Aladdin-Sonia Dada, 7 pm, $12.40- $14

Alberta St Pub-Bluegrass Invite

Alessandro's-Jack McMahon

Arnada-Battle of the Bands Semi Finals w/The Hickmans, Eight Minute Day Dream, Hyperthermia, Deployed

* Ash St. -Dead Moon, Telephone, Drive, $5

Biddy McGraw's-Jessie Rae

Blue Monk-Skip Elliot Trio

Boons Treasury-Gary Buford Blues Jam

Brasserie Montmartre-Charles Crosman Duo

Buffalo Gap-Craig Brothers

Candlelight-Metro

* Conan's-The Return of True Black Metal: Whore, Winter of Apokalypse, Suspended By Hooks, 9 pm, $5

Contemporary Crafts Gallery-Sound Craft; Scott Smallwood, 8 pm, $5

Costello's Travel Cafe-Skip Von Kuske, Free, All Ages

Dante's-Gene Loves Jezebel, Rick Bain, The Upsidedown, 9 pm, $8-10

Davey Jones' Locker-Pants Machine, Sad Monsters, Jelly Brains, 7 pm, $5

Duff's Garage-Radio Giants

Edgefield Red Shed-Sidestar

Goodfoot-Hamsa Lila w/Badger

Grand Lodge-Ellen Whyte

Green Room-PB & J's Rcok n' Soul Jam

* Holocene-Delorean, Court & Spark, Call and Response

Imbibe-Cornbred, 6 pm; Gypsy Caravan

It's a Beautiful Pizza-Bill Coones Jazz Trio

Kells-Tom May

Kelly's Olympian-DJ Colin Sic, Moxie-Specs

Kruger's Farm-Johnny B. Connolly

Laurelthirst-Michael Hurley & Dave Reisch, Lewi Longmre, 6pm, $4

Longhorn-Sumo

Meow Meow-On Broken Wings, Shattered Realm, The Judas Cradle, The Warriors, Black My Heart

Mock Crest-Open Mic & Jammin w/Fred Anderson, 8:30 pm

Montego Bay-Irie Thursdays w/DJ Uni-T, 6 pm; Andy Stokes

Nocturnal-Pepper, Lola Ray, 800 Octane, 8pm, $10, All Ages

Owen's-Open Mic w/Stephen Pierce

Produce Row-Myshkin & The Ruby Warblers

Rabbit Hole-Annie Linn, Kris Racer, Jeremy Rourke, Patricia Ju, $4

Roc's Bar & Grill-Acoustic guitar night w/Doggett Productions

Rock Creek Tavern-Lynn Conover & BIlly Kennedy

Rock-a-billy's-Mojo Posse

Sabala's Mt Tabor-Amen, Five Foot Thick, Garuda's Mission, 2:00 Hate

Tillicum-Lloyd Jones, 8 pm

* Twilight Cafe-The Deludes, Ashtray, Silicone Heads, Book Of Maps

Urban Ski Lodge-Songwriter Showcase: Crystin Byrd, Laurta Gibson

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

White Eagle-Casey Neil & Paul Wallace, $7

Wilf's Piano Bar-John Gilmore

FRIDAY 8/20

Alberta St Pub-Mikeys Traditional Irish Jam

Alessandro's-David Friesen and John Gross

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall-Natalie Merchant, 8 pm, $30-$50

Arnada-Hydrozeen, Evil Egg, Toxic Shock Syndrome

Ash St. -Kiestagato, Ban Venai

Babalu-Salsa w/DJ Alejandro "Maduro," 8 pm; Oro Verde, 9 pm, $5

* Berbati's Pan-Scarub (of Living Legends), Ramsey Bros., Manic D, Intellectually Sound, Fogatron, $10-12

Biddy McGraw's-Billy Kennedy; Higher Ground

Blue Monk-Renato Caranto Quartet, 9 pm, $5

Boons Treasury-Nano Saurus

Borders-Gresham-Open Mic, 7 pm, free, All Ages

Brasserie Montmartre-David Evans Trio

Buffalo Gap-Stevie Marie & Jackson Rd.

Candelight-Metro

Conan's-Buckfast, 9 pm, $7

Corner Saloon-Hipwatiers

Crystal-Cool Nuts & Maniac Lok, Lil Fats, FD, SP//Vocab; DJ Yesno, 10 pm, $2 (Lola's)

Dante's-James Angell, 10 pm, $6

Davey Jones' Locker-Freedom Lies, Blarg, No Red Flags, 7 pm

Duff's Garage-Toad in the Hold, Rustica

Edgefield Red Shed-Rollie Tussing

Gotham-Hush Night, 7 pm, $3

Grand Lodge-Ceililo

Green Room-Dan Jones & the Squids, Lewi Longmire Band

Grolla-Jim Soloway

Hotel Oregon-Jon Koonz

Imbibe-Josh Cole Band

John Henry's-Pepper, Lola Ray, Mastro3, 8 pm, $10

Kells-Grafton Street

Kelly's Olympian-The Shrills, The Money Changers, Sweet Ride

Laurelthirst-Johnny Keener, Laurel Lee & Escapees, Rainrats, $4

Mississippi Pizza-Kuhla, The Dimes, 7 pm, $10

Mississippi Studios-I See Hawks in LA, The Tarbox Ramblers

Mock Crest-Root Cellar w/Lowell John Mitchell, 9 pm

Momo's-Fremont Slim & DMP

Monteaux's-Ray Beran

Nocturnal-Durango Park, The Green Circles. John Vecchiarelli, All Ages

* Oregon Zoo-David Byrne

Owen's-Alia 8pm, Tim Necker 10pm

Owen's Place-Alia, Tim Uecker, 8 pm

Paris-Black Atmosphere, Written in Ashes, Zone Wire, Julienne Tulips Licorice

Porky's-Panty Waist

Produce Row-Canoofle, $3

River Roadhouse-Flashback

Rock Creek Tavern-John Bunzow Trio

* Roseland-Mogwai, The Rapture, Cursive, 8 pm, $16, All Ages

Satyricon-Kaddisfly

* Shanghai Steakery-Dusty Sparkles' Walk Walk Pink, Spacelord

Solid State-The Triggers (last show), Diskords, Observers, Dilema, Nice Boys, 7 pm, $5

* Stumptown SW-Cinema Benefit; Get Hustle, Shicky Gnarowitz, Saprophyte, 8:30 pm, $5-$10

Tillicum-Jim Mesi, 8 pm

Tonic-Adaine, Blue Turns White, The Mediam, Travolta

* Twilight Cafe-The Del Toros, Hut Dwellers, 8 Ft Tender

U & I Grill-Skitzo, Subject2Change, Jackmove, Hyperthermia, 9 pm, $5

U&I Tavern-Skitzo, Stonecreep, 9 pm, $5

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

White Eagle-The Meusment, Leslie Helpert, $6

Wilf's Piano Bar-Upper Left Trio

Wine Down-Dale Morris

Yola's Foster Road-Open Mic, 7 pm

SATURDAY 8/21

715-Transparent Crew Presents, Free

* Aladdin-Pizazz! Mercury Talent Show, $5

Alberta St Pub-Colonel Joe Bluegrass

Alessandro's-David Friesen and John Gross

Arnada-2 Minute Hate, Crazy Train (Ozzy Trib)

Ash St. -Amongst Us, Valid Effort

Berbati's Pan-Jacktown, Funk Shui, Fractal

Beulahland-UnPopular Club

Biddy McGraw's-Joe McMurian

Blue Monk-The Original Cats

Boons Treasury-Partley Dave

Borders-Gresham-Lew Jones, 7 pm

Brasserie Montmartre-David Evans Trio

Buffalo Gap-Trash Art & The Sort Ofs

Candelight-Aaron Black Band

Charlie White-Dan Crothers, 6 pm

Clark County Amphitheater-Steve Miller Band, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Curtis Salgado, 7 pm, $29.50-55.50, All Ages

Conan's-Jonah w/ Geoff Byrd, The Superficials

Crystal-United Beats of Peace; BT, Particle, Dan the Automator, Chris Berry & Panjea, DJ Peas

* Dante's-The Debutante Ball: Art Alexakis, Storm & The Balls, Dresden Dolls, The Jolenes, DJ Gregarious

Davey Jones' Locker-Day Two, Mercury Switch, Sex Positions, Gasoline Please, Physical Challenge, 7 pm, $9

* Disjecta-Virgil Shaw, Killer Views, 9 pm, $8

Duff's Garage-Wheatfield

Edgefield Red Shed-Mark Alan

Goodfoot-Taarka; CD Release Party: Live at the Goodfoot

Grand Lodge-Spinnmaker

Green Room-Three Fifths Compromise

Haven-Sack the Quarterback; Cheryl Barta, Laurel Winter, David Sullivan

Hotel Oregon-John Bunzow

I.C. Mummy-Skitzo, Rose Moyer, Tallboy Shotgun, 9 pm, $5

Imbibe-Everyday Prophets

* Jasmine Tree-The Hunches, The Intelligence, The Shivers, Krav Maga

Kells-Grafton Street

Kelly's Olympian-The Messengers, The Visible Men

Laurelthirst-Celilo; Acoustic Plumb Bob, 6 pm

Les Schwab Amphitheater-Brew Fest; Mike Danner, Moon Mountain Ramblers, Bond Brothers, Roy Kay Trio, Sneakin' Out, A.C. Cotton, 12pm, $10-$15

Mississippi Pizza-Lorna Miller, Mucksh, FUngai & Fredrich Mujuru, 5:30 pm, $10

Mississippi Studios-Alexi Murdoch

Mock Crest-Jessie Rae Band, 8 pm

Monteaux's-Riot Trio

Music Millennium-Alexi Murdoch

* Nocturnal-Cex, Portland General Electro, Hott Pink, 01, DJ Ginsu, All Ages

* Ohm-Charmparticles, The Turn-Ons, UHF

Oregon Zoo-Cowboy Junkies

Owen's Place-Wayne Richards, So Nights Dan Stauffer, 8 pm

Paris-Kontagious, Cautious, Trash Heap, Partners in Rhyme

Captain's-Ruby Red, 9 pm

Porky's-Another Cynthia

Produce Row-Julie Martin w/Catlyst 66

River Roadhouse-Dixie Wrecked

Rock Creek Tavern-Wildseed

Roseland-Three Days Grace, Smoochknob, Far Cry, 7pm, $10, All Ages

Sabala's Mt Tabor-TV:616,Tri-Polar, Inflikt

Satyricon-Untyd, Green Peter, Rocket Dial

* Solid State-Herkemer, Bonobo Project, Of One Blood, Somber, DEAVE, Ceremonial Castings, All Ages

Spot 79-Sloopy Files, 8:45 pm, free

Tillicum-Jim Mesi, 8 pm

Tonic-The Born Losers, Muddy River Nightmare Band, Konami Defense System, The Falcon

Twilight Cafe-Demoralizer, The Hollowpoints, The Amazombies, Oblivion Seekers

U&I Tavern-Skitzo, Tallboy Shotgun, Rose Moyer, 9 pm, $5

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

White Eagle-Jim Boyer Band w/Peter Wilde, $6

Wine Down-Dale Morris, 8 pm, free

WOW Hall (Eugene)-Sonia Dada, Brad Rogers, $16.50, All Ages

SUNDAY 8/22

Ash St. -Me Infecto, Cougar, Bastinado

Babalu-Border Patrol, 7:30 pm

Blue Monk-Eli Reisman, 10 am; DJ Downstairs

Brasserie Montmartre-Creighton McGrath

Buffalo Gap-Alexa Wiley Showcase

Candelight-Andy Stokes

Crystal-Blues Bash: Robbie Laws' Hoodoo Nation, Cafe R&B; Hive w/DJs Horrid, Blackout (Lola's), All Ages

Dante's-Incus, Dark World Cabaret, 9 pm, $6; Sinferno Cabaret, 11 pm, $6

Davey Jones' Locker-Societys Finest, The Caution, A Blessing A Corrupt, 7 pm, $4

Edgefield Red Shed-Cornbred

Grand Lodge-American Music Fest; Foghorn Stringband, DJ Dickel, ThaMuseMeant, Jackstraw, Budys of May, Ashbury Park, 1 pm, free, All Ages

Imbibe-Django's Tigers 11 am

Kells-Cronin Teirney

Laurelthirst-Neil Gilpin's Belmont St. Octet, Freak Mountain Ramblers, 6 pm, $3

Mississippi Pizza-Asad Rahman, 7 pm

Mock Crest-Elizabeth Willis, 8 pm

Moon & Sixpence-Foghorn, 7 pm, free

New Old Lompoc-Off-Key Bluegrass Jam (open acoustic), 1 pm

O'Conners-The Tone Sharks, 5 pm, $3

Rabbit Hole-Subterranean Beat Revival w/Michael York Orchestra, DJ Mr Romo, free

Roc's Bar & Grill-Kenny Lee & The Sundowners Open Mic

Slabtown-Burke, New York Rifles

Tillicum-Johnny Martin, 6 pm

Twilight Cafe-Axes Of Evil, Burn Victims, Enders Of Ozone, Bringers

Waverly Heights Congregational Church-Community Singing From The Sacred Harp, 4 pm, free

White Eagle-Nina Nehr & Paul Wallace, $3

Wild oats-East Burnside Street Fair; Vast Capital, The Volumes, Mars Needs Women, Point Juncture

MONDAY 8/23

Aladdin-Aimee Mann, The Honeydogs, 8 pm, $28.50-30, All Ages

Ash St. -Open Mic

Brasserie Montmartre-Lee Reinoehl

Candelight-D.K. Stewart

Cascade Bar-Open Jam w/Kenny Lee & the Sundowners

Conan's-The Reverb Brothers, 6 pm, free

Dante's-Storytellers, 6 pm; Karaoke From Hell, 10 pm, $2

Edgefield Red Shed-Lea Krueger

Goodfoot-Sonic Forum Open Mic

Green Room-Open Mic w/ Mississippi Mud

It's a Beautiful Pizza-Five Euro Tip

Kells-Cronin Teirney

Laurelthirst-Kung Pao Chickens, 7 pm, free

Longhorn-Morrisson Bridge Music Jam

Mississippi Pizza-John Vecchiarelli's Open Mic, 7 pm

Mock Crest-Lee Blake, 8 pm

* Moon & Sixpence-Johnny Connolly

New Copper Penny-DJ Request Night

Ohm-Wisdom

Produce Row-Ron Steen's Jazz Jam

Sapphire-Local Musician & Songwriter Showcase

* Solid State-Mondo Bizarro Open Mic, All Ages

Tonic-Acoustic Open Mic

Twilight Cafe-Clampitt, Gaddis & Buck, Mule Train, Power Of County

White Eagle-Little Sue & Lynn Conover

Yeates Dance Studio-Irish Ceili Dancing, 7 pm, $3

TUESDAY 8/24

Arnada-Open Mic w/Mark

Ash St. -The Chosen, Sleep, Smoke, DJ Kez

Babalu-Blues/Funk Open Mic, 9 pm; House Of Refuge Band

* Berbati's Pan-Black Dice, Animal Collective, Jackie-O Motherfucker, $7-8

Biddy McGraw's-Dylan Vance, Griff Bean

Brasserie Montmartre-Ed Bennett Duo

Buffalo Gap-Tuesday Night Jazz; E.S.I

C-Bar-Open Mic, 7:30 pm sign up

Candelight-Cool Breeze

Candlelight-Cool Breeze

Duff's Garage-Push Rods

Edgefield Red Shed-Johnny B. Connolly, Caleb Klauder, Sammy Lind

Green Room-Songwriter Showcase

Imbibe-PDX Songwriters Showcase

It's a Beautiful Pizza-Kafana Club, 9 pm

Kells-Cronin Teirney

Laurelthirst-Open Mic, Ezra Holbrook & Rollie Tussing 6pm, free

Meow Meow-Between The Buried and Me, Burnt By The Sun, Premonitions of War, All Ages

Mississippi Pizza-Eric Bohne (of Diggabone), 7 pm

Mock Crest-Big Evan & Lonesome Wally

Pasa-Earl and the Reggae Allstars

Produce Row-Bluegrass Jam

Roc's Bar & Grill-Band Auditions

Slabtown-Other Men My Age, The Bats From The Pyramids of Egypt, Almost Milwaukie

Tillicum-Norman Sylvester, 8 pm

Tonic-Curse of the Carousel Pony, A Stab In The Dark

Twilight Cafe-Craig Koser, Slackjaw, Fleeting Trance

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

WEDNESDAY 8/25

Alberta St Pub-Zydeco Dance: Cascad Zydeco

Alessandro's-Will West's Songwriter Showcase

Arnada-Songwriters Night w/Spaghetti Head

Ash St. -Case Study

* Backspace-Microphone Fiendz MC Cipher, free, All Ages

Bernie's-Little Joe, 8:30 pm

Biddy McGraw's-Eliza Bob

Blue Monk-Carlos Washington

Boons Treasury-Love Pyle Trio

Brasserie Montmartre-David Valdez Duo

Buffalo Gap-Intervision 5

Candelight-Ocean 503

Conan's-2:00 Hate, Cart!, Lerker, Hydrozeen, 9 pm, $5

Dante's-Unhappy Hour w/Mike D; Storm & The Balls, 10 pm, $5

Davey Jones' Locker-Killing the Dream, Verse, Physical Challenge, 7 pm, $5

Duff's Garage-Shawn Hawkins

Edgefield Red Shed-Nights with Lady Day

Green Room-Reggae feat Katt, Roots Revolution

* holocene-Rogue Wave, Kieskagato, The Vells, Josh Hodges, 8:30 pm, $7

Imbibe-Little Joe; David Andrews 9 pm

It's a Beautiful Pizza-Arabesque

Kells-Cronin Teirney

Laurelthirst-Pete Krebs, Little Sue, 6 pm, free

Meow Meow-Home Grown, Name Taken, Denver Harbor, Adelphi, 7 pm, $10, All Ages

Mississippi Pizza-Rustica, 7 pm

Mississippi Studios-Laura Love

Produce Row-June Bunton's open mic

Roc's Bar & Grill-Cool Breeze

Rock Creek Tavern-Ron Hughes

Sabala's Mt Tabor-Open Mic

Slabtown-The Peppermints, Raking Bombs

Star E. Rose-Lorna Miller, Folklore open mic, 7-9pm

Tillicum-Jim Mesi, 8 pm

Tonic-The Piss Shivers, The Plushies, Jascha

Twilight Cafe-We Quit, The Valley Arena

U & I Grill-Open Mic, 9 pm

Urban Wineworks-Fluid Measure w/DJ Mr Romo

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

White Eagle-PDX Rock Collective; The Sort Ofs, Tic Code, QNB