THURSDAY 12/22
Abou Karim Restaurant-Jazz 'm
Alberta St. Pub-Kid Mellow & The Sleepy Eyed Johns, 9 pm, $5
Alexander's Lounge-Ron Steen Jazz Jam, 8 pm, free
Andina Restaurant-Neftali Rivera
Ash St. Saloon-Pacific Blast, Crazi Sister, Almost Sober, Freemartins, 9 pm, $5
BC's American Saloon-Singer/Songwriter Contest, 9:30 pm
Beale Street NW-Kinzel & Hyde, 8 pm, free
WOW! Failing Records Xmas Party!
At berbati's pan
Contrary to its name, Portland's Failing Records is totally succeeding. Sam Henry All-Stars, Digital Knife, Alan Singley, and Michael the Blind all throw down their mad talents to celebrate.
Biddy McGraw's-Russell Thomas Agenda, 9:30 pm
Bitter End-Chad Bault, 6 pm; Will Bradley, Brandon Chandler
Blue Monk-Triclops Organ Trio, 9:30 pm, $3-5
Boons Treasury-Richard Day Reynolds, 8 pm, free
Brasserie Montmartre-John Stowell Duo
Buffalo Gap-Tony Furtado, 9 pm
Bungalow's Martini-Open Mic, 9 pm
Casa Colima-Cubaneo
Clinton Street Theater-Climber, General Studies, Black Black Black, Typhoon, Family Tree, $5
Clyde's Prime Rib-Jim Mesi, Steve Bradley
Dante's-Big Business, Black Elk, Evening at the Black House, Blowupnihilist, 9:30 pm, $5
Doug Fir-The Mezz, Sean Croghan, LSDJ, Jason Hawkins, Superplus, Tre, Daniel Mills, Breanna Paletta, C. Steps, Fredy Trujillo, Jesusburger, Dana Valatka, Sweet!, 9 pm, free
Dunes-Please Step Out of the Vehicle, Sexton Blake, The Maybe Happening, Burning White Churches, free
East Chinatown Lounge-Missnomer, 6 pm; Auditory Sculpture, 10 pm
Edgefield-Lea Krueger, 7 pm, free
Food Hole-Silver Daggers, Abe Vigoda, Mikaela's Fiend, Argumentix, Veterans, 9 pm, $5
Gemini-Karaoke From Hell
Goodfoot-Aehouse, Devin Phillip's New Orleans Funk
Grand Lodge-Greg Clarke, 7 pm, free
Green Room-So Called Blues Band
Hawthorne Theatre-Kill Your Ex, Aftermind, Mere Mortals, 9 pm, $6
Heathman Hotel-Johnny Martin Trio, 7 pm
Holocene-Fleshtone, 9 pm, $5
Imbibe-Susan Nelson, 9 pm
It's A Beautiful Pizza-Grant Richards & friends, 7 pm
Kells-Pat Buckley, 9 pm
Laurelthirst-Lewi Longmire, 6 pm; Celilo & friends, $4
Mississippi Pizza-Robert Moore, 6 pm; Nick Jaina, Timmy Straw, Ali Ippolito, 9 pm
Mississippi Studios-Ryehollow, Michael Meanwhile, 8 pm, $8
Mock Crest-Claes of Blueprints, Open Mic & Jammin, 8:30 pm
Monty's Tavern-Kenny Lee & The Sundowners' Open Jam
Poor Richards-Rick Welter Band
Produce Row-Yub w/Y-Not, Atomic Jazz Quintet, 9 pm, $3
Pshaw!-Roots Revolution w/Katt & Upright Dub, 9:30 pm
Red & Black Cafe-Paxselin Quartet, 8 pm
Rock Creek Tavern-Ron Hughes, 8 pm, free
Rock N Roll Pizza-Battle of the Bands Finalists: Severed Silence, Our Own Blood, Downside, Lancaster, Muerte, Fall of Enosis, 6 pm, $8
Roots Brewing-Tooth & friends, 7 pm
Sabala's Mt. Tabor-The Conductor, Lazy Nation, 9:30 pm
Sapphire Hotel-The Echo Jazz Collective, free
Red Sea-Live Hiphop
Sweet Oregon Grill-Jon Koonce, 7 pm
The Old Church-Michael Allen Harrison, $27.50-42.50
The Stein Haus-Haus Cats
Tillicum Club-Lloyd Jones, 8 pm
Tonic-Evelate, 14 Ninjas, The Ok-Tion, Nikki Jam & Rex Manning Day, 9 pm, $4
Towne Lounge-Gothic Outhouse, The Painted Birds, $4
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos
White Eagle-Muriel & The Band, 8:30 pm, $6
Wilf's Piano Bar-John Gilmore
XV-Open Mic w/DJ Santozin
FRIDAY 12/23
Abou Karim Restaurant-Nancy King
Acme-Levon Levan, Stuntdoubler, Business Suit Guy, 9 pm, $5
Alberta St. Pub-The Stolen Sweets, 6:30 pm, free; Beglan's Irish Jam
Alexander's Lounge-Ron Steen Jazz Jam, 8 pm, free
Andina Restaurant-John Butler Trio, 8 pm
Ash St. Saloon-Cool Nutz, Bosko, Maniac Loc, DJ Chill, 10 pm, $10
Baraka-J. Boogie's Dubtronic Science, Solovox Synphony Orkestra, VJ Schmeejay
BC's American Saloon-James Sasser, Burn Fire Burn, Kate Mann, $5
Beale Street NW-Danny Hay Davis, noon; Ward Stroud Band
Berbati's Pan-Brothers of the Baladi, 9 pm, $10
Biddy McGraw's-Billy Kennedy Happy Hour, 6:30 pm; Higher Ground, 9:30 pm
Bitter End-Ray Frazier & The Blacknotes
Blue Monk-Ben Darwish Trio
Boons Treasury-Johnny B. Connolly Band, 9 pm, free
Brasserie Montmartre-Christopher Woitach Trio
Buffalo Gap-Jacob Merlin Band, 9 pm
Clyde's Prime Rib-Norman Sylvester
Coffee Lovers-Octavia Harris
Corner Saloon-Emerald X
Crystal Ballroom-Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, Michael Dean Damron, Evan McDonnell & friends, 9 pm, $8-10
WOW! Babes in Toyland
AT dante's
Not to be confused with the savage, dreadlocked riot grrrl band of the same name, this Babes in Toyland is a Christmas fetish disco with the Naughty and Nice Girls Fetish Review gettin' all sexy on us. w/Smooch Knob, Cellar Door, Sinnergy
Doug Fir-Amelia, Laura Gibson, 9 pm, $10; Rotate w/DJ Big Deuce, midnight-3 am, free
Driftwood Tavern-Open Mic w/Doc Michaels
Duff's Garage-Lisa Miller
Edgefield-Greg Clarke, 7 pm, free
Gemini-Aaron Black
Grand Lodge-Joe McMurrian, 7 pm, free
Green Room-Highwire
Grolla-Jim Soloway
Heathman Hotel-Sandy Dennison
Holocene-Double Down: Take the Blame, DJ Hot Pants, Pineapple is Next, 8 pm, $5
Hoppers-Mel Soloman Band
Hotel Oregon-Dan Neal, 7 pm, free
Imbibe-Happy Hour w/Little Sue, 6 pm; The Stolen Sweets, 9:30 pm, $7
Jolly Roger-The Reggae All Stars, 10 pm, free
Kells-Peter Yeates, 9:30 pm
Kelly's Olympian-Skirt Chasers
Laurelthirst-Reggie's Box of Chocolates, 6 pm; Freak Mountain Ramblers, $6
M&M Restaurant and Lounge-The Sinners Club
Mississippi Pizza-Matt Vrba, 6 pm; Dave Coey, Al Toribio, John Shipe, 8:30 pm
Mock Crest-Nobody's Sweethearts, 9 pm
Montego Bay-Kat & The Roots Revolution, 10 pm, free
Paris Theatre-Phobik One, Goodintatins, Convexion, PWT, $8
Poor Richards-Little Joe
Pshaw!-Happy Hour w/Eric Allen & Brian Lowe
River Roadhouse-Etched in Stone
Rock Creek Tavern-Chuck & Dave Show, 9 pm, free
Rock N Roll Pizza-Tragedy 503, 7 pm
Roots Brewing-Lindsey Blodgett, Dylan Martell, Adalord, 7 pm
Sabala's Mt. Tabor-Jesus Presley
Sweet Oregon Grill-JC Troy Band, 7 pm
The City-Kalakoa, 10 pm
The Old Church-Michael Allen Harrison, $27.50-42.50
The Stein Haus-Marty Henninger
Tillicum Club-Jim Mesi, 8 pm
Tonic-Boy Eats Drum Machine, Lowenbad, Timssmith, The Beauty, $5
Towne Lounge-Mis en Abyme, Privacy, Grand Junction/Grand Therapy, $3
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos
White Eagle-Nobody's Sweethearts, 5:30 pm, free; Cowboy Angels, 8:30 pm, $6
Wilf's Piano Bar-Storm Large
Wired Coffee-Paige Parker, 7 pm, free
Wong's-DK Stewart & The DK4
Yola's Foster Road-Open Mic
SATURDAY 12/24
Abou Karim Restaurant-Anson Wright
Alexander's Lounge-Ron Steen Jazz Jam, 8 pm, free
Andina Restaurant-Toshi Onizuka
Artichoke-Song Circle, 2 pm
Brasserie Montmartre-Christopher Woitach Trio
Dante's-Mestizo, DJ Pan Am
Heathman Hotel-Beach Music
Kells-Peter Yeates, 9:30 pm
M&M Restaurant and Lounge-The Sinners Club
Montego Bay-Kat & The Roots Revolution, 10 pm, free
Pshaw!-Andy Stokes
The Old Church-Michael Allen Harrison, $27.50-42.50
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos
Wong's-DK Stewart & The DK4
SUNDAY 12/25
Bitter End-Skoolyard
Pshaw!-Chata Addy's Drum Jam
Tillicum Club-Jim Mesi, 8 pm
Wonder Ballroom-Lepa Brena
MONDAY 12/26
Andina Restaurant-Sambafeat
Ash St. Saloon-Open Mic, 9:30 pm, free
Biddy McGraw's-Lowell J. Mitchel Trio, 6 pm
Brasserie Montmartre-Lee Reinoehl
Candlelight-D.K. Stewart & The DK4, 9 pm, free
Colosso-Alan Hunter, A.G. Donnalioa, 10 pm
Dante's-Ground Zero Lounge w/Clyde Lewis, 7:30-9 pm, free; Karaoke From Hell, 10 pm, $2
Edgefield-Beliss, 7 pm, free
It's A Beautiful Pizza-Five Euro Tip, 8 pm
Kells-Garth Michael McDermott, 9 pm
Laurelthirst-Kung Pao Chickens, 7 pm, free
Moon & Sixpence-Johnny B. Connolly, free
Produce Row-Ron Steen's Jazz Jam, 9 pm, $3
The Stein Haus-Lloyd Jones
Tonic-Matt Machine
Towne Lounge-One Man Machine
Twilight Cafe-Open Mic w/Eric Allen
TUESDAY 12/27
Andina Restaurant-Neftali Rivera
Ash St. Saloon-Askance, Zek, Rags to Rejects, 9:15 pm, free
Bar of the Gods-Acoustic Night, 10 pm, free
Biddy McGraw's-Dylan Thomas Vance, Griff Bear
Bitter End-Open Mic, 7 pm; Jamie & Scott Show, Sarah Castro, Scott Gallegos
Blue Monk-Ramsey's Groove Trio, free
Brasserie Montmartre-Tim Gilson Duo
C-Bar-Pagan Jug Band
East Chinatown Lounge-DJ Warlock
Edgefield-Caleb Klauder, Sammy Lind, 7 pm, free
Green Room-Portland Songwriter Showcase
H2O Martini Bar-The Session: Open Mic, Live Improv Jazz, Urban Spoken Word, DJ OG 1, 8 pm, $5
Haven Coffee-Open Mic, 7 pm, free
Imbibe-Paul Brainard, Billy Kennedy, 9:30 pm
It's A Beautiful Pizza-Balkan Music & Dance, 9 pm
Kells-Garth Michael McDermott, 9 pm
Laurelthirst-Jackstraw, 6 pm
Mississippi Pizza-Mississippi Jazz Jam, 7:30 pm
Mock Crest-The Reverb Brothers, 8 pm
Moon & Sixpence-Kung Pao Chickens, free
Old Town Pizza-Acoustic Songwriter Spotlight
Pshaw!-Steve Smith's Jazz Jam, 7 pm
Tillicum Club-Norman Sylvester, 8 pm
Tonic-The Decliners, Advisory, free
Towne Lounge-Truly Me Club, Dolly Dolly, $3
Tugboat-Klezmocracy Electric Band, 8:30 pm
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos
White Eagle-Joe McMurrian's Acoustic Review, 8:30 pm, free
Wilf's Piano Bar-Ron Steen Jazz Jam, 7:30 pm, free
Zach's Shack-Open Mic w/Grasshoppah, 10 pm, free
WEDNESDAY 12/28
45th Street Pub-Open Mic
Acme-The Lingua Franca Project, 9 pm, free
Alberta St. Pub-Zydeco Dance Party, 7 pm
Alessandro's-Winter Therapy, 8 pm
Alexander's Lounge-Ron Steen Jazz Jam, 8 pm, free
Andina Restaurant-Neftali Rivera
Ash St. Saloon-Ample Sample, Tafetta Crime, Faeria Talk, 9:30 pm, $4
Barracuda-KNRK New Rock Rumble
Beale Street NW-New Iberians
Biddy McGraw's-Bob Soper
Bitter End-Jaroh, 8 pm; Skoolyard, Redi Jedi
Blue Monk-Pendar i Paya, $5
Boons Treasury-Ron Hughes, 8 pm, free
Brasserie Montmartre-Dan Gaynor Duo
Buffalo Gap-Michael Meanwhile..., 9 pm
C-Bar-Hank Hirsh Quintet
Dante's-Storm & The Balls, 10 pm
Doug Fir-Ross & The Hellpets, Binary Dolls, The Draft, 9 pm, free
Driftwood Tavern-Open Mic w/Doc Michaels
Duff's Garage-Blues Jam w/Suburban Slim
Edgefield-Skip Van Kuske Diva Series w/Petty Cash, 7 pm, free
Green Room-Stephen Ashbrook
Hawthorne Theatre-Open Mic, 9 pm, free
Heathman Hotel-David Michael Lee, 7 pm
Imbibe-Tarka Duo, 9 pm
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center-Julianne Johnson, 5:30 pm, free
It's A Beautiful Pizza-Arabian Music & Dance, 8:30 pm
Kells-Garth Michael McDermott, 9 pm
Laurelthirst-Hillstomp, 6 pm; Paul Brainard Band, 9 pm, free
Mississippi Pizza-Austin Unbound Benefit: Sneakin' Out, 7 pm
Moon & Sixpence-Trashcan Joe, 8:30 pm, free
Night Light Lounge-Atomic Jazz Ensemble, 9 pm, free
Pala-Tony Gordan Show
Paola's-Ezra Meredith, 9 pm
Poor Richards-Open Mic w/Jon Self
Pshaw!-Reggie's Box of Chocolates
Tiger Bar-The Down Band, 10 pm, free
Tillicum Club-Jim Mesi, 8 pm
Towne Lounge-Rob Scheps' Big Band, $5
Twilight Cafe-Acoustic Minds w/Stevie "B"
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos
Wilf's Piano Bar-Patrick Lamb Band
Wired Coffee-Open Mic, 7 pm
WOW! DJ Teenage Weekend Warm-Up
At acme
This weekend ain't too hot, but the one thing that holds lean weekends together is optimism. Tonight at Acme, Portland's beloved DJ Teenage spins some weekend warm-up tunes. Who knows, the power of positive thinking might make this weekend rule.
THURSDAY 12/22
Apotheke-Dantronix
Backspace-Metronome: Microelectronic Funk
Bar of the Gods-Atom 13, Homonym, 10 pm
Baraka-Browntempo
Barracuda-DJ Mafia
Basta's-DJs Derek Fisher, Theperfectcyn, 9 pm, free
Bettie Ford-DJ Yaz
Boxxes-DJ Sam
Crush-Manny
Devils Point-DJ S. Disco, 9 pm, free
Fez-Invasion w/DJ Catalyst, 9 pm, free
Greek Cusina-House Call w/DJ Professor Stone, DJ Matt-e Starr
Kalga Cafe-DJ Maxamillion, 10 pm, free
Kelly's Olympian-DJ Colin Sic
Matador-DJ I Heart You, 10 pm, free
Noir-Elbow Room w/DJ Ravi, Scottie Soul, 9 pm, free
Pala-SMB, Tyler
Porky's Pub-Booty: DJs ChaotiQueer, Puppet, Stormy, MoRocca, 9 pm, $3
Red Cap Garage-FSO DJ
Ringler's Pub-DJ Savi, 10 pm, free
Saucebox-Techno Sol w/DJ Suppoz, Geoff White, 10 pm, free
Savoy-DJ No. 3, free
Tiger Bar-Tigerstripes, 9 pm
Tube-DJ KG
FRIDAY 12/23
Bettie Ford-DJ Evil One, $5
Billy Reed's-Grown Folk Music w/DJ Kez & DunDiggy, free
Boxxes-DJ Sam
Crush-Andromeda
Delta Cafe-Live Forever w/Ricky Pang
Devils Point-DJ S. Disco, 9 pm, free
East Chinatown Lounge-DJ Izm, 10 pm
Fez-Shut Up & Dance w/DJ Gregarious, 10 pm, $5
Goodfoot-DJ Aquaman's Soul Stew
Greek Cusina-Body Call w/DJ Wicked, DJ Professor Stone, DJ Sneakers (Minoan); DJ Brett (Taverna)
Hawthorne Theatre-The Hugo Christmas Dance Party, UK, Gray Matter, DJ Wiggles, DJ Princess, DJ "AO", Maximus, DJ Dig Dug, USC Sea, Sidestep, Red Cube PDX, Joe Nasty
Mama Mia Trattoria-Blue Submarine vs. Nomau UJ, Semblence vs. Adam Wolfe, Lil' Roj vs. The Bandit
Matador-DJ Trixie Doll, DJ Lucifina, 10 pm, free
Noir-Ben, Ravi, 9 pm, free
Pala-Eva, Nomer, Levente, $5
Red Cap Garage-Bump w/FSO DJ
Ringler's Pub-DJ B Dangerous, 10 pm, free
Ringlers Annex-DJ Ted Striker, 10 pm, free
Saucebox-All Things Considered w/Mr Mumu, 10 pm, free
Squeez-Erik Beats, 9 pm
Tube-Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots w/DJ Nikki C
U&I Tavern-Small Axe Sounds
Voodoo Lounge-Flave w/DJ Evil One
SATURDAY 12/24
Bettie Ford-Gemo
Crush-Stormy
Dunes-Iced Out: DJ $ew What, 9:30 pm
Fez-Hive w/DJ Blackout, 9 pm, $3
Gemini-DJ DJ
Greek Cusina-Top 40 Boomshots w/ DJ Brett (Taverna)
Matador-DJ Jimpanzee, 10 pm, free
Momo's-DJ Wicked, 10 pm, free
Noir-Dementia, 9 pm, $5
Pala-DJ Superfunkidiculous, John EP, $3
Red Cap Garage-DJ Blu
Saucebox-Lovely w/DJs Derek Fisher, theperfectcyn, 10 pm, free
Tiger Bar-DJ Venom 33.3rd, free
Tube-Gimme Danger w/DJ Maxamillion
U&I Tavern-DJ Mattbastard
XV-Hightower
sunday 12/25
go open your presents!
MONDAY 12/26
Beulahland-Monday Megamix Massive, 10 pm
Chances Sports Bar-Synthpop/Discohouse Dance Party w/Neighborhood DJ, free
Devils Point-DJ Addiction
East Chinatown Lounge-Double Barreled Soul
Greek Cusina-Monday Night Raw w/DJs Hightower, My Friend Andy, ATM, Davis Cleveland, free, 10 pm (Taverna)
Imbibe-Happy Hour w/Solovox, 6 pm, free
Kelly's Olympian-DJ Sars
Matador-DJ Mr. E, 10 pm, free
Momo's-Mello Mondays w/DJ Mello Cee
Porky's Pub-Porky Sausage w/DJs Entropy, Nancy Bear
Tiger Bar-DJ Makeout
Tube-DJ Pedro
XV-Amoshito
TUESDAY 12/27
Acme-Happiest Hour w/DJ Yeah No
Billy Reed's-DJ Rising Sun, $2
Boxxes-Flirt w/Cory
Devils Point-DJ S. Disco
Egyptian Club-DJ Atomiton, 10 pm
Goodfoot-Eclectic Selectors Perspective w/Seoul Brother #1, Atom13, Homonym, 10 pm, free
Greek Cusina-Korekt: DJs James Steele, Antonio, free (Minoan)
Kelly's Olympian-HOG w/DJ Hott Scott
Matador-DJ Pakastani Tranni, 10 pm, free
Mudai-DJ Be-1
Night Light Lounge-Laptop Lounge Collective, 9 pm, free
Noir-Mena, Aizlyn, 9 pm, free
Pala-Ignite, 8 pm
Produce Row-S.I.N.Night w/DJ K-os
Twilight Cafe-Concrete Tuesdays w/Pedulum, DJ Elementary
Wonder Ballroom-Amber Martin, 8 pm, free (cafe)
XV-Don't Hate w/Paula B
WEDNESDAY 12/28
BC's American Saloon-DJ Squirl Soup, free
Bettie Ford-DJ Othertempo
Devils Point-DJ S. Disco
East Chinatown Lounge-A New Refutation w/St. John, 6 pm; DJs Atom 13, Soil, 10 pm
Fez-Devotion w/local DJs, 9 pm, free
Greek Cusina-Crush w/rotating DJs (Taverna); Wicked Wednesdays w/DJ Wicked, MC Gainon, free (Minoan)
Kelly's Olympian-DJ Teenage
Matador-DJ Throb, 10 pm, free
Mudai-Relentless
Pix Patisserie (NE)-PRA Night, 9 pm,
Roots Brewing-DJ Devon, Gypsy
Saucebox-Transistor Lounge w/DJ Santo, 10 pm, free
Tonic-Level the Vibes, 9:30 pm, $0-3
Viper Room-Wicked Wednesday w/DJ Wicked
XV-360 Vinyl
