, free, All Ages
candlelight-DK Stewart
Cascade Bar-Open Mic w/Kenny Lee
Dante's-Storytellers, 6 pm; Karaoke From Hell $100 weekly contest, 10 pm, $2,
Gemini-Morrison Bridge Music Jam
Green Room-Open Mic w/Mississippi Mud, 8 pm
Laurelthirst-Kung Pao Chickens, 7 pm, free
Mock Crest-Aric Riley, 8 pm
* Nocturnal-The New Amsterdams, Jesse Malin, Rocky Votolato, Dios, 7 pm, $10, All Ages
Produce Row-Ron Steen Jazz Jam
Rogue-Norman Sylvester Band, 9 pm
Sapphire-Hi Tone Jazz Guitar Duo, 4 pm
Tonic-DJ Matt Bastard; Baby Boomers Social Club; Jasmine Ash Band
White Eagle-Little Sue & Lynn Conover
TUESDAY 9/2
Alberta St Pub-Irish Dance Lesson, 7:30 pm; Irish Jam
anna bannana's-Tree Age, guests, 8 pm
Arnada-Open Mic w/Jordan Feathers
Ash St. -Thorn City Improv
Babalu-Blues/Funk Open Mic, 9 pm; House Of Refuge Band
Biddy McGraw's-Dylan Vance
candlelight-Linda Hornbuckle
Cascade Bar-Big Monti
Dante's-The Voodoo Organist, 9 pm, $3
dv8-Open Jam
Green Room-Stephen Ashbrook
* Holocene-Todd Barry, why?, Janet Pants Dans Theeatre, Birdsongs of the Bauharoque, $6
Laurelthirst-Jackstraw, 6 pm; Sean Nowland's Open Mic/Screen, free
* Meow Meow-The Jealous Sound, Armor For Sleep, Believing In June, 8 pm, $8, All Ages
Mississippi-Klezmocracy, 8:30 pm
Mock Crest-Johnnie Ward, 8 pm
Ohm-Dahlia, Ben & Ravi, $5
Produce Row-Bluegrass Jam, 9 pm, free
Rogue-Old Elbows, 9 pm
* Roseland-Café Tacuba , 9 pm, All Ages
Sewickly's-Lyle Ford's Singer/Songwriter Show-Off, 6:30 pm
Steinhaus-Alexander Green, 7:30
Tillicum-Norman Sylvester, 9:30 pm
Tonic-El Jefe, guests
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
WEDNESDAY 9/3
Alberta St Pub-Zydeco Dance , 7:15 pm
Arnada-Songwriter's Circus w/ Miguel
Ash St. -Excessive Moderation, Thunderfist
Berbati's Pan-Bernie Worrell & The Woo Warriors, Purusa, 9:30 pm, $11-13
Billy Ray's-Juana Camilleii, Bob Shoemaker, free
candlelight-Ocean 503
Cascade Bar-Papa Salty, Mojo Posse
Conan's-The Mellowouts, Sketchy Ted, Echo Helstrom, 9:30, free
* Dante's-Storm & the Balls, The Voodoo Organist, 10 pm, $5
Delta-t.rust the DJ, free
Devil's Point-Le Freakshow starring DJ Sleazy Disco, 8 pm
Goodfoot-Global Funk Council w/Nimbus
Green Room-Burn Three
Gresham Inn-Jam Session, 8 pm
Hotel Oregon-Richard Day Reynolds, All Ages
Laurelthirst-Little Sue, 6 pm; Pete Krebs, free
Longhorn-Hudson Rocket, Sunny Hess
Medicine Hat-The Drum: Salsa In The Hood, $5
Mississippi-Rachel Taylor Brown, 8 pm
Mock Crest-Dave Twigg, 8 pm
Mt Tabor-Lyle Ford's Singer/Songwriter Show-Off, 6:30 pm
* Ohm-Luv Jonz, 8 pm, $7
Produce Row-June Bunton's Open Mic, 9 pm, free
Sapphire-Seth Samuels Trio, 9 pm
Tillicum-Jim Mesi, 9:30 pm
Vine Leaves-Berry Glick
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-Lea Krueger Band, $3