THURSDAY 12/11
* Aladdin-Rufus Wainwright, 8 pm, $25, All Ages
Alberta St Pub-Bluegrass Invitational, 9 pm
anna bannana's-Anson Wright & Friends, 8 pm, free
Ash St. -My Goldfish Ned anniv. w/No Red Flags, Dislikes
* Berbati's Pan-Damien Jurado, Rosie Thomas, Dolorean
Biddy McGraw's-Felim Egan
Billy Reed's-Boogie Cat Jam w/Norman Sylvester, 7:30 pm
Bitter End-Shawn Hawkins & The Offenders, 6 pm, free; Luminous Fog, 9 pm, $2
Blue Monk-3 Leg Torso
Boons Treasury-John Koonce
Brasserie Montmartre-Tony Pacini Duo
Buffalo Gap-The Smokes, 9 pm
Burlingame Acoustic-Thee Russell Thomas Agenda
Cobalt-Mutha, 10 pm
Conan's-Sissy Conspiracy, 6 pm, free; Namesake, 58 Fury, Subside, 9 pm, $5
Dante's-The Makers, Diamond Tuck & The Privates, The DTs, 9 pm, $7
DV8-Soylent Gringo, Merrick Foundation, C.A.C.
Edgefield-Johnny B. Connolly
Fez-Noir City, Groundscore, Flatland, 9 pm, $5
Goodfoot-Triclops
Grand Portland Ballroom-The String Cheese Incident
Greek Cusina-Aguamiel, 10 pm
Green Room-Rocks Off w/Brian Berg: The Get Me Downs, The Londesomes, Matt Brown's Choice, Ross & The Hellpets
* Holocene-DJ Eliazar, 6 pm, free; EQ! Collective: Nomadic Noize, Commute, Big Bang, The Incredible Kid
Hoppers-Blues Jam w/Jeff Barnes
I.C.M. -The Flip-Tops, Nix, 9 pm, $4
Laurelthirst-Lewi Longmire, 6 pm; Hot Club Sandwich
Medicine Hat-Open Mind Night, free
Mississippi Pizza-In Defense Of Animals, 6 pm; Jeff Frucolt, 8 pm, All Ages
Mississippi Studios-Trashcan Joe, 8 pm, $5
Mock Crest-Lee Blake's Open Mic Jam, 8:30 pm
Mt Tabor-So Fine, Mellow Outs, Plumb Bomb All Stars
Paris-Wide Eyed Wonder, Jordan Tyler & The Story Line, Revenge Of Me, Five Star Failure, All Ages
Produce Row-Myshkin's Ruby Warblers, Trashcan Joe
Rabbit Hole-Jacob Van Auken & Friends
Rock Creek Tavern-Jackstraw
Rogue-The Rogue Bluegrass Jam
Rose Garden-Shania Twain, 8 pm, $20-80, All Ages
Steinhaus-Kinzel-Hyde & Ulrich
Three Friends Coffeehouse-Open Mic
Tillicum-Lloyd Jones, 9:30 pm
Tonic-Ray Jicha, Dave Scott, AcoustiCal, Daniel G. Harman, Andrea Tragresser, 9 pm, $5
Twilight Cafe-Paper, The Kibosh, Two Guys, free
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-Cornbred; Wall Street, $5
Wilf's Piano Bar-Shirley Nanette w/George Mitchell
FRIDAY 12/12
Aladdin-The Trail Band, 7 pm, $10-35, $10-35, All Ages
Alberta St Pub-Irish Traditional Music Session, 9 pm
Artichoke-Cross-eyed Rosie, 8 pm, All Ages
* Ash St. -Cali Agents, Jean Grae, O.M.D., Bukue One, MYG, $11
Babalu-Conjuto Alegre Band, Grupo Borinquen, 9 pm
Berbati's Pan-Hindi Guns, The Out Crowd, Ma Ford
Biddy McGraw's-Lynn Conover & Friends, 6 pm; Jim Boyer Band, 9 pm
Bitter End-Lisa & Her Kin, 6 pm, free; Buds Of May, 9 pm
Blue Monk-Alan Jones
Boons Treasury-Dexter Grove Band
Brasserie Montmartre-Dave Leslie Trio
Buffalo Gap-Jon Bunzow
Burlingame Acoustic-Michael Hurley, Jackstraw, All Ages
Slabtown-Starantula, The Gays
Candlelight-Linda Hornbuckle
Cañita-Cana Son, 10 pm
Community Music Center-Little Kids' Jamboree, 11 am
Conan's-Jigsaw Jones, Dave Coey and the Tremor Guild, $7
Corner Saloon-Johnny Ripoff Band
Crystal-Sleater Kinney, Cat Power, The Minders, 9 pm, $10, All Ages; Dance & Tell w/DJ YesNo, 10 pm, $2 (Lola's), $10
Dante's-The Pleasure Club, Eric McFadden Trio, Gruesome Galore, 9 pm, $8
Duff's Garage-Shorty & The Mustangs
DV8-Slopshot, Confederats, Monkey Torture, Muddy River Nightmare Band
Gotham-Hush Night, 7 pm, $3
Grand Lodge-Robbie Laws
Green Room-Brian Copeland Band, Oracle, 9:30 pm, $5
Haven-Eric Skye, 8 pm, free, All Ages
Hoppers-Al & The Blue Tones
Laurelthirst-Rainrats, 6 pm
Medicine Hat-Shakabuku
* Mississippi Pizza-Vagabond Opera, 7 pm, $6, All Ages
Mississippi Studios-Box Set Acoustic Duo, 8 pm, $10
Mock Crest-Rollie Tussing III, 9 pm
Monteaux's-Dylan Thomas Vance
Mt Tabor-Pat Travers, Jaycob Van Auken Band, Lyle Ford, 9 pm, $10
Nocturnal-Home Grown, Allister, JamisonParker, Mugshot, 7 pm, $12, All Ages
Old Church-Craig Linder, 7:30 pm
Old town pizza-Jacobin
Paris-Paper Cut Masquerade, Core 13, Lunar Active, Left Lane Ends, Ivy League Dropouts, All Ages
Portland Art Museum-Ellis Paul & Vance Gilbert
Produce Row-Whiskey Puppy, 9 pm
Rabbit Hole-She Said Yes, Kizmet
Rock Creek-Caleb Klauder, Sammy Lind, & Kevin Sandri
Rogue-Ellen Whyte & Friends
* Rose Garden-Kenny Rogers' Christmas From The Heart feat. The Toy Shoppe, 8 pm, $35-59.50, All Ages
Roseland-Nothing Said, Wheelchair Renegades, Chain Of Being, Pongoo, Excessive Moderation, Full Throttle, The Dugs, 7 pm, All Ages
* Savannah-Randal Larson, 7 pm; DJ Geo, 9:30 pm
Schnitzer-Oregon Symphony: Gospel Christmas
* Stumptown Downtown-Io & Friends, DJs Forrest Andrews, in the Treejay, Safi, Eliazar, 7 pm
Tillicum-Cannonballs, 9:30 pm
Tonic-Pete Krebs, Clampitt, Gaddis & Buck, The Branches, Mo Phillips
Touchstone-Margaret Mallatt, 7 pm, free
Twilight Cafe-The High & The Mighty, The Weaklings, The Mexican Blackbirds, free
Vertigo Gallery-Dear Whoever, The Empty, BlueTurnsWhite, At Every Step, 6 pm, $5
Vine Leaves-Tim Ellis, Jim Walker
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-Lewi Longmire Combo, Moonshine Hangover, Spigot, Hillstomp, $6
Wilf's Piano Bar-Stuart Wylen Trio
Wine Down-Alexander Green, 7:30 pm
SATURDAY 12/13
Abbey Cafe-Njuzu, 4:30 pm
Aladdin-The Trail Band, 3 & 7 pm, $10-35, $10-35, All Ages
Alberta St Pub-Klezmocracy, Schicky Gnarowitz, 9:30 pm
Artichoke-Song Circle w/Kate Power, 2 pm, free, All Ages
* Ash St. -Lydia Lunch, Glass Candy, 9 pm, $10
Below Zero-Dead By Dawn, We Should We Should Die, Humanis Sarcoma, 7 pm , $3
Beulahland-The Neins, Blankets, Charming Snakes
Biddy McGraw's-Michael Jodell
Bitter End-Bachelors Of Science, 6 pm, free; Flying Other Brothers, Higher Ground, 9 pm, $8
Blue Monk-Dan Schulte
Boons Treasury-Nanosaurus
Borders-Downtown-3 Leg Torso, 2 pm, free, All Ages
Brasserie Montmartre-Dave Leslie Trio
Buffalo Gap-Steve Bradley, 9 pm
Burlingame Acoustic-Mike Sprigo, Adam East, Kris Deelane, All Ages
Candlelight-Linda Hornbuckle
Cañita-Cana Son, 10 pm
Charlie White-Dan Crothers, 6 pm
ComedySportz Arena-Captain Bogg And Salty, 2 pm, $10
Conan's-Portland, UsedWares, Bettie Ford, The Herkemer, Sarah Severson, 9 pm, $7
Corner Saloon-Johnny Ripoff Band
* Dante's- Mark Lanegan Band, Enemy, 9:30 pm, $15
Duff's Garage-Kindling
DV8-Voodoo Machine, Chapters End, Element, $5
Goodfoot-Tea Leaf Green, Moonshine Still
Green Room-The Dimes, Ende
Grolla-Eric Skye
Haven-Andrew Calhoun, 8 pm, free, All Ages
Hoppers-Strangetones
Jasmine Tree-Hail Santa II: Captain Bootybeard, Amoree Lovell, Morgan Grace, Glamorous Pat, 8:30 pm, $5
Jax-Andres & The Wanted, 9 pm
Laurelthirst-Plumb Bomb, 6 pm; John Henry Band, $3
* Grand Lodge-Toni Land
* Meow Meow-The Escaped, Pipedown, Mindless Rebellion, Rhythm Of 84, 8 pm, $7, All Ages
Mississippi Pizza-Kids Show, Lauren Miller, 5 pm; Folkrum, Lost-N-Found, 8 pm, $4, All Ages
Mississippi Studios-Mike Compton & David Long, 8 pm, $15
Mock Crest-Blueprints, 9 pm
Monteaux's-Jimmy Bennington's Midnight Choir
Mt Tabor-Madgesdiq, Red Venus Love Army, Crack City Rockers, $5
Nocturnal-Room 101, Sophe Lux, Nordic, 8 pm, $5
Ohm-Miss White Trash 2003 w/Jesus Presley, Flave, DJ Venus, 8:30 pm, $8
Old Church-A Latin American Christmas, 7:30 pm, $16.50
Old town pizza-Jacobin
Paris-DFive9, University, The Come Alongs, After Mind, All Ages
Produce Row-Lynn Conover Trio
Rabbit Hole-False Positive & Friends, Lance Rider, 9 pm, free
Rock Creek Tavern-The Elbowz
Rogue-Catherine Welson Trio
Schnitzer-Oregon Symphony: Gospel Christmas
Tillicum-Cannonballs, 9:30 pm
Tonic-Tim Bluhm, Tim Sealy, 5 Foot Tuesday
Twilight Cafe-Susie Blue, Captain Rock, The Del Toros, free
Vine Leaves-West Coast Jazz Ensemble
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
Westminster Presbyterian-Portland Gay Men's Chorus, 8 pm
White Eagle-Jim Boyer Band, Dexter Grove, $6
* Wilf's Piano Bar-Storm Large
SUNDAY 12/14
Aladdin-The Trail Band, 3 & 7 pm, $10-35, $10-35, All Ages
Ash St. -The Volumes
Babalu-Border Patrol, 7:30 pm
Bitter End-Open Mic w/Jessica Stiles, 7 pm, free
Blue Monk-Eli Reisman; We Insist, 8 pm, $3 or 3 cans of food
Brasserie Montmartre-Eli Reisman Duo
Buffalo Gap-Los Cowtones, 6 pm
Burlingame Acoustic-Sam Shaber, All Ages
Candlelight-Andy Stokes
Dante's-The Red Elvises, 8 pm, $10; Sinferno Cabaret, $6
Green Noise-The Buttfrenchers, 7 pm, free
Hoppers-Gospel Hour, 7 pm; The Yanks, 9 pm
Hutch-Terry Robb
Laurelthirst-Freak Mtn Ramblers, 6 pm; Neil Gilpin's Belmont St. Octet, $3
Mock Crest-Chris Estes, 8 pm
Moon & Sixpence-Foghorn, 7:30 pm, free
Mt Tabor-Shawn Smith, Brian Vander Ark, Happy Chichester, 8 pm, $10
O'Conners-The Tone Sharks, 5 pm, $3
Old Church-The Choral Arts Ensemble Of Portland: A Latin American Christmas, 3 pm; Connie Bieberach, 7 pm, $12
Paris-Pris, Go Ahead, Martyr Reef, Almost Friday
Rabbit Hole-Dennis Hitchcox Underground Music Project; The Subterranean Beat Revival
River Roadhouse-Open Jam w/Sinners Club
Three Friends Coffeehouse-Rory Merritt Stitt, 7:30 pm
Tillicum-Johnny Martin , 6 pm
Waverly Heights Congregational Church-Community Singing From The Sacred Harp, 4 pm, free
White Eagle-Jon Koonce, 7 pm, $3
MONDAY 12/15
* Aladdin-Pinback, Optigonally Yours, Aspects Of Physics
Ash St. -Open Mic
Bitter End-Acoustic Minds, 8 pm, free
Brasserie Montmartre-Tom Cheek Duo
Candlelight-DK Stewart, free
Dante's-Storytellers, 6 pm; Karaoke From Hell, 10 pm, $2
Dublin Pub-The Boys next Door, The Originals, 7 pm, $10
Gemini-Morrison Bridge Music Jam
Goodfoot-Sonic Forum Open Mic, 7:30 signup
Green Room-Open Mic w/Mississippi Mud, 8 pm
Laurelthirst-Kung Pao Chickens, 7 pm, free
Mississippi Pizza-Charlie Dogget, 6 pm
Mock Crest-Aric Riley, 8 pm
Moon & Sixpence-Johnny Connolly
Mt Tabor-The Reggae Allstars, 6:30 pm, free; Instigators
Old Church-Christmas w/Michael Allen Harrison
Produce Row-Ron Steen Jazz Jam
Red & Black-Kathleen Juergens, 7 pm, $3, All Ages
White Eagle-Little Sue & Lynn Conover
Yeates Dance Studio-Irish Ceili Dancing, 7 pm, $3
TUESDAY 12/16
* Alberta St Pub-Petty Booka, 8 pm, $5
anna bannana's-Tree Age, guests, 8 pm, All Ages
* Ash St. -Thorn City Improv w/Potnus, The Chosen, Smoke, Destro, Sleep, Anaxagorus
Babalu-Blues/Funk Open Mic, 9 pm; House Of Refuge Band
Biddy McGraw's-Dylan Vance & Griff Bear
Bitter End-Static Chair, 8 pm, free
Blue Monk-Ramsey's Groove Trio
Brasserie Montmartre-Dan Schulte Duo
Burlingame Acoustic-Juana Camilleri, Bob Shoemaker
C-Bar-Open Mic Night
Candlelight-Metro
Crystal-Bo Diddley, 7 pm, $22-27
Duff's Garage-K.C. Murphy's Open Mic
DV8-Open Mic, Auditioning Bands
Edgefield-Caleb Klauder & Sammy Lind
Green Room-Stephen Ashbrook Band, 9:30 pm
Hoppers-Terry Robb
Laurelthirst-Jackstraw, 6 pm; Open Mic/Screen
Mississippi Pizza-KC Murphy, 7 pm, All Ages
Mock Crest-Johnnie Ward & Eagle Ridin' Papas, 8 pm
Monteaux's-Open Mic w/Mike Soto
* Mt Tabor-Lightheaded, Quivah, The Village Idiots
* Music Millennium NW-Petty Booka, 5 pm, free, All Ages
Ohm-Dahlia, Ben & Ravi, 9 pm, $5
Old Church-Christmas w/Michael Allen Harrison
Rabbit Hole-Open Mic & Hootenany Singalong
Sewickly's-Lyle Ford's Singer/Songwriter Show-Off, 6:30 pm
Steinhaus-Alexander Green
Tillicum-Norman Sylvester, 9:30 pm
Voodoo Doughnut-surprise guest, 10:30 pm, $1
White Eagle-Lewi Longmire & Friends, $3
Wilf's Piano Bar-The Hollytones
WEDNESDAY 12/17
* Aladdin-Kinky, 8 pm, $12, All Ages
Arnada-Annual Songwriters Christmas Contest w/Miguel
* Backspace-Open Mic Freestyle Sessions w/DJ 12Izm, 4:30 pm, free, All Ages
Berbati's Pan-Spit Up Angels, Yellow Swans, 9:30 pm, $3
Bernie's-Little Joe, 8:30 pm
Biddy McGraw's-Eliza Bob
Bitter End-Life After Liftoff Duo, 6 pm; Joey Porter Trio, 9 pm
Blue Monk-John Stowell, Mia Nicholson
Boons Treasury-Mark Alan
Brasserie Montmartre-Kacy-Colleen-Dale Lawrence
Buffalo Gap-TOCA, 8:30 pm
Burlingame Acoustic-Buds Of May
Candlelight-Ocean 503, free
Cañita-Cana Son Ensayo, 8 pm, free
Conan's-Kaitlyn Ni Donovan, 6 pm, free; Almost Milwaukie, Yeltsin, Surviving Desire, 9 pm, $5
Dante's-Storm & the Balls, 10 pm, $5
Duff's Garage-Suburban Slim's Blue Jam
DV8-Psyclon Nine, Dismantled, Synchronicity Frequency
Goodfoot-Seven Year Tango, Bachelors of Science
Grand Central Bowl-Party Time, Lion Fever, DJ Maximillion, 10 pm, All Ages
Green Room-Scott Fisher Project
* Holocene-DJ Caleb, 6 pm; Portland All-Area Laptop Battle
Hoppers-Blues Train
Laurelthirst-Little Sue, 6 pm; Pete Krebs, free
Medicine Hat-The Drum: Salsa In The Hood, $5
Mississippi Pizza-David Brant, Alexa Wiley, 7 pm, All Ages
Mock Crest-John Vecchiarelli, 8 pm
Mt Tabor-Lyle Ford's Songwriter Showoff, 6:30 pm
Old Church-B. Thomas Curry, noon, free; Christmas w/Michael Allen Harrison, 7 pm, $27.50-40
Produce Row-June Bunton's Open Mic, 9 pm, free
Rabbit Hole-Planet Girl & Singer Songwriter Open Mic; Professor Gall & Friends
Reed College-John Vergin: December's Tale, 7:30 pm, $10
Rock Creek Tavern-David Reisch, Jimmy Boyer, & Lynnie Mae
Three Friends Coffeehouse-Chad Hinman, Cat Kinsey
Tillicum-Jim Mesi, 9:30 pm
Tonic-Fells Acres
Voodoo Doughnut-Walt Schaefer, 10:30 pm, $1
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-The Lea Krueger Band, $3
