Aladdin-Lila Downs, All Ages

Alberta St Pub-Bluegrass Invite, 9 pm

Ash St. -Chicharones, Astronautalis, Manic D, Fogatron,Wicked

* Berbati's Pan-The Upsidedown, Sneakin' Out

Biddy McGraw's-Jessica Stiles, Painted Birds, 9 pm, $3

Blue Monk-Billy Mintz

Brasserie Montmartre-Jake Kot Duo

Buffalo Gap-Go Gringo Go, Walkabout Ensemble

Candelight-Metro

Conan's-Bonobo Project, Amongst Us, Two Minute Hate, 9 pm, $5

Contemporary Crafts Gallery-Portland Improviser's Round Table

Crystal-Spirit of Guthrie Tour: Vince Herman, Rob Wasserman, Jim Page (Lola's, 9pm, $12-15, 21+)

Dante's-Low Dough; Eagles of Death Meta, Bullets and Octane, Telephone, 10 pm, $5

Duff's Garage-Shoeshine Blue

Egyptian-Women Songwriter Showcase; Allyn Roberts, Annie Vergnetti, Maria Webster, Amy Wells, 8 pm, $5

Fifteen (XV)-Cuban w/Jon Carbona

Green Room-Alexa Wiley

* Holocene-Nice Nice, Phon.0, Strategy, Front Machine, Portland Bike Ensemble, DJ All Nite, $5

Hoppers-Rock Out with the Yanks, 9 pm

Imbibe-Lemonade w/Allen hunter, 9:30

Kell's-Tom May, 9:30 pm

Laurelthirst-Lewi Longmire Band, 6 pm, 6 pm

Longhorn-Sumo, 8:30 pm

Meow Meow-Five Good Reasons, Rhythm Of 84, All Ages

Mississippi Pizza-Pamela Means, Tamara J. Brown, Whiskey Puppy

Mock Crest-Open mic & Jammin w/Donna Jose

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

Monty's-Kenny Lee & The Sundowners

Nocturnal-Modernstate, Dizzystarhouse, Quiet Countries, Point Juncture, WA, 8 pm, $5, All Ages

Owen's-Open Mic

Produce Row-Obeskupla

Rabbit Hole-Teague Alexy, 10 pm

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

Rock-a-billy's-Mojo Posse

Rogue-The Rogue Bluegrass Jam

Sapphire-Gypsy Jazz Trio, 8 pm

Tillicum-Lloyd Jones, 8 pm

Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Oregon Lottery Fountain Stage-Paul Barkett

Tonic-All Acoustic Set, 6-8 pm; Konspiracy, Alter Echo, Try My Cabbage, Rudement, Acroyear, Murk Visuals, $5

Twilight Cafe-The Gelding, Krav Maga

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

White Eagle-Hank Piece, Hilary Spray, Milton Freewater, Bill Reagan

Wild Abandon-Nina Neher, Paul Wallace

Wilf's Piano Bar-John Gilmore

FRIDAY 10/15

Arnada-Dorado, Oxcart, Watsonville Patio, 9 pm, $5

Ash St. -The Carolines, The Dimes, Anaura, Derby

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

Barracuda-DJ Hipnotic

* Berbati's Pan-Do Make Say Think, Adelaide, 9:30 pm, $8-10

Biddy McGraw's-Billy Kennedy; Joe Mcmurrian

Blue Monk-Bob Mover

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

Brasserie Montmartre-Andre St. James Trio

Buffalo Gap-Sweetjuice

Candelight-Aaron Black

Conan's-Black Celebration, Love Vigilanties, Pharaah Phosphate, 9 pm, $7

Corner Saloon-Junkyard Dogs

* Crystal-Gillian Welch, Old Crow Medicine Show, 8 pm, $21.50-24; Ditty Twisters, 6:30 pm, Lola-Oke, DJ Miss Kittyrox, MC Mink Staccato, $5 (Lola's)

Dante's-The Accused, Winter of Apokalypse, YOB, 10 pm, $10

* Doug Fir-Mark Lanegan, 9pm, Icarus Line, Nick Oliveri, $14-$16; Rotate 12 a.m.- 2:30 a.m.

Duff's Garage-Los Cowtones

Gemini-Soul Vaccination

Gotham-Hush Night, 7 pm, $3

Green Room-Lea Kreuger

Grolla-Jim Soloway

Hoppers-Bad Samaritans

Imbibe-Little Sue, 6pm; Blue Eyed Crow, 9:30 pm; Here Comes Everybody, 10:30 pm, Silverhawk

It's a Beautiful Pizza-Fools in Paradise, 8 pm, All Ages

Jimmy Mak's-Bobby Torres Ensemble

Kell's-Grafton Street, 9:30 pm

Laurelthirst-Rainrats, 6 pm; Vel Vida Underground, 6 pm

* Meow Meow-Converge, Cave In, Between the Buried and Me, Playing Enemy, 8 pm, $12; Julie Doiron, Mount Eerie (upstairs), 10 pm, $5, All Ages

Mississippi Pizza-Shicky Gnarowitz & The Trasparent Wings of Joy, Flat Mountain Girls w/Anna Coogan, North 19, 7 pm, All Ages

Mississippi Studios-This is the Process of a Still Life, Wow and Flutter, 8 pm

Mock Crest-Rollie Tussing, 9 pm

Multnomah Friends Meeting House-Stillway and Bonham, Lauren Sheehan, Dick Weissman, 7 pm, $10

Nocturnal-Saturnalia Trio, Gadjo Dilo, Portland Swing, Raz, Pachamanca, Fractal, 6 pm, all ages, $5, 8 pm, $10-12, All Ages

Ohm-Charisma; Jason Hodges, Jacob London, Jason Males, $7-$9

Owen's-Wayne Richards, John Stauffer, 8 pm

Porky's-Rock Against Bush; MGP, Panty Waist, The Greedy Texas Bastards, Blood Alley, 8:30 pm, free

PPAA-Irish Ceili Dance w/ Theresa Baker & Friends, Eddie Parente, Felim Egan, $10, 8 pm, $10

Produce Row-Trisul

Rabbit Hole-Teri Untalan, Laura Gibson, Ali Wesley, David Hughes, $4

Roseland-Stockholm Syndrome, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, 8 pm, $12- $15

Savannah-Steel drums w/Randal Larson, 7 pm; DJ Geo, 9:30 pm

* Slabtown-The Volumes, Jackie, DJ Fellows

Tillicum-Norman Sylvester, 8 pm

Tonic-Keegan Smith, 6-8 pm; Suckapunch, Altered States of Conciousness, L-Pro, $7

Twilight Cafe-MC Skin n Bones, Courtesy Clerks, Oblivian Seekers

U & I Grill-Zero State

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

White Eagle-The Tallboys, Kaleb Klauder, 9:30 pm, $6

Wilf's Piano Bar-Nancy Curtain, Tony Pacini, Ed Bennett

Wine Down-Dale Morris

Yola's Foster Road-Open Mic, 7 pm

SATURDAY 10/16

Aladdin-Madeleine Peyroux, $18- $20, All Ages

* Ash St. -Sweatshop Union, The Ramsey Brothers, Intellectually Sound, $5

* Berbati's Pan-Vursatyl, Libretto, Stark, Rochelle D. Hart, HAzmat, The Fabulous Saturdays, $10

Billy Ray's-Sean Brooks, Super XX Man, Jack, 10 pm, free

Blue Monk-Bob Mover

Bossanova-The Misfits, Poison Idea, 800 Octane, 9pm, $18, All Ages

Brasserie Montmartre-Andre St. James Trio

Buffalo Gap-Scott Fisher Project

Candelight-Sunny Hess, Linda Hornbuckle

Charlie White-Dan Crothers, 6 pm

Conan's-Miss Anthrope, Figurehead, Underride, 9 pm, $7

Corner Saloon-Junkyard Dogs

Dante's-Storytellers, 6 pm; Camaro Hair, Western Aeriel, $6

* Disjecta-Entropic Advance, Will S, C/A/T, Power Circus, 9 pm, $6, All Ages

* Doug Fir-Mark Lanegan, Icarus Line, Nike Oliveri, 9pm, $14-$16; Knotty Disco w/DJs Mu Mu, Barrett Paul, Knotty, 12 a.m.- 4 a.m., $3

Duff's Garage-The Buckles

Fez-Nicole Campbell, Climber, Auditory Sculpture, Dave Rummans, 8 pm, $8

Gemini-Soul Vaccination

Goodfoot-Freak Mountain Ramblers, 9 pm, $7

Goodtimes-Scotland Barr, Slow Drags

Green Room-Sekai Union

Haven-Tanya Pluth, 7:30 pm, All Ages

Hoppers-Cool Breeze

Imbibe-Klezmocracy, 9:30 pm

Jolly Inn-Culprits, Tina, Dirty Harriet, 9 pm, free

Kell's-Grafton Street, 9:30 pm

Kelly's Olympian-Crack City Rockers, Black Nite Crash, DJ Colin Sic, 10 pm

Laurelthirst-Michael Hurley & Armchair Boogie, 6-8 pm; Tree Frogs

Mac's Place-Jim Mesi

Meow Meow-Mest, Hawthorne Heights, Bayside, Lola Ray, 7 pm, $15, All Ages

Mississippi Pizza-Miz Kitty's Vaudeville; Shoehorn, Dennis Nyback, Big Evan & Longsome Wally Trio, Red Poppy, Reuben Nisenfeld, Mandala, 8 pm, $12, All Ages

Mock Crest-Johnnie & Witt

Music Millennium-Dusty York Trio, 1 pm; David Greenberger & 3 Leg Torso, 3 pm; Jordan's Promise, 6 pm, free

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

* Ohm-Stars of Track and Field, Reclinerland, High Violets, 9 pm, $7

Owen's-Harris Blackwood, 7pm, Robert & Brenden Bassett, 9 pm

Paris-Dope, Adema, Twisted Method, 8 pm, $16.50- $20, All Ages

Porky's-Port Authority, Cocks in the Henhouse

Portland Spirit-Sandeep Kumar, DJ Jiten, $15

Produce Row-Muddy Bottom Boys

* PS What?-Torque and Axxx, 10 pm, All Ages

PSU Lincoln Performance Hall-Stephen Hough

Red and Black Cafe Collective-Mr. Vague, Shyle, 7:30 pm, free

* Roseland-Bright Eyes, Jim James, M Ward (of My Morning Jacket), 8pm, $16, All Ages

* Club Satyricon-Careen, The Jeunes, Infomatik, Death by Excess

Schnitzer-Oregon Symphony; Respighi by DePreist, thru 18th, All Ages

Slabtown-Good Time Gil and the Champagne Cowboys, DJ Goldfinger

Solid State-Ska is Dead; Catch 22, Mustard Plug, The Planet Smashers, Ted Dancin Machine, Dan Potthast of MU330, 7 pm, $12

Tillicum-Norman Sylvester, 8 pm

Tonic-Puma Frenzy, Keegan Smith, $5

Twilight Cafe-Throwaway Angels, Mos Generator, Neutral Boy, The Flip Flops, free

U & I Grill-The Reps, Hustla Organization, Dontae, X-Kid, Angel, Broadkastin Live

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

Wilf's Piano Bar-Tony Pacini Trio

Wine Down-Dale Morris, 8 pm, free

SUNDAY 10/17

Aladdin-Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 8 pm, $23-$25, All Ages

Ash St. -Oop, DJ Sneakers, Blacklove Crew, People Under the Stairs, Team Scrub, The Royal Family, DJ Fat Albert Einstein, DJ Cut to the Chase

Babalu-Border Patrol, 7:30 pm

Blue Monk-Eli Reisman

Brasserie Montmartre-Lee Reinoehl

Buffalo Gap-Retta and theSmartFellas

Candelight-Andy Stokes

Conan's-Groundation, 9 pm, $8

Dante's-Project Object, Ike Willis & Murphy Brock (Frank Zappa Tribute), 8pm, $15; Sinferno Cabaret, 10 pm, $6

Doug Fir-Rachael Yamagata, 9 pm, $10- $12

Hoppers-Scotty Bouke Band

Kell's-Cronin Tierney, 9 pm

Laurelthirst-Neil Gilpin's Strangband

* Meow Meow-Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Zao, Misery Signals, Bad Acid Trip, $15, All Ages; 20 Minute Loop, the Monolith, Minmae (upstairs), 9 pm, $5

Mississippi Rising Ballroom-Sacred Harp Convention; Singing Lessons, 9:30 am thru Sun., free, All Ages

Mississippi Studios-Bob Mover 7-9 pm; Alto-Sanity w/ John Gross, David Valdez9-11 pm

Mock Crest-Fred Anderson, 8 pm, 8:30pm

Moon & Sixpence-Foghorn, 7 pm, free

Music Millennium-The Lonesomes, 1 pm; Tom McRae, 3 pm; Suckapunch, 5 pm

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

PSU Lincoln Performance Hall-Stephen Hough

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

River Roadhouse-Sinners Club; open jam

Saturday Market-Jessie Rae, 2 pm, free

Tillicum-Johnny Martin, 6 pm

Tonic-Open Mic, free

Twilight Cafe-The Fabulous Crackertones, Mooseknuckle, 10 pm

MONDAY 10/18

Aladdin-Old 97's, Jon Ruhouse, 7 pm, $16.50- $18, All Ages

Ash St. -Open mic; Day of Lions

Blue Monk-Swizzle Chicks

Brasserie Montmartre-Lee Reinoehl

Candelight-DK Stewart

Cascade Bar-Kenny Lee & The Sundowners

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

Crystal-David Thomas (Lola's; 8pm, $12-14, 21+)

Dante's-Storytellers Open Mic w/Tony Green, 6 pm; Karaoke From Hell, 10 pm, $2

Goodfoot-Sonic Forum Open Mic

It's a Beautiful Pizza-City of Gypsies, 8 pm

John Henry's-Eagles of Death Metal, Bullets and Octane, Swiss Army, On The First Day, They Were Kittens, 8 pm, $10

Kell's-Cronin Tierney

Laurelthirst-Kung Pao Chickens

Longhorn-Morrisson Bridge Music Jam

Mississippi Pizza-Open Mic

Mock Crest-Kate Mann, 8 pm, 8 pm

* Moon & Sixpence-Johnny Connolly

Produce Row-Ron Steen's Jazz Jam

Sapphire-Local Musician & Songwriter Showcase

* Solid State-Mondo Bizarro Open Mic, All Ages

Tonic-Rob Walsh 7-9pm, free

Twilight Cafe-Scott Biram, Hillstomp,

TUESDAY 10/19

Aladdin-Josh Ritter & Sarah Harmer, All Ages

Alberta St Pub-Deb Pasternak, $10

Alberta Street Public House Art Exhibit-Deb Pasternak, 8:30

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall-Pink Martini; Record Release

Arnada-Open Mic w/Marc

Ash St. -Split Lip Rayfield

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

* Berbati's Pan-Desert City Soundtrack, Souled American, Ex-Lovers, Minmae, $5

Biddy McGraw's-Dylan Vance, Griff Bean

Brasserie Montmartre-Glenn Holstrom Duo

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

Candelight-Cool Breeze

Dante's-Ground Zero Lounge, 6 pm

Disjecta-Shelley Burgon, Trevor Dunn, 8 pm, $8

Duff's Garage-Pushrods

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

Hoppers-Blues Train

Imbibe-PDX Songwriters w/Vida Santa and Papazuy

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

Kell's-Cronin Tierney, 9 pm

Laurelthirst-Yascha, 6 pm; James Low Band, free

Mississippi Pizza-Klezmocracy

Mock Crest-Johnnie Ward & Eagle Ridin' Papas, 8pm, 8 pm

Produce Row-Bluegrass Jam

* Rose Garden-Van Halen, 7:30 pm, All Ages

Roseland-Yellow Card, The Starting Line, The Matches, Reeve Oliver, 7 pm, $21, All Ages

Roseland Grill-Kings X, 8 pm, $19- $24

Tillicum-Norman Sylvester, 8pm

Tonic-Source Code, The Vacant, Sad Panda, free

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

Wilf's Piano Bar-Nancy Boy Tenors

WEDNESDAY 10/20

45th Street Pub-Open Mic w/Wabba Dave & the Splifftones

Aladdin-Eyedea & Abilities, Illogic, Los Nativos, DJ Przm,RJD2, 8pm, $15-$17, All Ages

Amnesia Brewing Co. -Diggabone

Arnada-Songwriters Night w/Spaghetti Head

Ash St. -Famous Mysterious Action Show

Aura-Live Jazz

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

Berbati's Pan-Dada, Kirby Swatosh Band, $13-$15

Bernie's-Little Joe, 8:30 pm

Biddy McGraw's-Eliza Bob

Blue Monk-Skip Elliott Bowman Trio

Brasserie Montmartre-Tom Cheek Duo

Buffalo Gap-Intervision 5, 9 pm

Candelight-Ocean 503

Conan's-Bands Against Bush; Superphwaa, Roads, Less Traveled, Core 13, 9 pm, $5

* Crystal-Flogging Molly, Street Dogs, The Briggs, 8 pm, $16-$18, All Ages

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

Duff's Garage-Blues Jam

Green Room-Kalai

Holocene-B-Lite, Other Men My Age, 9 pm

Hoppers-Norman Sylvester Band, 9 pm

Imbibe- David Andrews

It's a Beautiful Pizza-Arabesque

Kaul Auditorium, Reed College-Chamber Music Society Dvorak Celebration, 8 pm

Kell's-Cronin Tierney, 9 pm

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

* Meow Meow-The Divided, $5, 9 pm; Shim (upstairs), $5, 8 pm, All Ages

Mississippi Pizza-Open Mic; Aaron Sheperd, Cru Jones, Ali Wesley, Nick Delffs; Ellis

Mock Crest-Julia Schlipper, 8 pm

Produce Row-June Bunton's open mic

Sabala's Mt Tabor-Open Mic

Tillicum-Tongue & Groove, 8 pm

Tonic-Morgan Grace, 6pm-8pm; Pain Theory, 9:30 pm

Twilight Cafe-The Odditors, Boxcar Satan

Urban Wineworks-Fluid Measure w/DJ Mr Romo

Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm

Wine Down-Dale Morris, 8 pm, free